Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-10-13

Viewed both from point of interest
taken attendance and financially
Boundary County's second annual fair,
held last Thursday, Friday and Satur
day, was a success considerably be-
yond expectations.
Everyone wanted the fair to be a
success, and the management was not
refused when time and financial aid
was asked of the people. The attend
ance this year was at least third
larger than that of last year. The
weather was ideal and the crowds that
thronged the fair grounds and build
ings on Friday and Saturday seemed
to be having a thorough good time
The directors of the fair association
have issued checks in payment of all
premiums and all claims for supplies
furnished and for labor are being paid
as fast as presented. All bills are not
yet in but the directors believe that
they will be able to pay every bill and
still have money with which to pay
most of the cost of the new exhibition
building. The new building a sub
stantial one but it was quite evident
this year that larger quarters will
have to be provided for the next fair.
The dances held each night of the fair
were we'll patronized but the floor was
not large enough to accommodate the
crowds. These dances proved a fl
nancial success under the manage
ment of Gus Riefsteck. Bush's or
chestra furnished the music.
It would be hard to say that any
one division of exhibits was favored
above another by the interest of those
! "a i -. f,s. I,. rfn nnIy 13xyf
sion there were many more entries
than last year and a far better ex-
hibit but the same was true of every
other division. The exhibit in the
fruit department was so much larger
than that of last year as to cause
comment and the display was of a size
and quality that would have done
credit to much larger fruit growing
districts than Boundary county.
The culinary and needlework de-
partments made a wonderful showing
and of course the interest of the
women of the county centered in these
two departments and there was some
keen rivalry for first and second
prizes.
The poultry exhibit was not as large
as it should have been but this is ex-
planned by the fact that many people
thought that they must make pens in
which to exhibit their chickens. The
field and garden exhibits were les
sened on account of the early frost
this year, Boundary county having
suffered from cold wave which
swept the country several weeks ago.
The school children took a great
deal of interest in the display made
by the pupils of the common school
districts. The exhibit from the Bon
ners Ferry high school manual train
ing and domestic science department
was not as large as that of last year
but the excellence and variety caused
a great deal of favorable comment.
The exhibit of the art department of
the local schools was most attractive
and if possible, was even better than
that of last year.
Judging of the exhibits took place
Friday morning, Prof. Vincent, of the
University of Idaho at Moscow, judg-
ing the fruit, grains and grasses and
field and garden vegetables as well as
selecting the winners of the sweep
stakes and best farm booth displays.
} Gene Campbell and Lester Plato were
: the judges of the stock exhibits and
Miss Hollier, head of the domestic
science department of the Bonners
Ferry schools, judged the culinary and
| needlework exhibits. In the fruit de-
partment Prof. Vincent considered
J commercial qualities of the fruit dis
; played and the packing of the fruit
} in making the awards.
The grand sweepstakes prize for the
; best and largest exhibit from any one
farm in Boundary county, was award
< ed to Wyman Hoagland. The second
: prize was awarded to o. H. Campbell
| and the third prize to w H. Heide-
: man.
The first prize for the best farm
/ booth display was awarded to w. H
2 Heideman; second prize went to VIM
Mas and third prize to o. H. Camp
) bell The farm booth displays were
: all attractive and a wonderful show
g ing was made of the quality and va
D riety of all kinds of produce which car
Y and is being raised on Boundary coun
} ty farms.
r The baby exhibit which took place
D Saturday afternoon, was supervised
i by Miss Carleton, county Red Gross
t nurse There were some 20 entries
Y for this contest and the Judging wal
{ job that no one could be blamed
S for wanting to side-step. In this con
: test the first prize was awarded Eliz
S abeth Alexander the 10 months oil,
e baby of Mr. and Mrs. r. E. Alexander
= second prize was awarded to Alber
y Johnson, the seven months old baD,
+ of Mr.. and Mrs J. Johnson; thir,
+ prize was awarded 10 Dorothy Bucher
s the five weeks old baby of Mr.. AM
d Mrs Louis Bucher.
r Many parents took advantage of tn
e opportunity to secure a free medica
l. examination of their children at tn
!" Red Cross booth in the fair ground