Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-10-05
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gang aft aglee." As the people Of Gus
ter and Fall River counties have been
abundantly blessed the past year in the
way Of crops and financial success, plans
were carefully laid to make the Fifth
Annual Fair, representing Custer and
Fall River counties, q bigger and grand
or success than ever. This Fair has been
q great success from its organization,
and each year. to come up to the estab.
lished standard taxes the management
to its utmost, but this year they reckon.
ed without the weather.
The Indian band Of Rapid City, that
furnished the music during the Fair,
came down Monday night so as to be on
hand Tuesday morning and start the
ball rolling, but when Tuesday morning
appeared the ball was frozen and rsfus-
ed to roll. A cold north wind blew all
day and snow foil the greater part Of the
forenoon and most people were content
to stay indoors near the FIRE.
The second day dawned ''fair to mid
ding" and the populace began to venture
out and take in the sights. Before noon
all available spacsin the new exhibition
ball had been filed as had that in the
art building and ehildren's corner. The
stock pens were also well filled with
high grade and thoroughbred stock Of
many kinds. The hamberger stands,
cane racks, merry-go-round, snake show,
ETC., etc., were in full swing and every
body was out having good time. The
ball game in the afternoon between Oral
and Fairview was hard fought contest
from beginning to end, the game after
the first two innings would have done
credit to the National League. Oral
won, the score being 10 to 6.
The third day was Hot Springs day
and the Hot Springs people. ever loyal
to the Buffalogap Fair, came over in a
body. Four coaches all loaded to the
guards, arrived shortly before noon and
helped swell the already large crowd.
The foot ball game between Hot Springs
and Custer was won by the former. The
tug-of-war between Custer and Fall
River counties was won by Custer coun.
ty, but after due deliberation the Judges
gave the decision to Fall River on q
foul, it being claimed that an innocent
bystander assisted the Custer county
boys at the critical point. The wrest
ling match between Ahern of Oral, and
Allen of Buffalogap, was proceeded by a
match between Ray and Fry, both Of
Oral, Ray winning the frst two falls.
The Ahern and Allen match was bat
tie for blood. Allen won the first fall,
Ahern the second and Allen the third
The two men were evenly matched and
neither one had the advantage till
Ahern's shoulders were pinned to the
mat in the third round.
The parade the first and second days
was novelty and we'll gotten up. The
Lame Johnnie float showed the many
varieties Of grain and vegetables that car
be raised in one locality. The schoo
children did remarkably we'll and were
loudly cheered as was the BuffalogaI
menagerie. Several horse races tool
place but our reporter has been unable
to learn the names of the winners. Ths
dances in the afternoon and evenin,
were we'll attended, good music was fur
nished and all who cared to dance were
given an opportunity to enjoy them
selves to the limit.
The Fifth Annual Fair is now history
and taken from the standpoint Of ex
bibits, eclipses anything ever before of
fsred. The amusement program and tn,
attendance were perhaps short offorme
years but Dame Nature takes the entir,
blame for those shortcomings and bid
us hope for more favorable weathe
when the time for the Sixth Annua
Fair rolls round. .-Bufalogap Gazette.
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