The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-31

shows and amusement tents. Mayor
Du1s Will issue proclamation TODAY
or tomorrow asking the merchants
and citizens in general to take half a
holiday and visit the grounds and it is
expected that the city will rise in all
Its strength and show the fair direc-
tors that they honor their home city.
The day will also be the official
East Grand Forks day and the visitors
from the other side of the Red will
assist materially in swelling the num-
Der.
Some of the best races of the week
have been reserved for Grand Forks
day. Among these the 2:15 pace, 2:1O
trot in with purse of $500 at
tached. The half mile pony race will
also prove very interesting feature.
The first race will be called immei-
lately after dinner.
The Grand Forks City band will be
on hand and dispense some music for
the entertainment of the visitors and in
addition to this the regular attrac-
TOMS Will be at their best. 1t is quite
possible that the famous Luther Col
lege band which will be on the grounds
tomorrow will hold over day, and If
80 the Forks people will be treated to
some fine music
North Dakota and Minnesota Day.
Tomorrow will be North Dakota
and Minnesota day. This will be the
last day Of the special rate of one
fare for the round trip and it is ex-
pected that Crookston, Grafton, Devils
Lake, Hillsboro, Fargo, Mayville, Lari-
more and other cities will send large
delegations. The programs of the day
will be made as attractive as possible
for the visitors and arrangements will
be made for the entertainment of
thousands,
"Free-for.An Day..
Friday will be "free-for-all" day,
great race Of the entire racing pro-
gram, the free-for-all for purse of
one thousand dollars, will take place
on that day, and it is expected that
everybody in town and within a hun
dred miles of town will be on hand to
take in the free-for-all and other at
fractions.
With the Exhibitors.
A visit to the stock barns early this
afternoon disclosed some of the finest
stock in the country quietly standing
at rest in the stalls. Stock of all
descriptions and from all parts of the
state were here and even the five
stock barns and sheds were found in
adequate to house the very great num-
Der of exhibits. This display of live
stock will far outclass the display at
Fargo and it should be delight for
every North Dakotan to take stroll
through the barns.
An Entire Barn Occupied.
A single exhibitor, L. H. white of
the Enville stock farm, Cogswell, N.
D., occupies an entire barn with his
200 entries. Included in Mr.. Whites
exhibits, both in the stock barns and
poultry sheds, are Angus cattle, Nor
man horses, Shetland ponies, Angora
goats, Duroc Jerseys, improved York
shire and Hamshire or Belted hogs and
IS varieties of pure bred poultry and
pet stock. G. c. McCaw of this city
is another who has a fine assortment
of plymouth rocks and buff cochins in
the poultry shed, now full to overflow
ing with animated fowls.
Lilac Hedge Dairy.
]. B. Streeter of Larimore and
Bacon and Mcintyre Of this city have
also got their exhibits of blooded
stock nicely arranged. Mr.. Streeter's
herd numbers thirteen head and Sen
ator Bacon's Lilac Hedge dairy stock
herd numbers twenty head.
Jersey Stock.
The display of Jersey stock is an
exceptionally large and attractive one.
c. c. Dickson of this city has a herd
Of twenty-six fancy Jerseys in the
sheds and Thomas Couch, another
local breeder. has an exhibit of five.
]. H. Bosard's herd of eight Jersey
cows is another display that is at
tracing great deal of attention
owing to the prominence of the owner,
who has always been known as
breeder of the finest blooded Jerseys
in this section of the state.
Grand Forks Exhibitors.
8. 8. Moen of Grand Forks has
herd of eight, alongside those of the
Dickson barn. Mcmillan, the Hannah,
N. D.. stock breeder. has one large
jersey bull on exhibition that would
delight the eye of any one at all in
terested in North Dakota live stock.
c. L. GRADER, deputy clerk of Grand
Forks county. has one prize jersey
calf in the stalls.
SprinEdale stock Farm.
The array of shorthorn stock at
the fair probably is the largest dis
play of that variety that has ever been
gotten together in the northwest. The
Springdale stock farm of Matteson,
this state, has an exhibit of nine head
of this class and they are a pleasure
to look upon. S. Fletcher, the pro-
prietor of the farm says that with nine
head at the Fargo fair he captured
eight first prizes.
The Films Farm.
w. w. Brown of Armenia, N. D., also
has fine exhibit of eight shorthorns
together with some priced Poland
China hogs. Mr. Browns farm is
called 1.-The Elns" and is known all
over that part of the state as the
home of choice stock.
MOnangO stock Display.
The Monango stock farm, w. B.
Ollie, proprietor, of Monango, N. D.,
is another exhibitor having a whole
show in his display. 1t is this united
effort of everybody that is sure to
make the fairs success In this state
and thus to display the resources of
North Dakota as they can be shown
in no other way. Anton Legge and
John Mcconnell of Mimic came down
with herd of eight shorthorns and
they are very much surprised at the
show of live stock on the grounds.
Notes From Exhibition Hall.
Exhibition hall Is full to overflow
ing with various exhibits representing
the commercial North Dakota.
Blackburn has a beautiful display
of fine portraiture and sepia work. be-
sides many gr0un nhotnpra nhs