FAIR DAYS 1920-1929
Many Attractions Are Planned For The County Fair Aug. 20, 1926 — Many prominent state and church authorities have accepted the invitation to attend the Sanpete County Fair and State Black Hawk Reunion to be held at Manti, September 1-2-3-4. Among those who will be present to greet the vast crowds are Governor George H. Dern, Senator Reed Smoot, and Congressman Don B. Colton. These men will address the crowds on subjects that are of interest to everyone. Several other dignitaries are expected to be in attendance whose presence will ring cheer to the Indian War Veterans and their friends. Each city in the country is preparing special parts of the program to be given and these entertainments will be very interesting and educational. Prospects for the exhibits at the Fair are very promising. Several carloads of dairy cattle will be shown and competition in this department is very keen. Requests have come from the county sheepmen for nearly one hundred pens. The sheep show will be double the size it has been in previous years. The agricultural display is well under way and a unique and pleasing exhibit is expected. The domestic art and science departments have applied for additional space in the exposition building because of the interest shown in the different parts of the county. The lady representatives throughout the county are working hard with women clubs and with individual displays until this department is becoming one of the biggest at the Fair. The $1.00 season ticket campaign in the county is going over in good shape and apparently is very popular with the people. The race program is one of the best the county ever had, which is shown by the entry of more than thirty county horses. The special foot races, team pulling matches, mounted wrestling matches, mounted tug of war, bucking contest, of interest will greatly please the
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big crowds. Ample camp grounds have been provided where light, shade, good water and other campers conveniences are sufficient to care for the needs of thousands of visitors. Pack up your tent. We invite you to come and join in the fun, see the races, visit your old time friends swap yarns. Have a good time.
County Fair Premium List Is Out Aug. 13, 1926 — The Premium list for the Sanpete County Fair is now off the Press and has been distributed throughout the county. In many respects it is by far the best, or at least the most interesting premium list that the County has ever put out. It is different than anything that has gone before. The Fair will likewise be different. It will be more educational and the recreational features will likewise surpass any past performance of the kind. This statement is made advisedly because the sports program will all be furnished by County talent, and where there is local participation the human element enters to a greater extent and as such heightens interest from the spectators’ standpoint. Six Horse Races each day; automobile novelty races; chariot races; four man relay foot races; 100 yard dash; team pulling match; mounted tug o war; bicycle races; special bucking contest; horse polo game; band parade; evening performance; dance every night on the big new open-air dance floor on the Fair Grounds. The exhibits in Cattle, sheep, hogs, poultry, crops, women work, boys and girls club work, etc., promise to be bigger and better than ever before. The premiums throughout have been increased considerably due to the many special prizes given by patriotic citizens of the county. Every day will be the big day this year. There is no special day designated for any certain portion of the County. The Fair will e so different, so interesting, and so full of worthwhile features that the people of the entire county will be sure to attend the entire three day period. The season tickets are so reasonable no one can afford to do otherwise.
