The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-07-22

Dakota state fair, with everything jus
right. opened in Grand Forks today
with the most auspicious outlook IL
the history Of the local association.
It is Grand Forks day. and the cit,
is observing the day as civic holiday
Thousands Of the city's populace at
tended the exposition. and they were
given one Of the finest cards OF attrac
tions of the week,
Every exhibit Is placed: every de
partment of the exposition Is com
pleted. and with the strongest pro
gram OF features ever arranged. the
outlook for a successful week coult
not be improved on.
Weather conditions are ideal. The
race track will be slightly heavy this
afternoon. but tomorrow. with the con
tinuance Of the present weather. II
will be in fine condition for the races
The North Dakota state fair Of 1915
from the present outlook, should be
the best the state has ever staged.
With ideal weather conditions pre-
yailing. North Dakota's greatest state
fair opened in this city this morning
Governor L. B. Hanna, who is the
guest OF the fair association today,
formally opened the exposition at 1:3o
O'Clock this afternoon.
The opening day crowd is the larg,
est In the history of local fairs. Dur.
ing the morning. long before the hour
scheduled for beginning the program.
hundreds of people thronged the
grounds, eager to get an early glimpse
at the exhibits and watch the Judges
at work ....
The afternoon crowd was exception.
ally large. Grand Forks business men
and residents responded heartily and
readily to Mayor James A. Dinnie's
proclamation. making it the. biggest
Grand Forks day on record.
Judging in all departments began
this morning. Owing to the magni.
tude Of the shorthorn entries. Prof.
II. R. Smith OF the First National
Bank, Of st. Paul. asked to have an
other Judge appointed. Frank s.
Smith. of the American sShorthern
Breeders association. was sent to the
city to assist in the work. The other
judges are: j. q. Haney. Grand
Forks. agriculture: Edna steedsman.
Larimore, culinary; Prof. W. H. Peters,
state agricultural college. horses: Prof.
H. H. Kidee. Ames. Iowa. dairy cat.
tie: William DIETRICH. Crookston.
sheep: Alfred Lein, Platt. 8. D.. swine /:
Mrs. John Crouch. Grand Forks. poul-
try.
In the live stosk department the first
judging was done. Grade horses. Hol-
stein cattle in the dairy breed, Duroc
Jersey hogs and Hampshire sheep
were the first passed upon. Judging
in the agricultural, poultry and wo-
mems departments started early this
morning.
When the gates were thrown open
to the public this morning every de,
partment was complete. There were
one or two exhibits in the liberal arts
building that had not been completed.
but they were ready for close inspec-
tion by noon. The building Is one Of
the most popular on the grounds. the
exhibits and displays being much bet
ter and bigger than ever.
The women's department Is un.
doubtedly the biggest in the records
nf local fairs. From an artistic stand
point the work also surpasses all other
expositions. All the of the exhibits
were in place early tnis morning. so
that the judges could start work at
once
The automobile show. which is q
new feature this year. is proving a biz
success. Grand Forks dealers have
big exhibits Of the 1916 models Of the
best cars and the displays are attract.
ing a great deal of attention. :}
The machinery exhibit also is re.
markably good. It is much bigger
than last year and each exhibit is bet
ter and more comprehensive.
The live stock barns. of course. are
attracting unusual attention. The
stock show has drawn large crowds
all morning. and the concensus OF
opinion is that it is the greatest ever
seen in the northwest.
But the other live stock barns are
arousing just as much interest. The
horse. swine and sheep entries are
unusually large and Of quality that
excites the admiration of the most
critical expert.
Rath & Seabolt.; the st. Paul NOV
Ing picture men, have photographers
on the grounds who will make motion
pictures Of the fair every day this