The Ward County independent., 1921-11-10
THOUSANDS TO VISIT NlN0T FOR
THREE BIG DAYS, NOV. II, lS, l9

Plans are now completed for the
"three big days" in Minot next Thurs.
day, Friday and Saturday, Nov. II, Il
and 10, when the Minot Carnival anc
the Ward County Corn and Potato
Show will be held simultaneously
Hundreds of people from all parts Of
northwestern North Dakota are ex.
pected to be guests of Minot during
the three days and every effort is be.
trip to Minot will be we'll repaid
with high class entertainment and the
creation of a more widespread interest
in corn and potatoes, "The Twins Of
Prosperity"
The Corn and Potato Show will be
conducted in the high school audito-
to the lunch. All exhibits must be in
place at 4 r. M. Thursday and It is the
intention Of those in charge to keep
In connection with the show there will
be two meetings, one Friday at 1880
P. M. and the second Saturday at the
same hour: At the Friday meeting
Anthony Walton Of Minot will preside
John Lee Coulter of the North Dakota
Agricultural College, Goyernor-Elect
r. A. Nestos of Minot, l.. r. Waldron,
plant breeder, and N. b. German. for
mer county agent of Ward County and
now assistant state leader of county
agents.
Saturday afternoon A. s: spicher. a
member Of the Ward County Commits
sion, will preside. The speakers will
include l. H. Beeler, president Of the
Minot Normal school, H. L. Bolley,
botanist and pathologist, E. A. Mad
sen, chairman of the committee in
charge Of the show, and Atty. E. r.
Sinkler, of Minot. The last two
speakers will devote attention to the
proposed potato warehouse in Minot.
The doors at the corn and potato
show will be open from 8 a. M. until
8 p. m. Lunch will be served to all
without charge each afternoon by the
home economics class of the Minot
high school. The Minot Association
Of Commerce is financing the show
and lunch.
Each evening while the show is in
progress, the Minot Carnival which
is being held by the Minot Associa-
tion OF Commerce as an added attrae-
ton for visitors to the show, will be
operated in the armory.. The Asso-
ciation has secured the assistance Of
several Of the lodges in Minot, as
well as other civic organizations, and
indications point to the carnival being
one Of the most ambitious efforts
toward home talent entertainment
ever attempted in northwestern North
Dakota.
There will be program, made up of
lively midway of booths and side
shows, aJspanese tea room in the gal
]ery, shooting gallery and other
country store. French money will
sion.
Thursday night will see the OPEN
ing of the carnival. Friday night
the football team winning the state
high school championship in the final
game to he played in Minot Friday
featured by a brilliant Confetti fete,
being the coronation of the carnival
AuSCAs AAC AuCCA 40 DCAIk clCCCSu ny
popular vote, the primary now being
conducted closing the night before the
carnival opens and the names of the
six highest candidates being placed on
the ballot to be used at the show.
Each admission ticket will be accom-
panied by ballot and it has also
been suggested that additional bal
lots be given out with each purchase
of French money.
The Ward County Farm Bureau and
the Minot Association of Commerce,
which are responsible for the two
events, expect record breaking crowds
to come to Minot for the three days.
In case hotel accommodations are tax
ed to capacity, rooms in private homes
will be listed for the convenience of
those who cannot secure rooms in
hotels.