The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-08
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST

IN good shape with their. exhibits Of
and fancy sewing ana needle
work and canned vegetables and
fruits. Their room this year will be
on the second floor, just at the head
of the. stairs. Hundreds. of articles
were entered Monday and many
more are expected. A more
ment will be given later In the week.
~s Special Trains.
That there will be a large attend
ance at the exposition Is now assured
from tile fact that a number of spe-
cial trains have been arranged for,
and these will bring hundreds Of Wis
itors on those days.
Residents along the Linton branch
of the Northern Pacific have arranged
for a special train on October 10. n
will bring along the famous Emmons
county band and a crowd of from
800 to 500 people. This line has al
ways turned out we'll to the exposition
and they have promised to do better
than eve this year.
October Is will be another big day.
The people of Hettinger county and
all the country along the south line
of the Northern Pacific from Bis
marck are coming enmasse on that
day and the Mott band will be q fea-
ture OF the day. On the 18th there
will also be a delegation from Fargo,
a number of business men having en-
!aged a special car and making the
trip in hat
Mclean county and the country
along the north line of the 500 will
also turn out on the same day and
a special train has been arranged. 1t
is expected that other excursions will
also be given by the 500 during the
time Of the exposition.
Oct. 16 will see an excursion run
from Valley City and Jamestown and
other towns along the line between
planned to have one or two specials
from the western division of the
Northern Pacific.
Special Days.
There viii be a number of special
days during the exposition. Oct. 10
will be given over to the Elks and
they have planned one of the big
gest celebrations ever held in the
state. LaMoure county will have a
special day and other counties will
be represented by large delegations
on days set aside for them. A full
list of the special days will be given
tomorrow morning.
Indians Special Feature.
One Of the big features of the ex-
position will be a visit by a large
band of Indians, who will come here
and pitch their camp. They will live
in their native state and, as they
will bring along a display of their
prowess as agriculturists, it will offer
a chance to see the difference be-
tween the old blanket Indian and the
younger generation, who today are
successfully ~cultivating the soil OF the
state. - [t-s-
One Of the big features of the visit
Of the Indians will be a sham battle
between the Indians and five compan-
les Of militia. Arrangements have
been made to reproduce the Custer
battle as nearly as possible. Thi!
will be the last chance to see the In.
dams of the northwest in a sham bat.
tie and will attract thousands Of PEG,
pie to Bismarck on Oct. 16.
Communication Tickets.
People of Bismarck who are intend
ing to visit the exposition, and every
one should do so, should not forge
the fact that season tickets can b
bought at any of the drug stores o
hotels. They can be secured for S
each, and entitle the holder to twent
admissions to the show. This Is no
only a chance to get a reduced rat
to the exposition, but will also mate
rally assist the exposition manage
ment in a financial way.