Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-09-28
FAIR PLANS
Are COMPLETED
LARGER AND BETTER EXHIBITS
EXPECTED AT ANNUAL FAIR
OCTOBER 5-s-7.
AMUSEMENT FOR OLD AND YOUNG
Over Sl200 TO Be Given Away in
Premiums and Purses.

All arrangements are complete fOr
the annual Boundary county fair to
be held at the fair grounds west of
Bonners Ferry on October 8, 6 and z
and if fair weather prevails there is
no question but that the exhibits and
attendance will be greater this year
than ever before.
President Campbell of the fair as
sociation, states that the farmers and
fruit growers of this county have pro-
duced larger and better crops than
ever before. The fall haying is we'll
along and the farmers generally are
planning to attend the fair and to
bring in exhibits.
For the first time in the history of
he county fair a display will be
brought here from the fruit growing
district surrounding Creston, b. C.
The Creston people have space re-
served for the display of at least %
boxes of apples. Local fruit growers
will endeavor to show that the fruit of
our own district is superior to that
of any surrounding district.
A number of the prominent farmers
of the county are planning to make
farm booth displays. These displays
in past years have been most interest
ing and have proven the success of
diversified farming.
This year the fair association is Off
ering 81 600 in cash prizes. Sweep
stakes prizes are offered in each de-
Dartment A. ID. Welch is superinten-
dent of the horse exhibit; George Irv-
ing is superintendent of the cattle de-
partment; j. z Dunn is superinten
dent OF the hog department; John
Kuhn is superintendent of the poul
try department. ]. J. Kindschuh is
superintendent of the sheep depart
ment; j. r. Wiley is head of the fruit
division j. j. Kindschuh is head of
the grains and grasses department;
H. l.. Shively is the head of the field
and garden vegetable department;
Mrs. E. e. Saunders, Mrs w o. Rose
baugh and Mrs. c. w King are in
charge of the exhibits in the culinary
department; Mrs. A. H. White, Mrs.
F. Northug and Mrs. I. S. Kerr are
in charge of the needlework exhibit
and Mrs Caroline W. Flood is in
charge of the county school displays.
Secretary L. N. Brown has just con-
cluded arrangements to bring the An
derson Amusement Company here for
the fair and this company has agreed
to furnish six or more attractions for
the amusement of fair visitors.
The Walden band will furnish mu-
sic at the fair grounds and give street
concerts each day of the fair. The
afternoon of the first day of the fair
there will be ball game between the
Naples team and the Bonners Ferry
team for a purse of SIS. On Friday
afternoon the Creston, B. c., and Bon
ners Ferry ball teams will cross bats
for a purse of $125 On Saturday
afternoon horse racing will be feat
ured and number of fast horses are
to be brought here to take part in the
races.
Boy Scouts will give exhibitions
daily at the fair grounds and it is
possible that a football game will be
played one afternoon. There will be
dancing at the fair pavilion each night
and on Saturday night the drawing for
the 1922 five-passenger Dodge touring
car, being given away free by the fair
association, will take place at the fair
grounds.
The directors of the fair association
believe that they have arranged an
amusement program that is better
than any ever before presented. The
floor of the main building on the fair
grounds is being repaired and put in
first class shape for the use of the
dancers. Bush's orchestra will furnish
the music.
The fair association has also ar
ranged for the conducting of auction
sales each day of the fair providing
the farmers have stock, farm produce
or farm implements they wish to dis
pose of and will bring them to the
fair grounds. Auctioneer l. Causton
has volunteered mis- services.
On Saturday afternoon, in addition
to the horse racing and other attrac-
tions, there will be a ball game be-
tween the Standpoint and Bonners Fer
ny Boy Scout teams. These teams are
evenly matched and play fast ball.
In previous games the Bonners Ferry
Scouts have been victorious.
Secretary Brown states .that there
will probably be a number of special
prizes offered this year which are not
printed in the premium list. Mr.. Phyle
has offered to pay $500 cash for the
best six cans of fruit exhibited at the
fair and it is possible that similar Of
fers in other departments Will be
made.
The complete program for the three
days of the fair is published in an
other column of this paper
Causton Buys Main Street Property
A deal was concluded this week