The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-02-20
HUNDREDS OF
VISITORS HERE
Greatest Gathering In the History Of
s Our City In Progress This Week.
Mid.Winter Fair and Mouse River
# Leon Farwsers' Convention.

week in Minot you are missing much.
38 Here are just few Of the events
that are taking place:
Annual convention Of the Mouse
River Loop Farmers association a&
the opera house.
r Mid-winter fair at the Armory.
I Free school In power farming b.
the International Harvester Co.
J School Of tractioneering BY the
Rumely Products Co.
Good attractions at the Arcade
Grand theater. Lyceum and Orpheum.
Boys short course under W. A.
Peck at the Armory.
And other things too numerous tc
mention.
The city is full of people from all
sections of the northwest. The no
tells are crowded. Everybody is hav.
{ ing good. profitable time.
Here are just few Of the things
that the present gathering has already
fully demonstrated.
The mid-winter fair is a success
and must be held annually hereafter.
The Armory is going to he too
small for such an attraction next
year, and additional buildings will
have to be secured.
The traction schools are attracting
SO much interest that arrangements
will have to be made in the future to
hold demonstrations before or after
the speaking at the opera house.
Farmers Convention.
The Farmers convention was call
ed to order at the opera house Tues
day by the secretary, J. NJ. Devine
the president. O.. NJ. Champlin be
ing out of the city. Secretary Shor
ma1 of the Commercial club, gave
the address of welcome and the re
Spouse was made by Mr.. Johnson OF
Donpybrook.
Prof Shaw took up considerable
time ir the afternoon with talk on
stock raising In North Dakota. He
showed the advantage Of CROWNS
stock and said tbs farmer d.
that his; income from that source
would be- greater than from grain far
1kins. It 10 easy to. grow stock IN
NpEth Dakota. Cold is no obstacle
With the same amount Of feed, bet
4 ter stock can be raised here. and
more money made, than by feeding
tho same amount in states Earthes
south, whore the animals have the
mud to contend with.
Prof. Bolley gave his lecture OF
plant diseases and Prof. Waldror
gave an address with slide illustra
lions on trees and the home beauti
full. Good crowds attended the meet
inss and ELECTED great interest.
A. f. Chamberlain spoke at the
opera house Wednesday afternoon
Treadwell Twitchell, Cass county
farmer, who runs three sector
farm gave one of the best speeches Of
the convention Wednesday afternoon
Being farmer, he dared to critcist
them Tor not uniting for their owl
advantage. He told the farmers they
\ were not making the profits they
should and showed how the specula
B tors governed the market. Just nov
the visible supply Of wheat 10 les.
than : gear ago and the price Il low
Or. He paid his compliments to th.
gas tractor and warned the farmer
to 90 slow. and he estimates that 81
per cent Of the farmers who ipves1
fail to mako good.
Prof. "A. y. Chamberlain, g.. n
industrial expert, gave notable I'd
dress this afternoon.
Thos. Cooper. secretary Of th,
Better Farming association, swardss
p the. corn prizes to the boys . fol
lows:
First, Bonnie Brand. IS; second