The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-08-26

test. stock judging, wild west fea-
lures, and fireworks will all be fea-
lures of the opening day of the big
Missouri Slope fair at Mandan which
opens next Monday morning with a
parade at 9:30 o'clock.
Business houses from both Bis
marck and Mandan will have floats in
the parade which starts from the
"dike" at 10 a. m. At 10 o'clock the
stock judging will begin. This will
take place in the open in speciat
ring which has been fenced off and
where seats have been provided for
the spectators. The stock judging
which will begin Monday will be car
ried over and completed Tuesday.
DR.. B. X. Bjornson has announced
the following judges for the live
stock; E. S. Delaney of Valley City,
has been named judge Of the horses;
E. j. Thompson of the State Agricul-
tural college, will judge the beef cat
tlye; A. M. Challey Of Devils Lake
will be Judge of the dairy cattle;
George Ilse of Mandanl and William
Guy of Fargo will be, judges Of the
bogs and sheep.
Fireworks at Night.
Every day boys and girls demon
strations will take place at II o'clock
in the. morning. Every evening at 3
o'clock $1,000 worth Of fireworks dis
play will be put on. The Thearle
Dufild company Of Chicago will show
a program of mammoth set pieces
and firework novelties. This is the
highest priced attraction Of the en-
tire fair.
The ladies style and driving con-
test which will be one Of the most
interesting features Of the fair al
ready has seven entrants. 1t will
take place in the afternoon. Prizes IN
this will be awarded to the driver
who apears in the best get up and
handles her machine with the most
grace and skill. Judges Of the VII
ner in this feature will be selected
today.
wild west Fe1tuEe.
The Wild West show has Vern
Cohee, of Solen, in charge. He
was formerly connected with a wild
west show, punched cattle in British
Columbia and Montana, and Wyom-
ing, and for several years carried OFT
the prizes in the Miles City roundup
until the management limited him as
few would ride against him. The
Wild West will be daily feature.
Another feature Of the fair will
consist of IL or Is acts in which
Miss L. Snyder, 12-year-old girl OF
Lisbon, who will appear with bunch
of shetland ponies which she herself
trained.
The Indians will have big displays
every day. There will be pony races,
harness Caces, and stunt stuff.
Twenty harness and running horses
are stabbed at the grounds and the
patrons of the fair are assured OF the
fastest horse races in yeads. Some
of the best PAGERS and trotters in the
northwest are entered in various
events. The horse races will take
place every afternoon. On the last
day arrangements will probably be
completed for amateur auto RACES.
Various novelty races, Ford nov
eltv race, and an economy race IN
which new autos will be given a
quart of gasoline and started out TO:
distance in an economy test.
The night life at the grounds will
he all that music and fireworks can
make it.
The exhibits are larger and more
varied than ever before declared J. l.
Rovig, secretary Of the fair assocla-
tion. Allen D. .Deasom of Washing
ton, D. c., arrived yesterday to take
charge Of the Uni.ed States govern
ment exhibit. All the heads of the
various departments report that their
cxhibits have been almost doubled
this year.
The government exhibit will occupy
all the floor space IN the front part
of the main building. This is the
first showing west Of Fargo: tn
state agricultural college will have
two separate exhibits showing live
sstock and giving special instruction
both concerning the barberry pest
and how to control the damaging rust
producing plant which is over-run-
ming the state. These exhibits are
the same that were shown at Chicago
last year.
The Northern Great Plains Experl
mental station will have an exhibit
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