Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-07-31


and Street Fair ON Saturday, Aug. 1, of
this week are rapidly nearing compile
tion and everything indicates a splen-
did success from business stand
point as we'll aslffrom the standpoint
of a royal good time. 1t is the aim
of the business men of the city to
make this event the foundation for!
an annual county; fair for Ramsey
county and they are especially desir-
ious of seeing it successful in every
way. To this end they ask the assist
ance Of the people of the county, not
in the way of financial aid, but the
aid which they can give by encourag-
ing the project and helping out this
year by their presence in the city on.
Saturday. Everything on the pro-
am all day long will be free. The
e'ple of the county will come here
as the guests of Devils Lake and the
citizens of this city extend to them a
cordia! invitation to be present. They,
wish to have the5residents of the coun-
ty and adjoinings country come here
and feel free To-: enjoy themselves
the roughly, and they pledge $themsel-
YES TO- do all .in$thefr powert'to make
d: visit to the, city pleasant and en-.
ioyaSle. All the old settlers will be
here in full force with their families
| and they are prepared to enter into
TIE s. irit Of the occasion with all
/ their Id time rest. a Itsis7a long time
since the people; Of Ramsey county
/ s.iln1eat nseth fore:a st.,d old fashion,
led timet and there viii be no better
opportunity for seeing oil your old
lneighbors ;han viii be found here on
market day. You will, nee hundreds
! of reople, exhibits o. horses, stock,
grain, grasses, North Dakota baking.
| needle work. and scores OF other North
Dakota products, monster parade
including Co. M Civil War Veter,
ans, City officials, Fifty floats repre-.
senting Devils Lake business houses,
forty-two i automobiles, a hundred
clowns in funny costumes, a Boosters
brigade, an.l many other features
.Evergthing is Tree from start to hn.
ishh and everyDody is invited to at,
| tend.
Manager, Hyland today received
over twenty more entries for the ex.
hibits. Horses, cattle, chickens, hogs
turkeys, etc. will be brought in by the
farmers. Special interest is being TAX
en- in the exhibit OF horses as a mum
! ber Of eastern and western horse-buy
ers will be in the city and expect to
l ship several carloads from Devils
Lake. Thomas Watson, buyer from
Seattle Is, in the city already and in
tends getting at least two carloads on
Market Day and the week following
\ He says that North Dakota horses
l stand the travel better than any other
horses he has handled and that: IL he
can secure a number Of satisfactory
1 draft horses he will make Devils Lake
i as regular buying point in the future
] Other buyers VIII be in the; city =,
.EFriday and there promises to be i
4 E1IliVely market for work horses from
that time on. ;. ss: Il Z: ~ >sj, " s & ]; 5
i 2 Following is the program which
4, Manager Hyland and a number Of co
workers have prepared for the day
Several other features will be addei
| to make the day full of fun and frolic
4 There will be something doing every
minute from the time Old Sol pokes
y his ruby countenance above the east