The Harrison times., 1914-09-26
BOONE COUNTY FAIR
Our First Fair After twenty
Years Scores a Success
On All Lines.
PRIZES AWARDED IN FULL

Boone County's 1914 fair will live
in the memory Of her people as a
success far beyond their expectations
! The grounds constitute delightful
spot, at the very center Of our most
fertile section, well equipped for fair
purposes and in every way pleasing
to the eye,
The agricultural, horticultural,
dairy and home products and needle
work displays were all housed in the
main hall beneath the amphitheatre
and did credit to the resources OF the
county, Several collective displays
were made by Mrs Silby Johnson,
Mrs, B. Eagle, W. II, Harrell, {.
| Y. Loper and others attracted uni
verSal attention as pointing the var.
led possibilities Of the average Ark,
anSas farm,
The necdIcwork display was one
Of the surprises Of the fair, not only
being much larger in entries than
any other department, but carrying
an exceedingly large variety Of
higher grades Of hand work,
But one school display was made,
but it was evidently 50 far superior
TO what the other schools could have
done thai probably it was as well
that the others did not try, Miss
Mona Williord and her Silver Valley
School easily won the Fair Banner
for 1914,
In the horse, mule, cattle and hog
departments, the best Showings ever
made in the section were in evidence
Strangers especially we're impressed
with the character Of the stock
shown and thepromiSc for the future,
Our own stock raiserS were given 4
lesson in the advantages OF better
breeding which will bring many
more into the competition next year
1t is q matter of cJmgratulOtion
that the program Of the fair includ'
ed fine series Of races in spite Ol
the fact that no race horses ii any.
sort are owned in the county The
wisdom Of the management IN real
iziug this fact in time to offer special
inducemcntS'tO studs in Oklahoma,
Missouri aud elsewhere saved the
day in this luc Next year it is like.
" that our horse owners will fur.
nish an entirely different condition,
aud that racers from abroad will
find it more difficult to capture all
prizes,
The splendid services Of the lIarri.
son Military Band Of twenty pieces,
under the direction Of Harry New.
man, were recognized by all rs one
Of the chief features Of the Fair
Their programs were snappy and
up.to.date, and rendered with I'm.
ish which drew favorable comment
from all capable OF knowing or en-
loving good music The Band was
one of llarrisons exhibits of which
she had right TO feel proud,
The most interesting single feature
was the wropUnc flight on Thurs.
day by Bud Carey uI the Iic0chcy
Company
The flight, which was made under
difficulties WAS splendid one, aud
excited the admiration Of the thous.
unds who viewed IT, The Wroplanc
used by him was in the wreck on the
Frisco road Tuesday morning and
an axle was broken in the accident
He succeeded in getting the axle re-
paired, but this delayed the aviator
II was nearly five o'clock IN the
afternoon before he succeeded IN
getting the machine in shape toI
make a flight
After he got into the air. however
be- rcpnid the crowd for the long
wait for he gave Il spectacular cN'
hibition Aside from straight dying
he did the tango and the death turn
the machine being inverted till itI
stood almost on It's side.
The aviator mOdcn good descent
and Landed IN the licld in the center
Of the race track but az 1t struck the
ground the weakened axle broke
again and this caused the propeller
on the machine to break This acci-
dent practically put the uroplanc
ont ul commission and no flights
could he made Friday though the us'
soeatioh offered u large bonus TO-
the aviator II he could get into the
air again
The liaby Contest was n most m'I
tppssti iuu IanIupe linptV hnbiey tVerp