Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-23
Five THOUSAND People
ENJOYED FAIR PROGRAM
Fine Weather Prevailed, Though Preceding Cold and
Snow Detained Many Visitors as Well as Expected
Race Entries--Baoon Ascension a Dandy
--Premium List Awards.

Samuel Anderson passed around the
hat and over $120 was quickly collect
ed and given to the unfortunate young
lady. Barring the untimely finish, the
race was the most exciting attraction
offered by the fair management. The
other races the second day were good
In the 2:4O trot or pace kittie
Wilkes took the first heat, Dan Patch.
en- the second in driving finish, Kit
tie Wilkes being close. and Kittie
Wilkes the third heat, thus getting
first money.
In the half mile dash and repeat
Daisy Dean took the first two heats
and the race. Gold Dust was second
and Grey Dot third in each heat
Peter Berger again won the breed
race.
On Friday there were no entries for
the free-for-all trot so race for green
horses, trot or pace, was substituted.
There were four entries. Kittie La.
mond, owned by w. A. Chawen, Sedg-
wick. owned by S. S. Hobson. Dan
Patchen, owned by Geo. Parrott, and
George b.. owned by Dan NJ. Crowley.
In the two heats the finish was the
same: Dan Patchen, first; Kittie La
mond, second; George b., third, and
Sedgwick, fourth.
In the three-eighths mile dash there
were five entries. As usual. Daisy
Dean won first money. Gold Dust be.
ing second, Lady Bland third, Sailor
fourth, and Brown jug. fifth.
One of the most interesting events
of the meeting was the speed trial
of Eta V. Driven by her owner. Dan
Crowley. this game little mare easily
trotted the mile in 2:20, lowering the
track record 2la seconds. The pre-
vious record was held by Lady Wal
lace.
Pete Berger picked up another easy
SIS in the breed race.
The Exhibits.
It was the opinion of all that the
agricultural, mineral and fancy work
display were the finest ever made at
a Fergus county fair. The space al
lotted for the agricultural display was
taken to the last inch and the older
persons present stated that IL would
be hard to find country anywhere
where such an abundant variety of
farm and garden products could be
found. All of the specimens were es-
pecially fine, but none OF them were
raised for exhibition purposes. They
were simply picked out by the ranch
ers and were but little if any better
than the average product.
There were fourteen exhibitors and
all had fruit, vegetables and grains,
which excited the amazement of those
unacquainted with the extent of the
resources of Fergus county. Among
those who had large and especially
fine displays were Z. ID. Barney, vii.
liam Dundom, Ed. Fabian, Fred Hoff-
man and C. p. Colver. The Barney
display was truly wonder. 1t con-
tanned fifteen different products from
the garden and several varieties of
each product. He had seven varie-
ties of potatoes, five of cabbage, three
of celery, three of cucumbers, four of
onions and four of squash. All spec
linens were fine ones, but were, as he
said, simply picked from his garden
and were not grown for exhibition
purposes. Barney, whose place is To-
Gated near Deerfield, was in the build.
ing a large part of the time and was
kept busy answering the questions Of
people who desired to know some
thing of his success and system of
raising his vegetables. In this way
the exhibit was what it is primarily
intended to bean education for
those already started into the busi-
ness and an advertisement of the
country for those who are contemplat-
ing settling here.
Ira Dundom, who lives down Spring
creek, took his share of the first
prizes and deserved them. as his dis
play was one of the best In the build
ing. He. too, had a great variety OF
products and some particularly fine
specimens of oats, beets and apples.
Fred Hoffman, of Castle Butte, had
a display of vegetables raised on un-
irrigated bench land. The exhibit
showed that even on the benches.
where irrigation is impossible, fine
fruit and vegetables can be raised. II
would go beyond the length OF any
newspaper article tc attempt to enum-
crate the excellencies of all of the
individual displays in this depart
ment.
In one corner of the main building
was the display of the city public
school. II consisted of several of the
pictures bought with the proceeds
from the entertainment given In Cul-
vers hall last spring The pictures
are we'll selected and are OF more
than average value. Besides the pic.
lures were outline maps. topograph-
ical made by the children of the
grades from paper pulp and a sand
map of Montana showing the princi.
pal rivers and other typographical
features. Misses Main and Fulton had
this exhibit in charge and 1t was
greatly admired by all who are In
any wise interested in school work.
The ladies department, presided
over by Mrs. Warren as superintend-
ent. was a bower of beauty and was
always crowded with an appreciative
throng. Beautiful pieces OF Batten'
burg. drawn work and other speci-
mems of the skill and labor of the Ia
dies covered the walls and were ar
ranged along the terraced central
platform. There were. in this depart
ment, many specimens Of the culi-
nary art and unless looks were abso-
lutely deceiving. the ladies Of Fergus
county stand second to none in the
preparation Of edibles palatable and
digestible.
In the Power Mercantile Montana
Hardware building was found. in ad-
dition to the exhibitions Of those pro-
EressiYe business houses. the miner.