Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-09
OPENS
WEDNESDAY
Best Attractions Ever offered IN FER
gus County Will be Provided
Next Week.
GRAND STAND ABOUT FINISHED
II Will be a commodious, comforta'
BILE Place for the Spectators
Some Of the Exhibitors.

Prospects for "A great fair in Lew-
istown text week are brighter every
day and if the weather man will but
do his duty and send three warm,
sunny days some OF the best enter
tainment ever furnished to the people
of Fergus county will be found at the
fair grounds.
Professor Baldwin is surely coming
and it is worth coming from the ut
termost parts OF the county to see
MS aerial gymnastics. He is one OF
the very few successful balloonists
in the United States and the fair man.
agement were more than lucky to get
nim in here.
Secretary Belden continues to re-
cciye etries for the races and those
who delight to see good horses, pref
~ horses and fast horses perform
will have the best opportunity ever
offered in Fergus county, The track
is perfect now and the horsemen of
the city confidently look for the
breaking OF som records during the
coming races.
The Crowley horses are working
out fine, as are some Bennett has on
the string. In TACT all of the nine or
ten local horses are in the best of
shape and Lewistown horsemen will
certainly come in for some OF the
money. Clarence GOodell, who was
in from Philbrook this week, stated
that he has a saddle horse which he
thinks is fast enough to land one of
the purses at least and he will enter
with him. Mr.. Goodell will also ex-
hibit some other fine horses, cattle
and hogs. But the chief thing he has
to show the ranchers and stockmen of
Fergus county is a manure spreading
machine which he recently patented.
He has sold the machine to several
parties and all are more than well
satisfied with il. He had some on eX-
hibition in Great Falls during the
wool season and sold several to some
oil the leading stockmen of Cascade.
Matthias Wanabo and Mr.. Flukes,
of Cottonwood and Beaver creeks, re-
SDt'llNtlN, Will HuNt ooilt bhC ho6o
on exhibition, while the latter gentle
man. who recently bought the Nor
ris Sloan place and is going to give
his attention to the raising of fine
stock, will also exhibit some cattle
and horses.
Senator Hobsuu will have in a band
of fine sheep and will have lively COM
petition for the premiums offered III
the sheep department.
Hon. Dave Hilger, who is superln-
tendent of the live stock department
states that from what he a CLEAN
from talking with the stockmen there
will be a splendid exhibit in all OF the
live stock events.
The new grand stand is almost com.
DIutpd. New stock buildings are be-
ing put up and the old ones are be-
ing improved. so that when the gates
are thrown open next Wednesday
everything will present a fine appear
ance.
Those who happen to be in the city
in the morning will he amply enter
tanned up town by the ball games.
Last Sunday the Lewistown and Ken
dallGilt Edge teams played a 4 10
= game, which is of leagus calibre.
The two teams are very evenly match
ed and will furnish some excellent
sport from 10 o'clock to II of each
day. The games will be played on
tine grounds back of the high school
building. The hotels are making pre-
parations to accommodate the visit
ors and those who come in for the
entire three days will have no diff
Guilty in finding a place to sleep. Re
member next Wednesday is the open
ing day and that is when you should
he on the ground.