Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-07-16
LIVE STOCK FAIR.
aeod Management and Fine Attrao.
tions for Sioux city's Fall
Eestival.


The week of August 81 to September
5 Of this year will witness the first an
nual live stock fair at Sioux City, a..
and the promise of great success at
the opening fair is very bright. The
organizers and promoters OF the Inter-
state Live Stock Fair association are
men Of prominence in the four states
of which Sioux City ia the near me-
tropclis, nearly every one Of them ac-
lively engaged in the pure bred stock
business, and all with interests cen
tering In the promotion of this branch
Of live stock growing particular. The
president of the association Is Mr.. r..
L. Eaton, general manager of the Sioux
City Stock yards, gentleman Of broad
views. whose personal and business in
terests are one with the live stock in
dustry; the vice president is Mr.. Geo.
E. Ward, proprietor of the Warden
herd of Shorthorns at Hawarden, Ia,
and one of the most widely known
breeders in the west; the secretary, Mr..
#. T.. Wirick, has directed number
of the most successful district fairs In
the northwest, and is especially Well
fitted by nature as well as by expert
ence for this important post; the treas
urer, Mr.. A. T. Bennett, is president
of the Peoples Savings bank of Sioux
City; and the directors chosen from
Sioux City are all prominent business
men. Mr.. Milo 7. DeWolf of Window,
represents Minnesota on the board of
directors; Mr.. John w. Reedy of Beres-
ford, a prominent breeder of Aberdeen
Angus cattle, is South Dakota's mem
Der, and Mr.. Frank b. Strahan of
another member of the board is Mr.. A.
G. Binnie, Alta Ia, one of the most ia
nous breeders of Aberdeen Angus cat
tie in the United States and president
of the Interstate Breeders association.
Thus 1t will be seen that The coming
fair is backed by the best possible class
of men. and that nothing will be left
undone to make the first annual show
fitting Introductory to those that are
to follow in future years.
The Interstate fair opens Monday,
August 81, continuing to and including
Saturday, September o. The premiums
offered in live stock classes-which in
clude horses, pure bred and fat cattle,
hogs and Sheppard in poultry, bees,
dairy, machinery, household, fine arts
and children's departments, aggregate
nearly 100000. The race program,
which promises to be fully equal to
anything on the western circuit, in
cludes a splendid array of events in
harness and running races for every
afternoon of the fair, the purses
amounting to $4,000 for the week. An
amusement program is provided for
each day, free to all fair visitors; this
includes the bicycle dive, the Burmese
1uggler, tumblers, aerial artists,
monkey circus and other entertaining
and amusing features.
Six bands headed Inv T2oed'e En,1rth
Regiment band, will furnish music dur
Ing the week, concert programs being
given both at the fair grounds and up
town. The grounds where the fair will
re held are among the most beautiful
N the west-Woodlawn park, a heavily
wooded pleasure resort lying west of
the city at the junction of the Missouri
and Big Sioux rivers. Here the camp
Ing facilities are ideal, and the fair
management extends an invitation to
all to come and camp during the week,
without cost for the privilege; tents
may be bought or rented on the
grounds at nominal cost.
The railroads will make low rates
during the fair and number of spe-
cial excursion trains will be rum That
the fair will be attended by the largest
confidently expected. The exhibit OF
live stock which it is intended shall be
the principal feature of the fair, will
unquestionably be large and complete.
the territory from which Sioux City
draws being the richest in fine stock of
all breeds, of any like section in the
United States. and the breeders being
united in their desire and determine
ton to make Sioux City what it should
be-a great show center as we'll as a
leading live stock market. A series of
pure bred stock sales will be one OF
the features of the fair, where farmers
will be given an opportunity to secure
the best there is in cattle and hogs.
Write to the secretary, Il. L.. Wirick,
room 40, Bolton block, Sioux City, Ia,
for a copy of the premium list. If pos
sible, prepare an exhibit of some ma
ture, remembering that the small ex-
hibitor is as welcome as the large. Pre-
pare to attend with your family, and
give them and yourself week of edu-
cational sightseeing and unalloyed
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