Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-28
II 10 Twice az Great as Has Ever BE.
fore Been Displayed in Such
an Event.
PROGRAM AN ATTRACTIVE oNl
The Cowboys Relay Race q Star A.
500 for Other Rae.
ing Events.

show on earth" class, and you can
just paste that in your hat. The de-
partment supervisors have complet.
ed their preliminary work, and the
outline furnished by the revised prem.
ium list and the special program in
dicates that this exposition is going
to be something that every resident
of the inland empire will be proud Of.
The awards are all in cash and they
are very liberal, the total making
quite large sum.
Te Cowboys Relay.
The great feature of the fair, aside
from the exhibits, will be the cow
boys relay race. This contest is 60
ing to bring out the best cowboy rid
ers in the whole Judith basin. The
fair association will hang up a purse
of $3.50 for this race, with 5 per cent
entrance fee, five entries and four
starters required. The winners share
will be 800, and the winner of each
days racing will take $25. This is
what the association offers, but there
is plenty of opportunity for anyone
so desiring to add special prizes, and
it is not likely that the chance will
be overlooked.
-'- A Ladies' Race.
The general racing program will be
a daisy, and will include three run
ming events, in which number of
noted sprinters will be entered. A
feature will be the quarter-mile dash
for lady riders. Altogether, the fair
association will hang up $1,000 in
purses for these races, of which
amount $500 will be for free-for-all
pace and trot.
People Are Interested.
Yet after all, of course, the back
bone of the fair Is the general display
and bebond a shadow of doubt, this
years exhibit will completely over.
shadow any display ever before made
here. The officers of the associa-
ton, who have been feeling the public
pulse, state that the interest in the
coming fair is at least twice as great
as ever before. That means fine ex'
hibits in every department, and the
result will be revelation even to
many who live in the county. The best
of these exhibits will later on be dis
played at the state fair in Helena,
where they will prove an eye opener
to people who have long held the i'm.
preston that Fergus is just an open
range country, and who have no idea
of the progress made in agriculture,
horticulture and the kindred indus
tries, to say nothing of mining, etc.
Are Working Hard.
The officers of the association are
working hard to make the coming fair
a grand success, and that is what II
is going to be. The desire to CO
operate and assist in this result is
shown everywhere, and the encourage
ment offered has inspired everyone
connected with the project with spir'
it of enthusiasm which will easily
overcome any obstacles that may be
encountered, although so far none
have been met with.
A Great Advertisement.
This fair promises to be great ad
vertisement for Fergus county, and in
many ways, will be of benefit to the
whole of Fergus. The advertising
feature is not being neglected, and cat
alogues will soon be out giving detail
ed information about the big show
while the largest order for envelopes
ever placed in this county has just
been given-2O,O0O. These envelop
es will be used generally by Lewis
town merchants for couple OF
months, and each one bears line
calling attention to our fair.
| ne dates for the fair are Septem
Der 20, 21 and %, and they should
be kept in mind, in order that no 9th
er engagement may be made for those
three days, when everyone will be ex
pected to devote his or her time to the
fair and it's many special events.