The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-09-20
NEWS POTPOURI
ON THE Big FAIR
ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION TO
DIGEST ON THE APPROACHING
LATAH COUNTY FAIR.
Moscow Business Houses Will Close
Tomorrow Afternoon in Honor of
the Opening Day

Through the efforts of the Chamber
of Commerce, petition circulated to-
| day by John Nisbet was generally
signed calling on all business houses
to close during Tuesday afternoon be-
, tween the hours of 1870 and 5.
| President Hagan of the Chamber of
Commerce has named George Creigh-
ton, Frank A. David and o. w. Reards-
ley as a committee of three who will
have the special business of looking
after all strangers who arrive in the
city during the fair week and to see
that they are properly treated.
Amusement features will be aplenty
on the grounds from the first call of
the "speeler" in the morning to the
closing of the gates at night. The
Fletcher Amusement company of Sc
attic, is on hand with many attrac-
tions, leading them being the big barn
yard circus, voted the best attraction
of the 1915 fairs. A merry-gC round
as we'll as all the smaller noval en-
tertainment features will be found
and it is promised that there will not
be a dull minute all day. These at
fractions will all be there to ente
tain at night too, as we'll as band
concert on Main street every night at
1880.
The schools of the county are pre-
pairing to make Friday the big day of
the fair. A program of sports, ath-
Ietic and others, has been arranged
which will give many prizes for com
petition with something for both boys
and girls and young and old.
Three bands will provide music for
the entertainment of fair visitors
during the week, the Moscow Con-
cert Band, Boys Band and University
Band having been engaged. Then
there will be a band feature that we
aren't saying anything about that will
be worth going miles to see. If you
don't believe that ask Director Carey
or better yet come and see it.
The school board announces that
there will be no session of the Mos
COW schools on Tuesday afternoon,
and that on Friday the session will
be only from 9 to II o'clock
The weather man has so far done
his part for the fair and bids fare to
keep it up, for which there will be
no criticism, but if any citizen OF La
tab county fails to see that big edu-
sational and amusement attraction it
will be just grounds for criticism
for it shouldn't be.
Thursday night is to be merchants
reception night in Moscow. The Spo- |
kane Chamber of Commerce will be |
guests of the city on that occasion |
and it stands every business man and
citizen to be on hand with his best
smile, to see to it that every guest
leases with a favorable impression of
city and people.
Entries made in the fine arts and
work division of the fair up
to noon today are far ahead of any
previous year, both in number CT en-
tries and their rare quality, several
brought in from the country TINS
having created quite sensa-
ion among the women there IN get
he first pick The ladies are already
getting quite chesty over their ois
play, as they have right to be.
According to the fair premium list
entries of cooked foods may be made
I'D to Thursday noon and will be
judged in the afternoon of that day.
c. F. Sawyer of the north part of
he county came in yesterday with
en- head of his pure bred Perc'eron
orses. He has two particularly fine
otis in the lot.
Mrs. Wallace announces IT, It the
init of fifty entries have been mode
4 the Better Baby show to be judged
Wednesday and Thursday from 10 to
2 o'clock. Awards will be made at
O'Clock Friday.
Season tickets for the Latah County
air have been placed on sale 1T all
ne drug stores in the city.
John Bloom of Colfax, manager OF
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