The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-10-09
NORTH IDAHO CLUBFAIR
Judging Teams Selected for Portland
and Armour and Montgomery
Ward Contestants Named for
North Idaho.

About rs boys and girls represent
ing seven counties of North Idaho
were present at the District Boys and
Girls Clubs Fair held at Nezperce,
October 2, 8, and 4th. A very attrac-
tive premium list for this department
of the fair was inducive to many en-
tries in the various phases whore
awards were made. All departments of
Club work were represented consist
ling of livestock, agronomy, horticuI-
ture, poultry, sewing, canning and
baking. 1t is estimated that the boys
and girls carried off approximately
$500 in prizes In addition to this,
many of the young people were sue
cessful competitors in the open classes
where Dad and big brother were
forced to take the red or white ribbon
and let the youngsters walk off with
the blue.
Competition in all classes was keen,
In the livestock judging contest there
were thirty entries. Teams represent
/ ing six counties competed for the hon
or of representing North Idaho at the
Pacific International Live Stock Show
at Portland the first week in Novem-
Der. Fifty dollars was awarded the
winning team toward defraying its ex
penses to Portland. The results of this
contest were as follows; First, Latah
county with 1904 points; second, Lew
is county, 1015; third, Benewah coun-
ty, 1915; fourth, Kootenai county,
944; fifth, Idaho county, OLA; and
Nezperce county, 681 points. The
championship Latah county live stock
judging team is composed of Ardie
Gustafson, Leslie Mix, and Albert
Roster, all of Moscow.
In the Home Economics division the
Nezperce team composed Of Dorothy
Roupe and Charlotte Hoffman were
selected to represent North Idaho in
canning, judging, and demonstration
work. They scored the highest mum
ber of points of any team competing
in the home economies demonstrations.
Doris Griffith and Norma Howe Of
Plummer received second, and Feru
Spencer and Hazel Ring OF Grange
Vile, third. Virginia and Juanitn
Hereford of Plummer were awarded
first place in the baking demonstra-
ton. The three girls whose records
will be submitted to represent North
Idaho in the Montgomery Ward con-
test were Dorothy Roupe, Nezperce;
Doris Griffith, Plummer; and Fern
Spencer, Grangeville. The final win
ner in this is awarded trip to Chi
cago by Montgomery Ward for the
purpose of attending the international
Live Stock Exposition.
Winners of special prizes which in
cluded the best judges in the various
classes Of livestock, best crops demon
stration, and showing and fitting OF
livestock were as follows: Swine, AL
fred Funke, Cottonwood; Sheep, Ar
thur Beaudreau, Plummer; Dairy,
Ralph Olmstead, Plummer; Poultry,
Elmer Thorsen, Nezperce; Beef, Ralph
Magnuson, Coeur d'Alene, Louis
seims, Nezperce, Albert Roster and
Ardie Gustafson, Moscow, and fitting
Of livestock, Boyd Martin, Nezperce.
The large number of people who
witnessed these contests and who
came to look at the Club exhibits was
very pleasing to the Club members.
The Lewis County Fair Association
did everything possible for the enter
tainment of the young people, and
their cooperation was a great asset in
putting over a successful fair. The
last evening the Club members were
given banquet by the Fair Associa-
ton at which time a telegram from
Governor G. G. Moore was read com
plimenting the young people upon the
excellence of their work.
r. E. Everly, District Club Agent
of North Idaho, was in charge Of the
Club department and the following
members of the University of idaho
Extension Service were in charge of
Judging and demonstrations: J. Fl.
Rearden, G. w. Hickman, II. w. HUI
bert, Miss Katherine Jensen and Miss
Clara Cowgirl.
Phil LANCER and Frank johnson are
to move away and will have