The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-14
CARTER COUNTY
FREE FAIR OP EMS
WEDNESDAY MORN
Displays of Local Merchants
Are Being Placed and All
Is in Readiness for
the Big Event
STOCK is IMPORTANT
FIFTH ANNUAL EXPOSITION
PROMISES TO BE BIGGEST
OF ALL; FINE THOROUGH
BREEDS A FEATURE.

Tomorrow morning at o'clock, the
gates of the fair grounds will be open
ed to admit visitors to the Fifth An
nual Free Fair and exposition, and
from present indications, this event
will be the most successful fair in the
history Of the organization.
The officers and directors OF the as
sociation have worked hard and faith
fully to complete every detail, and the
exhibits give promise Of being the
best ever shown.
Local merchants were busy all day
yesterday and will continue to be busy
until the opening of the gates get
ting their displays arranged in the
exposition hall. and there will be a
runller of attractive booths.
The Boys and Girls Clubs have a
large display Of the products of their
labor, and most of their stuff viii
be sent to Oklahoma State Fair, Ok
lahoma City, as part of the Carter
county exhibit.
Second Annual Roundup.
III cUllHtCllOH with l!Ic lttIl - bHS
Second Annual Roundup or the Ard.
more Roundup Association, and the
management of this feature has Sc
cured the best riders and ropers TO
participate in the various events.
Invitations have been extended to
o;hes cities and towns in southern Ok
lshoma, and large crowds from these
sources are expected,
Special Prizes Offered.
In addition TO the regular prem
iun.s Jffered by the fair association
several special prizes have been Of
fered hv 9arious business institutions
OF the city, and these will be keen
ly competed for BY contestants in
every department.
Livestock show.
OF especial interest TO breeders viii
be the livestock show this year For
the past three years farmers through
out this section have been improving
their stock. and the cattle pens. hog
lots and sheep barns will be filled
with high bred animals. that have
been developed in Carter county in
the past few years.
Some fancy exhibits will be shown
from the Gillian ranch at Checotah.
including Shorthorn cattle and Po-
,and China hogs.
The management does not expect TO
attain perfection this season, but with
the hearty cooperation of the business
men Of Ardmore and the farmers and
stock men OF the county. hope in
time 10 have q fair second TO none
in tho state.
They have made every effort pos
sihle TO make the fifth annual fair a
success. but there are many things
lcf. undone they would like to have
accomplished had circumstances been
more favorable Railway transporta-
ton has been serious draw back in
securing attractions. that the manage
ment would like 20 have had but un.
der the circumstances had 10 do the
best they could. They feel, however,
that the public will appreciate their
effort and vii! continue to cooperate
with them In making II better In the
future.
Factor in Development.
The fair has been wonderful fac.
tor in the development of the livestock
industry OF Carter county, as will be
attested by the fine animals shown,
ana with continued interest maintain
ed through the influence OF the fair,
II will not be many years before Cart
er county will rank among the first
in the state in livestock and agri-
culture.
For several days workmen have been
engaged getting the fair grounds In
condition. and every convenience for
tho pubic has been given close at
tention. the officers and directors in
vite suggestions that will tend to make
the fair successful and hope that ev-
cry opportunity will be grasped to
make the Carter county fair an In
stitution in which every farmer and
business man will BE- Justly proud.