Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-25
NA[HEUR COUNTY
FAIR A SUCCESS
IN EVERY Way
Sweepstakes Prize for Best
Display of Farm Products
Is Awarded to the Boule-
ward District.
fstaff Correspondence

(Staff Correspondence
Ontario, Sept. 25.-The Bouvelard
district, south and west of Ontario, won
the big sweepstakes prize for having at
the Malheur county fair tn best display
of farm products from a community.
In this contest the Big Bend district,
south of Nyssa and west of Parma,
won the second sweepstakes prize, and
the third prize was awarded to the
Dead Ok flat irrigation district, which
of Payette.
Wood Thompson of Ontario won the
sweepstakes prize for having at this
fair the best display of farm products
including all the products on one farm
by one person, including fruit, vege-
tables, grain, ETC., but not domestic
products. A. Won Reader of Ontario
won the second sweepstakes prize in
this contest.
The educational exhibit was by far
the largest ever shown at the Malheur
county fair. Cecil Thompson. IL years
old, won the grand prize, free trip to
the Oregon state fair at Salem next
week, for being the boy that scored the
greatest number of points in the big
Industrial club contest. He scored 81
points in the vegetable garden project
Helen Peck of Kingman colony was
the girl who won thegrand prize, a free
trip to the Oregon state fair at Salem
next week, for being the girl that
scored the greatest number of points
in the industrial club contest. She
scored 100 in the sewing project. Hel
age is IS. The judges here and at Cor
wallis consider her work perfect
Marion Lowe of Owyhee scored 10(
In the canning project. She won the
free trip to the oregon state fair last
wear. She did not compete for the triI
this year.
SCHOOL PROJECT WINNERS.
The fair association gave substantial
prizes 10 the winners of premiums II
the several school project contests con
Quoted by the schools of this county
The winners are:
Corn project-Howard Hatch, Biz
Bend. first; Noble Pullen, Owyhee, sec
ond
Potato project-Leo Thompson, On
tario. first; Cecil Thompson, Ontario
second.
Vegetable garden project-Cecl
Thompson. Ontario, first; Leo Thomp
son. Ontario, second.
Poultry raising project-Lucille Put
nam. Dead OK Flat, first; Edna Put
nam, second.
Pig feeding project-Harold Tague
Nyssa, l1rst; Roberts, second.
Lamb feeding project-Marion Lowe
owyhee, first: Harold Tague, second.
Baking project-Marjorie Wells. On
tario, first; Dorothy Cram, Ontario
second.
Canning project-Marion Lowe, first
Dottie Crummeth. Ontario, second.
Sewing project-Helen Peck, King
man. first; Marion Lowe, Owyhee, sec
ond.
Best general club exhibit-Owyhe
Industrial club, first; Leo Thompson
Ontario, second.
Most attractive one-room booth-Th
Owyhee booth was not entered. but tn
fudge gave it first place; Mrs. Davis
room at Nyssa, second.
Most attractive two-room booth
Juntura, first; no second.
More than two-room booth-Valt
nrst; Nyssa high school. second.
SCHOOL EXHIBIT FINE.
The school exhibit at the fair wa
easily the largest and best ever show
here. Ontario graciously withdrew II
school exhibit, because of lack of space
and gave over its space to schools fror
outside points. There were exhibit
here from schools clear down on tn
Nevada line. such as McDermott an
the Creston school in the extreme Yves
end of the county. Creston's exhib
consisted of wild flowers, and is dom
this work for the state university.
MANUAL TRAINING.
fine feature of the school exhibit
at the fair was the display of furnitul
made in the manual training depart
ment of the Vale high school Som
of the pieces in this exhibit are q
follows Music cabinet made by Floy
Harris; round extension table made b
Clyde Ellis; library table made by Rot
ert Ridgley: combination book case an
writing desk made by Floyd Harri,
piano bench and reading lamp made
David Ellis; ladies' writing desk mao
by Albert Murray; taboret made
George Glenn. Professor Ruring is Il
teacher of manual training in the Va
high school. This exhibit was credi
able to the highest degree.
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT.
In a statement made TO the Capt.
News by President Trow of the Ma
heur county fair said: