Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1919-09-04
EVERYTHING READY
FOR BORDER DAYS;
WILD HORSES AND
DUCKAROOS ARRIVE
Splendid Program Arranged
for Three Days Attraction
in Grangeville Next Week
Seats Erected at Park Will
Accommodate 5000 Persons;
No Accidents Are Possible
BY HAROLD HARRIS

With the opening day almost a week
away, the big Border Days show which
opens here next Wednesday for three
days. exhibition is now practically
ready for the first curtain. General
Manager Behean and a force of ear
penters this week completed the install
latiOn of seats at the park and it is
estimated that close to 5000 persons
can be seated comfortably The main
bleachers run across the north end of
the park and the west side, leaving the
east side free to tho performers and
contestants, with the cOrrals and stock
sheds at the south end. The entire
enclosure viii be fenced with canvas
wall twelve feet high. The seats are
rOomy and comfortable and are so con
structed that accidents from collapse
are impossible. A retaining fence is
being constructed about six feet in
front of the lower tier of seats.
Ben Jory and Outfit Here
Ben Jory with Lis corps Of riders
and ropers and his string Of eighteen
bucking horses, arrived in town this
week having brought his stock over
land from the lower country. He has
his famous bucker, . Red Pepper, - in
the bunch. RED Pepper" il the prize
bucker in this part of the country and
is expected to unseat more than one
ambitious cowpunchcr daily. .Iorv and
his men will be featured daily in the
arena and while his riders, rs profess
SIGNALS, will not participate in the con-
tests, they will be on the job at all
times and assist in putting the pro
gram over each afternoon.
The executive committee for the
Border Days show this week closed
contract for the services of Slim Allen |
and "Prairie Lillie.' The latter in
private life is Mrs. Allen. They will |
be here for all three days OF the big
exhibition Mr. Allen is recognized |
as one of the country's best western
performers and for years has been en-
gagged in management of such shows |
as Border Days. He will be arena di-
rector and official announcer at The
show next week and in addition will |
DO his riding and fancy roping stunts.
Prairie Lille, who wen the, cowgrls
riding contest for the championship at
the New York stampede in 1916 and the
southwestern championship at Garden
City, Kas., later in the same wear, viii
do her riding acts The acquisition of
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen, who are rated
among the best in the contest profess
sion, is regarded as commendable
move by the committee and assures
snappy, Characteristic program at the
arena each day.
Bucking Bull Feature
Reports from the Salmon and Snake
rivers and the Doumecq and Joseph
Plains sections are to the effect that
the special committees appoincd by Gen
eral Manager Behean have rounded up
a fine lot of bucking horses and wild
steers, and also, Ethel, - the bucking
bull, and from present indications all
he people Of these sections viii he 1T
Border Days to help in all departments
Of the show and to make it the greatest
success in the association Is history.
L.. E. EdmuIdsOn, committee on free
attractions, has his performers ell sign
I'd up and ready for the opening day.
Principal among these are the Car
lart-Lestrange Aerial Circus, consisting
IF three acts daily, and Turner, the
Whirling Demon. - Concessions pri-
'lleges are being taken up rapidly, ac- l
'ording to William Ingram. of the con i
,essions committee. Jack Running,
D. charge Of band music, is rehearsing
he famous Cowboy band nightly ir pre-
laratiOn for the show The band boys
vii also have charge Of the bowerv
iances, one at Dreamland hall and the
'ther at bowery to be erected down
own.