Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-10-01
SOME NOTES OF THE FAIR
Some Notes of a Tribune Visitor of the
State Fair at Mannan- Enough of
Spectacular Int crest to Make the
Fair Worth While.

Wednesday was Bismarck day at +
Nandan. in very truth. The weather
was ideal for the State fair and, at
tendance and all things considered. it
was the best day ever seen by the
management At least thousand
nersons from the Bismarck side of the
river attended the fair. Nearly 700
tickets were sold for the morning spe-
ca train and large crowds went over
on the afternoon trains. At O'Clock,
| when the afternoon performance be-
.an the grand stand was filled until
there was not an available seat and
| It seemed that equally as large crowd
| oyerhowed into the grounds without
The principal sports for the after
. noon We're contained on the racing
program, which was by no means en-
citing Two horses were entered in
a $40 trot or pace, and only half mile
heats were trotted. The heats of the
various races Jagged badly. and the
| only race of the afternoon in which
there was any great interest was i'll
the running race, which was won b!
one of A. Logan's horses. There were
enough horses in this race to make it
Interesting
the afternoons amusement. One of
them was novelty race, where three
wagons and teams participated They
raced a hundred yards. stopped while
two squaws erected tepee from each
wagon. then reloaded and made he
half mile. A squaw foot race and sel
eral other Indian sports lent some life
to the sports of the afternoon
Following the races there was bal
locn ascension, which was successfully
pulled off, with it's accompanying para
chute drop. A steer roping contest
was a wild west feature, but ropers
were troubled with the bad eye, for
several slowly moving animals raced
about the green for fifteen minutes
or 50, waiting for some cowpuncher TO
appear with skill enough to cast a
rope accurately. Several of them cs-
capped altogether the ropes of the COW
boys and made their way into the tim
Der The afternoon performance was
finished with stage holdup, where
the red Indians halted the overland
stage coach, and the gallant cowboys
shot EN- all dead with blank cartridges.
number of the visitors found in
terest in visiting the Indian villages
where a large delegation of Indians
from the Standing Rock reservation
were encamped The fair management
adopted different policy this year
giving the Indians a camping place
and free admission to the grounds
but refusing to furnish them meat OF
to pay their expenses Notwithstand
ing the change, there seemed to be as
many Indians as ever on the grounC
and their tepees were pitched In
semi circle at the east end of the
grounds, compassed about with The
timber Of the Heart and Missouri riv
er bottoms. A number of chieftain
drove thriving traffic in Indian relics
beadwork and other articles. Pap
pooses were numerous, of all ages ant
descriptions. The gentler sex was als'
lully represented, and attended to sucl
Galles as building fires, chopping woo'
and carrying water. while their brave
distinguished themselves on the rae
corfse and in the stage holdup. Strun
al about on poles through the cam
were pieces of beef which had beel
prepared for drying into ''jerked bool
Woliish looking dogs barked angrll
at the visitors at some tepees. ket
lles with appetizing stews and po
foasts were simmering over infnitesi
mai looking fires, as the evening meal
we're being prepared. One squaw vii
twin pappooses attracted much atten
Uun and gobbled in contributions G
mckles and dimes with the stolid die
nl'y of the Indian and the hungr
greed of his white brother.
over in the stock pens some goo
animals were displayed, in vario'
classes OF full blood stock. In IN
general exhibit building there wPs
good array of the products of agricu
lure and domestic industry. Chees'
butter. grain, corn, apples and vas
array of produce Of excellent auail'
was displayed to the visitors. IN a.
aition there were the products CT IN