The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-15

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cannot help but impress one that tn,
fair will be a success in every detail
The feature OF the fair this yea
will be the aeroplane flights by Lucky
Bob st. Henry. The work Of the notet
aviator attracted a great deal of at.
tention here during the II. G. T. con.
vention and he scored such decided
i NIT that the directors of the asso-
citation have. at a great expense, So
cured his services again for the list
Of free attractions during the fair.
| Dr. Willis Moore will deliver an adj
dress in North Dakota this year
Through the efforts OF Congressman
Hanna DR.. Moore has been secured
TO deliver talk at the fair grounds
the opening day OF the exhibition.
He is the head of the u. s. weather
bureau service and his address will be
Of special interest to the farmers. It
IS expected that many OF the agricul-
ture men Of Cass county win be at
the opening day OF the show to hear
Or. Moore. Because of his being an
authority on weather, the farmers ex-
pect to be able to gain a good many
points that will educate them along
the line of watching the relation of
the weather condition and the crops.
Two Big Excursions.
There will be two big excursions
into Fargo the third day of the fair.
The n. p. has made arrangements to
run two special trains In from the
branch lines.
On the Southwestern there will be
q special train which will arrive in
Fargo Thursday morning at 1910.
carrying hundreds OF people to see the
fair. There win be another special
train run In the same morning for the
people living along the line of the
Aneta branch of the N. p. The
The Southwestern excursion will leave
Fargo at 10 p. m. and the time of the
Aneta train has not yet been an
nounced. Cheap excursion rates have
been offered on these trains.
Free Attractions.
The special free attractions which
Will be seen at the fair this year are
expected to be of the highest order.
The Godlewski troupe Of Russian
dancers are said to be the finest that
have been seen in America. They
have appeared at all the leading fairs
In this section of the country and have
acquired a big reputation for their
clever work.
Among the other free attractions are
Bertipi, the unlcycIist. who is re-
ported to be an adept with the wheels
Capt Charles Strahl, the high diver.
will all the desire OF those who wish
to see the most spectacular, and the
Steiner Trio of high wire specialists
will be features on the free attraction
lists.
Professor Morris will offer some
thing new to the amusement lovers
who attend the fair. He has some
trained ponies, which is not so new,
but trained ponies that can wrestle
with one another, Initiating Frank
Gotch and Hackenschmidt are some
thing extraordinary. LaBelle Helene
and the Zeraldas eQuilibrists have
added to the list to make the stunts |
more attractive.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
some special attractions have been
added to the card b ythe offer OF the
Johnson Cycle Co. This firm has
hung up two bicycles as prizes and |
the winner of two races to be given |
one Wednesday evening and the other
Tuesday evening. will be given the
wheels.
These races promise to AFFORD a
great deal Of fun. A large entry list
IS being made from the wheel riders
n Fargo who will enter the races for
he new machines. The races will be
wo best out of three heats.
The Parker shows viii be one of
he great magnets to the midway.
rhis famous company OF performers
will be here with q whole host OF
hows including some of the greatest
cts ever seen. Besides the special
hows there viii be string of small
ttractions say nothing of the merry
-o-round, the ferris wheel and other
for the children.
improvements at the Fair
Extensive improvements have been
Ding on at the fair. The new pavilion
or sheep which win accommodates
yer 200 OF the wool animals Is near
ng completion and will be ready for
occupancy. There are twenty-four
arge pens in the new building be- /
ides a large judging pavilion In the
enter. d
The cement walk on the north Of
he track has been extended. 1t now 1
uns past the new sheep building.
eaching clear to the swine pavilion.
At the merchants pavilion a new i
rater tank has been constructed to
rovide the drinking water for the
TAFT H. Mxpkf n
T the Fargo mtrchants.
At the grandstand there has been s
ome extensive improvements. Across
40 track between the stage and the
1dges' stand has been erected a new r
and stand This structure Is not
ute completed but the men were 4