The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-08
REPEATED ITS SUCCESS
The Town Took a Day OF to Sc,
the Fair.
DISPLAY IS A SURPRISE
The Live Stock Show Was the Center OF
Intsrest-Fine Harness Horses TO
Parade-An the Room Taken In
In horticultural Building.

Missoula, Oct. THE Western Mon
of yesterday in point OF interest and
outdid itself entirely in the matter of
attendance. Nearly all of the business
houses of the city were closed this aft
ernoon and the town too a day on
to see the fruit show and to look at
crowded all the afternoon and the day
was thoroughly enjoyed. The weather
has been perfect and there has been
nothing whatever to interfere with the
success Of the fair. The size of the
display is a surprise to all the visitors.
INC the varied tastes OF those who go.
out TO the fair grounds keep the
throng well distributed through the
grounds. The live stock how was to-
day the center OF interest to many. and
the county has no eason to feel asham-
ed of the display that was made In
this line. In the light harness class
some of the finest driving animals in
the West were on parade. and such
cracks as Reliant. DIR. Pun. Little
II Ednhs ofaIit dIlu DldfN tltl 'oil-
ed for the applause hat they receiv-
ed. DIR. Buckley, c. r. Johnson. 7. B.
Thompson. George Clynick, DR.. w. II.
Mills and their fanciers Of good step
pers were out with the best that they
had in the shop. and there are few
towns OF the size of Missoula that can
equal the exhibition that was made
on the track this afternoon. c. +.
Johnson. ID. X. Rockwell. DIR. Mills
and nthnre &hnuvad anna matched
teams that were right i'm line. In the
draught stock class the display made
by J. r.. Latimer. John Richli. Mike
Flynn, J. II. Lehson and other breed
ers Is decidedly creditable and leaves
little to be desired.
In the horticultural building there
Is no room left for more fruit or veg
etables. The building n tables with
in IL are filled with the best OF every
thing. There Is. In addition To the dis
plays mentioned in the Standard this
morning. a fine showing of cookery
and OF dairy products. This latter
class is better represented than usual
and the judges who are compelled to
decide between the competitors for
prizes in this department will have
their hands full. Nobody Will envy
them their job.
Tomorrow morning. Saturday. at
10: 30 o'clock. the members OF the leg
islative committee of the state horti-
cultural society will hold I'm impor-
tan meeting at the office OF the Stand
ard In the DAILY block. There are many
visitors In town this week and the
committee will have nearly its full
membership represented. Business OF
vital Importance TO fr~uitgrowers Will
be discussed and the meeting is n de-
cidedly valuable one to all who are
concerned In the promotion OF the
~fruitgrowing interests Of this part OF
the state. IL Is hoped hat all members
of the committee who are In town will
be present.
The hotels have felt the effect OF the
fair this week and all Of them have
done a rushing business. At the Ran
kin and the Florence last night the
managers were compelled to turn away
guests who wanted accommodations.
Quarters were found. however. for all.
and while there We're many of the visit
ors who remained up most OF the night.
there were zone OF them who were
compelled to do so. All stories of suf-
fering from late hours on account OF
the crowd should be taken with a lib
eral degree of allowance when the pill
grims return to their home and tell
their troubles. IL will De merely an
excuse.
The Anaconda delegation has seemed
TO enjoy itself during it's visit to Mis-
soula. Headed by A. c. McKinnon and
Dan Dwyer, the pilgrims have looked
at big apples. mammoth pumpkins and
huge potatoes; fat hogs. giant steers
and ponderous draught horses till they
are bewildered. Their tall guide. how
ever, keeps them going the rounds. tin
they have had more h they can hold
OF bucolic sights and scenes They
manage to struggle along and see
the sights, and fthey will have some
tall tales to tell when they return To
the Copper City.
The Plains delegation Is increasing
In size and it's pride I'm the splendid
display made by the Plains valley Is
Justly deserved. All OF the members
are enthusiastic in their support of
their own section and this year they
have the documents to back their state
ments.
Mex to the apples and the vegeta-
bles, the show OF grain and hay Is the
one that attracts the attention OF the
farmers. There is. OF course. a keen
rivalry In this department, as all Of
the valleys OF this section are famed
for their fine grain. The wheat show
is a wonder and there Is no place on
earth that could show any better grain
than Is on exhibition at the fair at
present. The prime hard wheat that IL
on exhibition would be a credit 10 any
region on the footstool. All experts
say that IL is the best grain that has
ever been seen I'm these parts.
The fair will continue for another
day. on Saturday the races will be
held as announced. the programme be-
ing a more interesting one than that
OF to-day. There will be a display OF
prize winning stock. and the show will
be worth seeing.
The races this afternoon afforded the
big crowd present plenty Of amusement
and furnished plenty of good sport. The
half-mile trot n pace. with DIR. Pun,
Little Frank and Granite entered. was
a ine exhibition. Little Frank won the
first heat In l:l6I. with Granite second
and Pun third. Pun led In the second
heat. but broke in the last 20 yards.
Granite won In l:l0. The third heat
was a pretty exhibition. Pun and
Granite fought IL out all the Way
around. but u lost his feet again
,nA Granite mar He had 70 0a fhanCh