Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-09-13
.ALHUER COUNTY
FAIR WILL Be
A WINNER

Hitting on all six cylinders tn.
committee appointed to prepare ths
Malheur County fair program II
making progress every day Despite
the fact that they will have to keel
within a limited sum, arrangement
are being made for the preeaution oi
the most varied program ever seer
here.
The big event of the opening day
will be the barbecue, repetition OF
an event which was staged for the
first time last year, when nearly
1900 persons were well TED In the
shortest possible time. On that day
too, there will be run the first of
the series OF athletic contest be-
tween the boys of the various high
schools of Malheur, Payette and
Washington counties H. H. Har-
greaves, Ontario's new athletic
coach, assisted by Lurue Blackaby
and Sergent W. H. Abendroth, has
arranged for such events as tugs Of
war, medley relay races. sprints, and
other tests of strength and speed, in
which already enough entries have
been received to assure their sue
cess
Sergt. Abendroth has an event for
every day which will alone be worth
the price Of admission. A shoe race
to be entered by all Of the boys of
the r. 0: T. @: This even, always
one Of the big winners Of any army
field meet, consists in all Of the boys
taking off their shoes and piling
them up SO that they can be well
scrambled by the Sergeant, who then
lines up the men about SO yards
frem the pile and gives them the sig
nal to 30 and get their Own shoes
out of the pile, get them on and
properly laced before coming to at
tention. The result cSux< <tD be
imagined.
Beauty Contest
Atlantic City will not be the only
assembling place for handsome girls
this season. Right here in Ontario,
is plans well developed mature, we
will have beauty show OF our own.
Mrs Leila Oman is the head of
committee which will soon set in
motion plans for selecting the three
prettiest girls-unmarried-in each
OF the surrounding cities, for COM
petition for a series of prizes to be
awarded by Ontario merchants, after
Judges from without the city make
their selection. The prizes are go
ing to be worth while and will ma
teEiallE aid the winners in combat
ing the high cost of living during the
coming winter, Young ladies' who
would like to enter the contest will
perhaps be asked to submit their
to local judges for Sc
lection for representatives of their
town.
Cowboy Sports
9f courss, there will be big pro-
gram of cowboy sports and horse
races, the exact details of which
have not yet been worked out. but
there will be enough to give wild
west" flavor to every program and
liberal prizes will be given for the
successful contestants. The commit
tee on races has already received
proffers from owners of bucking
strings and various novelty events
for the track.
Variety, however, is going to be
the real adjective to describe the
program. There will
be something doing every minute.
That is the program adopted for the
show and will be made good.
Children's Day
Friday, the last day of the fair,
will be ehil5ren's day. Tickets will
be distributed giving free admission,
to every school child in Malheur,
Payette and Washington counties,
Far this day there will be special
events for the boys and girls and
Of all kinds for members of
boys and girls clubs, which will be
Of interest not only to the children
themselves, but to the parents as
we'll.
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