The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-06-03
NORTH DAKOTA AT FRISCO

kota does not have building on the
San Francisco exposition grounds, the
North Dakota building has been sort
of home to the many South Dakotans
who are visiting the exposition, and
now come the alumni of the South
Dakota agricultural college located at
Brookings, S. D., and will hold their
reunion at the North Dakota building
the first week in August. A register
will be maintained in the secretary's
Office up to that time, and all former
students of the college are requested
to visit the building and register their
names. In all probability several very
pleasant social functions will be held
by the South Dakotans during their
reunion week, and the North Dakota
building will be thrown open to them.
Senator and Mrs. T. H. Putnam of
Darlington, are visiting the San Fran
cisco exposition, and are making
their headquarters at the North Da-
tota building. The senator was as
founded at the fine showing the state
is making at the exposition, taking in
consideration the appropriation for
that purpose, and he was especially
interested in the exhibit of corn. AL
though always consistent booster
for North Dakota, Mr. Putnam says
he will 90 home better pleased than
ever with his home state.
One of the most interesting visitors
that the North Dakota building at the
San Francisco exposition has had was
J. J. Nichols, who first went to what
is now North Dakota, in 1866. For
a number of years he was connected
with the United States geological sur
vey, and helped to survey the great
er part of the state. He travelled U.s.
900 miles about the state with one
team of horses before he wore them
out. Mr.. Nichols built the first frame
house in Stutsman county, and up to
20 years ago was we'll known in that
part of the state. He is rich in anec-
dotes about the early days of North
Dakota and has number of pictures
taken in various parts of the state,
notably the Mouse river region. He
has a son residing on a ranch near
Medora, so keeps we'll posted on the
progress of the state with whose ear
ly history he has had so much to do.
It is not too early for commercial
clubs in North Dakota to begin figur-
ing on sending exhibits of vegetables
and fruit to the North Dakota build
ing at San Francisco exposition. There
is no better way to advertise a par
ticular section of North Dakota than
to send these kinds of exhibits. In
planning the placing of the grain ex-
hibits in the building space was left
for display of vegetables and fruits,
and the secretary would only be too
glad to receive letters from CONNER
:ial clubs asking for this free space.
The freight or express will have to be
prepaid, but that is small item in
comparison with the excellent adver-
Using to be secured.
Sheriff J. N. Kunkel of Wells coun-
ty, was an interested visitor at the
North Dakota building last week. He
was making flying tour of the expo
sition, but could not leave without
paying his respects to the North Da-
kotans in the North Dakota building.
He was mighty pleased with the build
ing and the big exhibit.
DR.. and Mrs. Webster Mortified, of
Pasadena, CAL, called at the North
Dakota building last Tuesday, and the
force about the building had delight
full visit with them. They were on
their way to St. Paul, Mimi, and
Grand Forks, N. D., expecting to ar
rive at the latter place in time to at
tend the commencement exercises of
the state university of which institu-
ton he was president for so many
years. Both DR.. and Mrs. Merrifeld
were enthusiastic over the grand
showing of corn and pottery on exhib-
it in the North Dakota building, inter-
ested in the corn for the reason that
it was new crop for the state since
they left it, and in the pottery because
thew were made SIRE that Dr Rahcncl,