Arizona republican., 1921-11-16
FAIR THIS WEEK IS ID BE GREAT EVENT
 IN LEH| HISTORY

MESA. Nov. 15-Plans for the Lehi fair to be held on Friday and Sat urday of this week are rounding into shape with more attractive fea- lures for the two day program being added daily. Governor Campbell Tuesday notified the fair committee of his acceptance of their invitation to visit the fair. He will attend Fri day afternoon, being the principal speaker on the days program.
 The fair marks probably the big gest event Lehfs history and all res idents of the community are contrf- outing their time and money to make it a success. School will be dis missed on Thursday night and Fri day and Saturday will be given to the fair as holidays by the entire dis trict.
 Work was in progress Tuesday erecting the booths and display tables for the exhibits. All of the lumber for the work is being loaned by the J. D. Halstead Lumber company.
 The two day, program Is to be opened Friday morning at 10 o'clock when the bicycle race is run from Mesa to the Lehi school house. The entrants will start in their cross country run from Monrad's bicycle SflOp. 4DG Ic&4I VII OPSAA e@S ~%-N ~N~---N time.
 For Friday afternoon an interest ing program of speaking has been arranged. In addition to Governor Campbell there will be present pr. R. J. flight, state vetinarian. Don C. Mote, state entomologist, and Joseph E. Robinson. deputy state dairy com missioner The exhibits at the fair will be open morning. afternoon and evening, and there will be no charge for any of the events except the en- tertainment numbers of boxing and dancing in the evening.
 The exhibit committee announced Tuesday that all exhibits of vege- tables and fruits must be in by 6 o'clock Thursday night Vegetables should be exhibited in punches of and fruits in lots of 5.
 Corn should be exhibited 10 ears to the lot and 3 stalks. 10 heads of grain sorghum of stalks. Sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes and stringed beans are also to be exhibited.
 All agricultural exhibits of grain and cotton should be in by o'clock Thursday nigAt Poultry exhibits should be in not later than 9 o'clock Friday morning.
 Prize Winning Chickens
 A lot of S c. white leghorn chick ems, four pullats and cockerel are on exhibit Tn one of the windows at the Mesa Seed and Feed company store. The chickens, which took blue ribbons at the Maricopa County Poultry exhibit in Phoenix last week, are owned by Otto Shill of Lehi. Reception for Missionary Residents of Lehi assembled in the ] chapel Tuesday night to tender a re- l ception to Fred Biggs. MT. Biggs returned Sunday night frim North Carolina where he had been on a | mission for the L. D. s. church for | the last two years
 Dokies Coming November 14 At the meeting of the Knights of Pythias lodge on Monday night ar engagements were made for a D. O. O.. K. ceremonial in Mesa on Monday December II. Dokies from various parts of the valley were present ar ranging the meeting which promises l a number of candidates from all of the lodges. Visiting brothers of the k. P. lodge from Tempe, Chandler | and Phoenix attended the meeting Monday night. when the local order | conferred the first rank.
 Home From California l Bert Newman returned to Mesa | Tuesday morning from California | where he has been for the last month. i Death of Al Atkins | Al Atkins, railroad and road con- l tractor in Arizona for the last 21 ! years, died at the Nelson hospital 1 in Mesa Tuesday afternoon at 5 | o'clock following a lingering illness. MT. Atkins had been ill since early | summer ana was operated on last week for tumor. The ailment was | found to be cancer of the stomach | however, and the affliction was so | far advanced and in such condition that it was found by the physicians in charge impractical to operate.
 The deceased was the son of Will liam and Rachael Atkins of St George. Utah, and spent his early life in that vicinity farming and rais- ing stock. He came to Arizona 2l years ago and has been over much of 1 the state a 5 a railroad and road con- l tractor. residing for a number of | years past in North Evergreen Acres near Mesa.
 Mir. Atkins was S,narried to Mrs. 1 Lottie Merrill. and surviving him are his wife and six children, all liv- ing here. A brother from St eorge has been here since the intended op-
 eration of a week ago.
 The deceased has 3 wide circle of acouaintances over the state. who
 will regret to learn of his death He
 has been road overseer in the Mesa
 district for the past year, and was
 a member of Damon Lodge, Knights
 of Pythias of Mesa.
 Funeral services will be held
 Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock
 from the Second Ward Chapel, Bish-
 op Dana officiating.
 Enjoys Bridge Party
 Over a hundred guests were en-
 tertained by the Eastern star al l bridge in the Masonic hall Monday | evening. High score prizes were won l by Mrs Wm. Aenhennett and Ceci
 Drew while the opposite prizes went
 to Mrs. c. $. Steward and George A. Johnson Refreshments were served conclusive to the evening en-
 tertainment
 Lean Bureau Is Organized. ! The local Federal Farm Loan As
 sociation has been organized and i.
 now taking applications for loans l under the name of the Maricops 1 County National Farm Loan Asso- 1 citation. authorized by the Fedora Land Bank of Berkeley. The board | of directors of the local aSsociatiCr
 is composed of Fred R. Smith ot l Phoenix NJ Nj. CrauG2u Of Gilbert ! II. l.. Peterson of Chandler, San Cohen, A. NJ Cobb, T.. D. solomon