Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-21
Barnes Expects to Make All
Other Entrants Take Back
Seat for Display
Valley City Paper Tells Of
What Mark Smith and Others
Are Preparing
Display Of Alfalfa viii Be One
Of Big Features Of the
Fine Exhibition

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Annual North Dakota Industrial Ex'
position outside of. the slope coun'
| ties is shown by the following arti.
Gle taken from q recent issue of the
Valley City Times,Record:
Unless other counties in the state
have made wonderful improvements
in the quality and quantity OF their
exhibits at the State Exposition at
Bismarc kthis year, Barnes county
| will stand well in the lead when the
! prizes are awarded, next month.
Taking time an opportunity by the
forelock, Mark Smith. viii is again
this year in charge of the work OF
gathering the exhibit, has been scour-
ing the county for a month, or nor
gathering specimens Of grain of an
kinds and preparing it here for the
exhibition.
Until the results OF his trip have
been seen, one cannot appreciate the
variety Of grains and grasses of all
kinds which are grown. Never before
III the history of the county has ma
ture been so lavish, and Mr.. Smiths
collection comprises beautiful am
pies of corn, wheat, oats, millet, rye,
alfalfa, corn, not to mention the veg
etables which have not yet been gath.
cred, and the fruits.
The most notable feature of this
years exhibit will be the corn. Ev-
cry variety Of corn raised in the
county is shown, including beautiful
specimens of King Phillip, North
western 4 Dent, Minnesota 13, and
others. The ears are large and ev-
cry one is almost perfect.
One of the surprises of the exhibit
will be- the display of alfalfa. While
it has been genarlly realized in re-
cen years that this state Is raising
alfalfa which will meet competition
anywhere, it has always been thought
that two cuttings Of the great dairy
crop was all that would mature. Mr..
Smith has secured a large sample OF
third cutting of alfalfa, which is as
fine as could be raised anywhere in
the alfalfa belt of Montana, or other
states and it is believed this will de-
monstrate what can be done In
Barnes county when other counties
fail. .'..
1t is believed by Mr.. Smith that
Barnes county apples will cause a
sensation at the exposition this year.
While none Of the samples have YET
been gathered, Mr. Smith has made
a number Of trips arranging for
them, and some of the best ever
grown In the state will be seen. 20,
people realize what this country has
in the way of orchards, and there
will be q distinct surprise to hun
dreds. ~.
Mr.. Smith says he would like very
much to hear from any who have
vegetables or other farm products, as
the final selections have not yet been
made in many cases. 1t is necessary
to secure only the best and it is i'm
possible for man to visit every
farm.
Among the %curiosities in the exhi-
bit will be a display Of sweet pota-
toes. At least two farms in the
county have grown these succulent
vegetables until they are large
enough for eating. ,a
RED LAKE AS A SUMNER RE.
49, SORT.
The beauties of Red lake and its
possibilities as a summer resort are
more in evidence this year than ever
before.
Last Sunday evening as the writer
stood upon the Gudem pavilion as
a vantage point and viewed the then
calm waters which glistened and
sparkled like a jewel, while the set.
ting Of 'bluffy shores and fringe OF
trees with their beautiful foliage OF
emerald green still further enhanced
the scene, we came to the conclusion
that here almost at our very door, is
a beautiful sheet of water and that
ties and possibilities.
Nature has done her part toward
making this a beauty spot. but there
is work to be done, work OH the part
of man to furnish the proper con
veniences and improvements before
this place can be enjoyed to the full
est extent.
1t almost seems that the awaken
ing has come, the summer cottage
and pavilion on the bluffs OF the
western shore, the white CLEAN OF
the big gospel tent and the tents OF
the campers through the green fol
tage across the way on the eastern
shore, the splash of oars, the sound
Of the motor boat and the merry
shouts Of the bathers, all seem to
us as harbingers of the day when
Red lake will be a Mecca every sum
mer of many hundreds who are seek.
ing rest and recreation near to ma
ture and at half the cost Of a fash
iOnable resort.
MATTRESS SPECIAL.
The best Felt Mattress. regular
1880. Ny price, while they last.
$3.50. Brass Beds and all kinds Of
Furniture. See FAUNCE, Fourth st.
ADV.