Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-10-03
CLOSE OF THE COUNTY FAIR
Review of the Exhibits, Which Surpassed in Variety
and Quality Any Previous Exhibition of the
Capabilities of the People and
Soil of the County.

II anything more were needed to
prove that the inhabitants OF Fergus
county are a prosperous and thrifty
people, and that the resources OF the
great Judith basin country are amPle
for all the purposes OF agriculture,
fruit raising and other productive In
dustry, the exhibits made at the fair
held here last week would be strik-
ing illustration of this fact. 1T isnot
the purpose a. this article to boom
this favored section through any
feeling of local pride, or to try to con-
vince people that there are not other
places in the universe better entitled
to the name of "a land flowing with
milk and boney," but certain il Is
that we have reason to be proud of
the recent showing made by ourfarm-
ers and merchants, our artists, scien-
lists and delicate handcraitsinen and
women. To certain extent the i'm
preston had prevailed that the Fer
gus coupty fair for 1900 was doomed
to certain and inglopious failure, and
particularly so with reference to the
character and style OF the exhibits
which would be brought for the in
spection Of the visitor; but how er-
roneous this impression was is estab-
Uuh hxr hn plNr f,a hl L.,
criticisms andcomments passed upon
by the most competent judges. We
have-certainly done ourselves proud
in this respect, and,it may be truth
fully said that the last annual fair
held In this county marks az. epoch
in the material progress of this great
community.
1t would be Impossible, within the
limits OF newspaper article, to even
do partial justice to this display Of
which we speak. HeTce We will be
Obliged to contine ourselves to brief
resume of the mere interesting and
important exhibits, leavingit to be
understood, however, that those not
specifically mentioned were well
worthy OF place near, aa1 con-
trasted favoraoly With, the other ex-
hibits.
Probably, on account OF it's great
novelty, the eolIec ton Gi bird. eggs
and Indian relies brought To the fair
hy Professor Z. N. Silloway should
be placed before all Of the other
exhibits. These two oattractioRs were
placed in glass cabinets where they
could d5e seen to advantage by the
visitor, who marveled at the patience
and lore Of scientific study add in
vestlgation revealed In their f9rtu.
nate possessor. The accumulation
OF these articles from SO many differ
,ent sources has been labor of leye
with Professor Silloway, to which he
has devoted many years. The Indian
relics and the eggs were gathered
principally while the professor Was
teaching In the schools of yiden AMI
Roodhouse, Illinois. bat theeOllectlOn
oteggs was greatly enriched whileits
owner was upon his expedition last
sumner In the FlatheEd lake region
In hlis state, not farfrcm the Liologi-
cal station ct the head of the lake.
1T of the utmost value In the.study
OF prnithology and other subjects
pertaining to the feathe.ed tribes of
the ale. 1t SHOULD be stated, how
eveithat this ii not the complete col
lection of Professor Silloway, and
tha he has at his home az many
othc specimens aS those eEhibitedat
the grounds. Only once have We
seen'o many eggs of so many difier-