Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-24

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II. McDermott, director of the state
fair and it's former president Cover
nor Davis did not deliver an address
today. He greatly enjoyed the magni-
ficent exhibits. the greatest livestock
show ever held in the northwest and
the splendid afternoon program Of
races, buckeroos, sports, etc.
Governor Davis goes from here to
Weiser, where tomorrow he will be
the guest of Weisers splendid harvest
carnival and roundup, which opens on
Thursday for three big days of amuse-
ment.
Thursday is Boise Valley" day at
the state fair and Friday Is school
children's day Attendance records for
this fair are expected to be smashed
on Friday all school children, accom-
panied by attendant, will be admitted
free at the main entrance during the
entire day.
FREE FOR OLD SOLDIERS.
All old soldiers and their wives will
be admitted free at the main entrance
Friday and Saturday
The garnd livestock parade will be
held Friday afternoon in front of the
big grandstand. The livestock show
is by all odds the greatest ever held
in Idaho or the northwest, and the
| livestock parade Friday will be the
grandest ever seen here.
BIG AFTERNOON EVENTS.
A great amusement program was
provided for this afternoon at the fair,
| big crowd. A program highly meri-
/ torious is being arranged for the tre-
mendous crowds that will visit Idaho's
greatest fair Thursday and Friday. No
less than II big events will be on the
afternoon program both Thursday and
Friday and five special events for the
/ night programs.
| The judging of all the livestock is
now under way and will be completed
Thursday afternoon.
GAS TURNED BODY TO SToNE!.
Bernardi's Worlds Greatest Carni-
val with it's 40 shows and concessions
is proving big attraction at the state
fair. The shows are clean and there
are no holdup schemes among the
concessions.
/ In the lilipution show known az
the Newly Weds, the worlds greatest
smallest parents, there Is an added at
traction in the shape of the petrified
body of a five-year-old Belgian child
which wildly portrays the horrors OF
the great war.
This body was found in Belgium
June 20, 1915, by engineers. Capt. w
j. Brady, a half brother of George
Chesworth. the dwarf in Newly WEEDS
gave the body to Mr.. ellsworth who
is exhibiting it daily wherever the big
carnival is showing, his purpose being
to assist in creating sentiment in IA
vor of having congress do more for
the returned soldiers.
The body Of the child is perfectly
brown, which is the effect of mustard
gas, and it Is hard as stone which is
the effect Of turpenite gas used by
the enemy in the war. Capt. Brady
who presented the petrified body to
the Newly Weds, is chief of the mo-
tor transportation in the U. 8. army
He is now located at San Francisco.
A LIVE CHINESE DRAGON.
In the big snake show with Ber-
nardfs carnival is the only Chinese
dragon in the United States. 1t is
four years old. This peculiar LOOKING
reptile gets to be IA years old. I'll
long tall has sharp edged h-liks
a saw. 1t can inflict a very painful
wound by striking with it stall. 1t i,
a perfect pet now.
Besides number Of different snak es
In the show there is ella monster, the
most poisonous reptile known. It's bite
brings death in is minutes.
TURNsTiLEs BRIN GcHANoE.
Visitors to the fair should brina
the proper change to place in the slot.
in the turnstiles at the main entrance
Doing this greatly facilitates the han.
ding of tho thronEs. A booth fol
changing bills - at the main entranc,
gate. This Is proving to be q featur,
that 10 greatly appreciated by thos,
attendin ,Ethe fair this year.
Another feature greatly appreciated
by the auto owners attending tho stat,
fair 10 the big space on the grounds
provided for the free parking of cars
The free parking place Is inside tn,
main entrance gate at the right of tn,
turnstfles. Guards are at this gate I,
inform the auto owners and drivers o
the free parking ground. Vast mum
bers of cars are parked there today
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