The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-09-07

A Baby Show will be an interesting
feature and will be conducted jointly
by the Art club and the Women's club
of Minot. Prizes will be awarded for
the healthiest baby, the prettiest
baby and the baby coming the longest
distance to the fair. Eligibles must
be between six and 18 months Of age.
Entries are not confined to Ward
county.
1t is expected that state health
booth will be arranged for the fair,
and space for such booth has been
reserved.
M. w. Whalen has purchased con-
cession for conducting a bowery dance
during the fair. This floor will be To-
Gated southeast of the Exhibition
Building and just inside the circular
road. 1t will be 50x1O0 feet in size
and will be profusely lighted. Mr..
Whalen has good orchestra for the
dances which will be given nightly
and which will be an important fea-
ture of the evening program
Just south of the dance floor and
for some distance east and west F. L.
Blume has engaged space as conces-
sion which is to be roped off for a spe-
cial automobile parking space. Spe-
cial caretakers and guards will be
provided and cars will be guarded and
cared for for small fee. The free
parking space will be located in the
southeast corner Of the grounds and
all idle autos will be directed there.
Cars may also park on the east side
Of the race track, but drivers will not
be allowed to move freely about the
grounds or park where they choose.
Boys and girls club work will be
another interesting feature of the
fair. Edwin Olson, Ward county boys
and girls club leader, will be in
charge. There will be exhibits on the
grounds and demonstrations ON the
second floor of the Exhibition Build
ing. Clubs from outside the county
are expected to participate.
Owing to the heavy building pro-
gram no speed barn for race horses
could be erected on the fair grounds
this season. However, the fair man.
agement has engaged the former
Roth q Lenton barn on Fourth avenue
southeast opposite Riverside Park
from j. B. Reed and it is to be utilized
this year: The race budget for this
years fair is $4,000 Of which $1,000
goes to horse races, $3.50 to automo-
biles and $100 to motorcycles. 1t is
expected there will be some interest
ing contests in all these classes and
entries are coming in steadily.
An attractive premium list is of
fered exhibitors. The $500 books
printed this year were soon exhausted
and there has been general demand
for them. The premiums offered total
approximately $4,000.
Special entertaining features will
not be lacking. The Siebrand Bros.
carnival has been booked for the fair
following the canceling of it's contract
by the Greater Sheesley Shows which
was unable to fill in the time between
dates in order to come to Minot. The
Siebrand carnival carries a merry-go-
round and ferris wheel and four shows
besides 20 concessions and is a clean
aggregation we'll liked wherever it
has shown.
The fair management has. booked
several free acts for the amusement
of the public and these will be shown
each afternoon and evening on the
platform in front of the grandstand.
One is the Marriott Troupe which has
an aerial act eliminating in the fam
GUS human monoplane feature that is
a thriller: Ella laval, the dainty
little aerialist who performs on a
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Chilcott's Novelty Acts will be full of
interest One act is slack wire work
in which troop Of trained dogs take
part. Another consists of hoon
stunts. on the slack wire
The nights Of Sept. 13 and IA fire.
works displays will be shown, the
Gordon Fireworks Co. of Chicago
| having been engaged to give the pro-
grams. These will include spectacular
set pieces and other features An ex-
pert will come from Chicago to han
die the programs.
The most important event of the.
fair will be the formal opening and
dedication by Gov. R. A. Nestos who
will make a special trip from Bis
marck for the occasion. The governor
will deliver the opening address from
the platform in front of the grand
stand early in the afternoon of Tues
day, Sept. II, the first real day of the
fair, Monday being entry day. Tues
day will be Children's Day and chill
dren from 6 to IS years will be ad-
mitted for 10 cents, under years
free. This is expected to bring a
large attendance.
slons for eating and drinking stands
and for entertainment features have
already been contracted and the num-
ber is steadily growing. These stands
will be grouped under the grand stand
and opposite it.
The engineering and surveying
work. on the fair grounds has beer in
charge of County Surveyor E. j.
Thomas who has been obliged to de-
vote much time to the work. Pearse,
Robinson & Sprague of Des Moirfes.
Ia, landscape architects, laid out the
grounds and planned the grand stand.
Ira l.. Rush of Minot is the associate
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