Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-31
MERCHANTS
MAKE FAIR HUM
Governor L. B. Hanna Guest of
Honor; Marine Band Makes
Big Hit.
OLD SETTLERS ELECT
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
Speed Demons Expect to Lower
State Mile Record on the
Fargo Track.

Fargo, N. D., July 3O.-Thurs'
day was Fargo-Moorhead day at the
Interstate fair and business houses
and banks in the city closed at noon
to allow everyone to attend the great
exposition. Several thousand per,
sons we're on the grounds and a con.
slant stream of visitors was pouring
through the main entrance gates
from the street cars and automo'
biles that carried them from the city.
Nine thousand persons saw the
great exposition Wednesday, an at
tendance that Secretary G. A. Nash
of the Fair association said was per
fectly satisfactory to the manage.
ment, The probabilities are that all
attendance records will be shattered
today.
Band concerts at $50 o'clock and
10 o'clock furnished diversion for
hundreds of visitors who spent the
morning at the grounds. Many peo-
pie from both city and county came
and brought their families to spend
the day at the great exposition. The
agricultural, automobile, livestock,
machinery, poultry, products and fine
arts exhibits attracted large numbers
WAC spent practically all of the morn
ing in going through the different
buildings.
The srandstand was well filled at
2 o'clock, when the first heat in the
2:15 pace for the Merchants purse
Of $500 was started. Crowds lined
the fence around the track and many
sought shady places in the buildings,
where they might rest. The Old Set
tiers tent just north of the race
track, was a favorite place for a large
number of comfortable chairs and
many tables have been placed there.
The position affords a good view OF
the races and the free attractions on
the stage opposite the grandstand.
Old Settlers Meet.
The Old Settlers meeting was a
big success and over 600 old timers
from all parts Of the Red River valley
were present. After their reunion,
the following officers were elected:
President-E. Y. Sarles, Grand
Forks.
Secretary-H. ]. Hagen, Fargo.
Treasurer-E. +. Mackall, Moor
head.
St. Paul Jobners.
The st. Paul jo1bers and manufac'
turers We're guests Of honor at the
fair Wednesday. They arrived on a
special train ver the N. p, accom-
panied By the St. Paul Marine band,
and made things hum at the fair
while they were in attendance.
The ~isitors we're taken for a big
automobile ride over the city, which
included the splendid drives along
the river south of the city and Oak
Grove, as we'll as the principal parts
of the residence and business Sec
tons.
After the trip around the city the
visitors were taken to the falf
grounds about s O'Clock, where they
were given seats in the grandstand
and witnessed the evening perform
ances and the most beautiful display
of fireworks cyer pulled off in Fargo
and in North Dakota for that mat
ter.
The fireworks are easily n OF tle
leading attractions at the fair and
the exhibition was wonderful, con-
sisting not only of aerial displays,
but Of effective set pieces as we'll.
One of the set pieces was a large pic
ture of Governor L. B. Hanna in
white fire.
After the fireworks the st. Paul
visitors, Governor Hanna, the eX-gov-
ernors Of North Dakota and a num-
Der of invited guests were piloted to
Roast Beef Charles place on the
fair grounds by the Commercial club,
the management of the fair and the
retail merchants, where a smoker was
held.