The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-26

Hundreds of fair visitors have TAX
en- the occasion to remark upon the
beauty Of Grand Forks. The lighting
system is an endless source of Won
der and has drawn forth innumerable
favorable comments. The residence
of the crowd that have come here to
not only see the biggest and best fair
in the history of the state but to get.
glimpses OF the wonder city of North
Dakota. the city of homes.
Sam Haizlett and his Lankin band
made quite a hit while they were here.
Sam brought twenty-six good players
with him inc that was all there were
in the bunch. Sam says that they are
all good players and the crowd
thought so, too. Cooley, of the agrl-
cultural college was the handsome
drum major that all the girls made
eyes at. He acted like a million dol
lars too. Besides. he is a soldier boy
and that counts too.
The grounds. will not be wholly de-
serted tomorrow. as some might
think. All the exhibitors are required
to keep their exhibits in place until
after s p. m. today. Several will go
out after that, but almost all of them
will lay. over here Sunday. The
grounds will not he cleared for a long
time. The big Irwin shows will keep
a great deal of their equipment here
for a few days. and many Of the
horse and stock exhibitors will be here
for a day or so.
The exhibitors of high grade cat
tie and horses report many sales to
farmers from all yer the state. Those
in charge Of the Jean Duluth farms
report the sale of eight shetland
ponies in n day. Other exhibitors
say that they have been greatly sur
prised by the anxiety of the North
Dakota farmers to purchase high bred
sotck with which to stock their farms.
Here they say lies the rue value of
a state fair. When the farmer sees
the value of pure bred stock he will
want It,. The era Of diversified farm
ing Is here and the sale of pure bred
stock at the fair to the farmers of
of. it. 49, .
Col. R. T. Kingman Of Hillsboro.
n of the best known farmers in
the northwest. has been spending the
past two days at the North Dakota
fair and p%ronounces it the biggest
and best fair the state has aver had.
he Is very enthusiastic over the eX-
hibits that are displayed here. Col.
Kingman is n of the we'll to do
farmers in the famous Goose river
loop of. Trail county. He has had
great success in the fattening of west
ern sheep for the Minneapolis and
ST. Paul market. His sheep herds
average about 1900 sheep. He saws
that the Hillsboro people have all
enjoyed the fair.
One OF the most interesting and
most educational exhibits to be seer in
the Liberal Arts building is that OF
the North Dakota pure food commits
sion. The exhibit is a very elaborate
n and a very we'll arranged one. 1t
Is q complete Expose of most of the
patent remedies that are on the mar
ket. Secret remedies. nostrums and
other fakes are shown up in their
true light. There are samples shown
of a great number Of the patent medi-
cines. For instance. according to the
official bulletin "Sanatogan" is said to
be made Of "a combination OF 5 per
cent OF glycerol phosphate OF sodium
with casein of milk. Sold as a nerve
food" The exhibit is under the
charge of Leon A. Congdon, the OH
cial inspector for the North Dakota
food commission. One Of the most
interesting exhibits in the display are
four wooden shirts that have been
dyed with the coal tar h a has been
extracted out Of the candles that are
being sold in the country stores Of
North Dakota.