The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-08-28
New Features
In Community
Fair This Year
Usual Prizes For Exhibits
But Sports Program
Will Be, Different.
GOOD PURSES FOR
BEST ROCK DRILLERS


BEST ROCK DRILLERS
Last September the Farmers
Night turned out to be such a good
place to visit over farm problems
and to look over the products of
your neighbours ranch that the Serv-
ice Clubs are encouraged to sponsor
the meeting again this year The
lines are from a bulletin sent out
by the Commercial Club in 1887,
one year after the Farmers Night
was started with vague notions OF
what fair ought to be but with an
enthusiasm that has made the af-
fair bigger and better each year.
Chairman Charlie Powell announced
at the planning meeting last week
that the committees were receiving
favorable responses from every
quarter and that the generous con-
tributions guaranteed an excellent
set OF prizes for exhibits, the pa
rade and the sports The date has
been set for Saturday, September Is,
and the place is the original meet
ing place, the Moose hall A re-
quest has been made OF the State
Agriculture College at Bozeman to
supply a man familiar with fairs
and farm preblems. The railroads
will also be asked to send in their
agricultural experts.
The usual features OF the fair will
be stressed as in previous years
with farm, orchard and garden ex-
hibits, needlework, canned fruit,
vegetables and poultry. The live
stock department, however, will be
discontinued on account OF the lack
OF adequate display facilities. A full
list 81 the premiums will appear
later in the Western News. The
judges will include the county agent
Of Flathead County and his as
sistantS.
The parade. sponsored by the
Lions Club, promises to be larger
and more coiorfuf than ever Those
who saw the mile long procession
last year will Be on the watch for
new and novel features worked up
to compete for the SIS 90 offered in
prizes. First and second prizes OF
$500 and $1,000 will 60 to the best
decorated float, the most snowy BIZ
cycle $500. 500 and $1.O0; the
catchiest pet display, $500, $500,
$l.0O; drill team, $500, $500.
The parade will form as usual al
100 o. m. at the corner Of LOuisl-
ana and Lincoln Blvd, and will
cover the main business section Of
the town See ]. w. Farris about
your entry.
The sports this year will be I'M
der the auspices of the American
Legion. III. r. Richards and Russell
Whitefield are two of the COM
rnittee which will start the races
and keep the sports events moving
Prizes of $100 for first and Soc fol
second prizes will be awarded or
horseshoe pitching, mems foot races
same for boys under Is. The ladie:
will have speed trials for the nimblt
footed; women's and girls elope
ment sack and mother and chile
races are part of the program. Ths
traditional fat mans race will sent
several of the local heavyweight
into active training. Five dollar
will 20 to the best team on tn,
tug of-war rope. A novelty stun
will be the balloon blowing con
test. So many seconds to go and TIL
winner must have the largest blown
up balloon--unless it bursts. (
new feature and one that shoult
attract wide attention in min
ing circles is the drilling contest
Hard rock miners know what
means to "double-jack' and single
jack To the best team on tn
former the committee will awar'
$40 To the single jack champio
goes $40. Contestants must furnis
own steel in these contests. TIL
committee is also negotiating wit
the CCC camp regarding boxin
contests. All sport events will b
carried out in the street runnin
north and south past the Moos
Hall.
Concessions in the way of foo
and novelty booths are in charge {
Carleton Joughin. Call him to max
reservations.
The committee finds that, due I
the extra expense involved, it wi
not be possible to allot as niue
space in the premium list bookls
as was originally planned but eac
contributor will be given a plae
on the Honor Roll Premium lis
and entry blanks will be availab-
at all business houses or membel
of the Grange committee will /
able to provide such lists ar
blanks Service clubs cooperating
make the Fair real expression
what Libby and Troy can do in tn
are the Grange, the Farm Woman
Club, the Pine Tree Club, the Lii
by Woman's Club, the Junior Won
ems Club, the Lions, the A. F. OF
American Legion and the Rod ar
Gun Club and Libby Commerce
Club.
The evening program will be he
at the City Athletic Park under Il
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