The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-09-27

A notable incident of Thursday at
the Southern Idaho Fair was the visit
to Filler and to the fair grounds of
Governor Alexander and Attorney
General Walters. These gentlemen,
with the Secretary of State, had been
making an official visit of inspection
in the adjoining county, and arrived
at Filler by the noon train which, un-
fortunately but not unusually, was
very late. They were met at the sta
|tion by Messrs. j. w. Tanner, II. II
Schilderman and other prominent cit
liens and taken to the Tanner resi-
dence where the hostess served them
with an elegant dinner-Of which the
governor showed his appreciation by
absorbing, according to his own sta
tistics, One-half a fried chicken and
seven biscuits. He remained able to
get to the fair grounds, where he met
old friends and made new ones and
witnessed a couple of races before
leaving for the train, homeward
bound.
One of the pleasing events of the
day was the appearance in front of
the grand stand of the five-months
Holstein bull presented to the Bull
Red Cross chapter by Mr. II. c. Stiyer
a patriotic citizen of that vicinity. The
bull, which was handsome as well
as pure bred animal. was put up at
auction for the benefit of the chapter,
and was sold to Mr.. ]. F. Martin, Of
Filler for $3.50. Mr. Martin at once
presented his purchase to the Filler
chapter, r. c., and it was again sold
at auction-this time being bought by
a syndicate of Filler men for $780, 1t
was rumored that the Twin Falls
chapter might be the next beneficiary :
but, however that may be, it would
have been quite the nice thing had
some liberal men from that city, in
stead of from Filler, become the pur-
chasers. However, Twin Falls did not
appear to be represented, except by
couple of newspaper men; and, after
consultation. they decided that if bulls
we're selling for two-bits a dozen, they
couldn't buy rope halter!
A hasty visit to the stock sheds de-
velOped the very apparent fact that
If the showing was not so great in
numbers, it included some as fine in
dividuals as came TO the fairs any
where. We shall not go into great
detail here. as the TIMES expects to
publish a list of the premiums as
awarded. But the Percheron mare
bons, the three-year-old stallion Car
sion and seven other representatives
from the stock of Walter Bros, OF
Filler, showed that these well known
importers and breeders were not in
the business unintelligently. Filler
showed long on Percherons, Davis
Bros. holding the ribbon on senior
stallion of that breed. and Mr. Gift
ford having some notable entries.
The entries in the sheep department
indicated the rise in that line of prop.
erty. Brown Bros. of Twin Falls
made a magnificent showing of Hamp.
shires and Shropshires. Hobbs &
Gillett of Bull, breeders of registered
Rambouilettes had some fine speci
mems, including a patriarch ram thai
weighed 400 pounds, and carried Z
fleece full five inches deep. worth. a.
present prices, over $50.
The swine pens held an eouall,
aristocratic population. Howard (
Sons of Parma, had some fine POLAND
Chinas, including one 500 FOUNDER
the Royston Estate of Payette, made ;
grand exhibition of the same breed
l.. S. Otto of Filler, and H. c. Poll,
showed the finest of Duroc JERSEYS
and the Chester Whites, from Georg,
H. Lawshe- of Lincoln county. SCENE,
covered with ribbons.
Looking over the grounds in gen
eral, the advertising exhibitions di,
not seem as many. nor striking as on,
would EXPECT. ID. C. Watson's Dole,
Light e. Power plant was all the tim,