The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-21
GREAT CROWDS
AGAIN 1HRONG
FAIR GROUND
People Are Rushing in by the
Trainloads to Witness the
Exhibition
THE EXHIBITS ARE At
THEIR BEST JUST NOW
Judging Is Practically Complete and
the Ribbon Winners Are on Dress
Parade Before the Critical and Ap.
preciative Public.

f8t6Oe beIOre tue CF1tlCM anu Ape
preciative Public.
The Grand Forks fair Is complete
success in every particular. Never.
in the history of the Grand Forks
agricultural society, has everything
been carried out with such remark
able success as it was this year, and
the fair ia still only about half over.
The big attractions are yet to come,
and thousands upon thousands Of peo-
pie who have not yet been within the
grounds will come before Friday night
to partake of the great array OF good
things that are offered.
Today's crowd will be even larger
than that of Wednesday,. At o'clock
this morning, Immediately the
grounds were opened, the people be-
gan to come in. BY $3.50 o'clock au-
tomobile parties bezan to arrive from
different sections, having made long
trips overland since sunrise. At IL
o'clock the section of the Grand
Forks fair given over to the auto
lists was filled with cars Of every de-
scription and the visitors had spread
over the grounds.
Early morning trains brought their
great throngs of visitors, while trains
arriving between II and O'Clock
brought great many more. The ex-
cursion from Neche and Walhalla line
Of the. Great Northern, and from the
Hannah line, carried immense crowds
and they very quickly made their way
to the fair grounds. AutomoDiies'
street cars and trains operating be-
tween the city and the grounds were
filled with fair visitors after IL
o'clock, adding to the large NUMBER
already at the grounds.
AT / o'clock the grand stand began
to fill and by o'clock, when the al
ternoon program Is commenced, IL Is
expected that they will be hlied:
Bleachers, too, began to be crowded
early, while people gained points OF
vantage along the fences where tney
expected to remain during the after
noon in order to take in the splendld
show that Is offered.
Aeroplane Has Brought Them.
Scores upon.scores of visitors who
arrived in Grand Forks this morning
came to see the aeroplane. Friends
who witnessed the flights of TUESDAY
and Wednesday lost no time sending
the word back home, using telephones
and the telegraph wires to let them
know that the fight was complete
success and that it was we'll worm
the money.
The messages have had their results
af Vi01t0r9 VINO
were brought here have come largely
upon the strength Of them.
Exhibits at Their Best.
Exhibits in all departments are no"
at their best.
with the Judging entirely complet-
I'd. with the exception of one or Two
very minor features, the visitor has
an even better opportunity to see the
displays and can appreciate them
even more than before they are
Judged.
Every department of the fair Is be-
ing maintained at the highest stand
ard possible. Not one feature OF II
is being allowed to lag, and If any.
thing. this afternoon and evening and
Friday will be even better than the
previous days have been.
The Parker Shows Great.
4 visit to the fair without a visit
TO the Midway would not be a real
visit. It is on Midway hat a great
mart of the fun is found and it is In
that particular section of the grounds
that one finds splendid line Of at
fractions.
The Parker shows are really meri-
tious from start to finish. As has oft
en- been said, there's not bad feature
offered. In everyone of them one
finds something to interest and amuse
while the thrill numbers are just 9
trif1e better than anything ever Of
fered before.
Last night there was great fun
along Midway. The street from one
end to another was crowded with fair
visitors and they all made merry
Everywhere there was laughter and
everywhere there was fun which con.
tinued till almost the hour OF mid.
night. Tonight there will be just az
much fun, and the shows will be just
as good and Just as y attractive in
every respect.
All Attract Interest.
In the Liberal Arts building, the
cattle and horse barns, poultry sheds
and other places, the crowds have
found their way. Everywhere they
ind things of interest and every.