The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-08-04
Wild West Stunts
Wanted For Fair
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greatest abundance. He says we ar
doing what the people of Kimberley
South Africa did before the dis
monds were recognized when child
rem used to play in the the street
and In the camps and use diamond
for playthings not knowing the
were valuable. People were poor an,
greatly in need Of attractions an,
markets and money and finally wok
up to the fact that all they needle,
to do was to gather up what inter
ested the children and polish then
and the wealth Of the world was q
their command. When Kimberle,
went to polishing its diamonds 1t hat
plenty of fun and excitement ant
plenty Of markets and money.
| In our own county the children lik,
to tinker with ropes and saddles ant
we have plenty Of cowboys who car
Guido the world in cowboy stunts
and we are striving in the direction
OF straight running races and trOtt.
ing races such as the older states
abound in and they in turn are will.
ing to spend their money lavishly tc
see wild west stunts. He speaks OF
New York City expending $4,000
in an effort to assemble some wild
west entertainment and they will
find 1t very difficult to get them. We
have the men and other materials
and they are so full Of 1t that they
get together on the ranches and
spend their Sundays and holidays
doing the stunts to amuse themselves
and each other, without an audience
and we do not weave them into our
fair programs with sufficient purses
to enable them to make the fun Self
supporting for them. He thinks the
entertainment committee are re-
sponsive and will get what the people
want II people will only speak up and
express their interest.
Mr.. Price says he thinks Josh
Billings sounded keynote for all of
us when he said he liked to 60 to a
good old county fair and drink red
lemonade and cape at all kinds of
exhibits; spend an hour or two
studying exhibits that interested
him, spend some more time admiring
things he was not interested in,
watch all the sports while they are
being put on and then spend quite a
bit Of time among the takers just
having right good time. OF course
a FELLOW loses a dollar now and then
by throwing or by thinking the peb-
BILE is where it amt, but If he has
been out on the farm long time and
hasn't seen any new wrinkles for a
while he rather enjoys paying rea-
sonable amount for information con-
corning pebbles and things and a
woman wants to have her fortune
told today to see how 1t is running
and again tomorrow to see If fortune
is tickle or changable. A man likes
to blow little about what he can
do and then when he makes bad
throws he enjoys seeing how little
he gets out of it. 1t is all in the
days fun and the moralists don't
need to take things too seriously.
The money will keep circulating and
everybody gets crack at 1t.
But to get back again to cowboy
stunts says Mr.. Price, there isn't
in the county who would
lot enjoy seeing band Of our wild
indians or our wild cowboys doing
ONE scouting and chasing one an
ther with horses and guns and
lank cartridges, Or holding up our
Id stage coach that is resting in
ne horse barn at the fairgrounds
onging for some of its old-time ex-
eriences on the road. Why not
reat us all like children and give us
ONE of that kind Of stuff to 60 crazy
yer just for fair week." II
So says Farley and so say lots of
s. In the words of Jack Rogers,
What do YOU say!"