Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-08-27
FAIR DATES ARE
OCTOBER 6, 7,S
Everybody Anxious To Make First
Boundary County Fair a Huge
Success is President
APPOINT VARIOUS COMMITTEES
Work To Be Begun at Once Have
Short Time to Prepare

The Boundary County Fair Asso-
citation was organized last evening
and the dates of Boundary county's
first fair were set for October 9th, 7th
and Sth, at a meeting of the citizens
of this district which was held at the
Office of Kent & Dore. A. J. Kent was
selected as president of the associa-
ton. The other officers elected we're:
First Vice President, 7. j. Jones; sec
ond vice president, w. p. Mahoney;
secretary, C. w. King; treasurer, J.
w. Reid. The above named officers
will act as a board of directors of the
fair association.
The executive committee was select
ed as follows: Charles Smith, Mark
Kelly and VIM. Rath, of Porthill; M.
F. McAnelly, Tony Brown and Henry
Guthrie of Copeland; James Gillon,
w. J. Greenway and Charles Redpath
of Eastport; G. w. Buzzard, G. w.
McGlocklin, and ]. f. Ryan of Sim
clair; Louis Lunden, J. R. Chandler,
and VIM. Moss, of Macarthur; j. v.
Witt, Jos. Lancaster and Paul Patter-
son, of Leonia; A. Klockmann and
Colon Smith, Continental mines; M. ].
Dignan, J. j. Kindschuch, W. H.
Heideman Of Moyie SPRINGS. VIM.
Parker, VIM. Miller and Jamison
Hawkins of Paradise Valley; ]. S.
Bond, w. E. Dutton and Walter OFT of
Naples; Nels Peterson, Lee Fewkes
and Wyman Hoagland of Moravia;
VIM. Johnson, r. A. Chapel and A.
Markham, of Meadow Creek; p o.
Swanson, H. Leibrecht and Earl New
ton of Curley Creek.
The following were named super
intendents of the various departments
of exhibits and are empowered to
select two assistants each: Horse, O.
II. Campbell; cattle and hogs, J. H.
Hoagland; poultry, o. A. Phillips;
grasses and grains, James Fitzpatrick;
garden vegetables, T. j. Jones; edu-
cational, Miss Margaret Moore; needle
work, Mrs. H. l.. Medbury; mineral,
Jos. Lancaster; fruits, A. j. Kent;
dairy, w. w. Ferbrache; culinary, Mrs.
w. L. Kinnear; art, w. S. Walker.
The board of directors last night
worked until late hour selecting the
following named committees:
2 Committee on Bylaws and Consti-
tution-E. NJ. Flood, o. c. Wilson and
S. E. Henry.
Committee or Finances-A. c.
Moore, C. W. Megquier, ]. B. Brody.
. Committee for Soliciting Merchan-
. disc Premiums-W l.. Kinnear, f. l..
Little and w. H. Richardson.
Advertising Committee &C. W..
- King, Henry Gable, C. D. Rowe.
Committee on Grounds and Equip
: ment-W. A. Alexander, j. W. Card
ner, VIM. Heathershaw.
The executive committee, for the
present, will have in charge the ar
engagements for sports and amuse-
= ments. 1t was the opinion of the ma
- jority at the meeting that the fair as
:, ISOLATION should secure some carnival
II features. The extent of this kind of
" amusement will be determined largely
- by the amount of money secured by
donations. The county Of Boundary
= viii be asked to appropriate in the
. neighborhood of $780, Messrs. Kent
Mahoney and Reid were appointed a
y committee to interview the county
- commissioners in regard to the fan
appropriation.
- The matter OF charging an admis-
~ sion to the fair was thoroughly dis
" cussed and the majority present at the
g meeting favored a straight admission
charge of 10 cents.
Z, The meeting last evening was al
iu enthusiastic one and all present urgee
ne the need of hard work and co-opera
ton of every person in the county t.
- make the fair a success this year
~ The committees appointed viii b
50 urged to begin work Immediately. TIT
premium lists viii be put out as sool
as possible and the work Of soliciting
exhibits will be started the first Of tn
~ week. Let US all get in and work AM
ny boost for the success Of Boundar.
US county's first fair.