El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-17
FESTIVAL
DRAWS BIG CROWD
Flower Parade Feature of Opening;
Display of Valley Products n Rev
citation: Governor Mcdonald
Reads Address.

Artesia, N NJ, Oct 1.-THE fourth
annual alfalfa festival and flower
show opened here with the store fronts
and sidewalks gaily decorated and the
streets filled with out of town visitors.
The products exhibited are the finest
ever displayed in this section Of the
Pecos valley and are revelation to
strangers and tOwnsmen alike.
The c. A P. ranch and Johnson
brothers have large and beautiful dis
plays of apples. The grapes, peaches
and pears. make a fine appearance
Various kinds of vegetables come in
for attention, with a 10 pound pump
kin the center of attraction. The large
exhibits of indian corn are convincing
evidence that this is a good country
for corn.
The milking contest on the streets
resulted in favor OF short horn COW
belonging to Larsh brothers, which
gave over "a pounds at one milking.
Flower Parade Made Hit.
The flower exhibit, given by the
women of the cemetery association. for
excellence and variety. exceeded those
chrySanthemumS pTedominated. The
flower parade was the big feature Of
the day. 1t was led by the local cor
net band, followed by Mrs. Sallie Rob
ert, riding a white horse. bearing the
figures 1877, the year Mrs Robert
came to ArteSia as the first settler.
a band of Apache indians on horseback.
with war paint, came next, after which
were a number of riders on decorated
horses. Tandems. go-carts and floats
followed, which displayed art and ef-
fort. Decorated autos, buggies and
motorcycles brought up the rear.
Indians Won at Baseball.
The game of baseball between the
Apache indians, of the Mesealero res
holly contested and resulted in a
score of s to in favor of the indians.
Press Men Deliver Addresses.
The eastern New Mexico and west
nd
association meeting was opened by an
address of welcome by Joe Clayton,
acting mayor, and was responded to
by r. NJ. Harkey of PecOs, secretary
of the association Gayle Talbot. OF
the Artesia Advocate, spoke on Get
ting Together" as did A. NJ. Hove Of
Otis, and ParsOn Gage of Hope
In the evening Jack h Estes, OF
Dallas. Texas, manager of the Texas
& Pacific Magazine, gave an interest
ing talk on freight rates Capt FL
on the same subject G. R. Brainerd
and Walton A. Hyatt gave good talks
on Alfalfa" and J. B. Cecil and X
NJ. Love on Fruit Raising" William
read an interesting article on The
Newspaper" The audience was then
treated to apples and sweet cider from
the c. A. P. ranch
The second day of the alfalfa festi-
val was celebrated by some fancy
shooting through the streets and at
the baseball park, by the expert rifle
shot, Capt A. H. Hardy. At noon gov
ernor William c. McDonld, from an
alfalfa stand, in front of the Hotel
Hardwick, read an interesting address
on the county salary Dill, good roads,
education and other topics of general
interest Though a drilling rain fell
during his remarks the audience re-
NAMED to the close of his address
banquet at the Hotel Hardwick
followed. Rain interfered with the
second game of BASEBALL between the
Apache indians and the Artesla team
and Threatened to interfere with the
alfalfa parade, horse and stock parade
and third game of baseball
See GeThe Glow Worm at the Grecian
today advertisement