The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-12-05
The Corn Show
And Short Course
GOOD ATTENDANCE AND KEEN
INTEREST SHOWN IN ALL
DEPARTMENTS.


DEPARTMENTS.
The exhibits for the corn show and
industrial exhibit were all in place
and nicely arranged "Wednesday morn
ing and present neat and attractive
appearance. There is something over
a thousand entries and over two hun
derd and fifty, exhibitors. TIE pro
gram so far has been carried out prac-
tically as published. The lecture on
Personality by Alex. Karr has been
the subject Of very favorable com
ment. The talk by State Superintsn-
dent e. J. Taylor Tuesday morning
covered subject that is Of vital In
terest to educators of the state and
was a profitable talk for those who
were permitted to hear 1t. The prom
inent agricultural experts who are
here are all taking an active part
in making the work effective along
agricultural lines. Interest In the
work is keen on the part Of the teaca-
ers and students and the meeting is
bound to be a success along the line
of work for which it was primarily In
tended. " ~
There are seevral who are evidently
intending to carry OF the prizes for
the largest load hauled to town as
we'll as the one offered for the load
Of ton or more hauled from the
longest distance. Loads have come in
from a considerable distance lit
wouldn't be fair to say how far) and
there is plenty Of time still left in
which for more to come.
The interior of the building in
which the exhibit is held is SO ar
ranged that both sides is given over
to displays of merchandise by the
local dealers. This is all In separate
booths which is partitioned of with
white cloth and tastily decorated.
The corn, small grain, vegetable and
fruit exhibit is displayed In the cen
ter of the building on tables arranged
for that purpose, and tie cooking dis
play including pastry, bread and all
fancy cooking Is In cases on the same
table in the rear end of the building.
This cooking exhibit is in competition
for the prizes offered for the best
cooking by the women of. the rural
districts. There is also two booths
on the south side given over to the
display of women's fancy needlwork.
The State Normal school also has a
booth on the south side in which is
shown a display of work in domestic
science and manual training. The
poultry display is in the east end OF
the building, there are several dis
plays Of fancy stock that is said to be
as good as is to be found anywhere in
the country. On the north side of the
building in the first space Ptr. David
son is exhibiting and demonstrating
the wild oats separator. In the first
booth is the display of the Arneson
Hardware company, with display of
goods from their store. The Dakota
Drug company is in the next place
with nice display. The next is a
showing of. cream separators and the
last place on the end is taken by the
Nursery company. The
grasses and seeds are shown in the
extreme rear of the building. The
display of fruits canned and preserved
AS we'll as dairy butter, is shown on
the south side and the display is well
worth looking over. AS whole the
display in the various departments is
good and the corn show and teachers
short course, and agricultural short
course for boys, is drawing large
of people to town and from
every standpoint is success. On
Wednesday almost all of the time the
building was crowded and with good
weather there will be a large attend
ance the balance of the week.