American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-09-20
WOMEN WIN PRAISE
FOR MANAGEMENT OF FAIR.
Popular Verdict is That They Have
Beaten the Men-Best Arranged
and Best Handled Exhibits We Have
Ever Had.

The women have certainly made
a success of their part of the fair.
Exhibit hall does not look quite like
the same old place, although it is not
possible to camouflage all of its nat
ural unsightliness. But the women
have gone far in this direction. Com
pared with former years, the hall is
quite tastily arrayed.
And the exhibits are also more ar
tistically displayed than ever before,
and better arranged. The display is
a good one. County Agent Lamson
who is in a position to judge, speaks
very highly of it. 1t surpassed his ex-
puectations. And he was not the only
one who was surprised
The only departments not up to
standard are needlework, home cook
ing and the live stock. The needle
work was purposely cut down, but
the dirth of home cooking was a dis
appointment to the committee hav-
ing that department in charge The
explanation probably is that the wo-
men have been too busy with neces-
sary Red Cross work to bother with
cooking
That there is no more live stock is
probably due to the same cause.-the
men have been too busy feeding the
nation and our allies to plan for the
fair. But the stock shown is good
A. c. Sallee has some Jerseys on the
grounds that have proven their worth.
On ordinary feed, in a dry lot, they
have made records of AS, 40 and 80
pounds of milk daily. The latter rec
ord is of a two year-old. NJ. E. Drake
has his purebred Shorthorn on the
grouds, as finely a bred animal as
there is in this country.
The crowning glory of the fair is
the Red Cross sale. The amount re-
ceived gives promise of running to
two thousand dollars. This includes
the premiums donated, the receipts
for donated articles, and the exhib-
its, a very large part of which have
been given for sale.
Most of the articles are sold more
than once. The bride donated by Mrs.
Fred Bachard was sold twice yester-
day, bringing about $40. A pair of
chickens brought SO. The calf dona-
ted by Arthur Davis brought only
see 1t is worth at least $3.50 of any
mans money who desires to build
up a herd of dairy cattle. The straw
berries donated by Mrs. Twomey were
sold for $1S.
The flowers donated by c. w. Dahl
berg brought nine or ten dollars. and
a pair of turkeys about $14. Other ar
ticles went at equally good prices.
The awards have not all been made,
and a list of the winners of premiums
is not yet available. There are some
fine exhibits of sheaf and threshed
grain, and vegetables. The judges set
tied one vexed question, and that is
that an editor does sometimes know
beans. The editor of the Press walked
off with the blue ribbon for field
beans. The judges alsa know beans
when they sse thsm
The crowd yesterday was larger
than the grandstand would accommo-
date. 1t was twice or three times as
large as that of the first day Today
is the closing day, and another good
crowd is expected.
The thrift stamp booth did a good
business both Wednesday and yester-
dey. 1t has done better that ii was
thought probable. The ladies in this
booth wish to give assurance that there
is no likelihood of a shortage of sup
plies. and the public can buy liber-
ally without feeling that anyone will
be deprived of an opportunity of get
ting his share of stamps