Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-06-26
Everything Ready for the
Great Stock Show.
An Immense Exhibit of Fine
Cattle Assured.
As to the Horses, Well, They
Will be Here Sure.
The Finest Race Track in
North America.
Ample Room for Everything
and Everybody.

grounds the past week. The work of
preparation is drawing to close, and
when the sun goes down tonight there
will he but little work unfinished. One
hundred and four stalls for cattle have
been built and forty boxstalls for horses.
The gates, stands, ticket offices, ETC.,
are all finished, and only the second
we'll is uncompleted. That will he fin
ished by Tuesday evening. The first
we'll will not finnish enough water, 50
it was deemed advisable to dig another.
The track is in splendid condition.
Tho great flyers Of the past never set
hoof upon Il better course, and from
what can be learned concerning the
coming Of horses there will be some fast
time.
There will be u meeting Of the board
Of directors this Saturday afternoon at
3 o'clock for the purpose Of making
final arrangements for tho exhibition.
1t is important that there should he u
full and prompt attendance.
ATTENTION, BUSINESS MEN.
1t is suggested that Saturday, the Sd
Of July, and also the Sd of the Stock
Show, A. d., 1856, be observed as the
glorious 4th, and that our business men
close their houses from 8 II. M. to 5 D.
m. Everybody will be on the fair grounds
and during those hours business will be
at q standstill. The land Office will be
closed for the day, and the postoflice
from 1920 a. m. to 4:3O p. m. There
should be some concert of action in the
matter. A petition to that effect should
be circulated, and if the majority are
willing the minority should fall in.
ENTRIES.
A. B. Bennett has charge of the entries
for the stock show, and has opened en-
try books at the postof1icc drug store.
All cattle entries should be made ut once,
so that the management may provide
accommodations accordingly.
MACHINERY.
The display of machinery at the fair
grounds next week promises to be very
large. Alex Walker will show samples
of all the agricultural implements in
which he deals. His scparators, NOV.
ers, binders, etc, will be run by steam.
Mr.. Walker has erected an Eclipse wind
mill to pump water from the fair ground
well. This may be called Exhibit. Mr..
Walker will exhibit the celebrated Deer
ing machinery run by steam also the
American sewing machine. He will
have a tent.
Garner & Cleveland will exhibit the
Mccormick harvester, the Minnesota
Chief thresher, Little Giant traction ell
ginc, the IIo]llngsworth hayrakes and
Monitor plows.
Mann & Co. will put in motion the
Miller new model thrcshcr, the Plano
binder and other implements, all operat.
ed by the Phmnix traction straw-burning
engine.
j. II. Dcvine, the Fifth street dealer,
will show the Johnson binder. the Ad-
vance mower and hayrakes, the Albion
wheel harrow, the Balm wagon and the
Waterloo buggics.
Budde Bros. & Stadc's list will com.
prise the Walter A. Wood binder, the
Minneapolis and the St. Paul harvestera
and binders, the Miamiasburg star now
er, the knowlton mower, the Hollings-
worth, Taylor, Crescent and Red Bird
hayrakes and the White sewing ma.
chine.
II. G. Rose will exhibit the Northwest.
ern Car and Manufacturing company's
traction engine.
HORSES AND CATTLE
! j. S. Eshelnlan, ex-mayor OF Grand
Forks, was in the city Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Eshelman examined our fair
grounds and pronounced them quite as
complete and convenient as the grounds
Of most state agricultural associations
| Iicsays none Of them have better stables
and as for the track Mr.. Eshelman thinks
there is but one better track in Dakota
and that is his track at Grand Forks. OF
course Jake would be little partial to.
ward his own track, and he has right tc
be, for it is good one. Mr.. Eshelman
reports several valley horses in training
for our races, and he himself will bring
a fine shorthorn bull which will be en-
tered among the thoroughbreds. He re
ports that an immense crowd will bt
here from his town and other points
along the line.
| SPECIAL TRAIN.
For the accommodation of those who
desire to attend the three days stock
IF Grain in oooo nj