The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-05-19

B||O11lNE|AU |: COUNTY
FAIR NOTES
The Board Of Directors of the Bot
tlneau County Agricultural Society
met n the Commercial Club rooms
last Saturday. The following were IA
attendance Mennick Fossum. Maxbass:
Alex. Cranst0n, Antler; j.. "A Cameron.
Westh0pe; Herman Theil. Kramer: IA.
4 q. Bramard, Souris and Olof u. Vinie.
Bottineau. Board went into session AZ
10 .A. NJ and were III session All ,iav.j
\ \ numerous matters Of Importance In
connection with the final plans for the
coming kair was considered and dis
The contract for music was let to
the Devils Lake Boy Scout Band. !"
This band will furnish over fifty piec-
es and from all reports are q first
class band that will be big feature
and 9 good drawing card. Several of
our citizens have heard this band play
and they all express their approval In
securing the Boy Scouts.
Appropriations for base ball games
were disposed OF by the Board by al
lowing $4,000 q game for three morn
ing games and $50. 90 extra as expense
money for the Brandon players who
will be to a lot Of expense IN coming
over The tentative lineup Of games
Is as follows: Wolford va. Rugby, first
day. Brandon VI Omemee, second dry
and Bottineau VI. Brandon third day.
AS sisted this program is tentative
and subject TO rn9iEii0n within the next
week or 20 feE ding On the strenxth
development 81 the different teams ii
the Northwest. s&'
The plan of co-operative advertis-
ing Of the Fair was submitted to the
Board BY Mr., Sheldon, President Of
the Commercial Club and the plan as
submitted met with the full approval
OF the Fair management. The propo-
sition is that the businessmen Of Bot
tineau organize Booster Trip, SINH
lar to that Of eight years ago and
spread the Fair advertising for q per-
iod Of three days covering all the
towns necessary on this side Of the
line and 70 acircumnavigate the Turtle
Mountains via Rolla, st. John, Kill
barney, Manitoba, thence west thru
Ninga, Boisevain, White Water, Del
sfraine, Goodlands, Melitta, Pierson,
tCarnduf ,etc. (But nix on the Gains
boro). The Board made the necessary
arrangements to cooperate with the
Bottineau business men in carrying
out this big advert rtising stunt and be-
lieve it will be q big idea that will
stimulate q much larger attendance
than ever at our Fair. A good supply
of banners and lithograph posters
have been ordered for the big drive.
Everybody boost for the Booster.
Trip" 80
The Secretary was instructed to try
to make arrangements with the Rail-
road Company to hold the west bound
passenger train each Of the three days.
OF tllc Faic until Z o'clock z. y. This
would be q great convenience 70 thpse
up the line no DO not own cars and
also ii the s snt of bad roads.
Appropriations were made Tor the;
Auto and Mo;sleycle races to- be
staged during tie third day Of the
Fair and 1t Sc left with the Ss.re-s
tary to artan Sc with Interested ra- SIS
for thcse events. In the auto races:
stock cars viii i,e used. Auto races>uiii
be three miles and motorcycle a se.
mile races. s4s ;sss ~, sas
4 rs Something unique viii Be staged in
the line Of q Parade this year. The
idea will be to typify the evolution OF
the farming industry Ia Bottineau
from the time Of the Indian and Buff
alo to the present day. This will re-
quire considerable planning and work
to properly stage this parade or pag-
cant and the cooperation Of the busi-
ness men and old timers IN Bottineau
County will be asked. The plan will be
under the guidance OF Alex Cranston,
Antler the chief instigator OF the.
big idea. ID
Yoke Of oxen, cradle, scythe, wooden,
hand rake. cid reaper, mower, binder,
prairie schooner, old model automobile
tone lunger) and any other old farm
utensels known to the old times OF
Bottineau county. Party furnishing
the ox team will Be asked to drive
them on the Prairie schooner right be-
hind the Indians. Mr.. Cranston will
spend some time in Bottineau later
on to make PLANS for this big culm1r-
3ating event AZ apur Fair M !, .s
A prize of $1,000 was voted TO 4; be
offered as = premium for the scrub
best bull raised il Bottineau County.
This bull will be used for the purpose
Of demonstrating the yall1e of breed
inn good cattle instead oW the scrub
bv, unclassified kind Said bull must
be shown il Judging RING md during