The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
FAIR IS A BIG SUCCESS
Display Of chouteau County Products
Is Better Than Ever

10 Better Than Ever
The third annual fair of the Chou /
teau County Fair association opened
Thursday afternoon with a display Of
farm and garden products which, for
! variety and excellence, will challenge
competition. There is a marked i'm
provement In many of the specimens
entered for this years fair-this evi.
dence of progress being due to the
| experience gained at former fairs at
which the agricultural possibilities of
| this part of Montana were demon
| strated.
A large number of belated exhibits
from distant parts of the county ar
rived Thursday morning and could
not be properly classified and install
ed prior to the opening hour of the
fair. All Of these, however, will be
given attention and will be eligible
for recognition in making the awards
in their respective classes.
Among the attractive features Of
this years fair are the educational
exhibits from many of the public
schools in different parts Of the
ty. There are some fine specimens
of school work in these displays, the
pupils having evidently taken pride
in the endeavor to place their school
in the front rank of Chouteau
tvs educational institutions, and in
viting comparison with the work per-
formed in the public schools of other
counties. The ambition of Chouteau
county young people to excel in edu-
cational matters is evidence of the
possession of the spirit of good citi-
zenship.
Another good feature of this years
fair is the interest taken by Chouteau
county women folks in making credi-
table exhibits of their ability and skill
in fancy work and the culinary art
and other matters to which they give
attention. In this department there
are extensive displays in the several
classes, the exhibits being centers of
attraction for visitors who express
these proofs of industry and clever
ness in Chouteau county homes.
This years county fair is a big suc
cess from the opening day, the exhi-
bits and the amusement program af-
fording entertainment that is being
appreciated by a large crowd of visi-
tors from various parts of the county.
The visitors at the county fair
Thursday afternoon witnessed an in.
t~eresting and closely contested base
ball game between the Fort Benton
and Geraldine teams, in which the
visitors won by a score of two to
nothing. 1t was one Of the best
played games here this season.
The racing program also brought
some close contests, several of the
horses being evenly matched. The
result of the events were as follows:
Pony race. c. M. McNally's
"Mabel." ?. Van Skeletons "Porcu-
pine"
Quarter-mile dash-1. Jack Ry-
ans "Sadie Gay" 2. H. S. Green's
BILLY Mahan."
Three-eighths mile dash-1. Nc
Nally's Benny Thompson" ?. Ry-
ans "Sadie Gay"
Two-twenty pace-1. w. McKin-
mons "Miss Primus.' 2. George FL
liott's DRY Land Farmer"
The attendance at the fair Friday
afternoon was augmented by a dele
cation of about a hundred visitors
from Great Falls, most of whom
made the trip by automobile. They
arrived just before noon, and were
welcomed at the foot of the hill west
of town by a committee of Fort Ben
ton citizens, accompanied by the
band. The automobiles yer mobili-
zed on the outskirts of the city, and
forming into procession made their
way along front street to the city
park, where the visitors dispersed to
the hotels and homes of their Fort
Benton friends.
In reply to an urgent invitation to
attend the ChOuteau County fair,
Senator Paris Gibson of Great Falls,
wired David G. Browne today as fol-
lows:
81 regret inability to attend the fair
at Fort Benton, but congratulate you
and all the people of your city on the
rapid development of agriculture in
northern Montana. 1t means much
to the pioneer city OF Fort Benton.
Numerous additions to the various
classes of exhibits were made Friday
morning by farmers from the sur
rounding country who were unable
to send in their products until they
came to attend the fair. The dis
plays have been greatly improved by
these late additions, and are believed
to be equal in quantity and quality to
any county collection in Montana.
The program of the third day of the
Chouteau County fair vas cancelled
on account of ~unfavorable weather
conditions. \ steady rain that be-
gan Friday evening continued through
the night, and early Saturday morn
ing it was evident that the program
of entertainment could not be car