The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-27
COMPLETE PROGRAM
FOR S|OCKkEEDNG
COMMITTEES ARRANGE FOR a
THREE DAYS OF JOLLIFI-
CATO.
Railroads Announce Reduced Rates
Fort Meade Band Engaged.

Preparations for Stock Meeting
have been going on apace all week,
the committees in charge of the mat
ters attendant to the big cels 1ration
having done much toward getting
everything in smooth running order.
More music for the show has been
secured. The crack 4th Cavalry
band now stationed at Fort Meade
Us coming down to do their part in
keeping affairs moving. The soldier
boys have just returned from the
Philippines and their band is rated
as one of the best in the United
States.
The railroads have announced
special excursion rates to Rapid City
from all points in the state. Tickets
will be sold on the Northwestern and
Milwaukee lines at one fare and a
third for the round trip; the
Crouch Lines announcing that tickets
on their road will be sold at the rate
of one fare for the round trip from
points between Mystic and Rapid
City.
George Mansfield, secretary of the
advertising committee and general
all round hustler for the celebration,
received a consignment Of litho-
graphs this week which are to be
posted over the state. They are just
the thing and sure to call the at
tention of the public to the fact that
the proper place to spend April 13,
IA and Is is in Rapid City.
The program for the three days is
also in circulation. 1t is as follows:
Stockmen's celebration, Rapid
City, S. D., April 13, IA and Is, 'Os.
Three days entertainment will be
given by citizens during the Six
teenth Annual Meet of the Western
South Dakota Stock-Growers Associ-
alton. Continuous Amusements
S1,500 to be awarded in Prizes. Ev-
cry one invited Low Round Trip
Rates from all uoints in South Da-
kota.
Program, Monday, April 13:
$3.50 a. M. Shooting tournament on
the Gun Club Grounds
500 a. m. Address Of Welcome,
by Mayor F. N. Emrick.
1000 a. m. Indian Pony Race.
1880 a. m. Indian Pony race.
1890 a. m. Squaw Wheel-barrow
race.
11:00 a. m. Sack race
1880 a. m. Pony race-free for
all.
200 p. m. Squaw foot race.
$3.50 p. m. Potato race on hore-
back.
3: p. m. Cowboy race-contestants
to wear boots, chaps and spurs.
400 p. m. Indian pony race. Ia
mile.
4:30 p. m. Rescue race.
$500 p. m. Creased pig race.
Evening-lhree moving picture
shows. 'The Man from Sacramento, y
by the 'ChaseLister Theatre Co.. at
Library Hall. And The Slave and
the Princess by the Harold-Nelson
Co., at Derthick's Opera House.
Tuesday, April IA:
$3.50 a. M, Shooting Tournament
on the Gun Club grounds.
800 a. m. Pitching Horce contest.
10000 az m. Umbrella race on
horseback.
10000 a. m. Grand Civic Parade,
headed by U. S. 4th Cavalry Band
with Indians in aboriginal costumes,
Indian School Cadets, and floats rep
resenting the commercial and man.
ufacturing industries of the city.
2:00 p. m. Annual Meeting of the
Western South Dakota Stock Grow
ers' association in Libarary Hall
During the meeting no games OF
races will be held on the streets.
Baseball game in the afternoon
followed by open air band concert by
the 4th U. S. Cavalry band.
Evening-Three moving picture
shows, "The Girl from the 101
Ranch by Chase-Lister Theatre Co.
at Library Hall, and "The Merchant
of Venice" by the Harold-Nelsor
Company at Derthick's Opera House
Wednesday, April Is:
$50 a. m. Shooting Tournament
at the Gun Club grounds.
$500 a. m. Squaw Pony race.
$3.50 a. m. Foot race one hun
dred yards, free for all.
10000 a. m. Creased Goose race.
1880 a. m. Indian Pony race.
11:00 a. M. Free for all COW pom,
race with heavy saddles.
1870 p. m. Indian School drill ant
exercises.
@: p. m. Individual exhibition b,
Indians Prizes given to the con
testant having the best original cos
tune.
$3.50 p. m. Stampede race.
$500 p. m. Stage hold-up. Th
original Deadwood coach has beel
secured for this event
$3.50 p. m. Hub and H.Ih hors
race.
Evening g-Three moving pictur
shows. Ate the theatres: "Beyon'
the Law by Chase-Lister Theatr