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Show ' 12th Annual Annllal Grand brand County Fair Opens Toda ' 1 " - WEE-DAY WEE DAY TEEAY 1 NR-DRODEO NR DRODEO ff-DAY ff DAY - RODEO AND RACE MEET MfH STARTS STARTSAT STARTSAT STARTSAT AT 2:30 230 : : ; THURSDAY THURSDM11BIT TRSAYEIBII NUDNNAIL ; EXHIBIT HALL OPENSFor OPENS OPENSM _ For - th ' , twelfth annual and consecutive time , the Grand Coun- Coun Count County Counagain - M- M Mtwelfth t ty Fall Fair ' wIlf will again hold the boards at Moab this th1s week . Starting Startmg at atlOo'clocKinis atlOoclocKinis 1 10 o'clock oclock ' ' this ( Thursday ) morning mormng , and continuing contmuing until Saturday SaturdaylIght Saturdaynight Saturdaynight lIght night ) , the big exposition will wIIl be the attraction for many hundleds hundreds hundiedsof hundledsof hundredsof of pe people ple . All An indications mdicatIons point pomt to 'to ' a most successful fair , wItha withsplendid with a asplendid attendance . , splendid P lendId PThe The exhibit hall haIl opens its doors this morning at 10 o'clock oclock o'clockAll oclockAll ' . .All All . exhibits \ were ere in place Wednesday vVednesday evening and judging will wiIl twill be beOmpleted beompleted becompleted Ompleted ( before the doors open . . Exhibit Manager Evans states statesibat statesthat statesthat ibat that the exhibits e.lnblts elnblts ehhibits } . aie ale are exceptionally exceptIonalIy choice , andevery and every county fair1ls1tor fairiisitor fair iisitor 1ls1tor will w1l1 do well weIl to c call II at the hall and inspect the wonderful ar- ar arrayon array ar array - . . rayon ray on display The sports program commences promptly at 1 o'clock oclock ' this af- af afternoon af afternoon - - ternoon , , with a football game between the Moab high school and1he andthe and the 1he Dol Dolores res All Stars , . This game will be completed by 2 2:30 230 :30 30 : , athich at hich hour a rodeo and lace iace will wIII ffhich 'WhICh WhICh ' program commence . The pro pro- program program - - . & gram &Tam Tam for the thiee-day thiee day thlee-day thlee three-day three - - sports events appears elsewhere on this thispage thispage thisjage page : of The Times-Independent Times Independent - . , . Dozens of race hoises hOlses horses have reached Moab , and it appears that thatthe thatthe the racing racmg events will not lack for competition . A bunch of rodeol10rses rodeohorses rodeoiorses l10rses horses and cattle reached \ Moab l\Ioab l Ioab fiom flom from the La Sal Sa ! mountains Tues rues- rues ruesday Lues- Lues Luesday Tuesday - - day evening evemng . , . Many rodeo * ' hands " and cowboys are here to com- com comJete compete com-jicte com jicte - Jete pete ] in the contest and exhibitions exhJbitions . Special all-talking all talking an-talking an - - pictuie pictule productions will be given Thursday ThursdayJmd Thursdayand Thursdayand Jmd and Friday nights 11lghts at the Ides theater , , followed foJIowed by dances . , On OnSaturday OnSaturday aturday Saturday night mght , a big athletic athlehc caid cald card , , featuring featurmg an 8-round 8 round - fight , a aimlsh afinish a.finish afinish imlsh finish imlshuestlmg . \ wrestling \uestlmg uestlmg tsrestling bout and five preliminary prelImmary fights , will tvrll be staged , to stagedto be followed by another big dance . Special music will be fur fur- furJ11shed furnished furbished - bished J11shed nished at the dances . The high school band will be an attraction at the fair grounds grounds.each groundsBach grounds.each groundseach .each each Bach . . afteinoon aftelnoon afternoon , and numerous stunts will WIn be given by dIfferent dIfferent.orgamzatIons differentorganizations differentorganizations .orgamzatIons orgamzatIons organizations . . Altogether , the fair fan ' promises to be a success . Committees Committeeslave CommitteesJIave Committeeshave JIave have wolked worked strenuously the ihe past week completing completmg arrangements , , Jind and nd It it-ill it ill ItIll \\Ill Ill Kill - \ not be their fault if the fair fall ' ] is S not up to the normal hIgh hIghstandards highstandards highstandards standards of Grand county expositions . . Hall Half a dozen strings strmgs of outside race racehorses I Ihorses ihones horses hones , , including mcludmg probably 40 1 unnmg running runningborses lunninghorses unnmgborses borses had reached Moab yesterday yesterday.afternoon yesterdayafternoon yesterday.tftemoon yesterdaytftemoon .afternoon afternoon . . There will probably be bemore bemore bemore more competition in the races thanever thanever than than7r ever < 7r ( before in the history of a Grand Grandcounty Grandcounty Grandcounty county fair . Many lodeo rodeo horses have haveWI haveire havelLo WI ire reached Moab _ . . Arrangements Mere were ere completed yes- yes - yes-terda yes terda yesterda yesterday toIe tobe terda terday ) } for a public-address public address - s system stem to be installed mstalled at the fair grounds for forannouncement forannouncement forannouncement ManagerHOMII ManagerHov.ell ManagerHowell announcement purposes 'Purposes ' Manager Hov.ell Hovell Howell . of K F X J , the Grand Junc Junc- Juncton Junction Junction - tion ton broadc broadcasting stmg station , arrived arnved m Moab mMoab yesterday e\ e ev evening eening ' \ ening with a tech tech- tech1llClan techto technician - nician 1llClan to install mstall the system Mr Howell will personally do the announc announc- announcmg announcing announcing - - ing mg during the fairWhile fair fairWhile datehas While the season ticket sale to date has been slow , , special efforts were being werebeing put forth yesterday to speed ad- ad advance advance ad advance - vance bythis sales , and it is believed that by thIs afternoon sufficient receipts will willhave have b been en received to guarantee the thefinancial thefmancial fmancial financial success of the fair All per- per persons persons per persons - sons are urged to buy season tickets ticketsas , as this not only gl\ gl giv gnes gles \ es the general com com- commIttee committee committee - mittee advance finances fmances to meet the thecurrent thecurrent thecurrent current purses , but results in an actual actualsavmg actualsaving actualsaving savmg saving to the pm pUlchaser pmchaser chaser . . Season tIck- tIck tIckets tickets tick tickets - ets sell for $150 150 $ , , . while v.hile vhile general admis adnus- adnus adnussion adnussion admission - sion each day costs 75 cents |