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The Daily Indian Chieftain, 1891-09-25

The front page of 1891-09-25. 773 words, read by machine from the Library of Congress scan and reproduced without correction.

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GREATEST IN ITS HISTORY. Yesterday's Gate Receipts Raise the Record. A FIa Day's Program Witnessed by an Overflowing: Con Concourse - course Concourse of People Vlnltals"lnlt." To Day's Racing; Programme. Trolling, mile lieata.i in S, flrt premium 75 Second premium i!5 Two mile (IkIi 150 Second premium W) Trotting, half mile and repeat S5 Second premium 15 Rest lady eiuenirlenne, aaddle wortn. 'JO Mile and repeat, fre for all 135 Second premium to Six hundred and one dollars were taken in Thursday at the gate alone, the greatest receipts from this source in the history of the Vinita Fair association. Con Considering - sidering Considering the half tickets included in the number sold, the number of person.-; who got in fn'e by limit limiting - ing limiting the fence and otherwise, there were easy 3,(.M) persons on the ground. No one who was present doubts this estimate Tho best of feeling prevailed up. all sides and the prospects for another great day to-day were largely enhanced. Yesterday's Races. Mile dash; Itiukton 1 st, $100. Rn .ad head 2nd, 830. Three-eights mile dash: Daisy 1st, S-'H). Alice Ward 2nd, 81". Trotting, mile heats. two in three: J no. It. Sprague 1st, $100. liay Diamond 2nd, S2". In the three-eights race, Thurs Thurs-day, - day, Thurs-day, a "mix-up" occurred in which two of the riders were thrown, but fortunately not seriously injured. In the trotting race Uncle Joe's sulky broke down and ot course that let him out. He stopped dead still in one length. General Fair Notes. Mr. Pupree takes space in the poultry show. Arthur Chaniberlin looks as nat natural - ural natural in the ticket oflice as can be. Mr. Morris of Nevada, is ably

Prof P. Rower is present and will give the different diseases of the horse his attention. 3d "Rocky ," Mrs. Marks' untamed charger, won a quarter race Thurs Thursday - day Thursday beating Colorado Luke. The race horse men say the fastest race in the history of the fair was trotted Thursday, 2:38. One of Marks' cowmen gave an exhibition of his skill as a horse horseman, - man, horseman, Thursday, which was a re revelation - velation revelation to (lie "tenderfoot." Mrs. A. Wilson of Fort Scott, enters in the neighborhood of one hundred articles in the ladies' de department - partment department and they would be a credit to anyone. Mr. J. W. Sbipnian, living near Peiree City, Mo., is attending the fair. He is a stock man bujt desir desiring - ing desiring to go into another line of busi business - ness business will sell a couple of good jacks

horse. at a bargain. May be ad addressed - dressed addressed at Forest Home, Lawrence county, Mo. Capt. J. M. Smith, the Tahle Tahle-uah - uah Tahle-uah organ and piano man, has a line instrument at the hall. He will save purchasers of musical in in-struments - struments in-struments half the price. Miss Susie Smith accompanies the cap captain. - tain. captain. Ry way of helping out the fair tjie gentleman brought up some enormous peaches. 2 The display of agricultural im implements - plements implements and carriages made by E. D. Caudry of Coil'ey ville, is very extensive and attracts a great deal ol interest. "Solid Comfort" is the suggestive name of a tongue tongue-less - less tongue-less riding plow which, in this la

zy man's country is of course re receiving - ceiving receiving marked attention. An iin iin-' - ' iin-' proved Indiana low down runner I press drill, is another new machine which is favorably commented up up-j - j up-j on. A fancy jump seat surrey and i a single buggy of improved pat pattern - tern pattern and low price are also exhib exhib-i - i exhib-i ited. This firm also calls atten atten-' - ' atten-' tion to the Tiger and Farmers' j Friend drills and the King of all j wagons, the old reliable Cooper, j E. D. Caudry is niakiug an esne-

ltK.U.KUS IN . GENERAL o MERCHANDISE Invite you to visit them and ' inspect their new stock of DRY GOODS, ANI OLOTHINa! that have just been opened, where you will find all that's new in these ' lines. In BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS, We are Full uj. ORocKmrcy, ". AVe liave always carried in greater

As you are probably aware this house suffered sevel?1y by the re recent - cent recent fire. As a consequence they are converting into cash the largest stock of DRY COODS, o . ' CLOTHINC, t HATS, c. BOOTS AND SHOES, that were ever brought to Vinua.

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