The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-27
HIGHLAND CO.
. FAIR TUESDAY

Wahpeton, N. D., Sept. 27.-After
months of preparation, the big annual
Richland county fair is about to take
place. The opening day is scheduled
for next Tuesday, Sept. 30. 1t will
continue for four days. With ten spe-
cial rains to carry the crowds, it is
safe to say that Wahpeton's popula-
ton during his years exhibition and
race meet will reach the high water
mark, and that all attendance records
will be broken.
= The management has worked hard
to give the people a fair which will
not only be a credit to them but to
the community. Every effort has been
made to secure exhibits in each de-
partment which will reflect the pros
perity Of the Red River valley.
In the line Of amusements, also, the
officers have catered to all classes,
large and small, so that all will De en-
tertained. The list of offerings
ranges from a wild west show of nine
acts, to u punch and judy show for
the children. Acrobats, clowns, CO.
medians, n the Scot sisters, for
merly with Ringing Bros circus, will
entertain the crOwds between the
heats of the eight harness races and
the half dozen novelty races. How
can there be a Gull moment?
AS an incentive to secure exhibits,
the secretary, George w. Woods,
through Wahpeton's business men, Sc
cured about $1,000 worth Of merchan-
disc prizes which have been added to
the Usual cash prizes in all depart
ments. In the stock department a
third pSiZe was added.
The premium ribbons will furnish
another incentive to exhibitors. mas
much as they are the handsomest ever
nffaroH nf a North DokNt1 fair Stotn
or county. Each ribbon has the seal
of the state of North Dakota en-
bossed on it in gold. In addition, the
ribbons. offered in the live stock de-
partment hav the imprint of a
horses head or other animal Of the
four divisions; horse. cattle, swine
and sheep, They will be souvenirs
worth having.
Gov. A. O. Eberhardt of Minneso-
ia and Prof. J. II. Worst of the Fargo
agricultural college will be guests Of
the Fair association on Thursday.
Oct. ? and Friday, Oct. ), respectively.
The former will very likely give his
Public Utilities speech which he has
been making on his present tour of
county fairs in Minnesota. The Wah-
eton visit will be the only one out
side his state on the trip.
AS a special grandstand attraction,
the State Science school and indian
school teams will meet in a football
game on the last day of the fair, to
settle the disputed gridiron champion
ship of Wahpeton. This will give
many an opportunity to see their first
football game played between teams
capable Of putting up a scientific X
hibition Of the great college game.
A splendid speed programme is as
silred. Ten horses nave been quar-
tered on the track for the past two
weeks. Eight entries were received
on Monday of this week and before
the entries close there ought to be
twenty-five or thirty horses entered
in the meet. The track is recognized
as the fastest in the state and 1t was
never in better condition.
Rain or snow will not spoil the eX-
hibition, as it did last year. These
contingencies have been guarded
against by the construction of a cinder
path which connects all buildings.
Low places have been filled in and a
ditch a been dug around the race
to insure drainage.
AT the beginning Of the yeSr, when
the present officers were elected to
head tive fair association, there was
consider able concern expressed in
quarters by people who thought
the new officers would not be equal
obtained are sufficient to dispel such
notions. With favorable weather it
is a 100 to one shot that this years
Richland county fair will be the big
gest and best ever held.