The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
M. E. Fair Big
Event Of Year
New Features Are Added to
Program of Billings
Exposition.

a. ocooI IuS ueSG way w Oe-
scribe the Twenty-fourth Annual
Midland Empire Fair at Billings,
which opens its gates at 8 a. M,
Monday, August II, and lasts six
days and nights, closing at mid
night Saturday, August 16.
Every year it seems as if the
climax of amusement and attrac-
tons has been reached, but q
glance at the entertainment menu
scheduled for this years fair e
veals that the Fair Board has sue
ceeded in its determination II
make this years exposition out
shine all its predecessors. Every
day will be a big day and each, in
addition to a full program of daily
and nightly attractions, will have
special features.
There will be seven thorough
bred races every afternoon, par
ticipated in by more than 800 of
the fastest runners in the west,
with Pari-Mutuel wagering and
purses totaling $4,000.
Five-Day Rodeo
Although it is only one of many
notable features of this mammoth
exposition, yet the Rodeo held an
nually in connection with the Fair
has already taken rank as one Of
the top-flight shows of the West.
The Rodeo again this year will
last for five days-ths first five
days of the fair, starting Monday,
August 18th, and will be under
the direction as heretofore Of the
famous arena impresario, Leo j.
Cremer.
Every event will be a contest
and these will include bronze rid
ing, bulldogging, calf roping, and
bull riding, also amateur bronc
riding for the boys from Montana
and northern Wyoming. In addi-
ton the specially acts will present
a galaxy of star offerings.
Evening Features
Every evening on the huge out
door stage will be presented the
most dazzling and glamorous night
show in America this year-"Mu-
sic on Wings" a Barnes-C arru-
theirs masterpiece, with a complete
change of ensembles Friday night.
Following this, every night will
come also the spectacular and al
ways popular Thearle-D uffield
Fireworks under the direction Of
Art Briese, featuring patriotic set
pieces and novelties which will be
remindful Of what is going on
elsewhere in the world.
Other daily entertainment fea-
lures include the Midway attrac-
tons and the great Rubin & Cher
ry Exposition Shows and Rides,
music by four bands, and a dozen
or more premier circus acts, each
distinctive, climaxed by the hair
raising performance of Selden,
1.-THE Shakespeare Man."
The worlds champion trick
horseshoe pitchers, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. E. Jackson, will provide a new
feature, as will the pedigreed dog
show on Friday, August Is. On
Sunday afternoon, the day before
the Fair is opened officially by
Governor Ford, there will be q
gated light horse show.
Treats for Youngsters
Tens of thousands of children
throughout the Midland Empire
will again this year have an OPP
portunity to attend the Fair alb
.solutely free Of charge as the re-
suit of the distribution by the
Sawyer Stores and the Vaughn
Ragsdale Stores of free admission
tickets to children of grade school
age in Montana and Wyoming.
These tickets are good only on
the opening day of the fair, Au-
gust 18th, known as Children's
Day, and a special free program
Of entertainment will be provided
for the youngsters in the forenoon.
In addition, on the closing day
of the Fair, Saturday August 16,
all members Of All Clubs and
their leaders residing in Yellow
stone county together with judg-
ing and demonstration teams in
Montana and Wyoming, will be
admitted to the Fair free on pre-
sentation of tickets distributed by
the Yale Oil Corporation.
Great Increase in Exhibits
So remarkably has the Midland
Empire Fair developed into an un-
rivalled entertainment event that
the average person hardly realizes
that as an agricultural exposition
the growth Of the Fair has more
than kept pace with its expansion
into a great educational and
amusement spectacle.
Figures on exhibits compiled by
Manager Fitton, are in fact lit
tie short of amazing. They show
that from a total Of little over
5000 exhibits in 1895, the figure
has jumped to $4,000, and in
many of the departments, particu-
larly pertaining to agriculture,