Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-10
CROWDS THR0NC
ELKS' FAIR ON
OPENING NIGHT
Farm Exhibits a Feature i'm
Addition to Program of
Merrymaking.

Nine hundred persons invaded the
Elks temple Thursday night for the
opening of the Elks' county fair, an
event which eQualed the predictions
of the committee in charge as an en-
tertainment event of the Elks' year.
The fair will continue tonight and Sat
urday. with a matinee Saturday aft
ernOon.
Although the exhibit rooms drew the
admiration of those attending the fair,
it was the Mardi Gras of the big mid
way that held the throng of merry
makers through a large part of the
evening. The games of skill in which
experts showed what science and train
ing can do. took a minor place In COM
petition with the number of feature
events offered the spectators, lnclud-
ing the style show and he boxing
event. The models in the style show.
despite heavy coats of rouge q pow
der, showed potetial boards that even
close shaving could not entirely curb:
Some of the young girl models showed
a pronounced likeness to. prominent
members Oh the ElhS iou6c.
Bones Wins Bout
Bones Hartzell, professional clown
was the winner in q sensational box
ing bout-Bones vs.. Nobody, a one
man bout. The fight went II sensa-
tional rounds with Bones taking ey-
cry round.
Members of the legal fraternity,
merchants, doctors and lawyers held
the place of bankers at the booths that
lined the midway. They offered as
the prize of skill, innumerable articles.
In the exhibit room on the third
floor of the building, the Cascade
County Vegetable Growers association
members held a large part Of the space
in an exhibit of winter vegetables. Two
huge pumpkins entered by Josephine
McCIintock, age &, were prominent
among the entries. Among the prize
winners among the vegetable exhib-
itors were Nick Poncelet, f. b. Leach,
Harry Boecher, James Boella. Fritz
Roll. Frank McPheter. Florists exhl-
bits were entered by Frantz and Eel
den.
Some of Cascade county's winning ex-
hibits at the state fair in grain and
forage were shown, under the direc-
ton of County Agent T. E. MacSpad-
den. The cups won by the county were
the center about which the exhibit
was grouped.
Cascade County First
In connection with the exhibit it was
announced that Cascade county stood
an easy first among the prize winning
counties of the state.
Out of a possible 800 points, Cas-
cade county led the counties Of the
| state in places won at the state fair
this year with a margin of 100 points
over its nearest competitor, Ravalii
county. according TO figures compiled
by the state college extension service
The score of Cascade county was
395.4 6 points; Ravalli county 291. 81
Richland, 2O7.50: Fergus, 1888;
stiIlwatas, 1000; Madison, 1918;
Flathead, 1874; Lewis and Clark
1923; Blaine, 1854; Gallatin,
1864: Sanders. 71.2; Carter, 1856.
OF the five divisions, grain, forage.
Potatoes, Corn and Vegetables, Cas-
eade county placed first III three di-
| visions and third in the other two.
For this evenings program. there
will be several new features introduc-
ed by Sam Barnhardt, general mana
ger of the Elks' fair. The "hick'
| band. which played throughout Thurs
| day evening, will again provide music
and some new sports will be added tc
| the midway. A bearded lady has beer
| obtained and Bones will have some
| new stunts in his part of the program