The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-09-04


ruads Leading to sioux City-Only
Three Cents Per Mile for Return
Trfp-High Class Moral Show.
The Interstate Fair at Sioux City.
Iowa. ia about to open. The great ex-
hibition begins Monday. September Z.
You should be on hand the first day,
for it will be one of h big days. 1t
Is Labor day, as you know, and the
management of the fair have so, ar
ranged the program for the week as
to have some OF the most interesting
features come on Monday The race
program on that day will be excellent.
The 2:3O pace for a $500 purse comes
on on that day. So does also the 2:24
trot for a purse of $1,000. There VIII
be two running races. a one-half mile
and a five-eighths mile dash. and the
great relay race begins Monday AFTER
noon. There will be some OF the fin
est dances in front OF he grandstand
all afternoon. The Scots will n the
Highland dances to the strains OF the
most enchanting Scottish music. and
Il Is stated that this will be OF
the most absorbing features OF the
free shows.
Old Soldiers and Children's Day.
Tuesday will be Old Soldiers and
Children's day and no less than 10000
free tickets have been given away to
children, old soldiers. their wives. and
widows. The Nebraska Old Soldiers
Drum Corps will play only on this day.
In the afternoon some of the good
races will be pulled of.
Derby Day.
Wednesday will be Derby day-the
great society day of the week. The
entries for this event are unusually
large. The 2:I3 pace for a purse or
$1,000: the PIT pace for a s2,ooU
purse and the all trot for a $1,000
purse will be pulled off, while the re-
lay race will be continued.
Interstate Day.
Thursday will be Interstate day,
when there will be an opportunity for
Iowans, Nebraskans, South Dakotans
and Minnesotans to meet n shake
hands with each other at the great fair
which represents the Interstate terri
tory, In which all are interested. 1t
will AFFORD stockmen and farmers ar
opportunity to compare the products
Of the farms from the four states, in
clu1ing all sorts of small grains, corn,
grasses. clover, alfalfa. horses, cattle,
swine, sheep, and poultry; In fact, ev-
erything produced on the farms in
hese four great states. Interesting
Sioux City Day.
Friday will be Sioux City day and
the day on which the great stock pa
vodA will foIa ~1o,a r-hic foot,ro nj
the Interstate Fair has always attract
ed a great deal of attention. The en-
tire city Of Sioux City invariably tarns
out to see this great event. Not onfy
can the prize winners of the Interstate
Fair be seen on that day. but prize
inner from the Iowa and Minnesota
state fairs will also parade, as much
OF the Hooded stock from these fairs
finds its way into the show rings of the
Interstate Fair. In the afternoon
there will be some important races to
be witnessed from the grandstand.
Travelling Mems Day.
Saturday will be Travelling Mems
day. and a great day it will be. Moth
ing was ever too good for the
knights OF the grip" and the man.
agement Of the Interstate Fair have
decided to Guido all former attempts
at entertaining the Jolly men on the
road" At 10 o'clock in the morning
the streets Of Sioux City will be ablaxe
with flags n banners of all descrip-
lions and there will be three Of the
finest bands ever seen On the streets
OF this city-the gateway to the mid
indie west. The manufacturers. the
packers. and the big business houses
OF the city will be represented IL the
grand parade with loats Of remark
able beauty. All will be decorated In
holiday attire and a general jubilee
will prevail everywhere. It will be q
sight to behold and one that every
farmer and his family should by all
means see.
Reduced Rates.
The most interesting program out-
lined above II not the only attractive
feature for you to take into considera-
ton In deciding whether or not to at
tend the Interstate Fair this year. One
OF the very pleasant things in connec-
ton with 1t is the fact that the rail-
q have promised to give reduced
rates on all a leading to Sioux
City. The fare for the round trip will
only De three cents per mile. The
management has worked hard in or
der TO secure his reduction
A Clean Show.
Remember that the Interstate Fair
will be conducted on the same high
moral plane on which the state fairs
ave been conducted during recent
years. Not a drop OF liquor will be
sold on the grounds and no gambling
of any form will be allowed. The free
shows. rs We'll as those for which ad-
missions win be charged. are of a high
order and second to none of the sim
liar attractions at the largest fairs in
the country. All exhibits VIII be on a
large scale. So far more interest is
being taken in the state fairs than in
any previous year. n for that reason
the management Of the Interstate Fair
feels unusually confident tn saying tina.
the fair at Sioux City will he an out
standing one as compared with pre-
viOus shows.
Hotel Accommodations.
Every hotel in sioux City h.as been