The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-09-16
AWARD PRIZES
AT SLOPE FAIR
FOR EXHIBITS
Burleigh County Exhibits Rank
High in Livestock and
County Awards
CROWD RECORD BROKEN
Increase in Pure-bred Livestock
Is Noted by Secretary in
Year-tO-Year Exhibits
CROWD RECORD BROKEN

The three-day Missouri Slope fair
comes to an end today, with carnival
attractions and an Indian war dance
and wrestling match as the closing
night features.
Awards on the livestock and many
Of the exhibits were made today by
the judges. Fair officials were de-
claring that the exposition this year
was the most successful held for years
in many ways. The attendance on
the first day was smaller than last
year, there being about 1,100 people in
the fair grounds. The attendance for
the second day-Bismarck day-reach-
ed 2,lOO at 6 o'clock last evening, and
the receipts at the gate and in the
grandstand were the largest ever TAX
en- in. Bismarck people mace up
most of the crowd yesterday it be
ing estimated that $500 local people
went to Mandan either during the
day or in the evening.
Burleigh county exhibitors ranked
high at the fair. Shortage of help
interfered with livestock raisers get
ting their exhibits to the fair. Nor
ton county was awarded first place
in the county exhibits, Burleigh Sec
ond place, Barnes third and Stuts-
man county fourth. The three other
county exhibits were from Hettinger,
Grant and Slope.
@nm Exhibits Feature
These exhibits are the feature of
the fair. The carnival attractions
proved disappointing to most of the
crowd, but the exhibits of the pro-
ducts of the Slope country were pleas
ing to people who study the develop
ment Of this great section of North
Dakota. ~ ..
'"The big increase>in in the production
Of pure bred livestock in the Slope
codnties is very evident from The
trend of exhibitions" J. A. Biggs, who
has been secretary of the fair for -four
years, and who is given credit for its
success this year. a #....,.
"The poultry and agriculture ex
hibit, the boys and girls exhibits and
the hog exhibits are far above the
average" he continued. MANY live
stock producers could not send their
exhibits to the fair because of short
age of help, but some mighty fine
stock is on hand"
The county exhibits were consider
ed high class by r. E. Stone and
Rex E. Willard, of the agricultural
college, who judged them. From 100
to $50 varieties of food products were
shown in the exhibits. an indication
Of the fertility of the Slope country,
they said
Morton Wins First
The Morton county exhibit was pre-
pared under the direction Of County
Agent Max Morgan. The Burleigh
county exhibit, prepared by County
Agent Gustafson, was close second,
and was considered the finest ex-
hibit from an outside county. MortoH
county won $125 as the first prize,
which goes to the development oi
agriculture in the county. Burleigh
won SIS, Barnes $50 and Stutsman
S25. fourth prize.
Two horse races were held at the
fair yesterday afternoon. In the 2:25
trot or pace, for a purse of 5000, Roy
Panick won first; Fruity Cox second
and Ellis Woodford third, The time
was 2:25. 1923 "a, g., 1928 IA, 2:35
IA.
In the 2:17 trot or pace, for 4
purse of $500, Blue Finch won first,
Elk Merriam second. Nabob third and
Since Bell fourth. Time: 2:22 81.
2:25, 2:24 Sd and 1924 IA.
Auto Race On
This afternoons racing program in
cludcd a free-for-all with Tom Car
Isle, 2:09 horse, Haltamonts, a 2:0S
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