The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-09-27
PEOPLE LOYAL
TO ANNUAL FAIR
THOUGH NOT A FINANCIAL Sue
CESS, EXHIBITS REGARDED AS
ABOVE THE STANDARD
Prize Winners at the Fair Will Re-
ceive Checks October 1O-Fair OF
fcials Cleaning Up Tag-Ends

The 1915 Latah County Fair has
gone down in history as one of the
most successful fairs ever held here
though from financial point of view
it is known that deficit will be faced
by the association due to the failure
to receive the usual aid from the
county. Despite this latter feature the
exhibits at the fair were ahead of the
usual standard and the individual ef-
forts of both exhibitors and fair offic-
ials indicate the unwavering loyalty
to the annual event.
Fair officials are now engaged in
clearing the decks of leftover busi-
ness of the fair and it is announced
brought up to date and prize win
ners scheduled so that proper credit
of premiums may be made. Prize win
ming exhibitors will be paid in full
and checks will be mailed on October
10th.
There has been a general exodus
of people since Saturday evening
Many of those contributing to the
program during the week have con-
tracted to appear at other points.
Among the points where attractions
seen here will appear are Palouse.
Kendrick, Grangeville. and Lewiston.
The Women's Department
Of all the various divisions of the
fair that of fine arts and women's
work this year stood out as making
the greatest gains over previous years
and showed that the women at least
are doing their full part in building
up the fair on a foundation which will
make it the foremost annual event Of
the county. The display of women's
work had nearly 500 entries, showing
all the various classes provided for in
the premium list and was so attrac-
lively arranged as to bring words of
praise from all the thousands who
viewed it.
To attempt to point out any par
ticular class or entry as especially
worthy of mention would be impossi
BILE for there was throughout the
building in every nook and corner ar
ticles of beauty showing great care
and painstaking effort in their making, |
and each worthy of praise. The dis
play of needlework was particularly |
large, there were beautiful samples of |
rugs and quilts, china and paintings !
were plentiful and the section given |
over to canned fruits and vegetables
and culinary were filled with most
attractive display.
The department was in charge of I
Mrs. Mary Shields who worked most /
faithfully both in the preparations ne
cessary before the eexhibitS were re-
ceived and in caring for and arrang-
ing them afterwards, as we'll as being
on hand to extend every courtesy and
attention to the many who visited the
building. She was ably assisted by
Mrs. Jay Reeves, Miss Sarah Talbot,
Miss Katherine Driscoll, Mrs. F. G.
and Mrs. w. S. Robbins.
These ladies all worked long and
faithfully and have the hearty ap-
probation of the fair management for
the most valuable part they took in
making the fair a success.
The School Exhibit
The work of collecting the school
exhibit had been going on for some
time, and was most capably handled
BY Miss Dryden, county superintend-
snt of schools, as was evident by the
inc showing made. The collection of
such an exhibit at this time of year {
S accompanied by many discourage
nents as it must in the very nature t
If things be largely carried over from t
he previous years work, and SO many +
chools change their teachers the Y
lew ones being unacquainted with the r
work. of the past, that it falls very
argely on the county superintend- a
mt. e
There were club exhibits of work v
rom domestic economy and manual Ii
raining department. of the Viola,
.ower Crane Creek, Avon, Bovill, and c
4enville schools which were indeed n
reditable and prizes were awarded Il
> Lower Crane Creek, first; Avon, a
econd, and Viola, third Individual a.
xhibits were made from each of the c.
bove, a large display from Moscow cA