The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-09-11
BORDER DAY SHOW ENJOYED
BY THR0NCS FROM ALL
PARTS OF COUNTRY
Program Being Thoroughly Appreciated Abundance Good
Horses and Wild Cattle; Airplane Flights Pleased
Everybody; Friday Closes Big Show

Beginning with a big parade at ten
o'clock in the morning and ending with
two well attended and much enjoyed
dances late at night the first days
program of the Sixth Annual Border
Days proceeded with a blaze of glory
without one hitch in the days events.
The band, the airplane flights, the ba-
loon ascension, the bucking horses and
steers, the merry -go-round for the
kiddies, the meeting of old friends. and
the cowboy hats and variegated shirts
all combined to make the day one of
unprecedented pleasure
The parade formed at the court
house and marched down Main street
and back. 1t was headed by the fam
Gus Grangeyille Cowboy band. which
III appearance and in the fine grade of
music which it provides is unique
among musical organizations. Follow
ing the band were various boats Of
business houses of the city. All Of
these showed the interest which is TAX
Ell by the merchants of Grangeville in
any community event. Among the
stores which had floats were the Alex
andcr-Freidenrich Co., Glanyilles drug
store, the Hub. the Fair, the Miller
Hardware and Implement Co., Lingo's
Furniture Exchange. and the Silver
Grill, the latter being represented by
a very fat" boy who marched along
between the floats. Two other floats,
aside from those Of the merchants, and
of more than average beauty, were
those of l.. NJ. Harris, the Land Man."
and the Grangeville Elks. Following
the floats was band of cowboys and
cowgirls which provided the real
border days character.
The afternoon festivities opened by
a ninety-foot Trampoline high dive by
DR.. A. G. Carhart This took place on
the old school house grounds. The
band, always on hand, provided music
and a large crowd assembled to wit
ness this high leap from the top of
the ladder.
Beginning at about two o'clock at
the Border Days park the roundup oc-
Cured. A crowd OF about three thous-
and people assembled to witness the
events which represent the real wild
west. Real excitement and interest
prevailed throughout the aftek knoon.
The program began with wild steer
riding. There were five entries in this
contest, and for those who had never
seen anything of the sort before the
stick-to-it-iveneSs of the riders was a
marvel. Other real features of the
afternoon program were the cowboy
bucking exhibition by five cowboys
who are not residents of Idaho. the
trick and fancy roping, the exhibition
ride on Red Pepper" purported to be
one of the real outlaws of the west, the
cowgfrls' riding exhibition, and the
wild horse race.
The cowboys bucking contest, in
which our Salmon river friends par
ticipated to quite an extent, provided
the real sensation Of the afternoon
program. In this event there were
nine contestants, every one of whom
showed that he had ridden some rea
horses before Several Of the riders
were not able to stick but their at
tempts were none the less admired by
showed that they had profited by years
of experience in bucking because they
knew just how to rid themselves OF
their riders. Rimrock Jacks buckinl
was brief but every second of it was
up to the minute in pep Jiggs prov
ed to he as incorrigibe in his huclinl
qualities as the much renowned Jigg.
of funny paper fame, in his antics will
Dinty Moore. The judges were unable
to decide between Tex White. who rode
Jiggs. and Dace Hartman. who rode
Bell. for first money. They therefore
divided the first and second prizes
equally between them.
FLOYD Kelso few over the field manA
times in his airplaHe This birdmal
showed great skin in his trick move
ments in the air. This was real treat
10 the people assembled at the arena
as well aS those in the downtown dis
trict and the surrounding countryside
Before them were the real pioneers OF
the west i'm exhibition Of the Difficult
ties encountered in riding the incaa
IiPible horses. Above them was one