The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25
A SUCCESSFUL FAIR.
The Milk River Valley Exhibit At
tracts Big Crowds Of Visitors.

The Milk River Valley Exhibit A.
tracts Big Crowds Of Visitors.
The second annual exhibit of the
Milk River Valley Fair and Racing
association attracted big crowds OF
visitors to Chinook the past week,
and proved to oe a success in every
particular. The fair of last year was
q creditsble effort in every respect,
but the exhibit of this year surpassed
it in many of its features.
The association has made many i'm.
provements on the fair grounds that
afford better accommod ations for the
display of exhibits. the new buildings
consisting of q separate hall for the
educationa al and fine arts departments,
aud new and we'll appointed stables
for horses, cattle and other classes Of
livestock. The large number Of en-.
tries filled all the stalls provided for
this purpose, q additional buildings
may become c AIRY to accommo.
date the annually increasing number
of exhibits.
The display Of grain, forage and
vegetable products was one Of the
principal sttr fractions OF the recent
fair, and vas the subject OF favorable
comment on all sides. The entries
came from various parts of northern
Montana, and we're q convincing de-
mo%nstration of the agricultural re.
sources Of this part of the state. The
samples of sugar beets, potatoes.
squash and other kinds Of vegetables
were superior in size to those Of last
year, although the backwardness of
the season equired their exhibition
before they had reached maturity:
The exhibits of grain and forage crops
we're also fully up the stand ard of
Montana grown products of their
class.
There was also a mining department
in the agricultural hall, consisting of
q display of ores from various mines
in the Little Rockies and Bear Paw
districts. Among these was q rich
sample taken from one of the Copper
L,Gulch properties, which was about Is
per cent copper. There were also sev.
eral exhibits of coal from local mines,
that showed the existence Of an avail.
able fuel supply of excellent quality.
The mineral display was a feature
that indicated the probability OF sew
eral prosperous mining camps in
northern Montana in the lear future,
The new hall for the accommoda
ton of educational exhibits and the
fine arts department was very prettily
arranged. In the center was a large
pyramid of potted plants, and on thu
walls OF the building was q we'll ar
ranged display Of maps and drawing
executed by pupils of several of thu
public schools in the county. Speci
mems of examin alton work in tn
schools were also presented TO
inspection, the exhibit being arranged
in sections devoted to each school
An attractive display OF photograph
work, consisting principally of view
of western life and scenery. was mucl
admired by the visitors, and an exten
sive aud brilliant exhibit Of fanc,
work was a feature of great interest u
the lady members Of the crowd.
There was a good racing program
for each day Of the fair, with liberia
purses for each event. There wa.
large attendant of horsemen from
all parts of Montana, some of the en-
tries being brought owe from Butte
and there were several close and ex
citing contests. There was a livestoc
parade before the races on each day
in which a large number of exhibitor
was we'll represented. Wrestlin
matches and other diversions wer
also provided for the entertainment {
the crowd.
=. The promoters of the Milk river fai
are to be congratulated upon the sue
cess of their second exhibit. 1t was
very creditable display Of norther
Montana agricultural, livestock an
, mineral resources, and illustrated tn
progress that is being made towar
putting the resources TO profitable uss
. The FAIR STORE, Havre, sells III
Boss Of the Road overall a. 65c. =
County Contracts Awarded.