Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-25
fine FEATURES
TO Be Offered
Stock Show Will be One of
Best Ever Seen in
This City.
JAMES ]. HILL TO
BE GUEST FRIDAY
Norwegian Day Will be
Tuesday and Excellent
Program is Prepared.

Grand Forks Dig interstate fair
will be opened Tuesday morning at
10 a. m. and will continue for four
days.
Secretary Don v. Moore today
started final preparations for the ex-
be moved to h fair grounds, where
the finishing touches will be put on.
The fair promises to be one Of the
biggest and most successful held in
the city. Every feature has been ex-
o~eptionally we'll planned, and there
are enough Of them to keep fair visi-
tors going for four days.
race horses and stock. will arrive
from Fargo, where the state fair was
held this week. The race horses are
entered in the local speed events,
while the stock will be exhibited here.
The Great International Show COM
pany also will arrive in the city to-
morrow, coming. here from Grafton,
week. They will furnish the midway
attractions and part of the grand
stand acts.
=. Shock Show Excellent.
The stock show promises to be one
Of the best, If not the best. ever seen
at local fairs. An exceptionally large
number Of Thoroughbred herds have
been entered. Special barns and sheds
had to be erected to accommodate
them all. One Of the features will
be the big stock parade. which proba-
bly, will be held on Jim Hill day.
Tuesday will be Grand Forks day,
n local business men and merchants
are making plans to close their places
Of business during the afternoon.
Wednesday is Norwegian day, and a
large number Of scandinawans in va
fious sections Of the state and north
western Minnesota are planning to at
tend. The Bjarne chorus. the oldest
musical organization in Grand Forks,
will give a sohrt program. and Prof.
lege, Mortified, Mimi. will give an
address. Mr.. Kildahl will speak Of
St. Olaf's day and the centennial an
niversary in Norway.
Thursday Is East Grand Forks: and
Polk county day. and a special pro,
gram ts being arranged. The East
: Grand Forks band. under the direc-
'cial program. go
james j. Hill Day.
Friday is James ]. Hill day, and
the empire builder will be the center
Of attraction. He will give an address
some time during the day, the exact
nounced later.
The boyS encampment, which was
such q big feature Of the state fair
last year, will be held again this year.
Over 100 Grand Forks county boys
have enrolled for the weeks program.
Tho camp will be in charge Of F. R.
Crane. agricultural extension agent
for The Great Northern. MI. Crane
Win be assisted by a corps Of Great
Northern specialists. On Friday,
James Fiji will address the boys and
take part in their doings.
The raoe program promises to be
exceptionally interesting. Don Dens-
Q and George Gano. two Of the
big time" horses, will race, and sew
efal other we'll known speeders are
TO DO shown In action. The free-for-
all, which will be held on the clos
ing day, Will be the feature race of
tho week. :.
The amusement features will be ex-
eealent. The Great International
Show company Is one Of the best car
nival concerns in the country, and
they Will furnish the midway attrac-
lions. Their shows include a wild
west, 4 wild animal. a minstrel and
several other attractions. including q
number Of the mechanical houses of
fun" There will be sesvral special
midway shows.
Tho srandstand acts are all thrill
ers. Several special stars have been
signed to furnish them. and, besides
these, there will be the free acts by
the international Show company.