The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-25
b. vowles and f. G. Eddy.
Officers Of Association.

OWtCeFS OF ASSoCtdEloUSs
The officers OF the Red River VAL
ley association prior to the election
this afternoon were former Governor
r. Y. Sarles of Hillsboro, president;
]. p. Clapp of Fargo, vice president,
and 3. F.. MackeIl OF Moorhead,
treasurer.
officers of the Cass County Old
Settlers association prior TO the
election were I. p. Ciapp, president;
III. Harrington, vice-president, and
Fred Irish. treasurer.
Because OF the failure of the fire.
works to arrive on time for the
show last night. a double program
of pyrotechnics will be offered this
evening by the state fair manages
ment.
Officials of the fair were still UNI
certain this afternoon as to the say
on which wild Bill" Endicott would
be sent against Louis Gertson.
ut all depends upon the weather
conditions for this event" said Sec
rotary McRoberts. ''If we scheduled
this event for Friday afternoon and
a high wind should prevail, 1t would
be impossible to stage the expected
event" An event of this kind re-
quires low flying on the part Of the
aviator.
Change Hour Of Parade.
One Of the official announcements
from the office of the secretary this
morning was to the effect that the
hour Of the livestock parade has
been changed from / o'clock on the
afternoon of Friday to $50 o'clock
that evening, because of the extreme
heat
The special train from LaMoure
arrived this morning and brought
several hundred from the inter-
mediate points on that branch line
of the Northern Pacific, many OF
them arriving on the grounds at the
noon hour. Thursday. two specials
will be run to Fargo, one from Dew
lis Lake to Vance and the other from
Larimore to Vance where they Will
consolidate.
The LaMoure band played the CON-
cert in front of the grandstand TINS
afternoon, the Second regimental
band was stationed in the Merchants
pavilion, and the Fargo band at the
old settlers tent.
Fine Tented Attractions.
Never in the history of the Fargo
fair has there been such
magnificent lineup of tented attFac7
tions as c. A. Workman has provided
this year. Each show is exception
ally big, clean looking and alluring.
With such an aggregation is it but
natural that the Workman shows
should be awarded contracts to ex-
hibit at all the big state fairs In the
middle west.
, Last night the various shows were
well patronized and the rides did a
big business, especially the Zeppelin.
the new aerial ride and the Whip.
The animal circus with nearly 100
trained wild and domestic animals
and trio of cute baby lions attracted
many. The lion babies were born at
Grand Forks last week and yester-
day was the first time they were
shown to visitors. At the close or
each performance the babies will be
tacle, the Water circus with pretty
diving girls, splashinG around in the
big tank and the other novelties
was a favorite place. Mile. Marie,
the girl who drives an automobile
around perpendicular walls in the
Devils saucer was also a big
favorite
The World at War, the latest in
electro mechanical attractions was
crowded until q late hour by an
interested crowd which enjoyed the
vivid battle between sub-boat, mer-
chairman and U. S. S. Iowa. The
fun houses High Life and Tattle
Tale were the scenes OF continual
gaiety and long lines of waiting
patrons told OF their popularity. The
Royal English Twins, the two beauti-
full English girls. entertained many.
The girls were Joined together at
birth and the deepest research has
failed to solve the problem OF separa-
ton. Prince Napoleon was another
big favorite, and many d lover and
his sweetheart rode through King
Solomon's mines where the burros
hear all but say nothing.