The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-11-15
HOVER TO HAVE
REGULAR FAIR
Thanksgiving Day to be
Made Memorable One in
Lower Valley Town

The people Of Hover are going to
spring an innovation in this commun-
ity by holding an agricultural fail
Thanksgiving day There will be at
fractions morning, afternoon and
evening, with a free basket Thanks
giving dinner at 2 p. m. The pre-
MUM list is as complete as that OF
the fall fair in Kennewick. There
will be no admission charge and no
entrance fee for exhibitors.
The following contests will be held
at $3.50 a. m. with special prizes
awarded to the winner of each-boS
making contest, nail driving contest
pie eating contest, apple packing con-
test, sewing, tug-of-war, town against
school, sack race, horse shoe pitching
and skirt race. In the evening there
will be a free musical and speaking
program.
In the agricultural section under
the supervision of John Cochran
awards will be made for the best six
tomatoes, ten potatoes six ears yellow
and six white Dent corn, six ears pop
corn, six ears sweet corn, biggest
pumpkin,> biggest squash, best vege-
table display, six onions, six turnips,
six beets, six parsnips, six carrots,
six asparagus crowns, best display Of
honey in comb, strained honey, dish
of strawberries, half bushel Turkey
Red and any other variety of wheat.
In the fruit section directed by VIM
Mills, awards will be made for best
plate Of Jonathans, Winter Bananas,
Winesaps, Delicious, Yellow Newtons,
Rome Beauties, any kind Of peaches,
cantaloupes.
The livestock division is under the
direction of Lee Powell. Exhibitions
include aged bull, three years or over,
one year or under, bull calf, aged
COW, cow two years and under three,
yearling heifer. heifer calf, champion
aged cow Of the show, champion
heifer calf, draft team, driving
horses, saddle pony, mare and foal,
ram, ram lamb, eve, eve lamb, boar
any age, SOW any age, four pigs from
one sow, four pigs get of one sire.
C. 81. Dahlin has charge of the
poultry section. Breeds shown include
White Leghorns, White Rocks, r. 1.
Reds, Buff Cochins, White Minorcas,
Bronze Turkeys. Awards will be made
for best rooster, cockerel, hen, pullet,
and breeding pen. Awards will also
be made for rabbits, cats, dogs and
pets.
All school children will compete
in the juvenile department under
the direction of Mrs. Graft.
Awards will be made for best home
made toy, manual training exhibit by
school boy, best basketry, grades and
high school, crochet work grades and
high school, best dressed doll, lower
grades, upper grades and high school;
best dress. apron, hat, best hand or
art work in each grade and the high
school.
A colonial room booth with exhibits
of antiques will be in charge Of the
girls of the high school.
The women's department will be
sponsored by the Parent-Teachers' as
sociation, Mrs. w. F. Ashby, super
intndent Exhibits will include best
jar Of peaches, pears, prunes, plumsr
loganberries, raspberries, strawber-
ries, dew berries, tomato pickles, GU
cumber pickles, sweet or sour, onion
pickles, picked pears, peaches, beans
canned tomatoes, corn, beans, carrots,
peas, beets, asparagus, apples, jelly
apple, currant, grape; butter-peach
apple, prune; best individual display
of canned fruits.
Cooking, Mrs. C. j. Dahlin, supt.
pie, six cookies, six doughnuts. gin
gerbread, white bread, nut bread
Sewing, Mrs. Lille F. Evans, supt
oldest quilt, crocheted yoke, general
crochet work, tatting, luncheon set
bed spread, embroidery wcek, piece