The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-09-19
GREAT TRIUMPH FOR OLSON

GREAT TRIUMPH FOR OLSON
Sheridan county as usual, captured
"a nee laU bunch Ct taa prizes at th5
state fair.
Mr.. Olson, who has managed the
State Fair Exhibit Of Sheridan couf4-
ty. since the memory of man runnetn
net TO the contrary, is tIlulnphaLis
over tie success made at the state
fair this year, and Mr, Olson has the
right to be elated-for no small part
of the. success Of the Sheridan county
exhibit, is the result of the industry
ard ability Of Mr. Olson.
The Montana State Fair at Helena
last week was the big attraction and
/ thousands of people poured into the
capital city from every part OF the
state to see this annual display OF
Montana's farm products and live
stock. Notwithstanding the third dry
+ season for this state the agricultural
displays we're nlarvelously fine and g
source Of wonder to the far visitors.
especially TO those who had cone
froIn other state to see thetexhibits.
Considerable excitement was Gre
atod at the opening of the fair by the
arrest Of number OF the gambling
device promoters, but they soon
found out that Attorney General
Foro meant just what he said re-
! eardl1,g gambling and det'i@s tf
fitance ac the state far. Some Of
those who have a gambling streak II
their system claimed th4.. The attor-
ney general had killed the fair, but i
is still running with good attend
ance, and the visitors are spending
their money for legitimate anuse,
1nent.
The big attraction of the week i:
the visit of President Wilson and par
ty this evening, and the city has beer
filed with an unusually large croWt
to see the President, but owing to th'
seating capacity of the opera hous'
; many will be unable to hear his ad
! dress.
Il The Sheridan county booth was il
charge Of Judge l. S. Olson, who ha
, had charge for a number of years.
: The Helena Record Herald in com
RI menting on the different county eXhi
4 bits says:
SHERIDAN COUNTY
S Dry land products comprise tn
: entire exhibit from this county an
s they certainly compare favorabl,
4 with the best irrigated lands. Th
e booth assigned to Sheridan county
S filled with grasses, grains, flax, oat
n wheat, barley, roots and vegetable
+ Artistically and tastefully arrange'
y They were all grown without irrig:
n tion which indicates that the soil
l. Sheridan county is composed of tt
pI best kind of material.
d The legend on the wall contain
,e the statement that the wheat crt
$ was 100000 bushels, and average
IS five bushels to the acre; oats 10000
s. bushels, with q. yield of 30 bushe
Ii to the acre; flax 100000 bushels, eig
a. bushels to the acre. The grand tot
i for the three is $7,400,000, appro1
re mately, without naming other graf
O. which were harvested The exhibit
O. very fine and was created mainly
al three rains that fell il the nick
ed time, just when the crops appear
I'll doomed, followed hy hot weather
es The name sheridan Co." is ma
ed of fax and is placed or one Of t
oy pillars in front of the booth.
We Valley County
asl The Valley county booth which
Ill in charge of L. E. Jones, Ed. Fry
re- han and C. II. Richardson, shows
'n fine although it was not as large
OF, some Of the other county exhibits.
Lots Of corn, grain, squash, m
lse ons, pumpkins, potatoes and otl
ar vegetables are to be seen at the Y
nix ley county exhibit at the State L:
IS The county makes no attempt at t
an zare effects, bat relies on merit all
the to attract notice. the same. as do O
the er counties of the state. The st
Fair appears to be an object of pr
with the people OF Valley county, :
. is looked upon in the same way
anv other laudable effort to enha
the interests of the state and its 2
9th pie. The display made is recko
ch- one of the very best IN the hall an
20 certainly entitled 10 high rank in
an estimation of al beholders. It's /
fed ducts are as varied and extensive
The the state is wide and long. The
,a4- corations are Of o tone that adds
nj the lustre Of the exhibits. The eel
and IS divided sinto geometrical fgl
Tn which are inlaid with small gr;
rere after a pattern IN mosaic.
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