Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-05-29

ham, Lynch, Burnett. Percival, Mettler
and Hanshrough.
The committee on premium list repor
ted, and after discussion the report was
referred back for few minor correc-
tions. The corrections have been made
and the premium list is now in the hands
of the printer.
Numerous bids were opened for build
ing the fence about the track, hauling
the lumber, etc. The bid Of \. $. Pattee
and NJ. L. Hetiin was accepted, they
agreeing to haul the lumber from the
cars, build the fence and the grand and
judges stands for Sl55. ........
The gentlemen who circulated the
subscription lists were requested to see
the subscribers and make collections.
Adjourned to meet this evening at s
o'clock.
AN EXHIBIT FROM MlNNESOrA.
Wilcox 4 Liggett, proprietor Of the
Grand View stock farm at Benson, Minn.,
write the secretary Of the stock associa-
ton for a premium list. Sam Dodd was
at Benson during his recent trip in Min
nesota. and reports that Messrs. Wilcox
4 Ligget will bring a carload of their
fine cattle for exhibition at our coming
show. They are thoroughbred Helstein-
Fr1esans.
\ AN EXHIBIT FROM SCOTLAND.
Coutts Majoribanks, tho Mouse river
&attlelnan. has purchased four hcrding
ponies and rode one Of them from the
river Saturday and Sunday. Mr.. Major
Thanks expects his celebrated Scotland
cattle about tho llth Of June. They will
be here until after the stock show. These
animals are said to afford sight which
all stockmen will delight to look upon.
A BASEBALL GAME.
The following challenge has been re-
ceived by the baseball club of this city
and will be. accepted:
LARlMoRE, Oak, May -, 1886.
Captain Devils Lake Base Ball Club,
Devils Lake, Dak.-Dear Sir: BENJAMIN
Click, captain Of the I.arimore base ball
club, instructs me to issue tho fol-
lowing challenge, viz: TO play match
game of base ball with tho l.arimore base
ball club for Il purse Of from $50 to 500 Il
side. 25 per cent of purse to be deposited
n forfeit money on acceptance of chal-
lenoo.' the game to be played either ut
TonSui Tar;.i neyils Lake ut such time as
may ,,v'o ho ',oa,,, oi :" hereafter. Should
..y ..tay 10 9ecided o. will find our
!ou ueciue 10 play you '"ith un-
grounds here in fine condition. ',a
excelled hotel accommodations. Iop,..
10 hear from you soon and fivornbly.
remain very truly yours,
II. d. BROOKE, Scr'y.
AND 1T WILL. BE.
Turtle Mountain Times.
The ISTER-OCEAS keeps up persist
ent boom for the Deyils Lake stock show.
and says it will be the "biggest thing of
the season. 1t ought to, for IL fact, and
Rolette county should be we'll represent
ed in it until wo are able to get up one of
our own.
IT Is AssUNnn.
Hope Pioneer.
Tho Devils Lake. Big Comlee. Turtle
Mountain and Mouse River Stock and
Agricultural Association has been
formed. Already over $1,000 has been
raised and the project of holding Il stock
show and fair July ii at Devils Lake is
assured. That region possesses fine
breeds OF stock and speed horses. The
premiums for races will be sufficiently
large to attract the leading roa,lstcrs of
the northwest.
WHAT WE CAN 10.
Fargo Republican.
The coming stock show at Devils Lake
promises to DO very crcditnble affair.
Pemiums will be offered which are GER
tain to attract attention, and Devils Lake
will show the country what it can do in
the way Of stock raising. Horse racing
will be added, for which good purses are
hung up.
A VOICE FROM TOwSEK.
Candn Tribune,
Towner county, beng one Of the finest
stock growing regions in the United
States, will be greatly benefited by the
success Of this association, and should
take an active part in it's first stock
show. The most of ,,s who are desirolls
Of getting few head Of good stock for
breeding purposes, have neither the
time nor the means to 90 four or five
hundred miles below to purchase our
stock and pay the enormous freight
charges on small lot, and 80 we delay
making purchases until an opportunity
within our means shall offer. That
opportunity is approaching within our
reach. During the next thirty days
there will be four separate sales Of thor
oughbred stock at Minneapolis; and the
Tribune is confident that had our asso-
citation been organized sixty days sooner,
one or more Of those sales could have
been secured to be held at Devils Lake
during the coming stock show; and if
this exhibition is made success, there
will be no difficulty in securing such
sales here next year, giving US all the
opportunity Of purchasing the desired
animals at the minimum Of expense,
and in case sales are made wholly or
partly Oh time las they frequently are),
enabling the purchaser to give satisfac-
tory references or security at home,
where his credit is established. And as
the country grows older, these annual
gatherings will become not only stock
shows, but stock fairs in the full mean
ing of the tcrm-an annual market Of
the surplus stock Of the district, where
buyer and seller can make purchase or
sale to their mutual profit. Besides, the