Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-08-25
COUNTY FAIR

We wish to urge upon the people
of this county the necessity for get
ting together and lining themselves
up for great big push and pull in
the interest of the coming Trego
County Fair which is-billed to COM
| mence on the 9th day of September
and to last during the 7th, 9Th and
9th. We are requested to urge our
readers not only to plan on coming
to this fair to see the attractions but
| that each person should consider her
self or himself committee of one to
see to it that some article is taken to
the Fair for display purposes. Al
most anything will help in the display
and almost anything can be used in
competition as prizes and premiums
are offered on almost everything
which can be placed on display at this
Fair.
Sheaf and bundle grain and feed can
be used nicely for decoration and dis
play purposes. All kinds of vege-
tables and fruits will show what can
be produced by the fertile soil of this
county. Corn and grain crops are
especially good this year and will
make a nice display There are hun
dreds of head of pure bred horses,
cattle, hogs, sheep chickens and other
poultry in this county which will help
make a display and which would be
strong competition in may of the
larger fairs. These things are right
here in our trade territory and should
be on exhibition at the Fair. They
will be there if the person producing
them will do his duty to his farm, his
neighbors, his community and to the
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the Fair and to stay in line until the
last day is ended and the best Fair
ever held in western Kansas is the re-
suit. Commence to work for the Fair
right now.
After telling the people what they
should do to make the Fair a success,
| it will be well to tell them what the
directors of the association are do
ing. They have secured line of free
/ attractions which will make things in
teresting- The usual program of
races, contests and base ball games
will take place with the exception
that it will be more than usually in
teresting. The base ball games will
| be a tournament in which several
| teams will take place. There will be
| harness, saddle and pony races for
! purses which will be large enough to
| bring good horses into the races. The
| contests will consist of the usual run
| of events with broncho and steer rid
ing thrown in Both local and pro-
fessiona1 riders will take part in these
| sports. There will be three free acts
each day. In these will appear the
| O'Connor Sisters, singers; roller
skater specialists and Roman and Cos
sack riding. These are the free at
| fractions.
/ The attractions which will furnish
both amusement and a place to spend
your money will be the Mcclellan
| Carnival company and Karl Simpsons
| Comedians. With these companies
present there will be plenty of at
| fractions for amusement. These com.
panies have been here at other Fairs
and the people here know what they
are like A good Fair is assured as
| far the management is concerned
| and it is up to the people of the coun
ty to do the rest.
Sure, we're busy; the Union Pacif
is Natures highway, made especial.
by Providence to provide way fo
the heat stricken friends of the east
ern low lands to reach the health Civ
ing places in our higher altitude
most easily, and quickly. The Unio1
Pacific Highway follows the lines o
easiest grades, and of least resistance
! It follows the route of the pioneers
always on easy grades, and nea
water. And of course the Union Paci
fic Highway is the real scenic and his
torically interesting highway acros
the plains, north of the original SAINT
Fe route. One can read the entir
history of the state of Kansas in tn
monuments, and old landmarks, fol
lowing the u p Highway from West
port, Missouri, thru Lawrence, LIE
compton, Topeka, Manhattan, juno
ton City, Fort Riley, Fort Hays, For
Wallace and through to Co1orad,
And with Franklin E. Brooke as pres
: ident of the u p Highway Associs
tion who is devoting his entire tim
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