The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-07
COUNTY FAIR WILL
BE A "HUhIDl|QCER'

The. Sixteenth annual fair Of Barnes
county will be held in Valley City on
July S, 6, z, and 8 of this year, and
promises to be the biggest and best
fair ever held in the county. It will
be the biggest and best fair, for the
reason that people all over the county
are boosting for this home institution
and arranging to attend and bring ex-
hibits Of all kinds.
The management of the fair, in an
nouncing the 1921 fair, states that the
purpose of such an organization is
two-fold: It is an educational insti-
tuition, where the best products Of the
farm, the home and the school are
competing for superiority OF quality
or workmanship. Second, it is an in
stitution for supplying entertainment
and amusement, where better feel
ing of fellowship and a greater inter-
est in each other is developed; where
the every day grind Of work and bus
mess is forgotten, and people lningle
together exchange ideas and reap
benefits from the experience Of others.
A new feature will be added to the
fair this year. The Valley City Gun
Club will put on a shooting tourna-
| ment This will be something new
and should prove mighty interesting.
One of the big attractions will be
! the Farm. Bureau parade: in which the
| different townships, Through the ac-
tivityl of their Farm Bureau members:
/ will put on floats representing the ag-
! riculture in their respective town
! ships. ~,
Because of the increased livestock
entries this year. the livestock parade
| this year promises to exceed that OF
last year, and be bigger and better
| than ever.
A carnival company will also be on
hand to furnish amusement for old
and young alike. All the different ma
|achines that go toward making merrl-
| ment will be on hand, including the
! Whip, Ferris Wheel, Merry-go-Round
etc., fun galore. Many free attrac-
tions will be afforded through the
work of the management.
The automobile races this year
promise to be more elaborate than
ever before. Local speed kings will
participate, as, well as considerable
loutside talent from other states. The
big purses offered are attracting speed
artists from all parts Of the country.
Horse racing is another item that
the management has prepared elabor-
ately for, and indications are that con-
siderable local talent will be entered
in this. Pacing and trotting races:
real running races, and relay races
will be staged.
The Peoples Cooperative Store Of
Valley City has contributed a beauti-
full silver cup to be competed for by
the rural schools of Barnes county.
Any rural school teaching manual
training is eligible for this cup at the
annual fair of this association. The
cup will remain in the possession OF
the school which wins it. until the fol-
lowing fair, when it will be again
competed for on the same basis. When
it has been won by a school three
times, the cup becomes, the permanent
property of that school. This silver
cup will be awarded to the rural school
having the best exhibit of six pieces
of bench work. The work must have
been done during the present school
year, and piece must be the individual
work of some member Of the manual
training class of the school. H.
A Similar prize has been offered by
the First National Bank Of Valley
City, the contest being open to all
schools. - g..