Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-08-02
CAVALIER COUNTY FAIR
BIGGEST SUCCESS EVER
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not on the DlljS ana winch aQQcQ I'M
mensely to the satisfaction of the
spectators was the special race put
on in which the track record of PATH,
made in 1910 by Don Quixot, was
lowered by Flying Patchen to PIG.
The time could have still been low
cred two seconds had the horse made
the heat accompanied by a running
mate as Flying Patchen has a record
of 2:l4 on a half mile dirt track.
The woman's building in the de.
partments of needlework and cookery
had an enlarged and more interesting
exhibit over any year in the past, the
variety and excellence of these two
sections under the direction of Mes.
danes Moran and Ober with their as.
sistants having largely to do with the
fairs success-especially so from the
woman's view point.
: The attractions this year did not
include a balloon or airship but the
daylight fireworks, free acts in front
of the grand stand, dancing by the
Ki]tie girls from Milton and a num-
Der of fair gound concessions that
were "on the square" kept the a.
musement features of the fair this
year way above par.
A highly creditable exhibit and
one which in the progress of years
has done much to give additional in
terest to the schools of Cavalier coun.
ty was the fine showing made by the
educational department at last weeks
county fair. The award list is not
available for this week, but the work
done by school children of the county
for exhibition at the fair we may say
in passing was much larger and great
er in variety than shown at any fair
in past years. In the lower grades
the excellency of raffia work and cray.
on drawing appeared to attract the
greater amount of attention while
pupils of the higher grades earn a
special mention in map drawing,
model work and plans for school
grounds and location of buildings.
The children Of Miss Bakers school
in the Iona district had a collection
of upwards 100 different varieties of
weeds, arranged in a portfolio with
their common and botanical name.
The way in which the specimens had
been pressed and the varied selection
showed labor in collection as we'll as
great care in arrangement. The south
end of the county scored again in an
exhibit of flowers, fruit and vegeta-
bles from the school garden of the pu-
pills of School Mo- in Billings town.
ship, with Miss jacobson as their
teacher. What the Billings school
was able to attain in an "off year.
in "garden truck" should result in
a little more energy in this feature
of the school exhibit at next years
county fair. Last years fair gave
the Sarles school the banner for the
manner in which it surpassed all its
competitors. This year the Sarles
exhibit was lacking owing to the loss
which the school sustained by fire.
An exhibit in the building where
the poultry, grain and garden pro-
ducts were shown that attracted spec
ial attention with fair visitors from
all over the county was a collection
of mounted specimens of lis varities
of weeds that infest the cultivated
and of Cavalier county farm lands and
gardens. Messrs. Haw and Kristjan.
sen, field agents in this county of the
better farming association, had gath
cred the collection at no small amount
of outlay in time and energy. 1t may
be briefly summed up as one of the
most telling exhibits of what this
county is up against and spoke most
emphatically for the needs of a weed
commissioners active work in every
township of the county.
The announcement of the winners in
the farm contest with Photographic
views nof scenes on farms that scored
highest when judged held the inter.
est of visitors from all parts of the
county. ALT Padden, of Harvey town.
ship, is again this year the holder
of the sweepstakes silver trophy cup
and w. N. Wright, of Fremont this
year takes home for ''keeps" the sill.
yer trophy cup of the Fifth district
having now been awarded the hieI
scorce in his district for three sue
~cessive years. The winners are:
Sweepstakes-Alf Padden
First District-Emile Hanggi
: Second District-Iver Iverson
Third District-John Wild
Fourth District-Robert Murie
; Fifth District-Wm. N. Wright
On the fair grounds the Red Cross
featured having an exhibit in the
t woman's building of the many kind,