The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-22
MONTANA AT THE FAIR.
There Will Surely Be Ample Space
for the States Educational
Exhibit
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Work OF the Cowboy Artist to
Be Shown In the Montana
Building.
The Superb Mineral Dispiay-What the
Women Arc Doing : Work of
Bsaverhead Ladies.

An Official circular comes from Chicago
that will be received with Il great deal Of
pleasure by the educators of Montana. IL
Ia to the effect that the Worlds fair people
have arranged TO give the educational exhibit
all the space 1t was originally intended IL
should have. About two months ago II was
discovered that the space originally as
signed to the educational department had
been given TO the chronological, and that loft
tho educatcrs in the cold. Now that the
affair has been adjusted, the Montana peo-
pie who have interested themselves in the
educational exhibit I ON this state can go
to work with renewed viQor, knowing there
will be ample room for the display from
Montana.
Secretary Ramsay. OF the board Of
Worlds fair managers. has received two
splendid pictures from a gentleman at
Chinook. They are loaned TO the Montana
commissioners, and will be hung in the
Montana building. They are both the
wofk Of the cowboy artist Russell. One
represents an Indian village. In the fore
ground a buck aits in the opening of a tepee
smoking, while his squaw il stretching and
~pinning to the ground the hide Of an ami
NAL. The colorinR is bright and the picture
a natural one. The other represents a
buffalo aunt by redskins. 1t also ia true to
nature. The owner has refused $1,000 for
the two pictures.
The secretary also received yesterday
| nineteen boxes of grain and a sack OF ote
from Commissioner Sutherland, OF Meagher
county. Mr.. Sutherland has notified the
secretary that there are ], 400 pounds of ore
and 1000 pounds of grain at Townsend for
the Montana display. He has been re-
auested to send both lots to Helena.
There is every reason to believe that
Montana's mineral exhibit at Chicago will
equal that Of any other state exhibiting and
will be excelled by none. Chief Skif. OF
the mines and mining department, has
lone all he could for Montana. The space
assigned Colorado. MIR. Skif's WI state, ID
J next the main entrance to the building, and
Montana comes next to Colorado. The
mine owners have responded nobly to the
demands of the board of managers and the
exhibit Montana will make will be a sur
prise to tho people of the state. To Prof,
Trapbagen. of the college of Montana, has
been assigned the duty of classifying and
Cab0lORu1uR tu6 miu0EdL ulSpiby AOF eAAn
state and he will begiu the work next Mon
day.
Mrs. L. e. Howey, Of the Woman'f
auxiliary board. is leaving nothing undone
to assure a good dis lay by the women OF
the state. and she is being enthusiast
cally aided by the ladies generally
thto ugh their county associations. These
county societies hold meetings regularly
every month n send to Mrs. Howey re-
ports as to the progress they are making.
The ladies of the Beaverhead society are
going to have a good display from their sec
ton. Mrs. r. Y. thomas, in a recent re.
port to Mrs. Howey. says the Beaverhead
ladies have decided to furnish the panel fol
the Woman's building and $25 for the
childs' home at the fair. They will also
furnish a beautiful inlaid table of native
wood, three sofa pillows and a table scarf
for the Montana building.