Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-19

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club, the largest farmers organization
in the state. has an attractive booth
in the Liberal Arts building. Hans
Georgeson, president of the organiza-
ton, Is supervising h exhibit. The
display consists of a fine line Of small
grains and vegetables.
The Northern Packing company,
which is erecting the largest and best
an interesting booth and a COM
Portable rest room in the Liberal Arts
building. Literature anent the COM
pany is being distributed, and, judy
ing from the many inquiries, farmers
Of North Dakota are taking much in
terest in the institution.
One Of the best acts in front Of the
grand stand is h a Of the Baldwin
wire performers. Miss Lillian Bald
win. who heads the organization, Is
considered the greatest tight-wire
performer in the country. Without
the aid Of an umbrella or balance
pole, she performs complete somer-
saults and other difficult stunts on the
wire. The other performers also do
many difficult wire acts.
Concession row this year is one of
h noteworthy features of the fair.
There are 1875 concessions, the largest
number ever seen on the grounds, and
all are of the best. Arthur Netcher,
superintendent of concessions for a
number Of years, is living up to his
reputation for the cleanest and best
conducted concessions in the state. He
is assisted by Dan MCGOWAN.
Last nights threatening weather
kept a number of people away for the
evening but, as seasoned fair workers
remarked, they forgot that 1t was
Don Moore's fair, for which the
weather man always behaves"
The public health labratory of the
university has an educational and in
teresting exhibit in the Liberal Arts
building. The public health labratory
is for the service of all the people
of the state, and during the past few
years 1t has done remarkable work in
fighting disease and providing better
sanitation.
High life," one of the fun shows
in the amusement zone, has made it
necessary to revise the oft-repeated
1t is watch your SKIRTS" and both
women and men watch 'em.
Seventeen patients were cared for
in the Red Cross hospital
yesterday. The cases included minor
accidents, and heat p~rostrations. and
the nurses in charge were kept stead.
lily busy, particularly during the aft.
ernoon n evening. Six cases were
taken in for attention on the first day
and up to noon today, the hospita,
cots had not been occupied.
Bundles and babies in large quaint.
ties, particularly of the former. con.
tinue to find their way to the check.
ing room on the main thoroughfare
that is being conducted by the guild Of
the Plymouth Congregational church
What the babies lack in quantity the,
are making up in quality of lung pow.
er, as passersby can testify-most O
them seemingly preferring the heal
and dust of the grounds with theil
mothers. to the comforts and care
that are provided by the temporary
nurse maids.
Miss Mae Mcdonald of the Exten.
sion department Of the Agriculture
college is here today, assisting in the
nome econocis demonstrations in the
Liberal Arts building.
In the Women's department today
there is a small exhibit of garder
pinks, but two collections having beer
entered. The blossoms receiving frs
prize were those entered by Mrs. Johr
Carver of East Grand Forks, and thu
collection which Miss Ruth Gaulke O.
Belmont avenue entered, was awarded
the secon place.
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