The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1906-10-18

/ ~ Texas. Of course majority Of
them they have raised ard are
| equa toany in the South. The goat
business is fast coming to the front
/ IN this southwest country a. the
leading industry in the way of
stock raising 1T is claimed By the
goat men Of this country that
goats properly handled pay 30 per
cent on the Investment. a mum.
Der Of COW men are turning their
attention to goats. They claim
that the goat does not Interfere
with the grazing Of cattle or horses
as goats subsist principally on
shrubs, leaves and weeds, never
eating grass anc goats are partic-
uIarly adapted to a rough, noun
famous region like this southwest
country. / do not know of any
other investment III Texas that
will pay 30 per cent except goats.
THE carnival aud fair here is
being we'll attended by the people
Of the surrounding country and
many from a distance. The races
are the main attraction. There
are about one hundred race horses
Oh the grounds, including pacing
and trOtting horses, aud in this
connection there are some crack
a.iacks. The fair grounds are SIT
uuted out two and one-half miles
northeast OF the city. The track
is u good one, being perfectly
smooth and level, and the sight
seers can see the races from start
to finish. Several Of the old boys
will 60 home with less money
than they brought here on &C.
count Of backing their judgment
on the fastest horses Cor which
would be), but this is all in the
play; what is one mans loss is
the other fellows gain. Another
attraction at the grounds was the
wedding on the program, which
took place III front Of the grand
stand about 1 o'clock, the bride
aud groom standing in an auto
mobile where everybody on the
grounds could see them. / did
not catch the name of the Young
couple, however. the bride looked
ever so sweet and nice. ! imagine
the groom will fully understand
married life in about twelve
months, when he has to roll out
on dark nights to get soothing
syrup or catnip tea for the baby.
/ wish him success in his new
field of adventure.
"oan Angelo is making rapid
strides towards becoming a city.
| presume there are at least 5000
inhabitants here. However the
citizens here claim they have 10,-
600 1t certainly is a wide.awake,
progressive town or city, as you
may be pleased to call it. The
merchants do an immense bust.
ness aud carry splendid stocks In
their respective lines.
1.-The stock show was a very
creditable affair, including cat
tie, horses, mules, jacks, goats,
sheep and hogs. The poultry de-
partment was we'll represented
with all kinds of fowls. must
not overlook the beautiful bay q
stallion, Bonita Star,
sired by Jim Long, the sire OF two
horses who had a record under
2 80, he by Petrosky, the sire of
twenty-six horses making records
under 2:30, he by the great
George Wilkes dam Ruby Wilkes,
record 2:2l with trial, 2:l5; dam
Ruby Queen, the dam of two
trotters with records of 2:2l and |
2 "a. You can see the colt is
rich in blood of famous trotting
stock, He was bred by the noted |
Henry Exall of Dallas,
and is n colt of great finish. Mr.. |
+ Blanchard, of San Angelo. re-
Gently bought him and has a
number Of fine bred stock on his |
Lone Oak farm, near Knicker.
booker, Tom Green county.
| shall have something more to |
say about the carnival and fair
here next week, as | have already |
strung this communication out |
too long, Now Lam going to bed. |