Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-28
Acts at State Fair
Best III It's History.

Best IN Its History
$50, 900 in premiums, speed program,
educational features, aeroplane flights
and other attractions. Sacred concert
September 10th ii front of the grand
stand by the Fourth Infantry band.
Glenn H. Curtiss famous birdmen
in their many aeroplane maneaFers
on the opening day, September 11th,t
including five mile race with a 70
horse power automobile over the race
track. This will be the greatest event
ever attempted in South Dakota, in
fact, in the entire west, assuring the
public of an aviation meeting atour
own state fair second to none. Aero
plane flights every day at the fair,
morning and afternoon.
The South Dakota state board OF
agriculture will spare no expense or
labor to make the 1911 fair greater
than any previous year. We absolute
fly guarantee the largest and best ag-
Iricultural and horticultural exhibits
ever displayed in the state, and fur
Their, the exhibits SO displayed will be.
the best at any western fair, thus, up
holding the reputation Of the state.
The standard attractions before the
grand stand each afternoon and eve
ming are seven of the largest and best
acts money can buy, Some have
never before been seen in America;
in fact, one of the acts comes direct
from Europe to Huron after which
they are engaged on the Orpheum cir
cult. All OF the acts ere of the best,
and will be we'll worth coming to see
| The speed program will consist Of
three harness races each afternoon
and one running race. The races will
commence at 1880 and close at 4:30,
three hours each afternoon of the
best racing by the best horses owned
by the best horsemen in the west, as
surfing the public of the best. there is
in that line. ....
The evening entertainment Will
comprise the, attractions, music by
the Fourth Infantry band, automobile
racing, pony racing, on the race track
which will be illuminated by electric
4 lights, together with two powerful
search lights. -.
Sheep dog trails each afternoon.The
greatest novelty and educational fea-
ture ever imported to this country.
4 This marks a new era in attractions
at state fairs. ..
The new immigration department is
cooperating with the state fair board
b in placing the best exhibits Of agricul
tural and horticultural products at
the fair, and the best exhibits will be
taken to the Annual Land & Devel
opment congress in Chicago in De
cember. ..s + '2,f+, o..
The entries in the livestock depart
ments at this time are one third .grea'
er than 1910, which exhibit was con
sidered to be the largest and best O.
any western fair. '~--M y Ii
New facilities on the grounds arr
complete system of sewerage, new
inch artesian well, about 500 settee!
scattered over the grounds, ground
beautifully lighted for the evening en-
tertainmentone large new horse barr
adding about 144 stalls to the larg,
number we already had, and addition
al, cattle, sheep and swine facilities.
Beadle county has erected one o
the finest buildings on the ground
which will be dedicated on the open
ing day of the fair, and noted speak
er will be in attendance that shoul,
attract people frors every part of tn
state. Announcement will be mad
as soon as arrangements are complet
ed 80.
Gates: The South Dakota stat
board of agriculture has adopted tn
: no-pass system. AT the main gate
will be installed Bright's Coin SysteE
OF Turn Stiles. There will be no ticl
cts sold for same. The patrons vii
be required to deposit their soc piece
which the turnstile cares for and ad
q ,uits the person. Csc for children be
tween the ages of 6 and Is. Seasol
4 tickets for six days admission prio
to 6 o'clock, one admission each da.
I only $780, Automobile season ticket
with driver $500. The militia vii
have charge of the gates assuring tn
public ample protection. They viii
also police the grounds night and day
Eight plain clothes men to protec
the fair visitors from pick pockets
In 1910 we had the reputation of con
Quoting a fair with not a pocketbool