Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-26
The FAIR
Good Crowd Attends First
Day Of the Morton
County Fair
More Amusement Attractions
ON the Grounds Than
Ever BEFORE
Ed WentWOFth's Bessie 0
Wins the 2:l6, Race in .
Three Straight

The Mandan fair opened Tuesday
with band concert at 8 a. m. on the
street, followed by a parade to the
grounds.
The order of the parade was:
Band with the old Black Hills
I stage coach, school children, Indians,
race horses, cowboys and people.
The opening address was delivered
by Rev. D. " Collins in which was
breathed Christian patriotic spirit,
u closing with benediction upon all.
There followed a number of fine
exhibitions and a general preparation
for the afternoon. The attendance
was good for the first day.
The entries of all kinds were rea-
sonable in number and the character
varied. .sE~
The races were good and often ey.
citing. The results will be given fur
Their along. Ill.,
Among the exhibits of live stock
the thoroughbred Duroc-Jersey swine
y were especially noticeable T. J.
Cannons of the Riverview Stock
Farm having over so animals in the
pens 4".-s 49,
OF the Shorthorns the w. d. Haz-
Teton herd furnished some remark
their sides, that have lived on the
prairie grass without grain, now fat
enough for beef and weighing 1,400
Z to 1850 pounds is sight worth see
ing and one that is an honor to any
fair whether district or state and the
head of herd, Scottish Banner, a four
year old bull, weighing 1900 pounds,
would do honor to any country. The
Angus herd of Linton was represent
ed by three very fine animals.
The Massingham & Cosgrove white
faces were a choice lot OF; cattle and
to be told that these animals had
never been fed grain or under a shell
ter in winter weather is hard for any
one not ranchman to understand.
There were some very fine horses
On the grounds.
The Pereherons and Clydesdale
q stations being the most in evidence.
In the main pavilion where the Ag-
ricultural, horticultural and other
similar products are installed one can
spend hours with profit and if the
visitor will take the trouble to talk
with actual farmers that are engaged
in grain growing or gardening he
will learn many lessons that will be
well worth the effort.
In this pavilion are ten different
entries of corn showing samples OIL
j large well matured ears of both the
dent and flint varieties. Gill;
In what has been dubbed the Cir
cIe' are arranged a number of booths
wherein and about the people car
find great deal of amusement ant
get rid of the nimble nickel and larg
ser sums very readily. There is tht
Princess Zuluka, said to be one OF
the finest colored dancers in thu
country, knife racks, cane racks
merry-go-round, the glass blowers
wheels Of fortune, needle games ant
other devices for amusement. Tit
Bijou company of this city have {
A big tent wherein the Passion Play il
given and another in which fine min
strel and moving picture shows ar
to be seen. There are all kinds o
refreshment booths, pop corn stand
peanuts and the usual coneomitant
OF a fair. In fact the management
NJ has more amusement features thai
ever before, and IL the skin game
were eliminated the money of tn
average visitor would be well spent
The races were first rate and fille'
the grand stand to oYerfiowing. TIL
first event was the ZIG trot or pace
which was won BY Edith G. witt
Bessie g second and Ally Wilke
third. Time, 2..27, 2..26 and 2:29.
The green race was won by Nelli
Moe Id three straight. heats. Bell
81 mandan second Halle third Tim
40 III. 2s40 Il 2.49 III. IN tfli
race the starter ID the frst heat CAV
I the word To BIZ and then rang tn