Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-08-12
A GOOD LIST
OF PREMIUMS
Exhibitors Will be Well Paid for the
Trouble of Bringing in Good
Displays.
A VERY FINE MINERAL EXHIBIT
Every Mine and Prospect in the coun.
ty viii be Represented by Suit.
able Specimens.

President F. +. Wright and Sec
retary o. w. Belden have been be
stirring themselves during the past
week in making arrangements for the
coming fair and much work of impor
tance has been done during the past
week. On Thursday afternoon the
fair officers met with a committee
from the Business Mems association
and it was agreed that John B. Ritch
be employed to get up the mineral
exhibit for the fair. The business mer
contributed $50 towards paying Mr.
Ritch and the fair association agreed
to add another $50 and pay his expen.
ses.
1t will take about one month to ade'
quately cover the mining districts d
Fergus county and get a thoroughly
representative collection of speci
mems. Mr.. Ritch is well acquainted
with every prospect hole in the county
and every claim that can show golt
bearing ore will be represented in the
display. Accompanying each speci.
men will be a card giving the name
of the mine OF prospect from which
it was obtained, the assay value ant
any other point OF value concerning 1t
After the display has done duty at the
county fair IL will be sent to Helena
to go on exhibition at the state fair
From there 1t will go to Spokane and
form a part of the states display Al
the big Fruit Fair, thence to st. Louis
where 1t will be given a prominent
position in the metallurgical depart
ment of the Montana Worlds Fail
building. This will complete its round
of fairs and expositions and the spec
linens will be brought back to Lewis
town and placed at the disposal of the
science department of the Fergus
County Free High School.
Prof. Baldwin, who made three sue
cessful balloon ascensions at the fail
grounds here last year. has been en-
gagged to come back and will agair
make daily trips into the clouds fol-
the edification of the fair visitors
Other amusements will be provided
There will be a merry -go-round dowr
at the grounds and will furnish the
usual amount OF amusement TO the
children.
The speed program has not ye
been arranged, but will be out som,
time this week. Good purses will b'
hung up and some of the best runners
ever seen in Lewistown will be her,
to take part in the races. While not
definitely decided it is almost assured
that there will be girls relay rae,
similar to the one to be held at the
state fair in Helena. The rules gov
erning the race will be given later.
The fair catalogue Is now being pre-
pared and will be out as soon as all o.
pared and will be out as soon as all o
the printers. II will be the hand
soonest thing of the sort ever gotter
out in the county.
The premium lists nave been ar
ranged and are given below. II ma,
be seen that the trustees Of the fai
association have been very liberal ii
the matter of premiums. All of tn,
purses are worth trying for and 1t Il
confidently expected that the best ex
hibits Of stock, poultry, agriculture
products and needle work ever seeI
n Lewistown will be shown.
A base ball game will probably b,
& feature of each day. Great Fall
wants to send a team. but it has prac
tically been decided that Utica, Ken
dali and Gilt Edge will furnish tn
Lewistown boys with all the playinI
they want.
Work will begin next week on thu
new grand stand and poultry house
The grounds will be cleaned up ant
the track is already in first-class shap,
for fast racing. 1t will be the big
gest and best fair that Fergus count.
ever had.
Following are the premiums:
Live Stock Department
Horses.
Best standard bred stallion, frs
SIS; second $40.
Best thoroughbred stallion. frs
SIS; second SO.
Best draft stallion, first SIS; sec
ond $40.
Best jack. first $40; second s..
Best colt from standard bred sire
first $40: second S..
Best colt from thoroughbred sire
first $40; second S..
Best colt from draft sire. first SO
second S5.
Best mule colt, first $40; second 81
Cattle.
Best registered Durham bull, frs
s25; second $40.
Best registered Hereford bull, frs
S25; second SO.
Best registered Poll Angus bull. frs
s25; second so.
Best registered Holstein bull, frs
s25; second $40.
Best registered Jersey bull, frs
s25: second SO.
Best Durham cow with calf by sid
first SIS; second S..
Best Hereford COW with calf h
side, first SIS; second s..
Best milch COW, first SIS; second s
Sheep.
Best thoroughbred Berlno ram, fir
s25; second $40.
Best Rambouillet ram, first s2I
second $40.
Best yearling ram. any muttc
breed raised in Fergus county. fir
$40; second IS.
Best yearling ram combining shea
ing and mutton qualities. raised
Fergus county, first $40; S..
Best pen Of sheep, not less than
nor more than 20. combining best fe
lures OF general purpose sheep, FIR
$25; second $40.