The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-28
FAIR WEEK At
DEVILS. LAKE
Mid-winter Exposition Or
ems T~omorrow-Pros-
poets are Good.

Devils Lake. y. D.. Jan. 18Th,
Mid-Ntnter Fair. which opens tomor.
row, promises to be the great even,
OF interest Of the late winter season
and Devils Lake Will DO host to nun.
dreds OF visitors from the luke region
n judging from tho exhibits
a!ready entered ind those taat are be.
Ing prepared tho fair will far eurpas.
that OF last year. Each section prom
ises to hold q good share OF the IN.
terest. and It would be didicult to pre-
dict Just what tho center Of sttrac-
ton will be.
Professor W. B. Richards Of the
state Agricultural college will DO the
Snie1 OF V stock department and
The dairy Glasses. " s:i.'. viii lai BE- in
charge OF +. w. Merrill who has been
the national expert Of the Agricultural
department in Walsh, Cavalier and
counties for the past few
years will be held during the three
Jays session. Glasses OF instruction
IN butter making and the care and
breed Of dairy cattle will be given.
.. D. Center. who has been the
superintendent Of the Better Farming
association Of Grand Forks county for
the past year will be one Of the In
teresting speakers. Mr.. Center Will
be here two days and will tell about
the work hat has been done under his
supervision.
w. r. Lanxon of Fargo, he man
fed the steer that captured the
prize at the International Stock show
at Chicago in the North Dakota ex-
hioit. will be the poultry judge. Mr..
Lanxom Is now the superintendent Of
the experimental station at Hettinser.
Three local men will deliver IMPORT.
addresses. Dr.. c. j.. McGurren
will deliver an address on Farm San.
ltatton which will be of special inter.
est to the farmers. DR.. McGurren Will
tell how to be we'll. keep we'll and how
to reNen disease on the farm. laying
on the necessity Of good we'll
water as a preservative OF good health
for the rural citizens. Rev. \. c. Bar
church Of Devils Lake. will speak on
the Country Church as a Social Cen.
ter Mr.. Barron is a keen student Of
social problems and his address will
contain many valuable points. DR.. j.
6. Mcintosh will talk on First Aid to
the Injured" which should prove a
very interesting and instructive sub
ject.
Prizes will be offered for every
silver cup will be given to the
exhibitor OF the best five pounds of
butter. The rest Of the prizes viii! be
mainly cash.
Mrs. lens Svee is superintendent Of
the women's committees. and some Of
the most interesting displays in the
fair will he exhibited by the women.
Mrs. Clark Kelly. superintendent Of
the poultry division. is very enthusiast
tic over the outlook of the poultry ex-
hibit. Over thirty-fve entries in this
department have been made already.
including fifteen different breeds Of
chickens and ducks. geese and
turkeys. A coop Of fancy fowls will
also be on exhibit. and among the
birds shown Will be pea fowls, pigeons
and ~pheasants. BY way Of comparison
With the exhibit of last year the In
creased interest shown this year is
plainly manifest. To the six entries of
last year there are now thirty-,ve.
Mrs. Kelley has been working hard to
conduct the show on the basis of the
best regulated poultry show. the chic
kens being entered this year in pens
OF four hens to n rooster or other
wise in singles. The turkeys. geese
and ducks being entered in pairs. not
in singles. The show will be open
Tuesday afternoon for entries so the
exhibit may be in full swing on Wed.
nesday morning. The Fargo poultry
association have kindly loaned their
coops. saving a great expense here.
Mrs. Kelley is greatly pleased over the
interest shown in the prospect Of a
poultry organization. The $50 in
prizes is offered in the poultry exhibits
was the money won by Devils Lake
prize winners in the state corn show
at Fargo last year.