Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12

resnect for the first magistrate of our great
peoule. Arriving at the Sibley street depot
The marty at once entered the special tram
which TO TX them to the State talr grounds:
One OF the m ost pleasing events OF the
sneech-making portion of the programme
was the enthusiasm which was shown regard
ing Mrs. HAYES. Emphatic calls were made
for this lady, who at last conctnted to go for
ward and, leaning on AttOrney-'tenerai Dew
ems arm, stepped to the front where she was
greeted with prolonged and earnest applause.
The Presidents speech was delivered witt
a good deal of vigOr, for one who had for
DAYS ben pulled and hauled all through the
country until he must have been worn down
with fatigue aid his sentences were charac.
terized by clear enunciatiOn aud his gram
m-r by some OF the most fragrant OF errors.
Yet, taking it all in all, it was Well delivered
ST PAUL, Sept 6.-The shower in the
morning was a welcome relief, over which
there was general congratulatiOn, but when
1t was followed by threatening AID lowering
skies, general disappointment was expressed
feature OF the forenoon was the cavalcade
of prize cattle. There were several herds la
the parade, In ali numbering over 2O0 head
Th-re were Durhams, Herefords, Devons
Getaways and Attorneys, aud the showing. as
u whole, was probably the finest ever seen III
the Northwest. Mr.. Samuel Dering, OF St
Paul. was among the largest cattle exhibitors
eight of his entries winning the blue ribbon,
four red ribbons, and his entire herd the blue
ribbon for sweep, takes. During the day ex-
hibtions of the -hooting skill of Capt Bogar-
dus and his son We're given Sports OF the track
and Unique Fox Hunt engaged the attention
Of the crowd.
ST PAUL, Sept. with 6 o'clock this
evening the curtain was rung down upon tn
nine ecnth annual oxidation OF the Minneso-
Ia State Agricultural Society, and the sue
crsses and failures connected with il are now
matters of history. Commencing with Mon
day morning early the exhibition was contin-
ued thu oughout the entire week, giving Fix
days If continuous worry, labor and excite
ment Doth for the officers OF the society, assiS-
tants AN visitors. 1t was the ii. st time in the
history of the State that 1t was attempted to
run the exhibition an entire week, a.d while
| it was q most brilliant success, it is doubtful
if the experiment will be- repeated. There was
too much of good thing, and the hundred
aud more thousau IS of visitors, the people OF
st. Paul anu the officers OF the society would
nave been better satisfied with the general re.
suits had the fair been opened Tuesday
morning and closed Friday evening.
Suffice it that the general result was grand
| success. Energy and good judgement gener
ally marked the preparation resulting in al
| aggrega alton of attractions never before at
tempted within the State. Such heng the
Case the immense attendance, exec ling g..
week, Is not surprising. Such result is very
largely due to The energy, pluck and deter
minaIiOn OF Geo. 4. nch, the president VI
the society, backed by the hearty encourage.
ment Of the business men and citizens gener
| ally of st. Paul.
At No time was a large attendance ex-
| pocted to-day. the rain of last n ght ard the
| threatening CLOUDS with which the day was
urhered IN would have dispell, such expec.
tation, had it existed. During the forenoon
the clouds broke away, aud the afternoon was
| one of the most enjoyable of the entire week.
E Exhibition of DR.. Garver's skill in shooting
and the race In the afternoon after the track
had become dry, re ent raining features
| of the last day. The exhibition was Kept
almost intact until a ter IL o'clock, though
some heav. articles were moved off before
that no n. During the afternoon, however
| exhibitors generally turned their attention t.
| removing their exhibits, and at 8 O'clock IL
the evening but little OF the grand di play
| which had excited the enco iums of more
than 100000 people during the SIX days of the
| exhibition. remained in the buildings.