Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-10-06
The STATE FAIR.
Daily Account Of the Program Enjoyed
at the Annual State Fair at
Mandan.
"A Successful Fair, and Largely At
tended by People All Over
the State.
Good Wild West Sports, Good Race.
Excellent Exhibits, and q Success
All Around.
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When the sun went down Tuesday
night. a blizzard peeped over the hills
and threatened an unwelcome visit,
Whatever other faction felt disposed
to stay away from the fair, made no
difference to the elements aforesaid.
1t came out in full force. 1t brought
the dust with it, and later the rain.
In fact it took possession of things
generally. 1t raced across the trot-
ting track. There were no cOmpeti-
tors. 1t certainly made a sweep. If
1t did not catch the sweepstakes. But
old Boreas was entirely unwelcome.
and many were the comments upon
the disastrous visitation. Many fam
lilies who had driven into Mandan to
attend the fair, having come miles
e the prairies, were badly disap-
pointed when all hopes Of the DAYS
events occurring We're swept away.
Everybody felt sore, and not n but
VINO had dust thrown into their eyes,
The fair association management
had planned a most entertaining pro-
gram. and had the beautiful weather
of Tuesday continued, there Is no
doubt that a most successful and in
teresting day would have marked the
second Of the number. It is not &C.
essary to say, however, that the inter-
est manifested in the fine display in
the agricultural hall is especially graf
flying to the management. The at
tendance is good, in spite of the in
clement weather, and as the band is
stationed indoors, there is a decidedly
carnival feeling. Everybody's heels
tripped, or toes rather, in tune with
the lively two-steps and waltzes that
the musicians have rendered. When
the band was silent, music still filled
the air, as a self-playing piano, played
itself to the amaZement Of the Indians
and not a few of the other natives.
MI. Stones musical instruments occu-
pied a large space, and furnished a
big part Of the harmony.
During the day awards have been
made in various departments, and per-
haps the "fairest" of these, as sweet
ness goes, were the medals and rib
bOns given the preserves and jellies,
the ladies you know.
There are tiers of cheese from the
Square Butte creamery of Harmon,
n. ID. They have not yet received
AuSs puS Alx4NOuUlCN1y Will
merit a good share.
The ..splay of the agricultural COL
lege of Fargo is exceptionally good.
The special seeds are grouped and
classified, and there are all varieties
of grain, and tubers, of vegetables and
fruits. The professors who have 1t
in charge are interested in explaining
the scrientific work to any who may
inquire, and it cannot he too greatly
emphasized that the benefit Of ade-
Quate knowledge in this agricultural
science will be of most direct and i'm
portant result in the state. The taxi
dermist's collection has many inter-
aeSting admirers. The native birds
and animals of the prairies and timber
of the state have been very splendidly
done, in the art Of Mr.. Allen. The
grey coyote and golden eagle vie with
each other for supremacy, and the
antlered deer and elk bespeak a ma
tive woodland stock, which makes
North Dakota a Mecca for huntsmen.
Swaying ver all, done in wheat,
oats and other grain is a great bell,
which would ring out the praises of
the fair could it's cereal walls resound
to the hammering Of it's burberry
tongue. The palms and flowers of
Mr.. Shotwell's floral display occupy a
central location, and what music can
not do to the air, the choice cut flow
ers and plants accomplish. There
fore, in the lower hall, are garlands
and are decorations, and surely a bet
ter evidence Of the states prosperity
in all these departments could scarce
1y be desired than the blue-ribbon dis
nlavS mentioned.
Up stairs the finer art Of the ladies
makes a capital bazaar. Embroid-
cries and paintings, sewing and all
delicate %handicraft, in which woman
excels, are there in abundance. The
~housewifely display reflects every
credit son the feminine exhibitors,