The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-25


rcsentative one. Let US collect speci.
mems of the products we have grown
here this year and arrange them In
sufficient quantities 20 make a showing.
Let us huild good floats and pull OF
y parade a mile long. Let us have a
ball game worth the while Of those who
rniny the national game TO attend, ev.
cry dav. Polo will also he interesting
Ia q large number Of people who will
attend the three days fair. There
should he races and other amusements.
The barbecue should be ample to feed
the visitors every day. Then the car.
uivnl company with ten shows aad
many free attractions will he n feature,
'alihe by prominent people. music,
etc. Let us get up a program that will
furnish 'hree days Of continuous enter.
tainment.
The dates and the program for each
day have been agreed upon nv the ev.
ecutive committee. The hrst day Of
the fair Ia going TO be Tucumcari
Day ON this day will be the big par
nde, led by the queen Of the fair and
he four maids, In q beautifully decorat
cd Aoat, drawn by four or six horses,
which will be one Of the greatest at.
fractions Of the three DAYS program.
The plan for the selection Of the
fair queen IL as follows; Voting sta.
tions will he established in every bust
mess house in town. The price Of a
vote will be two cents, and this mon
~ will 20 to the expense fund Of the
fair These votes will be taken IN
NJ the end Of each week counted and
the number each Ave candidates re
ceives will be published. The candi
date receiving the greatest number OF
votes will be the fair queen and the
other four candidates will be her maids
They will have an especially prepared
foat, one appropriate for queens In
reality. In this the queen and hoI
maids will lead the great parade q
mile in length. The Queen Of the fair
will lead the Grand March at sne faiI
ball and they all will have every cour,
tesy and distinction that can be given
them during the three days Of the
county fair. They are entitled 20 Il
They enter this contest for the purpose
Of raising funds for the expense ac
count and will have 20 spend some time
I in the preparation Of their costumes
and whatever is realized from Il eoe,
to the public good. Three candidates
have been suggested TO the Executive
committee. They are Miss Catherin,
Chase for the railroad people, Miss Win
ME Lamar and Miss Nellie Herschber
ger. The committee needs two more
candidates. The young ladies named
have not been interviewed a. 10 wheth
er they will accept n candidacy, but
II is presumed that they will in order
10 assis, the fair committee in raising
an expense fund. Tucumcari girls are
always ready to DO the right thing Al
the right time. The committee will Sc,
them al the very earliest date possibl,
and in case IL should he impossible fo
some Of the list named to serve an at
tempt will he made TO fill the list b,
Monday morning 80 the voting can be
gin.
The second day will he Dalhart Day
nalhart is coming with special train
The commercial club Of that city ha
already accepted an invitation from
the executive committee. They viii
also have on exhibition pfoducts rep
resenting the great Panhandle country
and their base ball team win play ou
boys during the fair. Nara Visa is al
ready preparing her exhibit. The thir'
day is Southwestern Day and will In
clude all the country the line touche
from Dawson TO Santa Rosa. The rail
rond people are going to make this cit.
the crowning triumph Of the three day
show. The company will grant a loV
rate from all points and a great mum
her Of people are expected on the 22nd
the last day Of the fair. AdvertisinI
matter has already been scattered broa'
east. Dalhart has been billed and al
other towns In northeastern New Mei
leo. and responses are coming In fror
every where, 1--WE will be there
The district court will he In session dur
ing the week Of the fair and II is' o,
pected that there will be more peopl
in Tucumcari these three days tha
have ever been seen here before. b.
sides the agricultural exhibits theF
will he live stock and poultry whie
will be a greater feature than at ou
previous fairs.
To encourage the farmers TO pr,
pare exhibits and bring them In earl.
the merchants are Offering premium
for the collection, and these premium
will be awarded on Saturday befoI
the county fair opens The list 10 jul
started hut the premiums offered by u
business men AZ we have seen are |
: followsi
4 PREMIUMS ON coLLscrIows
We, the undersigned, hereby sgr'
IN give A. I'm mArehandlse far Al