The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-18
.CHOCAMA The monk
GIVES WILD CHASE
WILD BABooN or EDWARDS
ANIMAL SHOW BROKE LOOSE
AT FAIR GROUNDS YESTERDAY
AND HAD MUCH FUN ON RES
TAURANT ROOF.

There was quite an exciting time at
the fair grounds late yesterday aft
ernoon, when Chocama, one Of the
largest and fiercest Of the balloons in
the animal show on the midway. broke
loose and pranced wildly about the
grounds for nearly an hour. The ami
NAL was finally captured over in a
field between Broadway and the river,
after giving his tanners and the numer-
Gus attaches connected with the Parker
shows frantic chase over the fair
grounds and the surrounding neigh
borhood
Chocama, which Is the name the
baboon brought with it from the east
ern coast Of Africa, created a great
deal of amusement at first, when he
dashed out of his cage in the animal
show and perched himself up on the
roof Of the new eating pavilion which
is being erected by the women Of the
First Presbyterian church of Moorhead
on the main driveway of the grounds.
1t was about o'clock when the atten-
tion of the visitors at the fair grounds
was directed to the beast sitting
astride the cornice Of the roof, nom
cha1antly munching piece of banana.
| An attempt was made to lasso Cho-
CANA, but without success. He only
appeared to be having sport at his
pursuer's expense. Finally one man
braved the situation and climbed up on
| the roof in order to attract the
baboon's attention by offering him
| fruit, while another lassooed him But
| Chocama was too shrewd for them and
for some time he eluded them, giving
them all a merry chase about the roof
When he appeared to have had suf-
acient fun with his ursuers and was
weary of being chased about and no
longer wanted the fruit handed him. he
| jumped from the roof to the ground
and started on a wild chase over tn ;
fair grounds, dashing up the midway
past The Forum building and out be-
yond the grandstand and stables and
| into the open field.
| The attaches gave chase, but were
almost exhausted when they returned
Chocama to his cage in the Edwards
Animal show tents Mr.. Edwards sad
later to a Forum representative that
he would rather have had any other
ore of his animals break loose than the
big baboon, because of its ferocious-
ness. A number of years ago, he said.
/ Chocama was quite tame and valuable
because he was a trick performing
monkey, but lately he had become
old and cross. But Chocama furnished
a great deal of amusement and in
terest during the hour he was leading
actor on the grounds, and he succeed
ed in getting nearly all the women
scared and the children panic stricken
while he was tearing about the fair
grounds between the show tents or
the midway and the exhibits and lem
onade stands elsewhere on the various
Griveways.
/ A large crowd thronged the fail
| grounds last night, when the place was
thrown open free to the public the
evening before the formal opening oil
the fair today. 1t was thought a
first that only the midway would BIZ
crowded, but such was not the case, as
there were many visitors in the various
exhibit buildings in all parts of tn,
grounds.
Several of the exhibitors in the Mer,
chants building at the west end O
the race course, were busy last nigh
giving their booths the final touches
for the displays which were opened TO-
day. All Of the booths will be file,
so that the Merchants building will
present a handsome appearance thi
year.
Attractive Art Display.
In the Art building. at the corner o
the main driveway and the race course
there is one of the most attractive
art displays seen there in years
Among those on the lower floor ar
the exhibits of the Glendale Stat
Normal school, the Cass county rura
schools, the women's needlework an
culinary display and one or two mino
features.
Particularly interesting is the Ell
Iendale school display. which is unde
the direction of Prof. A. e. Dunphy
director of mechanic arts and manus
training in that institution. All tn
work displayed in this exhibit is tina
OF boys ranging in years from thos
In the eighth grade to the senior 1
high school,
In the display is to be found splen
did specimens of the work of the FL
lendal Normal school students /
foundry work. joinery, cabinet making
wood turning, blacksmithing. patter
making. machine shop practice, an
mechanical drawing. Professor Dun
ply is especially proud Of the work {
his students, and from the work ez
hibited at the fair in the Art building
it is felt he has perfect right to hav
such a feeling.
The work that the Ellendale inst
tuition is doing. is of high order an
especially commendable. Professs
Dunphy's pupils are filling high sa
aried and responsible positions In a
parts of the state and the west
The display of the Cass county an
rural schools. also includes the manui
training and domestic science exhibi1
of the high school and Is one Of II
most attractive In the whole buildin
The display Is under the supervision (
Miss Jennie IT, Champine.
The drawing Of the rural school chi
dren is excellent and very pleasir
land their maps Of the Asiatie cor
ltinent are almost without faulH. an