The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-30
BIG IMPROVEMENTS
| AT FAIR GROUNDS
Citizens Individually
Are Donating
$4,000

$4,000
Work is in progress at the fair
grounds, and it is being made into
thing of beauty.
The finishing touches of grading
the center field, are being put on by
L. B. White by contract that calls for
it to be leveled so it will water with
out dikes excepting at the rim of the
grounds, and they will be just as low
as can be made to control the water
and with the minimum of ponding OF
the water. 1t is expected that the
water will spread over the Geld with
out making any pools worth mention.
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The ditch has been. built and gal
vanized iron pipes conduct the water
under the race track and driveway on
the north side. The diamond has
been brought right up against the
grandstand, by the leveling Of the
tracks with the infield. No more does
the catcher at ball game have tc
watch where he is going when he is
trying to catch foul. 1t is as
smooth as a floor right up to the
grandstand. Using the race track
as part of the diamond leaves room
for grass on the field Football
teams will also have the smooth
grounds they wish and as bare as
they want it.
The Western Park
The western end of the grounds
is being made into a pretty park
with driveway around and connect
ing with the city park. The place
| where the Indian teepes were las
year is to be reserved for the teepe
and for grass and picnics. The OLE
bitches are to be filled in and new
set madet at the margin of thu
grounds. The old fence Is alread.
torn down excepting for short dis
tance on the west, and steel fence
with steel posts will be erected al
j the way along the southern border
and Virginia creepers and wild Gle
mats will be planted to climb al
over the fence, and steel shelvins
at the tip of the fence will make the
hanger for the vines over the rustic
seats.
At the east front the holes are be
ing dug for the perennial pea plant!
that are to grow up on the wover
wire fencing and bloom for abou
twenty or thirty years, beginning
with the season Of 1922. The olt
ditch bank on, the outside of th'
grounds at the east is to be made
into fine cinder walk eight fee
wide. The office that has been bull
by the cavalry troop has been painted
by them to match the rest of the nev
buildings. The old fencing material
are to be used to make a big yart
for the horses at the northern corne
by the stables, and it is being erected
by the cavalry boys.
The Plan Of Financing
The plan of financing is the on
suggested by Herman Hoffman AM
DR.. Mcfarland at Commercial clul
meeting some time ago, that tn
stockholders who are to be paid 70
their stock by the county shall waiv
the payment and have 1t turned t.
improvements designated by them
selves. A number Of them said righ
away that they would give theirs to
wards fixing up the grounds 70
pleasure. F. E. Seeger signed hi
over for the purpose of grading tn
western end and resetting tree
where they had been taken out.
For the purpose of getting the ney
steel fence, a number have signe
their stock over, and 1t will cos
about $500. w. T. England, J. R
Williams, James Duckworth, Ceci
Clark, Charlie Clark, C. s. Beebe
Anderson Lumber company, Everett
Green, Ralph Johnson, Belo Ball
Oscar Neuman, the BlackfOot Cit
Bank, are some OF the folks who hav
directed that their stock be expende'
on the fencing and grading, an
there are many others who have ex
pressed an interest in doing som
particular work yet to be decided on
For Flowers and Walks
Editor TregO mas signed over WV
of stock to be used in fixing the vie'
and the walk at the front fence alon
the Yellowstone highway. Eight
pannels Of perennial peas are t
adorn the fence, and the ditch on tn
outside OF the fence is to be trimme
up and moved q foot closer to tn
fence and the banks made regular
The eastern bank Of the ditch Is to b
leveled down as nearly as possible o
| a level with the curbing and tn
I'water line, made smooth like side
walk and covered with cinder and
topping Of sand, making walk eigh
feet wide the full length of the fail
grounds and far enough to c0nnet
with the macadam road above whic
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