The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-28
WESTERN MONTANA DAY
At HELENA IS HUMMER
Eighteen Thousand Throng
Grounds on Fourth Day
Of State Fair.
MISSOULA IS THERE
Several Hundred Aboard
Special Train Leaving
Here Thursday.
MlSSOULA IS THERE

Helena. Sept. 27.-(Special.)- When
Governor Stewart, speaking words of
welcome TO the vast crowd assembled
here this afternoon. declared that this
was the biggest day in the history of
| all the fairs In Montana. he paid un-
| conscious tribute to the loyalty Of
| residents from the western part of the
Treasure State. For the western
counties, it seemed, had turned out en-
| masse to make Western Montana
| day" one long to be remembered.
| From the Bitter Root valley. from
! the Flathead, from Missoula. Butte and
Anacond;,, and from the lesser popu-
| lated towns which lie along the west
| ern slopes of the Rockies and in the
shadow of the Bitter Root range. they
came by the hundreds. Nearly $4,000
admissions were registered by the
clicking turnstics at the entrance to
| the grounds.
| 400 Leave on Special,
Early in the morning. special trains
began arriving. Over the Northern
Pacific from Missoula u 12-car special
drought nearly 400. So great was the
ICrOwd at the MisSoula station, that it
Twas necessary to add another coach to
the train there, and despite that added
accommodation, many of the fair yoers
were compelled to stand. Additional
crowds joined the train ut Drummond
and Garrison.
Il Other trains came from Great Falls.
Butte. Livingston. Bozeman and
Lewistown, each bringing its full
share of Montanans out to make a
holiday. The A. c. NJ. company band.
which has SO well pleased all It's hear
ers at the fair this week. was on hand
and never firing in it's effort to make
the occasion memorable. The band
was well supplemented by the Lewis
town drum and bugle corps, which
made fine appearance, it's members
being dressed in natty white uniforms
Fruit Exhibit Attracts.
= Most of the Missoula people who at
tended the fair today We're great,
. pleased with the state horticultural ex.
hibit which was shown under the iii
rcction of State Horticulturist A. l.
Strausz Of Missoula.
The exhibit is displayed In the frs
,, of the large buildings ON the left insid,
the entrance to the grounds. Ions
:. rows of boxes filled with perfect fruit
the product of the Treasure State
, compete there as the chief attraction
with beautiful flowers. and Il culinar.
, exhibit over which Mrs. Strausz, Mis-
Laura b. Eilithorp and Miss Clara X
Becker of Missoula are in charge.
One of the features of this culinar.
= exhibit is a generous heap of hom
made potato flour, made by Mrs. }
NnDnnS nj hn III ho
on exhibition some cake made from
this flour. Mrs. Magnus sent the eX
q |hibits, although she realized that n
: prizes were awarded for such a dis
D play. because, as she periodically pu
O il. ii might help some one economic
!. The recipe for her cake is:
One and one half cups Of potat
i flour: one cup of sugar and five egg.
!, Out of the Bitter Root valley hav
G come many successful competitors i
: the fruit-growing classes. Among thel
r are Mrs Ben Kress, Mrs. Edwar
Johnson. J. B. Taylor of Hamilton
Frank Engler of Victor, and Mrs. Id
Cottrell of carrolton, who receive
first prize on artistic fruit display.
+, Several prizes went to w. a. Ciar
Y for displays of apples from his Rattle
snake ranch. lie won numerous prize
for his exhibits of Gravenstcin
Il Wealthys. Kings, and Rome Beautie
!. T. Andrews OF Missonla also re
ceived notice in the prize list. thong
he did not exhibit as largely as NJ
e Clark.
: 1oxcman Man Wins Auto.
Awards were announced today In Il
two most important agricultural con
petitions. the state fair wheat spccia
:, with seven passenger Studebake
" valued at $1,0a0. for the prize. and II
y county collective exhibit william
= Farrell of Bozeman won the aut
:. Fergus. county was first IN the COLES
:. tive ward for the best display and al
" rangement Of exhibits, with Cascad
:, second: Gallatin. third; and Lewis an
!. Clark, fourth, 80