The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-09-17

Three days later than scheduled TINA
Border Days closed Tuesday evening
when the judges in the cowboys buck
ing contest awarded the $3.50 saddle to
Ole johnson of Joseph Plains, and first
prize in the Idaho county cowboys con-
test to X. M. Carey, of Grangevilie.
Other prizes were awarded as listed
above.
Border Days opened last Thursday to-
large crowd and the first day found
the stands and bleachers at the arena
comfortably filled with town folk and
visitors who were treated to an excep-
tionally interesting program. The par
ade in the morning of the opening day
was very good and although the number
of riders and horses was not as large
as the turnout last year splendid show
ing was made and everything pointed
to record breaking parades on Friday
and Saturday. The prizes for the best
appearing horse and rider in the OPEN
ing day parade were awarded to Rob-
ert Hunt of Winona. and Mrs. John
Rothlisberg, of this city.
Opening Day a Hummer.
The program of wild west events at
the arena in the afternoon We're declar-
ed by all to be superior to anything
ever attempted here in the way of Bor-
der Day attractions, the fact that all
the stunts were clean cut and fair and
absolutely devoid of any roughness and
cruelty winning the crowds approval
at the start. Here, as in the parade,
all forecasts predicted capacity attend
ance and a performance par excellence
the following day, but
Here the story is interrupted by the
entrance of Mr.. ]. Upiter Pluvius who
clouded up the heavens Friday morning
and turned the faucet about noon. Rain
fell intermittently, incessantly, unceas
ingly and at all times and various times
during the afternoon and evening Sat
urday Jupe Pluv was also on the job
and on account of the big leak all the
program at the arena on Friday and
| Saturday was called off. Saturday the
Border Days committee decided to post
pone the wild west programs scheduled
for Friday and Saturday until Monday
and Tuesday of this week
And Still It Rained.
Monday the grounds were muddy but
a small crowd turned out and in addi-
tion to a few contests the bucking event
listed for the second day were pulled
off Tuesday afternoon all the stores
in the city closed and a fair sized crowd
gathered at the arena to see the finals.
Despite the rain and the mud some eX-
cellent bucking and riding was witness
ed
Much of the success of the show was
due to the efforts of Dell Blancett and
his associates billed as the Portland
Rodeo company Headed by Dell and
Bertha Bancett, who have added fur
| ther laurels to their popularity, and fea-
turing such well known and highly pro-
ficient stars as Johnnie Judd in fancy
roping, Otto Klein in trick and fancy
riding and Sam Barnell in riding and
bull dogging, this aggregation presents
stellar list of performers in wild west
acts that cannot be equaled anywhere
! in the country today.
elancett's People Please.
Grangeville audiences have witnessed
three annual Border Days exhibitions
/ and have seen all the artists in this
line of work known to wild west fan
dom and il is the concensus of opin-
ion that to Sam Barnell as the best
all round buckaroo, to Otto Klein a.
the cleverest trick rider to Johnnie Jud
as the trickiest trick roper, and to al
of Dell Blancett's people as ladies' anC
gentlemen, goes the high honor medal /,
the history of Border Days in Grange
vile.
\ But many blue ribbons are decorat
ing the chests of our own Idaho coun
ty boys, who earned a world of prais
and commendation and as usual assist
ed beyond estimation in making tn
show the success II was. So many mel
from the prairie and river sections wer
on hand to help in every possible wa
, that it would be almost impossible t
list them all here but included in tn
bunch of live wire boys were Georg
Behean Robert Gill, Walter Brockmar
Harry Markham, Monte jarrett, Ro
Irwin, Ray. and ben Church, Wallac
t Jarrett, Arthur McSpedden. Charlie
Durham, Leslie Lee, Robert Lee, Ros
/ Frizzell, Lee Horner, Guy Behean. Jill
t Chamberlain, and many others
i Another factor in the success Of I'll
b show was the Kamiah band, an organi;
a alton that is a credit to any city
o 5000 or 1000 population. The BAN
e which is directed by Prof. q. NJ. MOI
. ris is large numerically and talente
: musically. The members appeared
g their new Indian costumes which are
e little ahead of anything in the line
e band uniforms we have ever witnA Sc
o The appearance made by the band
the parades and at the ground cou