The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-03
SUCCESSFUL CALIENTE FAIR

While the heavy rains last week
interfered with the fair program. ev-
erybody pronounced Lincoln county's
third annual fair q success. A large
crowd of visitors attended and every
hotel and rooming house was full to
oyerflowing. Besides each day car
loads of people from nearby towns
drove in for the sports and to see the
exhibits and returned to their homes
after the dance.
The Lincoln county high school
band furnished excellent music dur
ing the entire fair. The boys are to
be congratulated on the advancement
they are making. The music was
appreciated by all.
Two large tents held the exhibits.
The agricultural display was under
the supervision of Mrs. H. w. I'm
derhill. The tent was decorated with
bunting and the exhibits attractively
arranged. Mrs. E. N. Mitchell. Mrs.
C. l. Himstreet, Mrs. John Hanlon
and Mrs. ]. Kearns had charge of the
tent in which the needlework was
exhibited. The Catholic ladies had
a booth in this tent, where they sold
aprons, caps and crocheted yokes. A
striking feature of the needlework
display was the excellent work done
by the older women. Mrs. ]. Yoach-
am had a pillow top she crocheted in
her seventy-fifth year Mrs. C. Warn.
ing, also over 20. had nineteen pieces
of crocheted articles, including pillow
tops, table covers, pillow cases, ETC.
Mrs. A. H. Norris of Las Vegas and
Mrs. Elmer Middleton of Phoebe
judged the needlework.
the ball games, defeating Alamo on
the big prize. Friday Fay defeated
Phoebe in a spirited contest and on
Saturday Caliente trounced Fay for
the championship and prize Of
500. This latter contest entities
Caliente to the championship of the
county.
On Friday, the day set for the
Trip Around the World, it was i'm
possible for the Phoebe ball team to
reach Caliente in time to start the
game with Fay until 4 o'clock. As
result the game lasted until dark
and few had an opportunity to take
in the trip. Those who we're fortu-
nate enough had the time Of their
lives.
The first country visited was
China. Lester Burt's home on Den
ton Heights was decorated like q
Chinese temple. An altar where
punk and incense were burned be
fore a yellow dragon, which moved
its head from side to side in life
like manner, gave weird atmos
phere to the temple, which was dim
ly lighted with Chinese lanterns. Tht
room adjoining was furnished as al
s opium den, and guests crawled In II
find the beautiful opium fiends sleep
ing soundly through all the beating
Of the tomtoms and singing OF thu
Chinese entertainer, impersonatet
by Isabelle Olson, who sang "Ret
Lantern" and "Chong," accompanied
by Miss Sarah ImObersteg at tn
piano and Mrs. c. l. Himstreet wit
the tomtoms. Both ladies were i
Oriental costume, as was Mrs. Wilkes
the hostess, who welcomed tn
guests and made them feel at home
Nellie Riding and Florence Langfort
in pretty yellow and black costumes
poured pekoe tea in china cups an
served Chinese waters.
DR.. Shier's old drugstore was fitte
up as Ireland, and there Mrs. LlOy
Denton, Mrs. P. w. Duffn and Mr.
E. N. Mitchell, in typical Irish r.
gala. peddled the blarney or swun
the shillalah, just as the motto
struck them. The reporter woul
like to say they looked charming, b'
he must be truthful. Mrs. Duffin
nose and Mrs. Mitchells hair mat
Bolshevik flag look pale. ALI
DAWN sang several sweet Irish ba
lads, accompanied by Miss Edna M
sap.
The Butterfly Handy Korner W
transformed into Hawaii for the Q
casion. Each booth was converts
into a bower of cattails and tamars
Yellow crepe paper festooning al
yards and yards of lace, potted palm
parrots and canary birds all help
to make the guests forget the stol
outside. Mr.. and Mrs. LaRue Dull
in white costumes, served the
freshments, and Mrs. Lucille Rys
who presided at the piano, "
also dressed in white. Lee Welf
played hula dances on the saxapho
and Mrs. Bob Rodgers and ID
David danced the hula. 1t was
first time in the history OF the b
terly that the hula had been dane
there, but that 1t was successful '
evident from the fact that 1t was
possible to get standing room ON
sidewalk outside. When DICK Il
of his wig an hour later, near
upstairs window, voice was ne:
from the street saying, in disappol
ed tones: Jaw, he's a man.
girls from China dropped in on "a
way home and sang a song at Ho
lulu.
Saturday afternoons circus wa
scream from start to finish.
parade started in the rain, but
worst kind of storm could not K
people inside. The bareback ric
came first-Sheriff William Gull
we'll, in a fashy ballet dress OF
brightest red and beautiful chest
curls, and Otto Olson, petite bio