Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-09-28
COMMERCIAL
CLUB MEETS
ALL MEMBERS URGED TO GIVE
MORAL AND FINANCIAL SUP
PORT TO COUNTY FAIR.
TO PLACE SIGNS ON THE ROADS
Test Dairy Cows Where Milk is Being
Sold in City.

A good representation of business
men We're in attendance at the weekly
dinner of the Kootenai Valley Com
mercial club held at the International
| Hotel Monday evening and a splendid
meeting was enjoyed. Discussion Of
the coming county fair took over a
large part of the meeting and it was
decided to put up a purse for derby
race TO be run on the track at the
fairgrounds on Friday, Oct. 6. The
purse is to be made up among the
business houses and will go to the
winner of the race
The question of closing the local
stores for one afternoon during the
fair was brought up. Friday was de-
cided as the logical day for closing.
The Creston baseball team will be
here on that day and large crowd is
expected at the fairgrounds.
In speaking ON the financial status
of the fair, l.. N. Brown, a member of
the fair association, said that the peo-
pie of Bonners Ferry should back the
sale of fair dance tickets. which also
carry coupons good for a chance on
the Dodge car to be given away the
last day of the fair. "The sale of
these tickets said Mr. Brown, will
be our main source of income this
year. Last year donations were re-
ceived to the amount of close to $1,000
while this year the donations are only
about $3.50. So we are depending on
the sale of the tickets to put us in the
clear. To date about $500 worth of
the tickets have been sold-and we
need to sell about $500 worth before
any profit Will be realized Our ex-
penses for the fair will run between
$1,000 and $1700, and we would like
to dispose of enough tickets to pay
this amount which can be done if
everyone Will buy and boost"
Mr.. Brown also said that the men,
bers of the fair association are
anxious to get al the amusements
possible at the fair and will welcome
any help from local citizens in putting
on special attractions
II was made known at the meeting
that the Creston, b. c., Commercial
club is planning TO send display of
fruit and other produce to the fair
providing arrangements can be made
with the customs officers regarding
the duty. A large crowd of Creston
people is expected to be here Friday
to witness the ball game.
George Causton stated that the Boy
Scouts were planning to take part in
the athletic sports at the fair and that
good representation of Scouts from
the Bonner Boundary council could
be looked for. Owing to the fact that
practically all of the Scouts are at
tending school, the Scout activities
at the fair will be confined to Satur-
day, the closing day
A matter of Importance under dis
cussion was the placing of signs at
the various crossroads near Bonners
Ferry Several business men ex-
pressed an opinion that signs should
he put up directing tourists to points
of interest in the county. The matter
was finally referred to the clubs pub
licity committee with instructions to
have the signs placed if they say fit.
Under the head of unfinished bust
ness the matter of testing dairy cows
furnishing milk to city consumers
was brought up. Discussion brought
out the fact that tests had been made
last year and no cases of tuberculosis
were found among the herds contrib
uting TO the local milk supply.