Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-16
East Missouri River Day
Draws Record Crowd; Many
New Attractions Planned
Other Side Of the River Will Take Possession of Exposition
Building Today County Exhibits Fine:

Three days of the State Industrial
Exposition have passed and yester-
day. East Missouri River Day, was a
great success. Visitors came on all
trains, especially from the east. The
North 500 special arrived at 11:15 in
the, morning, bearing its hundreds,
and was greeted at the station by a
committee of Bismarck citizens, with
the Bismarck Concert band. The Wis
itors were escorted up Main street to
the Exposition building, where con-
cert in their honor was given by the
band.
At 1870 o'clock the band opened
the afternoon program with a splen'
did concert on the reviewing stand
on the Fifth street side of the EXPO
sition building. The first part of the
afternoon was spen, by the, hundreds
of visitors in viewing the many ex-
hibits. At o'clock they were enter
tanned by the vaudeville and the car
nival of fun in the annex.
Today West Missouri River Day.
Today is West Missouri River Day,
and it is anticipated that there will
be big turnout from the Slope corn.
try. The counties of Stark, Oliver,
Morton, Golden Valley and Hettinger
are represented with booths and each
booth is credit to the state. The
visitors today from each of these
counties will undoubtedly ibe inter
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home counties.
Stock Judging Saturday.
Saturday will be Live Stock Day,
and live stock enthusiasts will be
especially interested in the proceed
ings. On that day the stock will be
judged and most all stock lovers will
desire to ibe present.
Prof. Wilson of the Northern Paci-
fic road will ofIiciate as judge. Prof.
Wilson is considered one of the best
authorities on stock in the northwest,
having been in England recently on
the big live stock purchasing expedl-
tion, with which most all are famil-
lar. He is thoroughly posted in live
stock matters, is a competent Judge,
and is deeply interested in the devel-
opment of the purebred stock indus
try Of the northwest.
The Stark County Exhibit.
One of the most complete and pref
tiest exhibits in the county row or
booths is that of Stark county, which
is in charge of O. A. Brown and ID.
Hughes. There is a great variety or
exhibits in the line of grains, grass
es, seeds and vegetables. Prominent
in the exhibit is large silver cup
from the N. p. Railway company,
which was won last year by P. f..
Stultz Of Stark county for his exhibit
of corn. He won the cup last year,
has won it this year, and If he sue
ceeds next year the cup will pass to
him for keeps.
Messrs. Brown and Hughes are
deeply interested in their exhibit and
are diligent in explaining everything
to the visitors. They state that their
exhibits are from various parts OF
the county.
Alfalfa Exhibit.
Their alfalfa exhibit is interesting,
showing one cutting made on June "a,
the second on July %, the third on
Sept. 20, and the fourth cutting on
Oct. Z. These are beautiful speci-
ments and are grown from Montana
seed. They also have the first, sec
ond and third cuttings of timothy, as
well as the third cutting of red clo-
yer. A few years ago it was not be-
lieved that any one of these crops
could be raised in North Dakota, and
today it is demonstrated all over the
state that there are no finer speci-
mems of these three crops raised in
the United States
There are two samples of alfalfa
seed in the Stark county exhibit, one
of which has been cleaned and the
other which has not. These samples
are shown for the purpose of showing
the visiting farmer the difference in
the seed which is cleaned and that
which is not. In the samples on ex-
hibition, it is stated that from a peck
of seed a 1O-pound sack of waste seed,
dirt and immature seed was remov-
ed, going to show that it pays to