The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-07-28
A BIG COUNTY FAIR
The Mile Laos County Fair This
Year Will be a Big One and
Good One.
A Liberal List of Premiums Will be
Offered and Good Program
OF Races and Sports.

The Mile Laos county fair this year
will be success if liberal premium
list with large list of special prizes
by Princeton merchants and fine list
of races and attractions can make it
so. The officers of the fair associa-
ton have completed the premium list
and it will be out in few days and
ready for distribution. 1t will give
the list Of all the premiums and the
racing and sporting events of the last
two days of the fair. The dates Sc
lected for the fair are Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, September s, 8 and
10, and an order has been left for a
lot of good settled weather for those
days.
The grounds will be fixed up and
placed in good condition and the race
track will be made so that all horses
entered can make good time. One of
the features of the fair will be the pres
ence Of band of Mile Laos lake In
dians who will appear in original
costumes and on Friday and Saturday
will give parades and war dances.
This will be the last time that any of
the Mile Laos Indians will appear in
Princeton as they are now being re-
moved to their new home at White
Earth, and with the Indians it will be
their farewell forever so far as this
section is concerned.
: The program of races and attrac-
tions for Friday and Saturday will
be as follows:
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 8.
loo p. m.-Parade, Mile Laos In
dams, original costumes.
1870 p. m.-2:30 trot, one mile heats,
best three in five, for purse of $780,
800 p. n. -Ball game, Elk River
and Milaca.
Home race for Mile Laos county
horses only: one-half mile heats, best
three in five, purse to be divided,
$4,000.
Farmers race, one-half mile heats,
best two in three, pures $4,000.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10.
loo p. m.-Parade, Mile Laos lake
Indians.
1:30 p. m.-Ball game, Princeton vs..
winning team of previous day.
Free for all trot or pace, mile heats,
best three in five, purse $3.50.
Free for all running race, one-half
mile heats, best two in three, purse
$4,000
Races to be called at 2 o'clock.
Indian war dance daily.
The following committee has been
named for securing the exhibits for
the fair and the personnel of the COM
mittee ought to insure fine lot of ex-
hibits:
William Enger, Orrock; Gust Smith,
Spencer Brook; Andrew Westling,
Wyanett; J. c. Foltz, Greenbush; h.
r. Mallette, Milaca; Geo. II. Deans,
Foreston; Henry Booth. South Shore;
w. E. Jones, Bogus Brook: Geo.
Schmidt, Princeton; Nels Peterson,
Borgholm. 49,
Farmers are requested to save out
all their best grain and vegetables
and specialties from the fields this
year and enter them at the Mile Laos
county fair for premiums.
At the last meeting of the fair asso-
citation N. E. Jesmer was appointed to
look after securing the band for music
on the days of the fair, and E. D.
Claggett will have charge of the ball
games. Elk River and Milaca will
play game on Friday and on Satur-
day Princeton will play the winning
team of the day before.
The indications are very promising
for good fair and big attendance.
Keep your eye on the dates and make
all arrangements to come and bring
your family and your cousins, your
uncles and your aunts, but not forget
the live stock and farm products of
all kinds.
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