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* Platte, Nebr., publicity man- ©

% Ted Harmon Rodeo Company *
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” in military ranks since com- %
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“ men and friends persist in ad- *
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Program for Linn County
Fair and Rodeo to Be
Held Here Next Week

Linn County Fair, Entry day,

Tuesday, September 6.

School day, Wednesday, Septem-

ber 7. Rodeo parade uptown,

10:30 a. m.

Championship Rodeo contest, 2

to 4 p. m,, Wednesday, Thursday,

Friday, September 7, 8 and 9.
Rodeo Program

1. Grand entry of contestants,

‘officials, local mounted men Wwo-

men and children.
2. (Eastern Kansas mounted ser-
pentine drill. ~
3. Introduction of officials, con-
testants and mounted guests of
honer. ,
4. The Roughriders’ stampede.
5. Professional Brahma riding
contest.
6. Trick and fancy roping exhi-
bition.
y Professional calf-roping con-
test.
8. Linn County Fair livestock

parade.
9. Professional bulldogging con-

test.

10. Exhibition of educated
horsés.

11. Professional broncho riding
contest.

12. Trick and fancy riding ex-
hibition.

13. Brahma riding contest,
part 2.

Note: Clowning by Slick Ware
of Oklahoma City, music by Pete
Data’s Cowboy band, and “Report-
er Style” announcing by John A.
Stryker of North Platte, Neb., will
be continuous throughout each
program.

 

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Rodeo and Fair
Here Next Week

BEGINS WITH TUESDAY
AS ENTRY DAY

HARMON’S RODEO IS THE
POPULAR ATTRACTION.

 

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Rodeo Replaces Horse Races and
May Be Seen for the General
Admission Price.

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Linn county’s 32nd annual fair
will begin Tuesday of next week,
September 6 and continue until
Friday evening, September 9.
Tuesday, the 6th is entry day and
no admission will be charged. Wed-
nesday is school day when all schoo]
students of the county will be ad-
mitted free, tickets having been
mailed from the office of County
Supt. Sellers this week. |

James W. Wallace, secretary of

the fair association tells the Re-

public that a splendid line of dis-
plays are assured in each depart-
ment, There will be an extra nice
livestock display and special prizes
have been arranged on several
classes.
The grounds are being cleaned
and prepared for the fair, this week,
Cleve Miller and his NYA boys have
done considerable work on_ the
grounds, fences and bandstand and
businessmen and farmers worked
Monday. Harry Carbon, president
of the association, states that in
his estimation the grounds and
buildings are in thle best shape they
have been in many years.
Of ccurse the rodeo is the big
show this year, taking the place of
races that have been held many,

seasons.

Col. John A. Stryker is master of
ceremonies at. the rodeo’s show and
Ted Harmon of Guthrie, Okla., is
owner of the livestock. The rodeo
showed at Girard July 30 and 31
and many Linn county people saw
their show and induced the fair as-
sociation to secure it for the fair
here.

Wednesday at 10:30
the rodeo parade on Main street
which will consist of cowboys, COW:
girls, old time prairie schooners,
covered wagons, Pete Data’s cOWw- —
boy band, the high school band, etc.

Officers of the fair association

are:
G. H. Carbon, president.
Earl Murray, vice president.
James W. Wallace, Secy.Treas.
Mrs. F. S. Mead, Supt., and Mrs.
_ ay Strong assistant Supt. Floral

Julius Bacon, concession man- —
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