The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-15
BIG CROWD
ATTENDS
FREE FAIR
All Exhibits in Place and Those Who At
tend Tonight and Tomorrow will
Be Well Repaid

A cool day and many fair attrat
tions brought a big crowd to Shanoa
Springs this morning and afternoo
in attendance at the second free cour
ty fair. General satisfaction was ea
pressed by the hundreds who throne
ed the grounds.
The entries and exhibits are now Ii
place and those who visit the grounds
this evening or tomorrow will fin.
much to interest them.
Free Trips to Winners.
Among the features of the prize list
at the Grady county fair this year are
the inducements which are offered FOL
women, boys and girls to perfect then.
selves along those lines which con
duce to the development of agricultu
raj resources of the county and to
home economics. In the canning
club, better bread, poultry club, corn
club, feterita, kafir, milo maize, cot
ton club, peanut club and pig club
sections railways expenses to and
from Oklahoma City to the state fair
school are offered as first prizes #
club members are eligible, and as a
second prize travelling expenses 70
and from Saltwater to the farmers
winter short course. If members are
under IA years of age substantial
money prizes are awarded.
Ineligible Birds.
An interesting feature in connection
with the poultry exhibit is the fact
that all members of the Grady County
Poultry association are barred from
for prizes but have been
earnestly requested to have birds on
exhibition as an additional aid to the
regular mid-wiiltef annual show All
such birds, however, are being prop
erly cared for, with free exhibition
coops, feed, d,@caretaker and scoring.
The superintendent will undertake
the sale Of birds for exhibitors not
present, charging commission of ten
per cent on such sales. All prizes not
called for within thirty days after the
close Of the show will revert to the as
sociation.
Parade of Horses.
An important feature of the horse
department is the parade of the vari-
1us breeds in front of the grand stand.
Notice is given of the time and place
ii forming and any exhibitor failing
o promptly comply with the call OF
he superintendent is fined such part
If the premium which may fall to him
is the management may see fit to
determine. All horses competing for
must be properly groomed |
Clean Free Shows,
Oae of the features of the county
air this year is its clean free shows. !
n speaking of this today County At
orney venable said
"The Grady County Free Fair asso-
iation ought to be commended for
laving good, clean free entertainment.
hey had number of applications
rom parties wanting to operate gamb-
ing devices. such as doll racks, jingle
,oards and candy race tracks but
teadfastly refused concessions for that
lass of entertainment. They are de-
to place their fair on high
lane so far as the free shows are
''In this respect" continued the
ounty official, "a number of the
ownships in Grady county erred, sew
raj gambling devices having been per
lifted to operate before being stopped
v county officials. Get crowd az
nv cost, seemed to be their motto"
Under the plan which they have
dopted in starting off they will have
o trouble later on. do not see why
he county and townships cannot all
ave absolutely clean entertainment
o that people leaving the show viii
bserve that it has been good clean
air"