Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-10-05
doing everything possible to make the
coming exhibit credltable and success
ful in every particular.

tul IN every particular.
A change is found necessary in the
directors Of the baby show and Mrs. G.
B. Brown and Miss Nora Wells will be
asked to take charge of this interesting
feature. The baby crop is always good
in North Dakota, and lively competition
for prizes is expected-especialIy for the
prize to be awarded to the "prettiest and
best baby" which nearly everybody Is
supposed to possess.
Darlington Independent: jamestown
has decided to have fair this fall. The
date for the far is the llth, 18th and
18th Of October. Our farmers should
save up their choice vegetables and
grains and get their stock in good shape
to exhibit there. Foster county took
large number OF premiums at the fair
last year and has got the material to take
a great many this year.
In addition to the selection of the exc
cutive committee, Messrs. Wells, Casey
and Hatch, the meeting late yesterday
afternoon, concluded an organization for
the fair with E. p. Wells, president: W.
E. Greene, vice-president; r. E. Wallace,
general superintendent; L. Lyon, secre-
tary, and c. A. Klaus, treasurer. The
list of department superlntendents was
given in The Alert Wednesday, but one
or two additions and changes have been
made.
A meeting of the executive committee
was held this morning at l.. r. Casey's
Office, to arrange and perfect details for
the fair, and after brief but busy ses-
sion an adjournment was taken until 5
o'clock this afternoon. 1t was announced
today that the fair is now assured, as the
remaining money desired is forthcoming.
Daily meetings of the executive COM
mittee will be held at 10 a. M until the
fair is over, to dispose OF ali business re
lating to the enterprise.
The government work on "Diseases of
the Horse" is said to be the most com.
plete and reliable thing OF the kind ever
published and IS a volume that would
sell anywhere for $40. It is profusely H.
lustrated with fine steel engravings and
is prepared editorially by veterinarians
Of world wide reputation. A copy OF this
valuable volume will be gwen to each ex-
hibitor in the horse department.
The Fair association have. received the
promise of a large number Of the most
valuable government publications and
expect to be able to offer to each exhib.
itor OF horses IN any class a copy Of DDS
eases OF the Horse" issued by the de-
partment of agriculture. To each ex-
hibitor in the cattle department q copy
Of the government report on "Animal
Industry" and to nearly or quite all ex-
hibitors in the several departments other
publications Of great value.
Without an exception the enterprlsing
business men OF jamestown are giving
substantial aid to the fair, in the way of
cash or special prizes. The prizes for
the baby show will be contributed by
Strong 4 Chase, Pearce & Orlady.
Charchill g. Webster, We'll Bros, A. NJ.
Halstead, Montgomery g. Flint, Gieseler,
Blewett & Co., A. &. Tellner, r. c.
Thorald, H. E. White, E. S. Lawrence,
Mrs. Weldon ,and by the ladies in charge Of
this 6epartment-Mrs. G. B. Brown aud
Miss Nora Wells. The babies are going
to be we'll cared for, and no mistake.
A telegram received from A. Blewett,
who went to the Fort Totten agency
after an Indian exhibit, says he has been
successful in securing the Indian band
for fair week. The band consists of
seventeen pieces, and is composed of In
dian boys, some Of whom have reputa-
ton as expert musicians. Their appear
ance in jamestown will doubtless prove
one OF the most attractive features Of
the fair. Mr.. Blewett will also secure, if
possible, a fine collection of Indian
relics, curios and specimens Of needle
work for exhibition.
Advertising matter is being issued and
distributed over the state, calling par
ticular attention to the dates-Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, Oct 11th, 10Th
and 18th. One of the bills issued says a
full and generous lis: OF premiums will
be offered in the agricultural, horticul-
tural, horse, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry,
fine arts, manufacturing, dairy and
woman's departments, and liberal purses
are hung up for the trotting and running
races. The prompt and earnest coop.
Grafton Of every resident Of North Da-
kota ie solicited in order that this, the
only fair held in the state this year, may
be made an unprecedented success. The
railroads centering at jamestown will
make low rate on passenger fares and
return all exhibits free.
Six miles east of Milton, q few days
ago, Gunnsr Kristjanson, eighteen years
old, fell into separator and was torn
into shreds until the machine was stop
ped by the bulk Of his body. Head,
neck, shoulders and arms were threshed