The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-14
Deer Lodge County Will Doubt
less Be Represented.
DELEGATES ARE APPOINTED
Exhibit Will Take Place at Denver on
Jan. "a. 20. 20, 81 = The Cash
Prizes Offsred-Conditions OF
the Competition.

from tne committee OF arrangements 81
the national exhibition of range cattle.
to be held at Denver Jan. "a, %. 26 and
%. h exhibition will he held at the
Union Stock yards during the annual
association.
Mr.. Martin turned the communicat: 2 n
over to the county commissioners, who
appointed the following delegates TO
represent Deer Lodge county: John w.
Blair. Helmville: ID. d. Walker. Ana
conda; John n. w. Blelenberg. Deer
Lodge; William Wallace. New Chica-
go: n. ]. ~Bielenberg, Deer Lodge.
The following is Il list of the cash
prizes which will be awarded.
First prize. $3.50. sweepstakes-For the
best load Of e-year-old steers from any
state.
Second prize. $3.50, sweepstakes-For
the best load of 1-year-old steers from
any state.
Third prize. $50. sweepstakes-Fo-
the best load of calves from any state.
Fourth prize. $50. northern division
Best load of 2-year-old steers.
Fifth prize. $3.50. northern division
Best load of l-year-old steers.
Sixth prize. $50. northern DIVISION
Best o of calves.
Seventh prize, $3.50. southern division
Best load OF 2-year-old steers.
Eighth prize, $3.50. southern division -
Best load of ~1-year-old steers.
Ninth prize. $3.50. southern DIVISION
Best load OF calves.
Tenth prize, 800, Colorado oniy-Best-
load OF 2-year-old steers.
Eleventh prize, 800, Colorado only
Best load of yearling steers.
Twelfth prize. 800, Colorado only
Best load of calves.
The following conditions will govern:
Competitions open to all range bred
cattle of the Rocky mountain country,
under the following conditions:
Cattle i'm competition shall consist
only of the following classes: Calves
of either sex. yearling steers. 2-year-old
steers. Age Will be computed from the
spring of 1895, a yearling steer being
n year old in the spring of 1898.
Calves must have been born In 1895.
Entries will be further classified as
follows:
Division No. NATIVES Of northern
states-Colorado. Wyoming. Utaa,
Idaho. Nevada. Oregon. Washington,
s1Ontdnd ana CdlllOlnla.
Division No. 2-Natives OF southern
states and territories-Texas, New Mex
leo and Arizona.
Division No. 3-Natives Of Colorado
only.
Stock entered from any division may
compete for sweepstakes prizes.
Cattle from northern states and
southern states will not compete
against each other except for sweep
stakes prizes.
Cattle in competition must be born
and bred on the range. and never ave
tasted corn or any other grain. Salts
factory evidence will be required on
this point upon entering the COMPETE
ton.
No entrance fee will be required. but
owners must fill out entrance blank
will be provided by committee.
In competition, entries will be accept
only in carload lots. Not less than
20 2-year-olds, % yearlings or so calves
VIII be accepted as a carload. No en-
try for less than the above will be &C
cepted, but owners can enter as many
q above that number as they choose.
All cattle entered in competition for
prizes must remain on exhibition until
awarding of prizes by the judges. If
sold during the days of exhibition. they
must be subject to delivery after close
of competition.
Cattle will be judged on the basis of
their merits as beef-makers. Quality,
breeding. color and condition will be
considered. but cattle need not be fat
as required for fat stock exhibition.
There will be five judges, selected as
Three to be named by the
on arrangements, and these
three to select the other two judges. no
person In any way interested. directly
or indirectly. i'm the stock exhibit, nor
any live stock commission man. being
qualified to act as judge. A majority
Of the board of judges will be necessary
TO make a judgment.
All purses awarded will be paid in
by the treasurer OF the committee
on arrangements on the close of the
competition.
Judgments will be announced on Fri
day, Jan. %. and cattle may be thHn
disposed of according to the desires If
owner. Friday. Jan. 81, Will be set
apart as general sales day for the cat
tie in competition.
Cattle for competition should be ship
ped so as to arrive not later than Mon
day. jar. %. n 10 cattle for exhibit
ton will be accepted after IL O'CLOCK
noon, Jan. "a. unless satisfactory evil
dence is given of nus delay by rail-
roads while in transit. All entries must
be- in the hands of the secretary by
16.
In addition to the list of cash prizes
offered by the committee IL il expected
there will be a number Of special
prizes on the anne kinds of cattle
which will be made public later.
IL is proposed by the committee in
charge of the exhibition, IL agreeable TO
the exhibitors. to have a private sale
Of the cattle entered after the award Of
prizes. This sale will not be compul-
sorry. but the committee will advertise
the matter n make special arrange
.ents to have a large number Of buy
FRS here on the occasion n splendid
opportunities will be offered 10 make
sales IL desired. The commission men
who have subscribed to the premium
a LIST Of whom is given below,
will have charge of this sale. and tx
are at liberty to select their
own commission firm.
Cattle for exhibition may BE- consiCn-
I'd 10 any of the commission firms
named below or to the committee and
he given prOnar care and attention