The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-09-07
N. w. North Dakota's
Biggest Fair in Minot
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architect, who planned the Exhibition
Building and stock barn, as we'll as
the smaller structures, and has had
general supervision Of the building
operations. .. :,
Mrs. L. A. Corey has been named
superintendent of the women's de-
partment and has named an efficient
corps of assistants. Mrs: Andy John
ston of Bottineau, for IL years active
ly connected with the Bottineau fair,
will be adviser and one of the Judges
in that department and Miss Maude
Woods Of Bottineau will be the other
judge.
Henry l.. Finke of Berthold will be
superintendent of horses and in
charge of transportation. John Sor-
enson of Minot will be superintendent
of cattle and John Stoudt Of Minot OF
poultry. Several superintendent re-
main to be chosen. Usher L. Burdick
Of Fargo will be judge OF horses; A.
M. Challey of Devils Lake, Ramsey
county agent, judge of dairy cattle;
Prof. O.. A. Barton of the A. G.: at
Fargo, judge of poultry and Prof. Geo.
Baker of the A. c., judge of other
stock and agricultural products.
of the A. C. may also act as a judge
by, Ward county agent, has actively
assisted in arranging the fair and
will act in a general capacity during
fair week.
The fair is already leaping beyond
the buildings that could be erected
this year. Many inquiries have come
for building space but no general
commercial display building is yet
available. 1t is hoped that next year
commodious building in which booths
can be sold to all who wish can be
erected on the west side Of the
grounds. Such building would pay
considerable revenue at every fair.
A speed barn of good size will also
be urgently needed and probably also
another general stock barn. A pad
dock for race horses, located near the
tracks, concrete floor in the Exhibi-
ton Building and river landing with
possibly a foot bridge into the Elbow
Park Manor are among the other
needs. With the completion Of the
new dam river trips to the fair
grounds will be possible next season.
The baseball fans are talking of
making the fairgrounds the center of
baseball activities in this city here
after, and the fair authorities are
heartily in accord with the plan.
'The fairgrounds ought to be de-
voted to larger uses than scant four
days fair once a season." said Secre-
tary Mason today. "The investment
is large, the opportunities are many
and the needs are great. l should like
to see the fairgrounds community
center not only for Ward county but
for all northwestern North Dakota.
Why not have baseball there all sum-
mer? Why not use the fine floors in
the Exhibition Building for weekly
dances? What better place could the
annual circuses and carnivals find for
their stands? 1t would not be diff
cult to hold a machinery show and
stock sale in the spring at the fair
grounds and, after July fair, hold a
corn and potato and stock show and
sale there in the fall. There are
many activities that may be planned
and carried out and thus the greatest
possible use made of this splendid
plant which is destined to grow into
one of the most important educational
and prosperity fostering institutions
in the entire state" -
Ward Co. Fair-sspt. 12-15-
Walsh County Farmers Cooperate
Farmers of Edinburg, Walsh coun-
ty, are building a cooperative potato
wa 70 o,1co of 6E nm h,,cho1o oopo cify,