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TUESDAY, SEPT. 24
Entrance Day—All exhibits must be on
the grounds before 10 A. M.
Gun Tournament and Tennis Tourna
ment.
Band Concerts.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25
Fraternity Day and Children's Day.
Special day for Centra! Richland County,
towns of Great Bend, Farmington, Moore
ton, Barney. Wyndmere, Mantador,
Dwight, Woodhull, Homestead and Tyler.
Also Wahpeton Day.
All school children will be admitted at
half price on this day. All secret fratern
ities are invited to send delegations and
Wahpeton lodges will keep open house. A
$10.00 prize will be awarded to the lodge
outside of Wahpfeton having the largest
delegation in the parade.
YOB
EVERYBODY
TAKE A HOLIDAY I
MORNING PROGRAM.
Tournament and Tennis
9 A. M. Gun
Tournament.
10 A.M. Judging Exhibits.
cert.
11 A. M. Baby Show.
...and attend the...
Richland County Fair
•AT-
WAHPETON, N.
Sept. 24th to 2 7 th
$1,600 in Race Purses $3,000 in Pre
miums $1,000 for Amusements.
FOUR BIG DAYS OF FUN!
PROGRAM:
Band Con-
AFTERNOON.
1:30 Grand parade around race course.
Races following immediately.
Purse.
2:30 pace and 2:25 trot $200.00
Free for all trot or pace 300.00
Half mile running race dash 50.00
Ladies' 4 mile relay race. Three lady
riders changing horses every mile.
Band Concerts. Grand display of Japan
ese day fire works and special acrobatic
program during intermission between races.
7 P. M. Band Concert. Bowery Dance.
Dozens of Attractions
too numerous to mention going all the time. There will be four
days off fun, and
Cannot Afford lo Miss Them!
Wahpeton,
SEPT. 24,25,26,27
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 26
Farmers' Day and Society of Equity Day.
Special day for Southern Richland Coun
ty towns of Fairmount, Hankinson and
Lidgerwood. Also Breckenridge Day.
Society of Equity will complete county
organization and meeting will be held in
big tent at 10 a. m.
10:00 A. M. Band Concert
1:30 P. M. Grand parade of prize win
ners around race course. Races following
immediately.
2:40 pace and 2:35 trot $200.00
2:20 pace and 2:15 trot 200.00
Novelty running race, 1 of money
at each quarter 100 00
Ladies' 4 mile relay running race. Three
lady riders, each changing horses every
mile.
Band Concerts. Grand display of Japan
ese day fireworks and special acrobatic
program during intermission between races.
7 P. M. Band Concert. Bowery Dance.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 27
OLD SETTLERS' DAY—Special day for
Northern Richland County towns of Aber
crombie, Christine, Galchutt, Colfax, Wal
cott, Barrie and Power.
10:00 A. M. Band Concert and meeting
of Old Settlers in big tent.
1:30 P. M. Grand parade of exhibitors
around race course. Races following im
mediately.
Richland County green trot or pace,
open to Richland County green
horses only $ 50.00
2:15 pace and 2:10 trot 300.00
Half mile running dash 50.00
Ladies' 4 mile relay running race. Three
lady riders changing horses every mile.
Band Concerts. Grand display of Japan
ese day fireworks and special acrobatic
program during intermission between races.
7 P. M. Band Concert. Bowery Dance.
WAHPETON TIMES
MILK GOATS
A Herd of Milk Goats Direct From
Switierlind Will be Feature
of the Fair.
There will be exhibited at the com
ing county fair a herd of milk goats
directly from Switzerland. These
goats were raised by Fr. Stacker, on
his own mountain land in the little
reuublic of Switzerland. The milk of
the goats of Switzerland brings an
enormous revenue to the owners.
While Switzerland is only a little
larger than Richland county the milk
from the goats of the republic brings
an annual income of $10,000,000.00.
