The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-13

This is the closing day OF the Four
State Fair and many people took ad-
vantage OF the pleasant morning TO
visit the grounds. This afternoon there
! was a good outpouring OF lovers OF the
races and the Wild West exhibition,
This evening there will be. in addi-
ton TO the regular wild west perform
ance, double exhibition OF fireworks,
which. no doubt. will be seen by
thousands, AS the sky, for the first
evening during the fair. promises TO
be free from signs OF storms
The fair managers, now that the
closing day is reached. feel that they
have accomplished much. They have
constructed four new buildings. each
35 by 100 feet. have built platforms
throughout the interior OF two Of the
new structures; have placed cold
storage plant on the grounds; have
erected GS feet of glass cases, have
erected $50 new stalls, have had $1,000
of electric wiring done: and have
drawn 10 the grounds the best eXhibi-
tion ever given In Utah.
A party of Ely sight-seers. en- route
home from the Alaska Yukon fair, who
were at the Fair grounds this morn
ing stated that the local exhibit OF
fruits and vegetables excelled the
showing made at the Seattle fair. A
prominent visitor declares that no fair
In the United States has ever had a
program OF entertainment in the way
OF racing. etc, equal TO that of the
Four-State Fair this year, in fact, the
racing feature Of this fair is unequaled.
When the jockeys Sang.
For a little while this morning the
Glen Bros. Piano company booth was
the center of attraction In the main
building at the Fair grounds when.
accompanied on the piano by Jack. the
trainer. Singer" the hostler timber
ed up. and sang a few popular songs
that set everybody within hearing dis
tancc a-tingling with happiness.
When II comes to warbling. Singer"
can always win an audience, He has
rich and mellow voice and he knows
how TO make the notes ring out with
a lot OF melody
Jack had barely seated himself at
the keyboard when the hostler ap-
peared on the scene, followed by near
ly every jockey and borseman on the
grounds Give Us Love Me and the
World is Mine" somebody In the crowd
called out, and Singer" went at IL
with a will, The way he sang that
song would sure make Caruso buy the
cigars. There was big round Of ap-
plause after he had finished
Then one OF the jockeys suggested.
Gee, / Wish l Had a Girl" and Sing
er' got busy He sang two verses OF
that song and everybody Joined in the
chorus. Ny, but that was good. That
song made the whole track" feel fine.
Even the pretty girl in the canned
goods booth got interested. and for
minute 1t looked as though free pork
and beans was about to be passed
around
After the singing was all over over.
Jack did number OF stunts on the pI-
ano He played every song that has
been written in the past fifteen wears
and some that are yet to be publish
cd, 1t was lnc. young concert. and
went long way Ia Frightening this
mornings entertainment at the fair, for
many who had had an idea that all n
horse feller' could do was TO ride
and talk ponies.
Yesterday Tree Handley in the same
booth, sang, to her own accompani.
ment Some One Thinks Of Some
One and she held a large audience
and was roundly applauded. Il
Prize-Winnine Dogs 4
Although there are not many en-
tries in the dog department at the fair
this year, those made are first-class,
and the animals on exhibition have
been attracting much attention from
dog fanciers 1
j. NJ Bishops Scotch collies arc
beauties. They easily captured the
prize in this class. and this is not the
first time that they have been award
ed a winning decision. either |
kttle Cavanaugh, the Irish Queen.
owned by Judge Axley. is another
head liner.
Then there is an Irish setter. moth
er and eleven tiny pups that have been
looked at with interest This family
has lived very happily at the fair for
q week. and the mother informed n
newspaper man this morning that she
and her children would certainly hate
TO leave the place and would espec-
Tally miss the smiling face OF DR..
Rowe, who had very kindly made it a
point TO call on her each morning and
extend the greetings of the day F. C.
Flanders. 240 Twenty.fourth street, is
the proud owner Of this family.
A Cocker spaniel entered by Geo
Beck, has been one OF the candy
dogs during the fair. This animal Is
quite fayOritc and has recoivod oI