Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-20
MINNEsoTA,s GREAT sHoW.

Getting Ready for the Rush to st. Paul.
Three Cars of Stock from Wisconsin,
The Fairmont Hunt---A Fair Joke---Ex-
cursions from Illinois, Indiana, Wiscon-
sin and Iowa.
THE VETERANS.
meeting of the ST. Paul Veterans associa-
tion was held at the chamber of commerce last
evening for the purpose of arranging for the
reunion to take place during the State fair
Several members of the finance committee
having been unable to act, the following GEL
tlemen we're appointed by the chairman, Gov.
Marshall: j. G. Hamilton Albert Scheffer,
True S. White T.. M. Van Dervee, j. j. Nc
Cardy. On motion of Gen. Sanborn it was de-
termined to employ four good men to oversee
the preparations and the entertainment of the
veterans from abroad, and committee was APP
pointed to secure the Athennum for the use of
the veterans. The reunion is to take place on
Wednesday, the 18th of September, instead OF
on Thursday the 9Th, as enormously announced
in some of the newspapers.
RECEIVING THE PREsl DENT.
The committee appointed to arrange for the
reception of the President and party met at the
chamber of commerce yesterday, Gen. SiDley
presiding. 1t was resolved to invite the army
officers. the fire department and the various
civic societies to join in the reception. The
probable programme will be to meet the presi-
dent at the depot with a monster procession
and escort him to his hotel. Invitations were
sent to representative men connected with the
various organizations to meet with the commit
tee at 8 A. NJ. to-morro Wednesday, at the
chamber of commerce to perfect the pro-
gramme.
STATE FAIR AND CONTRIBUTION BOX.
lady prominently connected with one of
our city churches applied to an officer of the
fair for booth at which to sell articles OF
various descriptions for the benefit of the
church. The gentleman asked her $3.50. This
sum she thought to high, and protested that
the object of the enterprise ought to commend
it to considerations and insure lower figure.
Madame said the gentleman, sin my official
capacity am obliged to adhere to the figures
set by the board of trustees; but in order to
show you thaS individually / appreciate your
enterprise, will pledge you my honor that
every time l go to church will place dollar
bill in the contribution box. and when my
wife accompanies me l will give 81 The
lady paid the $3.50 demanded, but discovered
shortly afterwards. much to her sorrow that
the officer who promised SO literally had not
been within church doors for eighteen years.
THE FA1RMoNT HUNT.
letter to Secretary Judson, from Mr.
Arthur Lyon, master of the Fairmonu hunt
states that he and the other gentlemen of thu
hunt to participate in the hurdle racing, eros
country sports etc, of the State fair, will leav
the Wednesday preceding the fair for st. Paul
The gentlemen of the hunt bring their owl
saddle horses, hounds, boat and other parapher
MALTA for the different sports in which they pro
pose to engage.
STOCK FROM WISCONSIN.
letter from r. Ogden, the great breeder o
Madison, Wis, to Secretary Judson, of tn
State Agricultural society, says he will hay
three Car loads of stock, horses, sheep an
swine, for the fair. Il leave Monday fo
Canada where | expect to meet stoc
from England and Scotland in the sheep an
horse line They first royal winners il
England this year, and will, if they meet wit
no mishap in coming, be safe and sure winner
in this country. While in Canada [ will adj
some to my importations from the old country
80 that by the time we get all of our stock tc
gether and begin to unload you will think W
have come FOR all the money you are offering.
ACCOMMODATIONS.
The matter of accommodations for the thou
sands of people who will be in st. Paul fai
week, has been placed in the hands of w. L
Rogers. Persons who willing to accommt
date one or more persons, with rooms or boarc
or both, are requested to communicate wit
Mr.. Rogers at once, so that he may be able t
make calculation to what other accommt
dations will be required. No city in the NORTH
west is so well supplied with hotels as st. Pau
but they will be entirely inadequate for til
rush fair week, and every citizen who possibl
can should open his house for the entertain
ment of the stranger within our gates"
MISCELLANEOUS.
gentlemen, recently returned from Ind
ana, says that the enthusiasm aroused by tt
State fair is something beyond compariso
Excursion parties have been organized in a
directions from the sections named. III
whole talk was about the State fair and how
get there. The influx of visitors from the d
rection indicated will be something immens