The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-09-14
TEXAS STATE FAIR.
Some OF the Attractions Which viii
Delight Our Visitors.

this years State Fair, which will
open the 26th OF this month and con
tinue until October IL.
The announcement states, amonl
other things. that his exceilency s
w. T. I,anham. governor OF the state
OF Texas, has expressed his intention
of accepting the Fair managements
invitation 70 formally open the Texas
State Fairs eighteenth annual exhibi
ton at . O'Clock on the morning o.
September 20.
The Dallas Fair car will leave Wa
co on the 10th OF this month over the
Cotton Belt, taking in ell the tow
between tbat point and Te1arkana.
where II Siil arrive the next day. Go
ing 10 Fort Worth over the same road
Il will arrive at that place for the sec
ond time on the 18th and will leave
over the Santa Re for Houston on the
same day. The car is scheduled TO
arrive at Houston at 9:55 .. m. on the
18th day and Il Will leave that city the
next day for Dallas over the Houston
and Texas Central road. On the 14h
It will be In Ennis and after a brief
sojourn in that city II viii depart for
Paris. whence Il will depart over the
Santa pc back TO Dallas The car
then will head northward over the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas road as
far as South McAlester. whence 1t
viii make a big jump backwards tt
Houston. arriving in that city on
18th. After returning to Dallas the
car will go TO Fort Worth on the 18th
and leave there the same day for
Amarillo where It will arrive on the
Goth. Then II will come straight back
TO Fort Worth and the balance Of the
route will be announced later
The car will distribute many adver-
tising novelties and the Texas State
Fair management advises that It will
be to the advantage as well as amuse.
ment Of those living along the diner.
ent routes to watch out for the com.
ing OF the 1903 Fair car.
Among the many features of the
Fair which have not been extensively
advertised the Fair management
states that It wishes % call attention
10 the free vaudeville entertainments
which will be held daily In the music
hall during the fair. These will begin
Immediately after the band concerts
at $3.50 In the morning and continue
till noon. Beginning at 3 p. m. sim
ilar entertainment will be continued
until $3.50. The management an
nounces that for this series OF enter
tainments the best and hlghest-sal
aried performers only have been Sc
cured. the purpose being to give 4
continuous and free high-class per
formance Of novel and entertaining
specialties where the visitor can b.
amused and edited at all hours.
One feature TO be presented at tn,
music hall will be the Morales an,
Vargas Grand Spanish Opera com
pany. direct from the City of Mexico
10 which metropolis they were i'm
ported directly from Spain. Thi
company consists of thirty-fve artist
from Madrid Barcelona. Cadiz an
other Spanish music centers wher,
they are national fayortes and en-
JOY the exclusive patronage OF royal
ty. They will present series o
operas. opening on the Goth. opsnini
day, with Chaupins ia Tempestade
They bring with them their own OF
chestra and a ballet that promise
many startling and brilliant novel
ties.
The baby show on September .
promises 10 be one Of the most inter
esting days of the Fair. The manag,
ment says that II is overwhelme
with communications from fond pa
ents, each one OF whom insists tina
his offspring alone is qualified to TAX
first prize in all classes This will b
a display of Texas greatest ente
prise, although IL be but an lnfant il
dustry.
On Dallas Day, October /, the Fa
management will ofter visitors an o.
portunity OF seeing Sells Bros an
Adam Forepaugh's United Shows q
special feature on that day. Sp
cial rates have been promised on a
roads
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