When we think of the disrepute in
which the common goat of America
stands, we smile when some one
speaks of a goat, yet we think of the
important part that they play with the
finance of Switzerland, we should be
rather slow to condemn an animal that
we know nothing orjittle of. These
goats are hornless, very domestic,
never fight and give in milk from 4 to
9 quarts per day. One cow eats as
much a 8 goats. The milk is much
richer and morn healthy than cows'
tnilk. The goats that will be ex
hibited this fall at the fair, are a
strain of milk goats that have been
kept pure in^the mountains of Switzer
land for the past 300 years. The firsf
importation to this country was in 1904
when 16 were landed in America.
There are only a few at the present
time in the United States, and it will
be worth the while of every resident
of the^state to see this herd of goats
which will be ou exhibition.
Chicken, Creole Style.
Doesn't this suggestion in the Ladles'
World for chicken, creole stylo, sound
good?
Wash one-half pint of rice in cold
water until no more of the flour dis
colors the water tlion place the rice in
a quart of foiling chicken or veal stock
and cook until it Is tender season with
salt and white pepper. Irain out the
rice and pack it into a buttered ring
mold then invert on a hot dish and let
the ring slip out. In the meantime
have cooked chicken cut into small
pieces and reheated in a tomato puree,
seasoned with browned onion, to which
add one green pepper cut into .small
pieces after the seeds are removed.
Season with pepper if liked quite hot,
salt and butter and All the ceuter of
the rice ring. For a company uieal the
green pepper can be omitted, and two
canned red Spanish peppers can be put
through the mincer and after heating
disposed on top of the chicken when it
is placed in the ring. A sprig of pars
ley should decorate the side of the dish.
The Speedier Term.
Englishman- In Kngtand we "stand"
(or parliament, but In America you
"run" for congress. American—That's
because you are slower than we are.—
New York Press.
In rtoleivy's time any one who
killed a cat was put to death.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
The Wahpeton Tennis Club will
hold a tournament beginning the sec
ond day of the fair. A cordial invi
tation is extended to all players in
Richland and Wilkin counties. Prizes
will be awarded the winners of singles
and doubles.
The Last Cigar In the Box.
"The last cig:ir in the box is the
hardest to sell," was the remark of a
front street dealer. "Not because It
Is not as p»od as any other cigar, but
because of the superstition of the
average man against taking the last
of anything. As a result we often
take oue cigar, or even two cigars, of
the last cigars in a box and put tlieui
on top of the cigars in a full or almost
full box. Ou the other hand. 1 ought
to meuti.m that there are men who
prefer the last cigars and who ask us
to save the last cigars in the boxes for
them every day. sometimes to the
number of six or seven daily, for
which they call every evening. We
have thus no trouble iu disposing of
these last cigars, but the contrast iu
the conduct of the two styles of cus
tomers Is curious."—Philadelphia Rec
ord.
EXHIBITS WANTED
Send for a premium list of the Rich
land County Fair to R. J. Hughes,
Sec'y, Wahpeton, N. D. and read the
list of 1200 prizes offered aggregating
a total sum of $3000.00. If you have
a good horse, cow, sheep, hog, or any
good grains, vegetables, fruits or any
prodrct of the farm take them to the
Richland County Fair. Exhibits for
the Woman's and Children's Depart
ments and curios and relics are also
wanted. The exhibits in all depart
ments will doubtless be larger than
last year. Send for premium list.
R. J. HUGHES, Sec'y,"^|
Wahpeton, N. D.
A Nutmeg Revelation.
"Brush that white powder off the
nutmegs before you begin to grate
'em," said the chef to the young ap
prentice.
"But that's the bloom, ain't it?" re
monstrated the lad.
"Bloom!" sneered the chef. "No,
sir It Is oyster shell powder. The na
tives, as soon as they gather the nut
meg, roll It in a powder of ground
oyster shells, and that protects it on
Its long voyage to market from the
weevils. The weevils otherwise would
eat It up. But the powder has served
Its turn now, so brush It off."—Ex
change.
RELAY RACE
A ladies four mile relay race be
tween three Richland County young
ladies will occur on the Richland
county fair grounds track each after
noon of Sept. 25, 26, 27. The race
will be four miles and the ladies
change horses every mile. A relay
race is one of the most exciting races
known and the fair association is to be
congratulated on being able to procure
riders for such a race at the fair this
year.
