The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-10-01

The farmers got more real enjoy.
ment out OF the Festival, perhaps
than any other class Of people. tor
they could spend the day with pro-
fit, looking at the exhibits every
where, and conversing with each
other on live farm topics. One
farmer said to an Independent rep
resentative, do you know this has
been the first days vacation that
1 have had in four years. 1t mas
heen nv ambition to raise something
that would be as good as the best,
and today, received the first prem
ium on potatoes, and consequently
this has been a very enjoyable day
for me-"
The Parade.
The parade was very lengthy and
there were some exceedingly fine
floats, etc. The parade was formed
on N. Main street near the Z. n.
freight depot and started at 2
o'clock. 1t was headed by the High
school band followed by Capt.
Blakey and members of co. D. the
soldiers made a handsome appear
ance, this being the first time that
most of the spectators had seen the
boys on parade.
Judge Murray with Chief OF Po-
lice Hagen, came next in the Judges
auto. In the rear seat, in queenly
costume, was Miss Kitten Nor"en-
berg, the Queen of the Minot Har-
vest Festival, with her two little
girl assistants on either side.
The Minot Fire Department show
ing the splendid equipment OF this
city came next, followed by the Fes-
tival band.
One of the splendid attractions OF
the parade was the magnificent tioat
of Jacobson & Fugelso, the hard
ware dealers, driven by Jacobson.
1t was drawn by two beautiful big
black horses while at the rear was
large white horse, carrying
banner with these words, push for
Jacobson & Fugelso." Many dollors
worth of knives, razors and other
kinds of hardware were thrown out
into the crowd.
Graves, the land man, was well
represented whit four wagons.
Grated runabout, calling attention to
his display window.
One of the attractive exhibits in
the parade was Jod Hodgins' driving
one of the Minot Grocery Cos dray
wagons, loaded with thousands of
baskets of grapes.
D. A. Dinnie, the contractor, not
to be outdone, hauled an eight ton
load of cement with a six horse
team. Dave has the reputation OF
having about the incest horses in the
country and he made fine showing.
The Granite Spring Water Co. was
wagons.
The Arcade had beautiful pone
cart in the parade with two Of the
vaudeville artists appearing this week
at the show. The pony that pulled
the cart is the one that is doing the
wonderful tricks this week a. the
show.
Royal Storey, son Of DR.. Storey,
had his little Shetland pony beau
titlly decorated, and rode him In
the parade.
George Kemper always gives the
people their moneys worth, and
Georges part OF the parade occupied
about half mile space. He must
have had fifty rigs in the parade
hauled by hundred horses. George
is dirt contractor, and started out
with a big banner, which said, I'VE
move the dirt" Next came a ploW,
then scrapers, and about forty OF
the patent dump wagons.
The Minot Metropolitan band fol-
lowed Kemper's display. The huge
dray wagon load OF Occident flour
manufactured by the Russell-Miller
Milling Co. made a fine showing, as
did also the dray load of Snow
White Flour, the product OF the
Minot Flour mill. Minot is proud of
her -four mills.
| The Stone Ordean Wells Co. one of
| Minot's progressive wholesale insti'
tutions, had an appropriate float in
the parade.
D. G. Dorman, the automobile man,
did himself proud with his auto