Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-06-17
STuTSMAN COUNTY
FAIR PROGRESSING
Big Annual County Fair and Track
Meet at jamestown
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Next Month.

Next Month.
The Stutsman County Fair, at
Jamestown, July II, .l3, IA, and Is,
1909, the 7th annual county fair Civ.
en- by the Jamestown Fair Assn,
promises this year to be the biggest
fair and race meet held in this part
Of the state, from the number Of en-
tries already received in all the vari-
Gus exhibits, and the class and num-
Der of the horses for the race meet.
The county fair is just a month
ahead now, and all the departments
heads and members Of the fair asso-
citation are busy. getting everything
in readiness.
The fair buildings, demolished by
the tornado Of May 10Th, will be re-
built and completed before the fair
opens, the Fair Association and Con-
mercial Club having raised the suf1-
cient funds with little difficulty.
The Baseball Association took the
rebuilding of the grandstand, bleach.
ers and north fence into their own
hands and the work has been COM
pleted, and the facilities are better
than ever.
The Fair Association have had the
scattered lumber and timbers gather
ed together, considerable being saved,
and the site has been cleaned up.
The fence will be rebuilt, the grand
stand at the race track, the horse
barns and the cattle barns, will be
! restored larger and better than ever
i before, and while the exposition
building will not be rebuilt at once,
suitable places will be provided for
all of the exhibits.
The amusement features Of the big
fair will not be neglected this year,
q number Of CONCESSIONS to Freaks
.minstrels, and novelties having al
!; ready been sold to various shows,
there being no exclusive carnival.
There will be amusement for all on
the midway or "Pike," from the
merry-go.r round and ferris wheel to
the strength tests and bowery dance.
-Four big free vaudeville acts will be
given each afternoon In front of the
!! grand stand, between races, and a
beautiful display of fire works each
evening. The Queen OF the Carnival
will be crowned as usual.
The stock exhibits will be large
this year, both from state and county
horse and cattle raisers. The farmers
Of Stutsman county have been given
special incentive this year by the
ruling Of the Fair Association,
awarding cash prizes to Stutsman
county exhibits only, and giving rib
bons and diplomas to the outside ex'
hibitors. This has resulted in great
er interest among the county farmers
in the live stock departments.
A big feature of the exhibits will
be the farm produdct exhibit from
the State Agricultural College at
Fargo. The management have Sc
cured the agricultural exhibit owned
/ by the North Dakota Agricultu-
raj College. This is probably the best
exhibit of North Dakota farm pro-
ducts ever gotten together and it has
taken the college several years to
complete the collection. This exhi-
bit has been shown at the largest
fairs in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin,
and at the Minnesota state fair. 1t
is owned by the state Of North Da-
kota and 1t the jamestown Fair will
be in charge Of q representative OF
the college. The exhibit includes all
kinds, of grains, grasses and other
farm products, is highly interesting
and instructive, and should be seen
1 by every farmer in the county.
The races will be of the usual high
class. A long list Of speedy entries
have already been received for all the
events, drawn by the big purses.
There will be running, trotting, pac.
ing events, relay and local races, and
free, for alls. The Jamestown track
is one of the fastest half mile courses
In the state.
while trying to ford Beaver creek
when returning on horseback from q
!inbighbors. He had crossed earlier
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