The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-10
FAIR CIRCUIT HOLD MEETINGS

FAlR CIRCUIT HOLD MEEIlNGS
The Grain Belt Fair Circuit consist
ing of the following fair associations:
Bottineau County, Pierce County,
Towner County, Ramsey County, Cay
alier County and Pembina County
held their Annual meeting in connec-
ton with the North Dakota Associa-
tion of County Fairs in Grand Forks,
March End and 3rd. This meeting was
we'll attended; every fair in the Grain
Belt being represented as well as the
State and Inter- State and numerous
other county fair associations.
The Grain Belt Fair Circuit elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: S. H. Wilson, President; Don.
Mclaughlin, Langdon, Vice. President;
D. K. Brightbill, Cando, Secretary
Treasurer.
The North Dakota Association
elected the following: Franklin Page
Hamilton, President; A. F. Belcher,
Fessenden, Vice President and F. w.
McRoberts, State fair Fargo, Secre-
tary- Treasurer.
The following dates for the Grain
Belt Circuit were secured: Bottineau,
June 22-23-24; Rugby, June 29-3O, Ju-
ly 1st; Cando, July 5-6-7; Devils Lake,
July 11-12-13-14; Hamilton, July 49,
1920; Langdon, July 26-27-28.
State Fair dates are July 10 to 23rd.
The dating of the Grain Belt Circuit
with membership of six fairs was no
small task this year and quite dead
lock prevailed for some time practic-
ally all asking for July date which
was practical impossibility owing
to both the State and Interstate fairs
being dated in July. The proposition
assumed the possibility of dividing the
circuit at one time. However, an
agreement was finally reached by the
dating Of two fairs during the latter
weeks Of June, Bottineau being the
first and Pierce County, second. At
first glance Bottineau dates will ap-
pear early for an Agricultural fair.
However, when all the elements are
taken into consideration we believe
that from the standpoint of every
thing except the exhibits of grain in
straw and vegetables that we have Sc
cured the most advantageous dates of
the whole circuit, besides simplifying
the routing of attractions, horses and
livestock exhibits from. the circuit
standpoint.
A fine line of attractions were
booked as we'll as big Carnival Com
pany, Aviator, etc. Fladeland will be
on the job again. In the Free Act line
the circuit has booked something en-
tirely new to the northwest fairs, and
those attending expecting to see the
usual wire artists and common aero
bats shown at small fairs will be
agreeably disappointed.
Harness Races will be uniformly
classified throughout the Grain Belt
Circuit. Purses will be $250.0O with
added money and classes as follows:
2:17 pace or trot; 2:30 pace or trot;
2:24 pace or trot; (trotters handi-
capped five seconds) and 2:25 trot
with early closing date and if not
filled substitute race 2:35 pace or
trot. Programs will be printed by Sec-
retary Groom of Langdon so as to
have uniform rules and classes. Ev-
cry heat race is the plan Of racing.
The Grain Belt Circuit and the
North Dakota Association both passed
resolutions asking the North Dakota
Worlman's Compensation Bureau to
re-classify County and State Fairs as
purely agricultural associations and
exempt them from tax the same as
farmers or farm labor.
The Board of Directors Of the Bot
tineau County Fair will meet again
on March 18th at which time de-
partment Superintendents will be Sc
lected, premium list revised and other
matters Of Importance to our coming
fair decided upon.
S. H. Wilson, Secretary