The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-22

as one of the stereotyped variety
where the humble pumpkin the low.
ly potato and the usual display oi
garden truck on shelves comprised
the ultima thule of the possibilities
in this direction. Only those on
what may be termed the inside and
who were engaged in working ou'
the details OF the splendid allegori
cal pageant that opened ksilon's
first attempt at State Fair, w ere
prepared for the stupendol3 ezhibi-
ton that had been assembled / 4 the
short space of a week aud vi II re.
suited in what vas prob 4bly the
largest and most varied as veil as
tie most typical pageant eyer sen
In the State and which made \ col.
umn over mile in length. consist.
ing of over thirty beautifully deco
rated floats and automobiles, al
featuring Alfalfa as the Kins OF
Crops In this valley, with it, n tural
oorollary Dairying. Those IA charge
of the Pageant feature of tie celo.
bration stipulated that FL aoats
should use alfalfa and dairgiag as
the basic idea In their cree tions.
TO carry out the allegors "a Al
idlld hlHH dId ii ttGli9 tlu1EI " q :
elected by popular vote 10 eaide
over the Mardi Gras. Miss Hattie
Ferguson. 4 native danghtee o.
Churchill county secured tie coveted
honor OF Dairy Queen after q spi It.
ed contest and Mr.. Percy r. KIM eg.
also born and raised in this county,
was selected TO rule for the week as
Alfalfa King Dressed in gorgeous
robes of State and mounted on IN
enormous float with throne OF
bales Of alfalfa. drawn b. s.Atse
animals. King Percy and Queen Hat
tie began their reign last Monday
morning.
The procession formed On Boftl
Maine street shortly after Il o clock
Led BY Grand Marshal G n Way the
pageant entered the city, fesd ID b.
the Pyramid Indian band Then fol
lowed the three beautiful Shctlend
ponies ridden By the children OF Mrs
Geo. p. Williams and Mastar iiar7g
Clinton.
Next came eagaleaas. n
strong Of lady eluestri2Bnes cap
iained by Mrs casteiton. dressed IN
riding suits OF khaki as honorary es,
corts to Governor and Mrs Enmeti
D BOYLE, wio rode IN IN open
harouehe drawn by white hor res
Riding with the governor wsre Lon
Jud Jones. as Mayor pro tn and
H Kent. as President of Z G Cham.
ber of Commerce. Following camn
Lieutenant Governor Maur.ce Sulf-
van and the Governors Official stan
on horseback. with Adintant Gen
eral Harry Day in command
And then the floats.
The Failon elementary sshosl en-
tered a float representing 4 t1piesi
pioneer home In the dnsert with the
matched roof and adobo walia sur
rounded By eagebrush, well. chick
en- coops. pig pens. etc. manned b
pupils of the school In tynlsal rio
neer garb.
Union school district lad an eiah-
crate display consisting of eiga.
floats showing the progressive stages
i'm the growing OF alfalfa from the
field To the moving, raking. curing
hauling stacking and grinding into al
falfa meat. Each float was n med
hy embryo farmers Who Industrious
~ demonstrated their I mi iafit
with the work Of tire farm.
ollAAHiIta i1AatIIAA III B0l Blu aaiA
one OF tic handsemest floats IN tie
parade from an artistic standpoint.
A profusion of garden vegetables
showed the agricultural possibilitie
of the district willie tie happy
group of healthy chi dren seated on
the enormous pumpkins showed that
garden truck was not the on'y erop
produced In saltwater district.
Wildes district was represented
by float that represented the pro-
life possibilities Of that section and
was one of the prettiest conceptions
of the pageant.
Soda Lake district used 81 eep rais
Ing as .ieir theme and teir float
of lambs in a lifeike setting of a.
falfa pasture. An artistic i'oat viii
the scheme well carried out.
The Indian school ffoat, with lis
setting of field corn ard vegetable
and surmounted by large eontin
gent of aborigines, attracted mneh
attention as showing the improve
ments that have been attained by
civilizing Churchill county's original
settlers.
Churchill County High School had
a beautiful float, demonstrating do
nestle science In ell It's br ne e
from the kitchen to the d nin room
and carried number of goung ladies
garbed in immacu ate housework
dresses.
The Churchill County Chamber oi
Commerce was intended to repre-.
sent the varied industries of the
county especially in the line of dairy
products. 1t was to have been pre-
pared by the late Mr.. Heisev. bat
was never finished as planned by its
designer
Hazen entered a float Handsomely
trimmed in alfalfa and bearing Q
bevy of young Nevadans, which bore
on its side the legend "fIazen Pro.
Duets
The U. S. Reclamation Service
corps had what was unanimously
conceded to be the most elaborate
float in the pageant. II was a re.
production in miniature of the La.
hontan dam, in all its salient feat.
ures, including flowing water that
spread down over the feds of grow.
ing grain and alfalfa and showed the
Transformation of the desert from
the sandy waste TO the cultivated
farm Preceding the float were @
group of surveyors with their instru'
ments and followed successively by
tho dunn aWKon and scraper, typi