The Story of a Rifle Shot.
Terhaps no one knows, or ever will
know, how much in the Spanish-Amer
ican war a single rirte ball accom
plished toward bringing the conflict
to an early close. It was a sergeant
of the Ninth Infantry who fired the
shot, at a distance of more than 1,500
yards, that nearly severed the left arm
of Ueiieral Linares from his body and
gave the supreme command at Santi
ago to General Toral. Sergeant Mc
Inarncy was the most advanced sol
dier of the American forces, and took
position in a tree. Beyond, within the
breastworks, he noticed an officer
upon a gray horse, apparently making
an Inspection of the entire line.
Though the order had gone out that
day that no tiring should be Indulged
In, Mclnarney drew a bead upon the
horseman and brought him down.
Later it was learned that the ser
geant's target was General Linares,
regarded as the Iwst of Spain's fight
ers In Cuba. Toral, a commander who
was anxious for a speedy termination
of hostilities, assumed command, and
a few hours later Santiago capitulated
to the Americans.—New York Tribune.
Two More to Feed.
"You are a fraud. You said yester
day that you had seven starving chil
dren, and today you say you have
nine.
"Both stories true, sir."
"How do you make that out?"
"Twins boru last night."—Exchange.
Home Diplomacy.
Jack -Hullo, Charlie! And how do
you enjoy married ilfe, eh? Ever
had any differences of opinion with
your wife? Charles—Yes, but I don't
let her know about them.—Reynolds'
Newspaper.
Encouragement.
Frances—Harry says he just wants
to fall down and worship me all the
time. Her Mamma—Oh, well, don't
mind that, dear. After you're mar
ried he won't let it Interfere with his
business.
DAY FIREWORKS
The most amusing and entertaining
novelty in the fireworks line is Japan
ese Day Fireworks. This novelty con
sists of shells of different sizes which
are fire in daylight. The shell acsends
into the air from two to three hundred
feet, at which altitude they explode
releasing fantastic designs, represent
ing grotesque figures, birds, animals,
fish, flags etc., which become inflated
and float to earth where they are eag
erly sought after by the crowds as
souvenirs.
A
large display of Japan­
ese day fireworks will be exploded on
the Richland county fair grounds each
afternoon of the races Sept. 25, 26, 27.
Bathless Rural England.
Actual facts upset many a scientific
theory. Theoretically, nine-tenths of
the rural population ought not to at
tain maturity: as in fact, they are
the longest lived community In the em
pire. We ought to vary our diet, and.
if not sworn vegetarians, take so
much meat to so much vegetables and
the rest. But the countryman does
not take meat—or hardly ever. He
cannot afford it. His wages are high
er than his father's were, but then,
meat Is proportionately costlier than
was formerly the case. He is for the
most part a vegetable feeder. He
6hould frequently bathe, but he does
not bathe at all. "How Is it, then,
that these men live so long and so
rarely experience illness?" one of the
kind was asked the other day. "Well,
you see, sir," was the answer, "we
don't need no baths. In the summer
we sweats so at our work that that
serves for all the year round!" Ru
ral Englaud does not bathe. Colliery
England and chimney sweeping Eng
land do.—St. James' Gazette.
My Symphony.
To live content with small means to
seek elegance' rather than luxury and
refinement rather than fashion to be
worthy, not respectable, and wealthy,
not rich to study hard, think quietly,
talk gently, act frankly: to listen to
stars and birds, babes and sages with
open heart to bear all cheerfully, do
all bravely, await occasions, hurry nev
er. In a word, to let the spiritual, un
bidden and unconscious grow up
through the common. This is to be my
•ymphony.—William Henry Channing.
NOTES
A two headed calf and a pair of live
Florida alligators will be among the
exhibits at the Richland County Fair.
The row of sweet peas one thousand
feet long on the Richland county fair
grounds will be an attraction for the
ladies.
The model or object lesson road,
which the government has just com
pleted along the north side of the Rich
land County Fair grounds at Wahpeton
will be something that will interest
the township road overseers.
