The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
At THE 4 FAIR.
p'srias> From Agricultural College Form
An Instructive Exhibit.

Agricultural NOIlcSc FORM
An Instructive Exhibit.
HELENA, Oct. 1.-The crowds visit.
ing the state fair are increasing won.
derfu!ly. Although the weather was
quite cool yesterday and today. thou
sands have thronged the fair grounds.
The fair will certainly be an uuauali.
he'd success. There are many visitors
here from Butte, and at noon 1t is as.
serted that this will be one Of the ban.
ner days Of the fair.
Among the displays at this years
fair, which are more extensive than
ever before. are the ones sen, in by
the state institutions of Montana. The
agricultural college at Bozemau has
sent over the most complete and ex.
tensive display ever sent out from the
school, with the idea, so those in
charge of it say, tina. the state fair is
one Of the best places to help the PEG.
Pile OF the state to get a better idea Of
the work Of the school.
The display sent out has not only
cost a lot Of money to transfer and in
stall, out it is itself worth several
thousand dollars. 1t includes not
only costly collections Of pictures and
valuable collections from the museum,
but a number of very expensive pieces
of apparatus from the scientific de.
partments and the engineering equip.
ment.
Another display that will attract
much attention is the series of rock
specimens that illustrate from what
the Montana soils are formed: the ele.
ments that contribute to the fertility of
the soil and those that do not being
clearly distinguished. The depart
ment Of domestic science, which is
famous throughout the state, at least
among all who have visited the
school, is represented by some exqui.
site n%eedlework from the young ladies
who have done it as a part OF their
regular classroom work. The work
includes cookery, as we'll as useful
add ornamental needlework, is re.
quired of all the girls at the agricul.
tural college.
A very effective method of calling
attention to its work and rendering ite
exhibit more effective has been adopted
by the college in the mainten ance OF g
free stereopticon show IN its exhibit
with a very interesting exhibit of pic
lures. diagrams and statistics abou'
the school. The pictures are interest
ing whether one happens to know
about the school at first hand or not
aud 1t is not strange that they ar,
proving one of the most attractiv,
features of the whole educational ex
hibit.
HELENA, Oct. 5.-Northern Nor
tuna and Great Falls day at the Nor
tana State fair was a pronounce'
success, the crowds in attendance mum
boring If not exceeding those of Butt
day, which were conserv atively esti
mated at 10000. 1t was q typica
Montana fall Jay, just cold enough t,
be comfortable, but with a bright SUI
shining.
The great feature OF the fair was no
billed on the program, and tonigh
forms the sole topic of CONVEX atioI
in the city, so spectacular was the oc
currence. The White steamer, owne,
by Gaynor, OF Butte, apparently ha'
the tive.mile auto race we'll in han,
when, to the intense surprise of every
one, in the last mile great sheets O
flame we're seen to shoot from unde
the body of the machine. The Whit
had at this time a splendid lead owe
its opponent, the Stanley steamer
owned by Mr.. Morris, of Pony, bu
was compelled to slow down and tn
Stanley steamer came in first. Fuu
times did this fire squirt under tn
White machine, and Is the race wa
being u in the twilight, the sigh
may be realized, as the machine wa
travelling at a mile-a-minute clip. Tn
race was for 81 600 a side and a purs
OF $3.50 and proved decidedly popular
the immense crowd yelling itscl
hoarse as first n and then the othe
would assume the lead. The fire wa
eXtinguished without any great loss
Tomorrow will be Missoula and West
eru Montana day and incidentally Tn,
last day of the fair.
state Fair Was Il Success.