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Show irai coram fliSUCCESS :rowdi at Deseret View Agricultural Agricul-tural Products, Fine Stock and Art Work. The third annual air of Millard bounty, held at Deeret four days aHt week was the mottt succeasful yet leld. both in point of attendance and n the number and character of the xhlblta. All the went side towns as well as Oak City sent excellent exhibits ex-hibits and a large number of visitors. Monday and Tuesday the weather wai stormy and disagreeable and this lessened les-sened the attendance from the east ide and not many exhibits from there were entered, although there were via itors from every settlement In th county. Wednesday, the first day ol the fair, was rather cool and then were only about 30 visitors present Governor Spry opened the fair. IN made a short talk In which he com pllmented the people on the excellen showing made. He hoped the peoph of Millard County would give a gen erous support to tbe state fair am send more of their best exhibits there He gave some good advice as to how t keep boys on the farm, urging tba they be given some stock to have fo themselves or some land for tbel own cultivation and profit He polnte out that the city offered many mor temptations than the country, and tba many city boya would be glad to g out on a farm. ', ' , While the live Btock"ahlblt wai ic large some fine . individuals r V shown. Pure bred Jersey and 1 j stein cattle, several varieties of bci and sheep, and a large number t pure bred horses of various breJ attracted the aUeBtlonoJaviwj tive visitors and showed that the pe pie of Millard County know the vain of pure bred stock and are stead!! Improving their herds. The exhibit of fruits and vegetablt was first class. Dereset bad a fir display and carried off Its share of U prizes, Richard Parker's Individu; dixplay In Uie Hinckley exhibit wi what one would expect from tl showing his garden made this summe and comprised almost every variety vegetable. It carried off the prize f the best individual display, althuuc tbe splendid display of John Lov of Oak City came a close second. Oak City did itself proud in Its dl play of fruits and vegetables and ca rled off about 23 first and secot prizes. The display of vegetabl and grain from the South Tract w a surprise to every one and showi that this new district can do as wi In these lines as the older sections the county. The South Tract peoj alao showed their enterprise by brlr Ing over a handsome float with tin exhibits, which was labeled the ag cultural ship of state and was : mired by all. I John Styler had a striking objf i lesfton in the Oaals display. It rep . sents the benefits of Irrigation on I i farm. Tbe first section of the dinpl s showed the bare land Incapable production because It was wat logged. Then came a section showl salt grass growing. Next came i growth of alfalfa after the land 5 partly drained, and finally a f growth of alfalfa seed. Drainage li changed the farm from an unprod i, live desert that would not sell for I per acre to a rich farm for which ! ; Styler would not take $H0 per acre i 11. L. Johns of Clear Lake alao 1 I an Individual exhibit of grain, v II etables and alfalfa that was a ere It to the fair and showed what that s r tlon was capable of raising. ; The art department waa housed a tent In charge of the Relief Sod i- and waa the center of interest on part of the ladies. The count y loaded 'with beautiful samples of d kinds of needle work. All the ws h sent a quilt for exhibition, but prize was won by the Deseret Re Society. They Bold It to the fair e mlttee and they raffled It off. 1 ! committee realized 133 from It i the winner was Fred Malouf. Mamie Plerson won the first prize band work. Mrs. Wm. Huff the sen nd Mrs. Fred Dewsnup the th s. The following received blue ribb s. for their display: Deret Prim e- Association. Wanda Boyack. A Hale. Stella Black. Hattle Cahc Mrs. Frank BeckvUth. MUs McClalu, Mrs. I nu. rhlll, Mrs. Grace War-nick, War-nick, Mrs. Locke, Mrs. I)ls Schoneu-btrger, Schoneu-btrger, Frank Roper, Mr. Victoria lilack, Mrs. Wanda Bunker, Mia Dora Henry, Mra. M. L. Waruick and M as Vernell Moody. The following were given red ribbons: rib-bons: Mrs. Dora Copper, Mrs. Cox, Mrs. M. K. Dumron, Martha Mace, Clara Stewart, Hannah Peternon, Hinckley Primary, Jennie Pltlno, Surah J. Hale. Mrs. H. G. Ottley, Mrs. N. S. Bishop, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Lucy Taylor, Mrs. Alice Moody, Margaret Damron, Nellie Johnson. Irish crochet from Abraham, Deseret Stake Prim ary, hand made baskets. Two carved and inlaid worn! boxes, made by Mr. Bradlleld. 