Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1924-09-11

rr,.s oil arrangements complete fol
So W." oneping of the Idaho county ran
ine O Monday. the committees and de
neas a ont managers handling this
pi .,s exhibition are marking time oy
!sa tho weekend, all set and prepared
y !. 81 stoging Idaho County's biggest
W. S1w AZ the grounds everything has
~" mt in ship-shape. The race
. ssI has been regarded and the re
u sut rains contributed by packing
tbe ground firmly.
so arena and grounds have been
.asned ND: barns, halls and grand
Isnds repaired, fence rearranged, and
avarvthing pertaining to the equipment
carefully gone over.
large platform is being erected in
,,ont Of the grandstand on which will
~ staged the stellar attractions that
have been secured for this years en-
tprtainment. First and foremost a,
mong these are the Aerial Thompsons
bigb fight wire performers, who are
Is Of home on a tight wire suspended
between the tops of two sky-scrapers
as the ordinary person is at the din
nor table. The chances these people
take nuts this act in the class that
audiences sometimes hardly dare to
lOok at and yet don't want to miss
Another performer with this troupe
stages clown cmedy act on the same
wire taking such chances that the
amazing thing is that he is still Nv
ng and healthy. The Thompsons,
who come to Grangeville direct from
the California state fair, not con-
tent with a wire suspended between
two ordinary telephone poles, but In
sisted that the fair management have
poles spliced together so that they
could perform at a more satisfactory
altitude.
The entertainment program Is varied
and covers a wide range Of features,
including daring trapeze performan-
ces, comedy clown stunts, tight wire
walking and death-defying aerial acts
trick riding and roping, slack wire
walking, dog and pony acts, animal
representations and a comedy aut0m0-
bile acrobatic act. Several Of these
acts are playing only the important
coast fairs and will not be seen at
any of the other inland shows. The
committee In charge Of the entertain
ment features has compared its pro-
gram for next weeks show with the
program Of the two big inland fairs
that have already been held, and does
not hesitate to express confidence that
the Idaho county fair, from the stand
point Of entertainment, will have the
edge on any of them.
The Cantrell relay and race strings
running this week at the lewiston
iair and which participated in the Spo-
Kane races the previous week will ship
% Grangeville Sunday, and be on hand
ior the first race the following after
noon. With 16 horses In this outfit
ana the possibility Of another big
strlng shipping from Lewiston to
Grangeyille, as well as a number of 10.
cal entries, there promises to be some
Ol the fastest track events the local
course has ever witnessed.
Inc afternoon shows at the fair
grounds will commence promptly at 2
yclock. The general admission charge
Wis s year has been reduced to fifty
tents which will admit visitors to the
sAniolts and the big afternoon show,
ttueiualng the races and the free at
:. mae'lons. Children under II and ov-
r. f. . years of age will be charged TWEEN
~, wrnse cents, and children under 6
1ni pass in free with their parents.
~ extra charge of fifty cents will be