The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-09-19
ARRANGEMENTS
BEING COMPLETED
FOR BIGGEST FAIR
Indian and Cowboy
Fight vii be Staged
on Opening
BOXING MATCHES
Making Preparations to
Accommodate Large
Crowd.

Southeastern Idaho is now COM
pleting the last lap of the arrange
ments for it's biggest and best fair,
to be held at Blackfoot, september
20 to % inclusive. They have the
finest fair grounds in the state ana
the second best set Of buildings IN
the state for fair purposes.
More exhibits will be brought In
this year from other counties out
side Of Bingham, than have ever De-
fore been shown in the total Of that
already famous fair. With all the
new buildings that were erected Ior
the 1920 fair at Blackfoot, the space
is all engaged and the fair manage
ment are shipping in tents, and TWO
carloads of lumber are now being
used to make more room Tor STOCK
and agricultural products engaging
space.
Such is the spirit of Bingham
county exhibitors, that they are Of
fering to give the best space to those
from distance and put up with
temporary structures for their own
products where there is any short
age of space. Bannock county ls
sending three carloads of exhibits
and Bonneville county is sending
three carloads Of farm products
alone. Several other counties are
sending large exhibits and the Uni
versity at Moscow sent in an order
for space that was four times az
large as any single exhibit that mac
ever been shown there before IN the
nineteen years of the annual fairs
AS these orders continue to reach
the management they engage more
tents and more lumber and increase
the scope of their operations.
Heretofore the crowds have beer
handled easily thru four entrances
This wear there are six entrances
and thoro campaign for the sale O
I season tickets this week is Simply
flying matters at the entrances fol
| the general public who depend OF
getting in line and buying ticket'
each gday. A tourist park OF foul
acres adjoining the grounds make
it easy for auto parties desiring II
sleep out and save hotel expenses.
The fraternity of cowboys operat
ing in the vast range country frQn
Soda Springs to Jackson Hole AM
westward to the valley lands, ar
planning all their operations SO the
can keep the engagement, "Mee
me at the fair" While these men
the mountains are bringing in the1
widest horses to put on bevies Q
bucking bronchos and relay races
the men of the valley are assemblin
products to prove the truth OF thei
! motto. "Better bulls, bucks an
boars build better bank balances.
Real Indian Fight
The first event of the opening da
will be parade Of Indians and COW
boys in frontier attire, and this WI
r be followed by an attack on an EN-
t grant party and an Indian fight l
: front of the grandstand that wi
4 bring 5000 people to their feet at
8 leap, These events will be put 0
4 by the famous Ralph Dixey, Sht
J. shone leader of the Indian peopl
and director of frontier events thru
out the fair.
Each day will witness an India
and cowboy parade, and each da
will witness a balloon ascension an
: the balloonist will leap from IL
heavens and then catch himself wit
i parachute, the parachute will co
9 lapse, he will then open a secon
parachute that will check his ia
: and collapse and then open a thll
one that will break his fall.
9 Tuesday will be Poeatello day an
J. in the evening there will be a pri'
fight in a great ringside erected
!, front of the grandstand; Wedne
u day will be children's day and melt
IS day when 1000 water melons fro
; the big 400-acre melon patch
Q Obermeyer Brothers, the mel!
l. kings at Emmett, Idaho. In Il
a afternoon there will be a great tr
le dance for the children and graz
II display Of fireworks in the evenin
Thursday will be Bonneville d'
's and Bonneville county will arrive
g body headed by their own bal
% and will parade the streets and Il
G. grounds, the guests of honor. The
y will be a great outdoor free dan
in the evening and there will be
lay concerts by the Pocatello al
y Shelley-Idaho Falls bands.