The Idaho Republican., 1916-06-30
MAKING READY FOR
THE COUNTY FAIR
Prizes to be Increased i'm Number and
Amounts to Encourage
Entries
FORT HALL TO HAVE EXHIBIT

The board OF directors OF the
Southeastern Idaho Fair association
met in the offices of tho Bingham
Abstract company on Monday evening
of this week to draw their plans for
the biggest county fair that Black
foot has ever seen. James Duck
worth, chairman, presided over the
meeting and there were present
Messrs. E. M. Kennedy, George Gagon
James Martin, Hugh MacCosham, f.
e. DeKay and Herman Stufflebeam,
secretary. The fair will open August
29 and close September 1.
Bids on Premium List
After some routine matters regard
ing bills and past transactions, the
sealed bids of four printers on max
ing up the premium list for this year
were opened, and the work was given
to w. A. McVicar, the booklets to be
similar in all respects to those Of last
year.
Horse Racing Feature
Special attention has been given to
securing some fine races for this fair.
Blackfoot will belong to a circuit in
which are Boise, Montpelier, Rex
burg, in Idaho; and Baker Ontario,
in Oregon; and Salt Lake
city, Utah. The races will be better
than they have ever been in Black
foot, and a veteran horse man, Mr..
Wadell, will serve as race starter for
all the races, He will probably be
engaged by all the associations on the
circuit in that capacity, is well equip
ped for the job, and is therefor very
desirable man for the place. The
races will be conducted strictly ac-
cording to the accepted rules and
of the game. Lovers Of
good races have treat in store.
Better Premiums
In order to insure larger exhibits
and make it more worth while for
the farmers to enter their products
the board went Systematically thru
the former premium lists and raised
practically every prize. They also
added in many cases a third prize,
where they have been but two before.
The exhibits are to be allowed larger
prizes approximately as follows:
Farm, garden and fruit products,
doubled; horses, first class SIS, $40
and IS, and the rest in proportion;
cattle, first class, $12, So and "a, and
The rest in proportion; hogs, with
extra classes added, doubled.
The whole list will be revised along
this plan. The association is max
ing arrangements to offer assistance
10 contestants in getting their prod
lcts to Blackfoot for entry.
Indian Department
A department of the exhibit build
ng is to be devoted altogether to ag-
'icultural and manufactured products |
If the Indians on the Fort Hall reser-
1ation, so that they may compete
among themselves for prizes and
lonors, Superintendent H. H. Mil |
er has suggested this as a great help
n his work of fostering farm indus
ry on the reservation, and the board
recognized the fitness of the
proposal. The department will no
loubt bring in many curious and skill
ully worked articles of hand make. |
Superintendents
The president and secretary were
to select all superintend-
,nts for the various departments.
they chose Immediately to have e.
v. Kennedy general superintendent
# live stock exhibits, and he will ap-
,oint managers to handle the depart
nents under his supervision.
Advertising, sale of season tickets,
Ways and means, were discussed with
so that the work can COM
nence at once on organizing the fair.
rhe members of the board pledged
! good deal of their personal time
md attention to make this the great
,st county exhibit ever shown in
Idaho.
Mistake in Bid
After the printing of the premium
ist had been awarded to W. A. Nc
Vicar at very low rate, $1.5S per
,age, it was found that Mr.. McVicar
lad transposed the figures, having in
ended to read $1.S5 per page. New
lids were called for, wherepuon T.
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