Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-04
WORK OF WOMEN
IS DISPLAYED TO
GOOD ADV ANTACE
Interesting Exhibits of Art
and Needlework at Idaho
State Fair-F ruits That
Escaped Frost


which Mrs. Mary Amesbury of Cald-
well is the superintendent, and Miss
Merits Riddle general superintendent,
greets the visitor upon entering with
beautiful floral display of both cut and
ported flowers and plants on raised
platform tastefully decorated and
rallied in from the public.
To the right is fine household dis
play of canned fruits, vegetables,
pickles and meats, preserved in excel
lent form. The meats include sturgeon
and Belgian hare among other varie-
ties. The jellies, the bread, cakes, rolls,
etc, are tempting enough to win the
favor of the most eXacting epicure.
The arrangement is VERY happy, also.
and everything is shown to the best
advantage.
The fine arts department directly on
the left as one enters includes a fair
sized collection of paintings and draw
ings in different mediums, such as oil
water color, pastel, pen and ink, sepia
crayon etc. In addition there is a
small collection of interesting kodak
photographs of Idaho. There is also
collection of decorated china, some
hammered brass, richly worked and a
few examples of painting on leather.
NEEDLE WORK DISPLAY.
There is seen the usual display of
finely quilted old fashioned patchwork
quilts of which we never grow weary
the handsome crocheted bedspreads,
Afghans and the pleasing, old time
home made rugs The wall space at
the back and half of each side of the
hall ample as it is does not allow space
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all the articles of dainty fancy work
constantly coming. IN. One exhibitor
alone, Mrs. Zimmerman Of Payette, has
a collection of so pidces or more Of
needle work of unusual beauty and
clever needlecraft.
The women are doing their civic
duty with ardor.
The Forward club Of Caldwell, one
of Idaho's most progressive womens
organizations, will demonstrate the
Caldwell Milling & Elevator company's
cereal products during the whole week.
The demonstration is by electricity,
and bread. rolls, cakes, hot cakes, etc,
are being cooked today in the agricul-
tural pavilion of the fair grounds. The
flour used is the 'Wigwam," well
known to many Idaho housewives. The
booth is neatly fitted up in white and
looks most inviting.
FRUITS ARE DISPLAYED.
The agricultural and horticultural
pavilion is full of interest and beauty.
Idaho's fruit crop was frozen, but here
and there in sheltered places, fruit
trees and vines resisted Jack Frost s
chilly breath and lived to bear a second
crop of well favored fine sized fruits,
vegetables, Seeds grains and grasses
of superior quality. The first exhibit
in place in this department was from
Fargo. The Gem irrigation district,
OWyhee county, near the Snake river,
the Midway exhibit from Midway,
which lies almost exactly half way be-
tween Nampa and Caldwell, and which
was collected entirely by two men,
Messrs. Metcalf and Nicholas, who
have the entire COLLECTION in charge,
the Greenleaf exhibit from the Wilder
section, the Sunny Slope and Cassia
: county collection all dttraet much at
tention.
Among the grapes III the Fargo COL
lection are Moore's Diamond. Concord.
Niagara and Agwan, all from George
Fenrich's vineyard at Parma, route one
about a mile from the Snake river. F.
e. LeMaster exhibits the Warden va
riety from the same ndighbbrhood FL
berta peaches, M. E. Martin and seed
ling peaches from the homestead of
Miss May Mercer, who teaches at
Homedale. Miss Mercer also exhibits
apples, Rome Beauties of good size and
appearance. A third exhibit of apples,
the Winter Banana, is shown in this
collection but the name of the exhib-
itor was not learned.
The fruit in the Fargo section was
not all frozen as was the case in many
sections of Idaho. The explanation
given in regard 10 this was the situa-
ton Of Fargo which is a round valley
bounded on the greater length of the
circle by bench and in part by the
Snake river. The fruit directly under
the bench escaped the frost which may
serve as a hint to fruitgrowers else
where.
The miniature farm designed by a
couple of Fargo farmers, attracts
much attention.
cASSlA COUNTY EXHIBIT.
In the Cassia county exhibit the
products range from d base formed OF
% or 80 half sacks Of grains hayseed
beans, peas, etc., while on the shelf
above are yards OF potatoes, some of
abnormal size, with several varieties of
onions and a collection of tomatoes
and peppers. Then shelf of tremend-
Gus beets with big sHuashes. melons,
corn and cabbages.
Greenleaf in the Wilder section, has
sent an interesting collection of seeds
and large and varied display of for
age grasses both wild and cultivated,
by w. ). Winslow, including the king
OF forage plants, alfalfa, red clover,