Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-11
RED WING FAIR.
d SPLENDID EXHIBITION AND GOOD
ATTENDANCE.
A Glance at Some of the Most Notable Ex-
hibits-An Interesting Archery Contest
and Spirited Trotting lsace-A Grand Gala
Time TO-Day-Business Places and
Schools Closed, and the Entire Colhmu-
nifty Gone In for Good Time.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |


annual exhibition of the Mississippi valley in
dustrial association. Yesterday they were
placing exhibits in position, making entries,
and getting ready. The attendance. to-day
was quite up to expectation, estimated at from
1000 to 500. The exhibits are all in place,
and the fair is fairly under way. The
xAsurAcruREs BUILDING
10 well filled, and makes good showing. G..
R. Sterling h Go. have eight or ten men in the
building manufacturing boots and shoes. They
operate pegging machine, and it chatters
away like a twenty four stamp quartz mill. A
large number of spectators have thronged around
This noisy machine since early in the morning.
The workmen, with their blue jumpers and
all eyes. E.. D. Foote Il Co.
make handsome display of fine boots and
shoes from their we'll filled house in the city.
Prof. J. Y. Lacy, of the State University, il
here with q fine collection of grains and vege-
tables. The display of
NATIVE FRUIT
is quite large and very choice, showing that
Minnesota is we'll adapted to fruit growing.
There were hardy varieties of fruits, grapes,
apples, etc. q.
DAIRY PRODUCTS. ....-
The exhibits are not large but the best of
the kind.
In the fine arts department there are some
real gems of oil and chrome paintings, and
show SEINE marvellous pen and pencil work.
Their card drawings and fine writing is not
surpassed in any country.
4 Among the relics and curiosities may be
named German prayer book, exhibited by B..
Carbon. It was published in 1866. swante
Anderson exhibits Swedish prayer book pub
lished in 1858, and A. Willard exhibits Ger
man books published in 1866.
There are Scandinavian books published in
1856, 1894, and 1899. saa y
A fish bill three feet in length was one of the
very interesting curiosities. It is said to be
one of the largest in existance.
A large collection of ancient, modern and
were exhibited by E. W. Pratt and Swante An
derson. and numbered about 800. There were
coins that indicate the days of Moses. Some
of them were coined in Christ's time, aud
Others date back to the Julian epoch. -.
THE STOCK DEPARTMENT
is quite full. and there are some fine snimale.
There are twenty-five stalls of horses,
besides the trotters, Of which there
grounds. F. E. & H. E. Perkins make the
largest display of horse stock, eleven, at the
head of which stands their celebrated Norman
French stallion Emperor. There are forty pens
of cattle, embracing Short Horns Jerseys,
Galloways and Grades. Gen. N. G. McLane, of
Frontenac, exhibits some very pretty Jerseys.
OF swine there are but three pens of Berk-
shires exhibited by @. Bunch, of Goodhue
county. In the sheep department there are
nine pens of Spanish Merinoes Southdowns.
Liescesters and Cotswolds.
THE ARCHERY TOURNAMENT
between the Red Wing and Lake City clubs at
tracted considerable attention. Tho distance
was forty yards, and sixty arrows each were
fired. The members of the Lake City club
were: G. +. Benson, L. F. Van Vhet and e. P.
Gales; Red Wing club: G. 81. Malcalinson,
F. A. Pool and E. D. Philles. The score stool
as follows: Hits. Benson. Sc: Van Vliet, 80;
Gales, IS; total ia. Red Wing club: G. H.
Malcalinson, As; Pool, 50; Philles, AZ; total,
1875. Counts: Benson, LAG; Van Vllet, 1923;
Gates, 179; total, 448. Malcalinson, 1899; Pool
1T; Philles, 142; total, 5lS The shooting
lasted about three hours.
THE RACES
began about fo'clock. For the $50 class the
entries we're Chester, