The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-09-24
M1ssouLA COUNTY FAIR.
The Exhibition Light but Ex-
hibits Excellent--A Heavy
Track and Slow Time.
u.e1xnIs GETTING HIS WORK IN


s,sc,,l Teiegrsn to New Northwest.
MrssouLA, September u
r,s ,rsaoula County Fair opened yesterday WIN
-, a.ugbtful weather. The attendance was gou
e.. .h. arst dav considering that farmers are sun
Tho harvest field. To-day they appeared In oonsao
sno ,o,ce with their families and the rosy cheeks
n,bt eyed lasses with their gay-coorcd nooons ~i0
very attractive - p-..,. and rae
..r ~ Rutte. Cariboo and Juno, OF Helena, Dhp
Grant a. Thomas and Mountain Chief' On
Iodoe are here More strangers are visiting INC -
mi. wear than ever To-day the entries are oohsoe
sh,e There is great deficiency In farm P'oNa'
INIT the ouality of articles shown cannot " eA'''
The g alc few fine cattle and hortes'
THE LADIES DEPARTMENT.
,.. .hovv Ia very dne-needlework Of all kihas'
Quilts and rugs, bread, cakes, preserves cut no
in great profuson, gorgeous IN color and srana ~
g.. .rch "a onIy grow In Mssoula county, are very
attractive.
HOMEGROWN FEuITs.
r,. ,,os, satifactory thing to me in the whole tair
On the one display Ut home grown fruits Tnooas
u.rr,. has thirteen varieties Of apples; Bass bDs'
ana Mr. Hartman show come OF the handsonest AP
Mas T ever saw Green gage, damson and SEVERN
other varieties Of plums in perfection. This as
nlav proyes that In few years Montana VIII rase ne
| own fruts. and It will be OF the choicest KINDS.
-" THE RAcEa
On the first day there were two. Inc nfst WEE
running lace for three year ods raised In Aissouia
county, milo dash for purse of SIS, soo 70 nfA ~"
sab TO second horse The entries were az foDows:
Byo. T. Holbrook, Sophie, ... a---ns So .-
ny o. luranIcr, maud o.
BY John Deschamps, Lowie,
<rati In ha nOala MAud second. Inc
track n heavy and the dust thick. Fast time can't be
made. The horses ran pretty well together until
the third quarter when Sophie got the lead, closely
followed by Lowlie and In winner BY about TWO
lengths. Maud third time s.Osx. The next was
| made M race between O ere IN colored horse from
Wslla WsIa and Bitter Root work horse: distance
sOOysrds money, ESQ side. Twas soon rum BUY
Boy coming in by several lengths.
GLASS BALL shooTISs,
| There were two teams called Piegans snd BIC DDS
five on each side with Ave shou each; purse GU 70
winners. Wash Mccormick was chosen captain OF
| the Pieeans and Frank worden of the Boods. NC
| Cormick led off, breaking four out OF i've oalls
/ Worden missed all his Ave, amid much laughter. lie
| had company, for Lieut.. Thompson OF the Piegans
did the same and Lieut.. Cooke Of the Bloods made
but one hit At the close Of the score the Piegan'
| had broken twelve balls and tho Bloods nine,
| SECOND DAYS RAoEs.
The first was running race, u mile dash for two
| year olds, purse, $50, all TO winner.
| Chas. Williams entered Juno,
| q Plummer entered Maud 8,
| T. Lozelle entered Bitter Root Turn,
J. Deschamps entered Lowlie.
Juno won easily In 80 seconds.
The next was trotting race, mile heats, best TWO
three, purse $500, sss5 to first and sn TO seoon
| horse. .u. H.. t...--
ST. King entered Caesar,
w, G. Murphy entered Grey Joe,
oh. johnson entered st. Thomas,
81. Thomas won In two straight heats, Grey "
second; time, a:lS and s.29.
| @#E#m TN ATTENDANCE.
| Among persons frtm sbroai are Major Mag,nna
WE. Wheeler, W. Il. Weimar and G. Williams, Heie
M; O. b. o'Bannon.Dr. W. w. higgins, Mrs. Lie
Krause, Deer Lodge; Major Roman and wife of %
Jocko Agency Mr. Laforcade, of Besrtown. N.
Kelley. Plene ", and others.
II NrsoULA, September % :.
Last evening Major Maginns spoke TO court Aoo
full OF people. HIS speech was very conservative al
was well received. Tonight he spesks at Steven
vile. = ~ NV. .. WI RELRR.