The Parker post., 1914-10-17
INDIAN FAIR
BIG SUCCESS
PARKER INDIANS SHOW GREAT
PROGRESS IN AGRICULTURAL
WHO WE'RE AWARDED PRIZES.

nual fair of the Indians of the Colo
rado River reservation came to a
close early Saturday morning, and
the affair was a thorough success
from beginning to end.
Those who had the management in
charge, which devolved largely upor
A. C. Plake, the farm advisor Of
the Indians, are deserving of much
credit. Mr. Plake worked early anC
| late for the success of the fair, anC
| it was his efforts in this direction
which resulted in the great success
of the fair.
1t is to be regretted that the af
| fair had not been more widely adver
tised, for it was certainly worthy O1
greater patronage from the outside
Had it been given proper publicity
there is no doubt but that a large
attendance from the surrounding ter
ritory would have been present, at
if for nothing more, and visitors sure
ly would have got their money s
worth, so to speak.
On Friday, after The Post had
gone to press, the exercises continued
without tagging for even moment
Horse racing and horsemanship gen
orally apeals to the Indian nature
more forcibly than anything else,
and in that sphere none can equal
these red centaurs of the desert, so
the major portion of the afternoon
was devoted to that sport. Plain
races followed in rapid succession,
interspersed with relay races, short
stopand-turn races, broncho bust
ing. flag picking and other eques-
trian stunts, until eating time
Their meals were more in the ma
ture of feast and all certainly far
ed sumptuously, partaking of their
plain but substantial menu with that
gusto born of a simple, out-ofdoor
life and a keen appetite. Boiled or
stewed beef, tortillos, melons and
black coffee were the mainstay, to
which some of them added cake, pie
or other products Of the white mans
bakery.
No table etiquette was observed
each one pitching in" in the man
ner better suited to himself, and if
John Step-and-a-Half chose TO feed
his face with his knife instead of
with his fingers, that was strictly
Johns business and criticisms were
entirely out of order.
Friday night was given over to dane
ing, which was kept up until the
early morning hours. All night long,
to the sound of pebbles rafting in
a gOurd and wild and weird chant,
bucks and squaws bent and swayed
and hoped and skipped until the in
tricate evolutions of the tango, fan
dango, turkey trot or Texas Tommy
were completely out-manoeuvered
and relegated to the rear
This concluded the festivities Of
the second annual fair, and as IN
dians when visiting their friends
day was devoted to packing up and
taking leave of the aboriginal visit
Ors.
The judges, composed of J. F.
Raney, Gug Terry and Chas E. Day,
appointed to pass upon the agricul-
tural and livestock exhibits, awarded
premiums as follows:
Baled Hayden Honadick, first;
Phil Honadick, second; Otasha, third
Barley Sheaf-Sam Jones first;
No Name, second
Wheat Sheaf-Randall Booth, first;
Sam Jones, second, Obey Olson, third
Corn Stalks-Yellow Fish, first;
Dan Welch, second, Arapocthuma, Sd
Oats Sheaf-Rafael Naverez, first,
second and third
Corn Stalks-Aponosea first; Har-
old Wade, second, Jno. Smith, third
Kaffir Corn Stalks-Harold Wade,
first, Manitaba, second.
Milo Maize Stalks-Dan Welch, 1st,
Charlie Dickson, I'd; N. s. Rmiz, 3D.
Wheat Seed-Yel Fish, first and
second Ech-opock- -omara, third.
Oats Seed-Mut-ta-nyia Simms, 1st.
Barley Seed-Mike Welch, first;
Jno. Burton, second.
Alflfa Seed - Mohave Eli, first;
Ben Honadick, second; John Bur
ton. third.
Corn Seed-Ed Bernal, first; Spon-
osea, second; Isaac Cathaway, third.
Cane Seed-Yellow Fish--first; S.
Jones, second; Quiskinarvay, third.
Milo Maize Seed-N. S. Ramiz,
first; Condore Johnson, second.
Ka1flr Corn Seed-M Ohave Ell, first.
Sweet Potatoes-Ed Bernal, first;
RAMA. second; Ben Honadick, third.
Peanuts Harold Wade, first and
second No Name, third.
Tomato Vines-Big Dick, first; Ed
Bernal. second.
Chilli Pepper-Jno. Smith, first;
Ed Rernal second; Jim Welch third
Watermelons-Isaac Cathaway 1st;
Muttamyia Simms, 3D. Dan Welch,
3rd.
Squash-Harold Wade first; John
Smith, second; Sam Jones, third.
Pumpkins-John Nopah, first; Nut
tanyia SimOns, second; Yuthenna, Sd
Bean Seed-John Smith, first Big
Dick, second; John Smith, third.
Beans on Vines-Arapocthum 1st
Nat Short, 2nd Arapocthuma 3rd.
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