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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
4
North Dakota State Fair officials announce the arrival of famed aviator A C Beach for the Fargo event July 17 to 22. Beach will perform his Tractor Biplane feats including inverted flight, aerial cart wheels, loops, and his Death Pilot exhibition, plus spectacular night flights with aeroplane fireworks.
North Dakota fans will pack Fargo on July 22 to watch twenty five thousand speed lovers witness eight top drivers contest the big speed carnival at the State Fair. Johnny Raimey and Wild Bill Endicott duel for a one mile record while other stars like George Clark Joe Cleary Eddie Hearne Fred Horey and Little Judy Kilpatrick join the field for the Half Century Grind fifty lap race on the half mile dirt track.
The North Dakota State Fair in Fargo will run July 17 to 22 with nightly fireworks by the Geo. W. Newton Fireworks Co of Chicago. The show features seven sensational acts, daylight displays on Chilken's Day, giant set pieces, and elaborate illuminations led by C. H. Martinson and engineered to surpass prior fairs.
Fargo North Dakota State Fair runs July 17 to 22 with four days of harness racing, Auto races on Saturday, grandstand hippodrome shows, and spectacular firework displays. Four concert bands perform fifteen daily concerts including the Kiltie Band, plus seven vaudeville acts, midways with Wortham Shows, Rice and Dore Water Carnival and other rides. The program promises the state’s largest and finest carnival attractions across the festival week.
Harness racing fans will flock to the Fargo State Fair July 17 to 22 for a top class program. Twelve events with purses including 5000 dollars in big stakes feature six paces and three trots plus Jumpers. The track is promised to be in excellent condition as Northwest money winners plan to compete for the prizes.
The North Dakota State Fair in Fargo July 17 22 unveils a new dairy building devoted to dairy products and machinery. It marks the state’s first dairy exhibition venue and aims to be a major grounds feature with prizes including a pure bred Jersey calf for the dairy butter division winner and a Minneapolis Journal cup for the highest scoring creamery butter.
North Dakota State Fair to run in Fargo July 17 22 1916 with nearly twenty thousand dollars in premiums for livestock and related divisions Cattle alone to receive nine thousand dollars Automobile racing to headline with renowned drivers at the Fargo Track Special days highlight Children Old Settler State Fargo Moorhead Livestock and Automobile days with programs and attractions each day Including Merchants pavilion displays and a track expected to set new speed records
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