The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-11
indications Are Attendance Att
Record, Will Be Smashed;
Capacity Increased
EXcEPTIo NAL PROGRAM p 6, /.
FOR FIVH-DAY EXHIBIT.
Tuesday Will Be Devoted. to
Entry Of Exhibits; Program
to Begin Wednesday s

being added to the serandstand seat
ing capacity, the opening ct fhe big
Northern Minnesota Fair next Tues
day is expected to attract an ex-s
ceptionally large attendance for
Entry day Exhibitors will be busy
that day getting everything in readi-
ness for the: opening Of the entertain
ment program the following day.
The new construction includes adj.
ditional, facilities for livestock and
this department is sure TO be one
Of 1.-THE leading features tof the expo
sition. &. 9 S I. 5,s35
Premiums totaling aroud $1,000
will be given to the exhibitors and
the indications are that every de-
partment will have its full quota.
Of exhibits, bigger and better than than
ever before. .=-S .,-s5- .EE FIX
Livestock will be received for dis
play until Wednesday noon, accord
ing to President H. N. Clark of the
Beltrami County Agricultural as
ISOLATION who is in charge Of this
department. A charge Of So for 2.
double stall and $3.50 for q single
stall with feed and bedding free Will
be made this year. .s.s= . .....
B Season tickets for the fair are
selling at $2with i special low rate
Of $l.5O for exhibit ors.8 Grandstand
pageant tickets are selling at Is
cents, These tickets admit the hold
I er to the grandstsnd for one night
during the three nights Of the; pag-
cant, one 81 the biggest single en-
tertanment features eyer attempt
ed here. Admission to. the bleachers
which are being instructed on each
side of the grand stand has been
set at so cents. ~ :.- s. at5s
!, The entertainment program We'd
nesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day will include fast harness races
and running races with around go
horses already entered; automobile
and motorcycle races Saturday, and
the pageant Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings, Vaudeville,
stunts, livestock parades, the kid
dies Parade" and a number of other
novel features are included in the
program. =.
r.. Governor j. A. o. Preus will give
an address before the grand stand
Wednesday afternoon at 1 ao'clock.
The chief executive Of Minnesota
will make only a short stop here, it
is understood, and it is expected
that thousands will gather Wednes-
day noon to hear him. He is7a very
capable speaker and will undoubt-'
edly give an address on the prog
ress Of Northern Minnesota -a.@
Congressman Harold Knutson Of
the Sixth district, Minnesota, will
give an address Friday afternoon at
I o'clock. Indications are that Mr.,
Knutson will preside at the corona
ton ceremonies for the Queen OF
the Pageant provided Gov Preus
is unable to remain here for that
event Wednesday evening: =: T. j..
Attendance records are expected
to be doubled this year and with.
such prospects the fair association
is due to get back to a firm finan-,
cial basis shortly and be in posi-
ton to put on an even bigger expo
sition in years to follow. The re-
juvenation Of the fair last year. is
sure to swell the attendance records
this year and with favorable weather
the entire affair is sure to- be car
ried out with great credit to North
ern Minnesota and those who have
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