The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-08-08


bureau building or agricultural
building is to be or whatever is to be
built on it. Then the remaining
space is to be mapped for trees and
shrubs with grass, and these things
can be growing while we reach con-
illusions and get the money for the
building. Some Of the folks who
have looked it over and studied the
surroundings are getting warmed up
at the prospects of the beautiful
figure 1t will make when developed
there between the two main thoro-
fares. 1t is important that this con-
spicuous wedge IN the line Of tourist
travel shall be carefully planned
with just enough shade and not too
much, for we western folks have a
habit of drowning everything in
shade and making it impossible to
grow anything else. The men back
Of this triangle decoration are talk
ing Of walnut trees, weeping birch
and weeping willows, mountain ash,
arbor vitae and other rare trees that
enrich landscape without choking
it. 1t has been remarked that it is
desirable to have something of slow
growth that will stay near the earth
and let the sun shine in, so when
flower beds are added, they will
brighten it up and give 1t the line
touch of civilization to balance the
riot of color proposed for the fence
| row on the other side.
If anybory has fair stock they
want to turn in for use on the tri-
angle the opportunity is wide open
and the committee will accept it with
thanks.
Secretary e. J. Fjeldsted has Sc
cured the services of the Samms
orchestra of Pocatello for the four
days of the fair. 1t consists OF
eighteen pieces and they will play
during the day and the evening, en-
PERTAINING the crowds on the streets
in the morning. The plan is to have
many kind of amusements at the
fair grounds in the evenings and
make it the great playground fo1
everything.
The people Of the Aberdeen country
are going to have meeting at the
Hotel Bingham on Wednesday al
noon and they will talk and plan fol
the fair over the dinner tables. II
is to be held under the auspices Of
the Aberdeen Commercial club and
Secretary Fjeldsted and Editor
Thego will go down from Blackfoot
for the occasion.
There are to be some Roman races
at the fair next month, put on by
cavalry men. They are training two
teams for it now, and the cavalry
| horses are taking to it nicely. There
is one pair Of animals known as Bert
and Bertha that chum together all
| the time and when you see one you
see the other. They look alike as
two peas and they seem to enjoy the
training for the Roman race. They
are tied together with the halter
strap and the rider stands up on
their backs, going round and round
the race track and the horses seem
to take pride in keeping exactly even
| and carrying their rider swinging
high and smooth. Sergeant Brill
Sergeant Clarence Taylor are the
| riders IN training, ana IL IS pre-
dicted that these exhibitions will
make Rome howl again.
Mrs. Byrd Trego and Captain w
C. Allen are reviving the idea of the
tournament, and the cavalry boys
may put it on tho it is doubtful II
they will have the armor or uniform
of We olden times. The tournament
is species of contest that originated
in the tenth century and was a very
popular sport until near the end o.
the sixteenth century when it fel
into disfavor when Phillip II o.
England was killed in it. In 1885
it was put on again in England amit
| great enjoyment and was adopted
and adapted to modern usage il
Virginia, where it fourished for twt
or three generations.
Harrison Mcknight made the tril
with the potato inspection of Ashton
and st. Anthony the last of the weel
and reports that one carload of live
stock will come from st. Anthem,
to the Blackfoot fair, and a humble
of exhibitors at Rigby and Duboi
are trying to arrange to come.