The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-04-28
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head Of fine Shorthorns that will be
shipped to Argentine, South America
soon. This will lessen Duncan's herd
for show purposes somewhat. This
a rdeenshireman says he is out Of
the show game this year. Well, we will
reserve few stalls for Duncan's
shorthorns just the same as he has
talked like this before.
Just read an article on early Day
Shorthorns in Bottineau County" by
our pioneer shorthorn breeder and
former resident Of Bottineau, David
Clark, now Of Woodburn, Oregon.
Said article appeared in the North
west Breeder and will be Of interest to
shorthorn breeders and old friends in
this county. Mr.. Clark was one Of the
early day promoters Of the Bottineau
County Fair as well as shorthorn cat
tie. He introduced the foundation Of
his herd in 1886 by the purchase of q
bull, Gold Model" and two cows and
no roubt some Of this same blood is in
many Of our best shorthorns Of today.
They are claimed to have been pure
Scotch bred stock. Ezra and John Ell.
Turner each purchased small herds
about the same time and afterward
sold out to Mr.. Clark who maintained
one Of the best herds in North Dakota
for many years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan from Bismarck
arrived here last week with three fine
race horses and will train on the Bot
tineau track until the coming event
is pulled off at our Fair. They expect
to make the first four fairs on the
Grain Belt Circuit and then possibly
cross the border to some Of the big
Canadian meets. Their horses are as
follows: Lottie Russell, PAGER, 2:11A;
Flying Pachen, PAGER 2:13h and Rose
leaf, trotter with mark of 2:24A.
Willard Sheldon, the Bogstie horse
from Roth in here also and will train
out for the coming meet.
Wayne Kinsel suggests the staging
of a real attraction at the coming Fair
in the way of a taxpayers auto tourn-
ament. This tournament to be run by
Bottineau County taxpayers, four
abreast, etc, speed limit 80 miles an
hour and the chief spectators to be
the state highway commission and
county dads. The finale to this, or
grand climax, or whatever it will be
tosbe staged on the Fair Grounds and
umpired by President Harding. 1t
seems that Bill Stead and George
Barr are already training for the fray
and are looking for others of equal
science in the art to assist. We appoint
Mr.. Kinsel as superintendent of speed
and referee for the final scrimmage.
There has been some talk of erect
ing Memorial to the first president
Of the Bottineau County Fair in the
way Of duplicating his first Log House
on the fair grounds. This was just
nicely projected when along comes
Robert Brander from Souris who tells
us that he drew the plans for the orig
inal log house in question and helped
to build it and that he can draw plans
and build an exact duplicate of the
house. Mr.. Brander suggests that we
make use Of the house, if built, as a
secretary's office on the fair grounds.
"A very good suggestion.
Charles Buchanan thinks he shipped
the very bull that Montgomery is
looking for a few years ago, but he
is on the lookout for his counterpart
and hopes to make a sale. We expect
to furnish more detailed description
of the animal shortly so that he will
be known at sight. &
"A letter from Secretary Smale OF
the Provincial Exhibition at Brandon,
Manitoba states that their dates are
set for July Is to 3Oth. Also that he
and one Of their directors will attend
the Bottineau Fair this year. The boys
who went to Brandon last year will re-
member the sfine reception accorded
them and they will be glad to see
bunch Of the provincial Fair manage
nnent here ct our coming Fair.
S. Fl. Wilson, Secretary.
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