Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-09-07


fairs where counties compete for the
county exhibits fell far short, both
in quality and arrangement of these
Williams County Farm Club dis
plays"
Il am a comparative stranger in
this state and this is the first fair of
any sort l have attended here, but
l will admit without any parley that
there is evidence enough here to con-
vince any reasonable man that this
county has d remarkably productive
soil. / ant told that the rain was
scarcely normal this season and that
you have done no irrigating, but the
moisture has certainly been sufficient.
What surprises me most is the great
variety of products grown, and the
uniform quality of so many samples.
had believed that wheat and grass
were about all you grew
The above are two out of many
similar comments heard in the agrl-
cultural building as out of town visi-
tor mingled with local people and dis
cussed the splendid display of field
and garden products.
The best fair we have had, was the
universal verdict. From live stock to
pansys, from auto races to farmers
race, every feature set new standards.
The weather was made to order
and while the attendance was good it
was not as large as was hoped for.
Harvest was not yet finished and
many farmers felt they could not
spare the time to spend day or two
at the fair. However the capacity Of
the grand stand was taxed showing
that larger accommodations are
needed.
Farm Club Displays
No one feature attracted so much
attention as the farm club exhibits
offered.
Five clubs were in the field with
assortments so large that they oc-
cupied more than half the space in
the building.
The quantity, quality and attrac-
tive arrangement of the vast variety
Of farm and home products were be-
yond just escription-they had to be
seen to be appreciated. Grain, veg
etables, grasses, dairy products, pre-
served fruits, cookery, needle work,
art work-all .;astifully and novelty
arranged-mes the eye in every booth.
Club Awards
II am glad l do not have to judge
between these displays" was a re-
mark frequently overheard and indi-
Gated what a difficult task the judges
had. The awards were made as fol-
lows:
First prize, S125.-Happy Hollow
Dairy and Farm Club.
Second prize, $75.-Williston Town.
ship Club.
Third prize, s5o.-Missouri Ridge
Club.
Fourth prize, s25.-East Fork
Club.
Fifth prize, s25.-Equality Club.
Individual Displays
The Experimental farm occupied
it's usual space with good showing
that included charts and diagrams of
farm results, photographs: etc. Mr..
Ruzicka and Mr.. Babcock Of the farm
gave so much time to assisting 9TH
ers that there was little left for their
own work.
Single exhibits and assortments
from individual farms and gardens
closely filled the remaining space in
the building and were a SIGHT worth
seeing. The wide variety shown was
cause of great surprise to visitor
who were strangers in the county.
sortment Of Al vegetables Of excep-
tional quality all grown in his gar
den in this city.
F. A. Kulas, also Of Williston, bad
an assortment of vegetables from his
private garden that combine great
variety and splendid quality. Es-
..,;.li,, o++ro o+;vo IN Nv Kuloc'
booth. was luxuriant, growing
"Ev erbearing" strawberry plant
hanging full Of fruit, some green and
some ripe.
The winners among the individual
exhibitors in this and other depart
ments will be published as soon as
available.
The floraculture displays were ex-
ira fine The beautiful asscrtEents
of sweet peas and pansys from the
gardens of Edwin Rickert and w. b.
diversion caused much comment.
The educational exhibits we"o un-
doubtedly the largest ever made at
the fair. Space for this department
was far short of the needs.
Race Programs
The entries of the harness events
included some the best horses IN the
Northwest and the track record was
broken when Alsafras paced a mile
in 2:13 fiat in the free for all. Some
of the owners refused to have their
steppers "marked' so accurate time
was not announced in all races.
The auto races held greater interest
than ever for the crowd and each
event was a real fight for speed su-
premacy although very high spea1
was of course impossible on half
mile track. The best time made was
ten miles in 13 minutes and 13 Sec
onds.
First Day
2:25 Pace
Real Patch (Mc1ntosh) /.