The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-28
LISBON CORN SHOW WAS
A BRILLIANT SUCCESS

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played on every street corner, and the
sight was an inspiring one. Each and
every store in the city had a small
display of corn and vegetables in the
show windows and there was a good
crowd in attendance.
At the Armory.
The corn jubilee is held in the arm
ory of the city, a large and substsn-
tial building that cost the people the
sum OF $4,000, and which is fitted
with a basement, as we'll as the audi
lcrlum. The stage was set to repro
sent a cornfield, with stalks of corn
eighteen feet high, sunfiowers that had
attained a height of twelve feet, with
the proverbial pumpkins in the field
and all manner of the farm life was
represented the stage presenting a
handsome appearance. The exhibit
was said by Professor Randlett of the
A. c., who was present as one of the
judges, to be one of the finest he had
ever seen. There were several speci-
mems of freak corn, one ear having
grown to such a shape that there wcra
nine ears in all showing from the one
stalk. There was one potato plant
that was five feet in length. and there
were five or six mammoth potatoes
gstiH attached to the plant.
All Manner of Corn.
The different dents and aints were
we'll represented, so was the sweet
corn, different grades and types of pop
corn and it was all nicely arranged in
different designs. There were crooks
OF elegant butter, all made by the
farmers of Ransom county and the
people of Lisbon. There we're some
f~lne~looking eggs that had been
brought in, n in some of the show
windows up on the streets there were
live chickens n rabbits on display.
One show window contained two or
three Sheyenne water dogs" which
are sometimes called fresh water alli-
tors, and they were caught in the
river there.
Fruit and Vegetables.
No more beautiful fruit, such as
apples and plums, could be found any
where than was displayed in the arm
DRY. There were apples there that
ould vie with any brought here by
a. men from Oregon or washington.
They were solid, splendid looking fruit
and they were all grown in Ransom
county. There were many different
time the apple crop of that section
will be one that North Dakota can.
point to with pride. This display was
particularly interesting to the visitors.
There were mammoth vegetables of al
most every kind that is grown any
where on display, and even musk
melons that would compare favorably
in taste n appearance with the ia
nous Rocky Ford variety. One lady
who was present stated that she had
laised fifty bushels of them on her
place right in the city. Elmer Brad
ford took several first prizes for some
vegetables that he had raised. There
were preserved fruits that were fine.
First Canning Factory.
Lisbon boasts of the first real can
ming factory in the state. 1t is named
the Sheyenne Valley Canning & Pick
ling Co., and this season, its first 400
gallons of pickles were put up and the
company also has put up the product
OF four acres of tomatoes. 1t is the
intention to make tomato canning n
of the big features Of the plant. The
grains and grasses display was real
fair that has ever been held in the
state, and the attendance was simply
n9agnificept. The Lisbon people were
lpologizing somewhat because che
show was not as fine as they expect
cd. on account OF the bad roads, but
one thing is certain-Fargo was sim
ply astonished ut what was shown.
Live Stock Shown.
In tents on each side Of the street
some fine cattle, hogs, sheep aud
horses We're shown unuer TENS. 1n
the main street. was q stand erected
and on this wAs given free shows
from time to time. Across the street
was the permanent band stand, from
which the splendid First Regiment
band gave concerts at frequent inter-
walls. Up in the operahouse Thomas
Cooper. secretary of the Better Farm
ing association, and Professor Martin,
both OF Fargo, gave addresses that
were deeply interesting and were much
appreciated by the visitors to the city.
One part of the street was devoted 10
farm machinery and this was all in
operation, and the streets were lined
with people-while the hot sandwich
man and the popcorn man were much
In evidence. 1t was a great day for
the pretty little city, mi the Fargo
bunch was simply delighted with their
entertainment at the hands of the peo-
pie and members OF the commercial
club OF the city.
The Soldiers Home.
Plotted By Charley Allen of the Lis
bon Free-Press, a bunch of Fargo vis-.
itors took a. walk out to the soldiers
home. about a mile from the city. and
were shown about the city by Colonel
Carroll. the commandant Of the insti-
tuition. 1T is d beautiful place, the
.yra,,1aaa Naro Kart in rvs.at1d nr3or nnd