Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-11-25
PATRONS DAY
|ACREAT SUCCESS
.RGE CROWDS VISIT SCHOOLS
md SEE EXHIBITS AND DIS
PLAYS OF STUDENTS
APPLE SHOW ATTRACTS MANY
perfect Fruit Exhibited In High School
Building Friday Afternoon


NE Bonners Ferry schools, both as
n attendance and the variety and ex-
,sllence of the entertainment 1t was
mpossible to keep a record of the Wis
sors for some did not visit both the
srade and high school buildings and
MANY were not able to remain except
for a part of the program but it is
eonservative estimate that 400 peo-
nile were present at some part of the
program.
The apple show was great success
although the number of entries should
have been larger. The fruit was at
ractively displayed, the box and five
box lots being perfect exhibitions that
would have won prizes in any show
competing against any district for the
fruit was most perfectly formed and
As was remarked by all, it was ex-
fra highly colored. This was es-
uecialy true of the Winter Banana ex-
hbits.
One of the features of the apple
show was the high school booth in
which many colors of fruit were har-
moniously arranged in front of a large
mirror.
Prizes for the best exhibits at the
apple show were donated by the var
ious business houses of the city and
The silver cup offered by the First
State Bank for the best five box dis
play of any one variety was won by
The Sunny Brook Farm display of De-
Hcious apples. Mr.. Cowen, the cash
Ter of the First State Bank, purchased
the prize winning apples and now has
them on display in the bank lobby.
The second prize for the five box dis
play was $500 cash given by the First
National Bank and this prize was won
BY five boxes of Winter Banana apples
rown by r. j. Jones. The prize for
the best single box of apples was won
BY an exhibit from the Sunny Brook
Farm of Spitzenbergs and the second
Prize was won by T. j. Jones with
Winter Bananas.
Edgar Charles took first prize on
one box of Baldwins, Ben Davis and
Rome Beauties.
T. ]. Jones took first prize on one
box Spitzenberg, Northern Spy, Aiken.
Winter Banana, Jonathan and Green
ing apples.
The Sunny Brook Farm took first
prize on one box Delicious, Senator,
Crimes Golden, Yellow Newton, King
David and Black Ben apples.
The prize for the best Seeding was
awarded John Casanova and in this
class Henry Wendell won second prize.
Mother Eaton won first prize for
the best plate of Wolf River apples
and John Casanova won prizes for his
plate exhibits of Baldwin, Black Ben
and Minatoka apples.
In the plate displays prizes were
awarded exhibits of King and Winesap
apples grown by e. H. Wells; Green
ing, Maiden Blush, Spokane Beauty and
Macintosh Red apples raised by Hen
ny Wendell; King David, Delicious and
Spitzenberg apples raised on the sun
ny Brook Farm; Winter Banana, vera
and Northern Spy apples grown by T.
J. Jones. The Vera apple is a vari-
ETY. which T. j. Jones developed in his
orchard here from a seeding. 1t Is
a good sized apple, well colored and
Is fine for eating or cooking.
There were several exhibits OF corr
at the show and the first prize was
awarded to E. H. Wells while j. II
Shively won the second prize.
Following is the list of business
houses of the city who donated prize:
TOR the apple show: First State Bank
silver cup; First National Bank, $500
I. L. Little, $500; Kinnear Klothing
voc; Kinnear Hardware, $500; Wal
den Bros, $500; White & White, $500
c. D. Simonds, $500; l.. N. Brown
HOO; d. C. Farnsworth. $500; B. \
Hawks, $500; Charles Woods, $500
Causton Bros, $500; Club Ciga
Store, $500: Pastime Cigar Store
ZOO; Herald and Times donated al
printing.
In order to stimulate interest in tn
apple show the merchants of the cit,
his week devoted their show WIN
cows to displays of apples. Specia
mention should be made OF the dis
play in the windows of Causton Bros
and In the window Of E. l.. Little
store.
at 2:30 o'clock a company of tn
nsh school boys gave an exhibition
military drill and physical culture ex
ucises in the gymnasium. under tn
urection of Prof. Campbell. IN
uuilding was not large enough to &C
immediate the audience.
The company executed command
gwen with precision and snap tina
vas remarkable considering the shoI
ame they have been in training an
u The physical culture work as prae
aeed in the u S. army, they were
unit in carrying out the instruction
Serg. Campbell.
me members of the Olympian sc
ue'y OF the high school gave yer
y'easlng program from $500 to Az
sseiock, which included selections D
W. chorus Of young ladies with Ev
cae Little at the piano; reading b
ps'ol Aldrich; vocal duet by Esthe
Segar and Virginia Howard speec
y Miss Ruby Carratt; reading D
nnsxn Westerland; a speech by lv'
ssaSnener; selections by chorus
ssouung men; debate on the question
~ @esoiyed, That the Puritan Metho
\ Aalsing Child Was Better tina
Modern" The Affirmative sic
''s presented by Wilbur Tanner an