7"J years old, wltli a knife also received a blue ribbon The front of the tent was ornamented , with a haiidaome blue silk velvet ban . ner trimmed with gold and sllvei ; fringe and lettered with orange sill , made by Mrs. Frank Copenlng anc . prenented to the Stake Relief Society , The exhibits were all donated am f before the fair closed nearly every , thing had been sold. Ten per cent o the receipts were given to the fal l committee and ten per cent to th . Stake Relief Society. The things n I malnlng unsold go back to the ward e contributing them. Tbe Judges In th art department were Miss Snow c j tbe Academy, Mrs. Joseph Welch an , Miss Lille Thompson of 8ciplo. 0 There were 19 babies entered In th X baby contest, and of course ever r mother was Interested in that The r were a pretty and healthy looking U d of cherubs, but Mrs. Kd Bishops twi e ear-old baby blrl waa declared tli lt winner of tbe 110 prize by Myrc Crandall of Salt Lake and J. Hogue Nephl, who were the Judges. ,'t ,'?It was expected that tbe 1100 prl: . lying up for the winner of the bai lJ ball game would draw out a numb , of clubs, but the West Delta and D ,f' eret eams were the only coinpe lg tore and tbe purse was easily won 1 J taJioiojteai9, In two, game. L .T The races eadi "fNrfioon -proved Ie very Interesting feature and tl I, grand stand and track side we filled with excited spectators. T! ,g track was In first class condition, ai ,e while no records were broken evei ie body got their money's worth. Tl al fair was continued over Saturday, ai u the feature of that afternoon was t: ,e race between Pete Nelson's mare r Leamington and PaxtotVa black 0'f Kanoah. Nelson's mare won by hi jr a head In 1 : 154. three-quarters of ,n mile. Considerable money chang ",. hands on this event The Indian War Veterans had l. camp at tbe fair and on Thursd ir. forenoon they marched to the me 1(1 Ing house and had an interesting p eg gram of speeches, songs, etc. Thlr as five were In the parade. In the ev. vq Ing they had a campflre on I eU grounds where the old veterans of dulged In story telling, speech lIa songs and dancing. lg. Bishop a Wallace Co. had the o ,ir commercial display on the groin r). and their exhibit of sporting goods traded the young fellows, althoi perhaps the pretty lady attenda ,t.t were the chief attractions. In the i re fie they conducted Fred Dewsnup v ,! the Remington shot gun with No. ay Bob Roblnnon with No. 33 won of Winchester sho tgun. and John r. noon drew the pistol with No. 37. lg It was expected that CJuistoffer a the air man would be down to ft a an exhibition of flying with bis a uJ plane, but be failed to carry out mi contract, and while It was someth uc. of a disappointment it would hat (20 have been worth the $230 It w k,"r have cost. Tbe people found pj of entertainment without him. ia4 The attendance the first day ,.g. about 300, the second and third d (jlt It was between 1.000 and 1.100, and f,c. Saturday about 430 were pre $To0 was paid In prizes and the i in receipts amounted to about t ply While the receipts will hardly re the the amount of expenditures they ,.r, more than was expected. Had ,11 first day been as pleasant at the rj, of tbe week the fair committee tbe have bad money ahead, lief Tbe executive committee In chi Dm- of the fair consisted of W. R. Bi Hie president; II. 8. Gaboon, vlcepi ind dent; Oscar Warnlck. secretary tr Irs. urer; N. 1 Peterson and Angus for red. They deserve a grest shan ond the credit for the success of the : Irt. From the lime the fair was first ons elded upon they have worked day ary night They were able to enlist ana services of every worker la Den xa. and over 12,000 In labor was conn |