The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-10-13

were pleased And that was the
prime objective of those wht
gave their time, money and ep-
ergy to the Third Annual Lewis
County Fair, Stock Show and
Sale, held in this city last Fri,
day and Saturday. The splendid
success achieved is sufficient
recompense for the active promo
ters, and this was made possible
by the hearty cooperation OF the
people Of our town, county and
neighbor counties, and the atten-
dance on both days of several
thousand Of them. Already the
word has been passed all along
the line that this fair, while not
the largest, was the best OF the
season in the Northwest.
A large program Of exhibits
and amusements had been lined
up and it was carried out to the
letter, with few letters added.
The weather was ideal and the
roads were in excellent condition,
and auto parties from Spokane,
Lewiston, Grangeville and most
all Of the nearer points came out
to enjoy the air. and departed
praising the fair.
An idea Of the stock exhibits
may be gathered from the fact
that more beef cattle were shown
here than at the Spokane Fair,
and in the major sports of racing
and riding the large crowds were
held at attention throughout each
session, where not an idle NOM
ent was allowed to intervene.
The large showing of pure-bred
stock-120 head of cattle and ~
head Of hogs-required addition
al buildings, and these were con-
structed and ready on the open
ing day of the fair. Fences were
built and the grounds generally
gotten in excellent shape to han
die the show, these things making
added items of expense to the
regular budget. However, in the
matter of funds the management
also demonstrated its ability tc
make a complete success of the
undertaking by being able to pay
all accruing bills and have a
small surplus.
The quality Of the stock show
is better understood when the
statements Of Prof. j. B. EIick-
man, head of the animal husband
ry department Of the idaho Uni
versity, who judged the Hereford
cattle and hogs, and Harry Q.
CranSe, one of the Northwest s
best known auctioneers, who
Judged the horses and Shorthoin,
Red Polled and Holstein cattle,
that the Hereford heifer, from
the herd Of Gus Schroeder & Son
of Fem, which was crowned jun
ior champion Of the white-faces,
and the white heifer shown by
Ed. Reed, which got the junior
champion prize in the Short-horn
class, would be very hard to beat
in any show ring among the fast
est company. In this connection
it should be noted that John.
Funke Of Cottonwood had here
several pens from his famous Pol
and China hogs, which animals
carried off the bulk of the prizes
at the Washington State Fair at
Yakima and will be shown at the
Western Royal Stock Show at
Spokane and the Pacific. Interna-
tional at Portland. And there
were many others here in his
class.
In looking over the list of prize
winners from such fine herds as
G. J. Miller s Herefords, and then
in seeing these herds, one is strik-
ingly impressed by the fact that
we have among us men who
have become big III the pure-pred
live stock game, although their
entry into it was comparatively
recent. From modest beginnings
their growth has been steady and
almost all at once we are con-
fronted with some realization and
appreciation Of its magnitude and
worth to the country.
Much could and should be writ
ten in this connection, but the ex
tensive detail this report must
carry precludes the chance oil
further prelude.
The premium awards tell their
own tale, and were as follows:
Horses.
While the horse exhibit was
limited. it was Of striking high |
and the fine specimens OF
the Shire, Percheron and Belgian