Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-10-07
,rnoME's SECOND ANNUAL FAIR
, Marked Success in Every Particu.
Iar-Wealth OF Farm Products
ON Display-Fruits in Album
dance and Live Stock
Exhibits Unexcelled.

The word Success" written In
capital letters sums up in short
sentence the result of the second
annual Fair and Field Day which
was held on Friday and Saturday of
last week. Friday morning opened
clear and bright with the promise of
a perfect day, and as an indication
of the interest manifested in the Fair
the exhibits began to arrive early
and by noon everything was about
I'm place. The morning hours also |
brought mutitudes OF visitors from |
near and far. The Richheld band
made its appearance on the streets
early in the forenoon and the boys
kent Main street enliyened with mu-
sic from one end to the other all day
The wealth OF exhibits displayed
was distinct surprise. especially 10
the strangers who We're brought here
by the announcement OF the FAR,
and many were the eXclamations OF
surprise that was heard from the
lips of many as they beheld the pro-
duets OF the North Side tract. AS a
matter OF fact even the people on
the tract were astonished at the won
derful displays made in the farm pro
a. Nd hA
yields of grain and grasses on exhi-
bition served as undisputed evidence
that the North Side was in prosper
Gus condition.
Probably the fruit display attract
ed as much attention as any depart
ment as this is practically the first
year that there has been any abund-
ance OF apples raised on the tract
ton were OF the very highest quail
tiles and when one realizes that the
ground on which this fruit was
grown was In sage brush only few
short years ago, the results obtained
are all the more astonishing and be-
speak for the tract most superior
section for the growing of fruits OF
all kinds.
We could not attempt to describe
the exhibits In all the departments
In the stock department was an ar
ray OF horses and cattle that would
do anyone good to see. and this dl'
vision commanded the attention OF
not only the breeders of live stock
but II was noticed that many OF the
ladies' admired a fine animal as wei
as the male population. The display
this year indicated the advancement
that had been made IN stock breeding
during the past year. some fine AM
mails being raised since the last ex
hibition held here. Especially i
this true along the line OF the dair.
COW. and as this is to become one
the principal industries OF this sec
ton, 1t is a source of gratihcauol
to see the interest the farmers ar
taking In this branch of farm man
agement
The household and fancy work de
partment caught the eye of thos
who admire the beauties In han
work, and there was an almost enc
less display OF needle work, embroic
cries. etc. description of which ca
only be successfully chronicled b
the fair sex who crowded this d'
partment from the first to the las
One interesting exhibit that con
manded the attention of not fe
was the demonstration of the he
cholera serum as displayed by ID
w A. Sullivan who Is in charge (
the hog cholera division of the U.
Dept. of Agriculture for this sectio
DR.. Sullivan explained fully the woI
of the department along this lin
which is absolutely free to the farr
ers and hog raisers of this sectlo
The doctor has been carrying on IN
work here for the past two years al
as a result there has been only sew
cases of cholera reported to his q
partment from the North Side ira
during the past year
OF course the amusement progra
attracted the attention of everybo
and the sports were pulled OIL as p
schedule, although several stul
that were not on the program We
added by the amusement committ
A slight wind blowing deferred
balloon ascension till about 81
which was quite successful, going
several hundred feet ands making
successful descent in his parachu
Mr.. Kohl was somewhat disappoi
ed in making his fight. as he sta
that the quality of oil he found h
was not such as to successfully
fate his balloon, and he furt
stated that he took more chances
making the drop at the elevation
did than he has taken for some u
oo tho narachute had hardly time