The daily sentinel., 1905-09-18
WILL OPEN
TOMORROW
Everything Ready for the
Great Mesa County
Fair Ideal
Weather


This is the week of the second
Mesa County Fair and with the
weather az its brightest and every
thing else wearing its most favor
able aspect there is nothing but the
happiest prospects for glorious
week of high class amusement.
To-day is simply entry day at the
tair grounds and no regular program
was carried out. An day long those
having charge Of The general or indi-
vidual EXHIBITS in the great exhibit
hall have been busy placing things
in order for the opening of the hall
10 The public tomorrow. For the past
three days wagon load after wagon
load of exhibits have been uuloaded
al the hall
Yesterday many EXHIBITS OF the
heavier class were placed in position
and today has been devoted NOR par
ticularly to the lighter goods.
\ visit to the exhibition hall to-
day confirms the statement that the
big building will he crowded to over
flowing with magnificent exhibits Of
almost every description. Every de
partment will be complete The fruit
display will equal in beauty and elab-
orateuess that of last year
The ladies' are busy arranging the
fine art displays and these features
Will interest everybody.
Secretary Fisher and his corps of
workers are now located on the
grounds and all Of the final arrange
ments for the opening of the fair
are being made.
Saturday night several big strings
of fine horses came in from Pueblo.
Nearly every stall on the grounds has
its occupant and the racing programs
will. beyond doubt, be among the
best ever seen in western Colorado.
Yesterday the big crowd of Indians
whose village will be one of the
most popular features of the fair.
arrive in the city, As the motley
procession passed down Main street
late in the afternoon it attracted the
attention Of hundreds OF people.
There are over one hundred Indians
in the. crowd Old men. young bucks.
ancient hags. stout squaws and little
papooses. The Indians are in native
garb and will give the visitors to the
fair an opportunity to study Indian
life in its natural state.
Saturday afternoon the fair man
agement engaged the services of
Harry Brennan, the champion rider
and lariat thTower of the world He
will give daily exhibitions in front of
the grand stand in lariat throwing.
These exhibitions will prove highly
entertaining and interesting. The
thrilling and remarkable performance
given by Brennan. who is known all
over the west, will surpass anything
of fits kind ever seen in the valley.
Yesterday and today several other
splendid attractions were secured.
The management is leaving nothing
undone toward making the fair one
great big round of successes. 1t is
estimated that not more than half
the features Of the Mesa county fair
have been announced In the news
papers. It is the usual order Of
things that fairs and shows never
have half what they advertise. but
this is not true with the Mesa county
fair.
Today many new exhibits were en-
tered. among which is one which Will
prove one OF the most interesting on
the grounds. DR.. and Mrs. Buchtel
have the finest and costliest collection
of Indian curiosities and souvenirs in
this section of the state. embracing
over one hundred pairs of beautiful
moccasians. a hundred eXquisitely
made purses. scores OF arrows and
arrow heads, and scores Of other
articles made by the hands OF the
Indians The valuable and remark
able collection Will be seen in the
exhibition hall
The live stock pens are rapidly
filing up Many head Of fine horses
and cattle came down today from the
Plateau valley while that of the lower
valley is already on the grounds.
There are many fine cattle, horses,
sheep and swine from other sections
Of the state.
The work of eularging the grand
stand is now completed and over two
thousand people can now be comfort
ably seated in the big stand.
The track is in splendid condition,
the horsemen pronouncing II first
class in every particular.
Careful attention has been given
10 the comfort OF the visitors and
every necessary convenience has been
arranged on the grounds.
The management has worked taitn-
fully for months to make the second
annual fair an even greater success
than the fair of last year and today.
on the eve OF the opening of the first
DAYS festivities there is every indi-
cation of the success Of these efforts.
Hundreds of visitors are already in
the city, and reports from the towns
and cities throughout the western
part OF Colorado tell of large crowds
that are coming to Grand Junction
daily. There is but little doubt that
the attendance will come up to the eX-
pectation.
Grand Junction is prepared to
properly entertain all who come.
A happy greeting and hearty
welcome awaits every visitor
Now let every citizen Of Grand
Junction and Mesa county do his or
her part toward making the week
memorable one in the history of
the valley.
Our fall stock of watches. clocks.
diamonds. jewelry, cut glass. sterling
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