Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Eighteenth Year - Number 44
Marlin, Texas, Wednesday, October 23, 1907
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Texas State Fair Opens.
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Dallas, Tex., Oct. 19.--With flags flying, bands playing and a great deal of
enthusiam (sic) on the part of the enormous crowd, the twenty-second annual
State Fair of Texas was formally opened to the public today. The opening
exercises took place in the Auditorium, where there were speeches by Mayor Hay,
Governor Campbell and others.
The fair opened under most favorable
auspices and with very flattering prospects for the most successful exposition
ever held in the Southwest. Many thousands of dollars in premiums have
been offered and as a result the choicest products of the orchard, farm, field
and ranch are on display. The agricultural and horticultural, poultry and
live stock, machinery and manufacturer's departments are all well filled with
attractive exhibits.
The racing promises to be the best ever
seen in Texas. The stables are filled with scores of fast horses that have
been making the Eastern and Northern circuits during the summer. Next
Tuesday will be one of the big days of the fair. It has been set aside in
honor of the Confederate veterans and the principal address will be delivered by
Vice President Fairbanks.
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