Take time to visit the Richland
County Fair at Wahpeton Sept. 24 25
26, 27. It will pay you.
9
THE RICHLAND
COUNTY FAIR
Big Exposition and Race Meet at Wahpe
ton Will Soon Be On.
SEPTEMBER 24, 25, 26, 27
Fair Promisee to Excel All Other County
Fairs in State as it Did Last Year.
The Richland County Fair will be
the center of attraction the last week
of the month. A big program has
been arranged for the fair which will
be held at Wahpeton September 24,
25, 26, 27 and the attendance will
doubtless be large.
This is the second annual fair of
the Richland County Fair Association,
the first fair having been held at Wah
peton in September last year. The
association owns buildings and grounds
to the value of $10000.00 and many
improvements are being put on the
grounds this year. Last year the ex
hibition of grains, grasses, vegetables,
fruits, etc. etc., excelled that of any
other fair in the state including the
state fair and the exhibition in these
departments will doubtless be much
larger this year than last. The ex
hibition of horses, cattle, poultry,
sheep and swine will also be large and
interesting.
The fair ground buildings consist of
three main exhibition halls circular in
form and grouped together, where the
exhibits of grains, grasses, vegetables,
fruits are displayed and the woman's
and children exhibits are located,
and eight hundred feet of stables for
the horses, cattle, sheep and swine.
The half mile race track is said to
be the best in the state and the state
record was broken on this track last
year. The fair grounds are located
within the city limits of Wahpeton,
within walking distance of any part of
the city.
The amusement features of the fair
consist of a three day racing program
for Sept. 25, 26, and 27, a gun tourna
ment during the first two days of the
fair Sept. 24 and 25. A large display
of day fireworks will be given each
afternoon and a splendid acrobatic pro
gram has been arranged for each day.
Several bands have been employed and
there will be plenty of music for
everybody during the fair. The mer
ry-go-rounds, sideshows, bowery dance
and other attractions will complete the
amusement program.
Naturally.
The youngest member of the family
had taken enthusiastically to pyrogra
phy.
She had Just executed a design repre
senting a little girl playing with the
cat in front of an old fashioned fire
place.
"It is well done. Bertha." said her
mother. Inspecting it. "but you hare
managed somehow to make the little
girl look scared."
"That's all rigiit. mamma." answered
Bertha.
-,\
burnt child dreads the
fire."- 'hieairo Tribune.
W. C. T. U.
Wahpeton Union Will Have a Tent on
Fair Grounds to he Used aa Rest
R.oom.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will have headquarters on the
fair grounds during the four days of
the fair.
KThe
Wahpeton union has
leased a large tent which will be nice
ly fitted up with chairs and couches
and everything for the comfort of the
visitors to the fair. One or two
ladies of the Wahpeton union will be
in charge of the tent at all times dur
ing the fair.
A Cool Convict.
A life convict In the Andamans had
•erved some long period when an or
der recently came for his release. All
the time he had been In the band aud
had evidently so far forgotten that he
was a prisoner that on his release he
put iu a claim for a pension on ac
count of his long and faithful service
as a government servant—Madras
Mail.
A Valuable Office Boy.
The employer was bending over a
table looking at the directory. The
new office boy slipped up quietly and
poked a note Into his hand. The sur
prised employer opened It and read:
Honored Sir—Yer panta is ripped.
—Ladles' Home Journal.
RUBE SHIELDS
One of the features of the fair
this year will be Rube Shields, the
trick bicycle rider who will be the
official announcer of the fair associa
tion. Rube is an old hand at the
business, a natural born clown and he
keeps the crowd agoing all the time.
Whenever there is a lull in the pro
gram Rube "butts in" and makes
things lively until the regular pro
gram begins again. Once a day he
will give an exhibition of comedy trick
riding.
Plane and Estimates.
Inquiring Son-rop. Is an architect
an artist? Top (who has Just hsd a
new house built)—I guess so. They
say artists are perfect children about
money matters.
You cannot dream yourself Into a
character you must hammer and
.'•rge yourself Into Note*.