Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-06-12
DRAWING NIGH
Is the Time for Holding the
Stock Show.
Great Interest in the Event
Being Manifested.
The Track Being Put in First
Class Condition.
Receipt Of Applications for
Space and Stalls.


fair ground, the stringers are upon them
and Il portion of the fonce is built. Tho
track begins to look like Il regular race
course, and Supt. Kent is constantly OH
the ground giving things the finishing
touch.
At the last meeting Of the directors tho
privileges of the ground were sold to
proposition Of the band to furnish music
tho three days Of the fair was accepted
for Sl25. In the meantime subscribers
to the stock should pay up ut tho North
Shore Bank, AS funds are needed to pay
for lumber, work, etc. Every citizen
should do his share ut once to push the
project forward and make the show
success. The outlook is very promising,
but Il few men cannot do everything; II
is the duty, of all parties interested to
put their shoulders to the wheel. The
stock show will be the biggest thing on
record in the Devils Lake region.
WANTS ROOM.
DR.. Alloway writes Major Benham in
regard to accommodations for stock. lie
will exhibit fifteen or twenty head, and
requests the association to prepare &C.
commodations for them. His three-year-
old Hereford heifer will be among them.
1t will he worth the price of season
ticket to see this animal alone.
TOM EDISON ON DECK.
Tom Edison, the Bachelors Grove
stockaiscr, farmer and wheat dealer,
sends word that he will exhibit four
stations and several brood mares and
colts at our stock show.
HrIrr onnv urI,S yp,, -
Il. II. Thursby came in from Mouse
river Thursday and found in the express
office here Il lot Of photographs Of the
Pollcd.Angus bulls he purchased of DR..
Alloway and which animals he will ex-
hiblt here. Mr.. Thursby presented the
lNrEH-OcEAN with one of the photo.
graphs. lie reports the Mouse river re-
gion very much interested in the stock
show.
TRAP SHOOTING.
Tuesday evening number Of our cit
izcns met at l.. Councils Office and or.
ganized a gun club. G. NJ. Fisher was
chosen president and Chas. $. Smith
secretary and treasurer. a. b. Bennett,
r. L. Howard and George Treat were
chosen rs an executive committee. A
three days programe was arranged for
stock show weck-Iuly J., and 3 as
follows
First Day-Tcam Shoot--Pursc $75
first $50, second $25.
Second Day-Sweepstake Shoot
Purse S75; first $50, second $40, third
Sl5, fourth s..
Third Day-Swcepstakc Shoot-Purse
$50; first $50, second 500, third $40.
The Grand Forks, Crookston and Far
90 clubs will probably be on hand to
compete for prizes. The shooting will
take place at the race course each morn.
ing of the show, and there will be great
sport. Cal. Uline, who holds the badge
from Minnesota, will supcrintend the
shooting.
TERRITORIAL BONUS.
Secretary Mccormack, in answer to al
inquiry made by direction of the stock
association, writes that $4,000 was ap
prop lated by the legislature Of 1885 fol
the assistance Of county agricultural so
cictics. The money was turned ove
to W. f. L. Bushnell, secretary of the
Territorial Agricultural society, and ap
plication has been made to that gentle
man for the amount belonging to Ram
scy county.
: STOCK PAPER on TIE SHOW.
yortl, Dakota Farmer
The farmers, stockmcn and busines
+ men of Ramsey, Towncr, Bottinea,, ant
adjacent counties have organized tn
Devils Lake, Big Coulce, Turtle Noun
tain g. Mouse River Stock and Agricul
tural Association, snd are making NJ
rangemcnts for holding n grand stool
show at Deyils Lake, July l, 9 and :
1886. The managers have sccure'
greatly reduced rates on the railroads
and will have suitable accommodation
for all stock placed on exhibition
! The responses received from leadln
9 stock growers Of the region named
! and from other .ections of Dakota an
:, Minnesota, gives assurance OF a mos
notable exhibit Of grade and Thorough
bred stock Of all kinds, and fairly repre-
sentative of the marvellous growth {
: stock growing in North Dakota. w
Il are assured that ample facilities will b
!. afforded for the entertainment of guest
: ut reasonable rates. Among the othe
attractions will be steamboat excursion
y on the lake, and games and contests O
: the track. A special feature will he til
j, races, in which several OF the most note
V trottcrs OF the Northwest will be eI
!. tered.
A Big Day.
:. The News.
" Tuesday last, the Sth inst, was II
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