The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-09-18
COUNTY FAIR TO
open TOMORROW
SIXTH ANNUAL FAIR EVENT
PROMISES TO BE BEST EVER
HELD In COUNTY
Monster Parade at l O'Clock TOmOr.
row to be One of the Features
of Opening Day

Every business house in Moscow
will be closed tomorrow afternoon
from 1 to 5, and all the proprietors
and their clerks with their country
friends will be at the fair grounds ta-
king in the sixth annual Latah County
Fair, which opens tomorrow morning
at sunrise for a five-day festival
Today at the fair grounds the var
ious carnival attractions, race horse
owners and exhibitors are making
their final arrangements and getting
their locations. Tents are scattered
about and the space within the high
walls is a scene of activity. Bousch-
er's Big Show, the carnival attraction,
arrived this mroning.
The grand parade beginning at 1
o'clock will be the feature of the open
ing of the fair. Sixteen sections have
been arranged, and the classifications
are sufficient to insure everybody a
place in the parade, whether riding,
walking or Fording. The entrants in
the cross country auto race will lead
the parade. Many features are being
planned by local business houses, anG
the fair managers stated today that
the parade will be the best ever given
here One of the last sections to be
announced is one for cowboys and
oldtimers.
Entries for Auto Race
Among the entries made for the auto
race which begins following the pa
rade at o'clock, are the following: H.
Potter, driving Franklin; N. William
son with a Cadillac Eight; ROllie
Albright, Ford Special; Jim Lee, driv-
ing a Studebaker for Johnson; Craig
of Princeton, Ford; G. E. Higbee of
Tekoa, Dodge.
The racers will proceed from the
where they will turn north on Almon.
People are warned to remember this
and keep out of the way. The route
along which the cars are to pass has
been posted and every effort will be
made to keep the roads clear during
the time of the race.
Checkers have been placed along the
route of the race to phone to the
grandstand the time each car passes
the different stations. The progress
of each car can be watched from the
Ic%o ho
the stations will be recorded on large
bulletin board.
The first station will be at the top
of Viola hill, seven miles north of the
city. A. w. Bowles will check at Vio-
la; Charley Curn of Curn Auto Repair
company, at Paleuse; Harry Hughes
at his farm six miles out of Palouse
toward Colfax; George Vermillion at
Colfax; Johnson Bros, at the Albion
Garage in Albion; Mr.. Hughy at kltz-
miller warehouse, north of Pullman.
The last station will be the Hagedorn
farm three miles west of Moscow.
Fifty Babies VIII be Present
The baby show scheduled for to-
morrow and the next day, under the
of Mrs. Burton L. French
promises to be a winner. The full
LIST of fifty entrants has been complet-
ed. A crew of local doctors and dent
lists consisting of ]. A. Dodd. Addle
Fish-Price, J. c. Wiik, J. N. Clarke,
R. c. Faust of Deary, l. R. Boyd aud
T A. Mcdaniel will examine the ba-
bies between the hours Of 9 and IL
Tuesday and Wednesday morning and
IN Friday the prizes will be awarded
TO the winners.
Valuable Talk on Health
Not the least interesting and one OF
he most valuable features of the baby
show will be the talk for mothers by
A. H. Wilson of the state health de-
,artment He will outline briefly the
work of the health department, as an
to his theme. Standard
cod products will be on display and
he good and bad points will be point
ed out. Fake baby foods and cures
will be explained; drug products, in
,Iuding patent medicines and face
powders, which do not come up to
standard commensurate with good
health will be exposed. Mothers who
we're disappointed in being unable to
ave their children entered for exam
nation will do well to attend these
alks every morning by Mr.. Wilson
md gain some valuable information.
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