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Show VOL. II. VERNAL, UINTAH COUNTY, UTAH, OCTOBER, 1925. NO. 10. Vernal Second Ward Booth displayed at Uintah County Fair, which took first prize in Artistic NO. 2 Patsy Shavanaux, Indian boy from Fort Duchesne, and his arrangement and number of awards. NO. 3 Cotswold exhibited at Uintah County Fair by C. II. Hartman of Mt. champion garden exhibit. A picture of Emmons, Duchesne County. NO. 4 Greatest individual melon display by George Slaugli. the Grand Champion Rambouillet Ram of the Uintah County Fair, owned by John N. Davis and Sons will be printed in our next issue. NO. 5 Rambouillet Ram exhibited by S. Iv. Daniels of Mt. Emmons. NO. 1 And Better Thao Ever Uintah Fair The Uintah County Fair was held Sept. 15, 16 and 17, at Vernal and without a doubt it was the most successful fair yet held in this county and the exhibits were the most attractive and well arranged ever put on display. The sports were enjoyed very muchu The horse races were very good, and the riding excellent. The auto races were looked forward to each day of the fair and the cars made some very good records. The boxing matches staged on Friday afternoon with preliminaries by Cooper vs. Dodds, Rolfe vs. Ellis, and McCurdy vs. Robertson, and the main 'match betw'een Hullinger and Peterson, which was won by the former in the second round, was well worth seeing. In the exhibit hall the exhibits were carefully arranged and were Vernal Second very attractive. ward took first place in the eastern division, Maeser, second, and Glines, Fort Duchesne took first third. place in the western division. Vernal Second ward took first prize for bset artistic booth and sweepstakes For industrial exhibits, Pack-Alla- n Coal company took first prize for most attractive advertising display, Vernal Lumber Co., 2nd, and Newton Brothers, third; Novelty display: Thorne took first, Peppard Seed Co., second, and Ashley ForEducational: Peppard est, third. Seed Co., first; Ashley Forest, secArtistic: ond, and Thorne, third. Calder Bros., first; Acorn Co., second, and Ashley Forest, third. Sweepstakes: Peppard Seed Co. The Vernal Gun club was awarded a Industrial exhibits blue ribbon. made by L. H. Woodard and Co., Lester Bingham on crea'm separaton, ors and Vernal Confectionery not were machines Maytag washing considered in this judging although they were most attractively dis- played. Words of praise for the Uintah County Fair even reached the office of Professor William Peterson, director of the Extension Service of the Utah Agricultural college, from D. P. Murray, state club leader; R. L. Wrigley, agricultural agent for Cache county; W. J. Thayne, agricultural agent for Davisi county; 0. Morris, nutrition Mrs. Sadie specialist and Afton Odell, clothing specialist, all of whom were at Vernal as judges. The boys and girls club work of the Uintah Basin already has gained state-wid- e recognition as setting work in Utah, and club for the pace state leader, D. P. Murray, says he fully expected a good showing from club members at the fair; but even then, he says, he was surprised and delighted to see how well the youngsters held up their end of the ex- - hibits. ' .' I think the best exhibit in the building was that made by girl club members, said Mr. Murray. About 230 girls exhibited in this department. and their sewing, canning and cooked foods products filled the entire space in the center of the large hall. The boys who wore in the crop clubs made some good exhibits, too; the exhibit made by the Jersey Calf club was one of the best in the livestock department, as many as fourteen club members exhibiting in a single class. Hailing from Cache county, the dairy center of the Intermountain region. County Agent Wrigley naturally was alert for every sign of quality in the dairy cattle exhibits, and he reports that lie saw plenty (Continued on Page 8) |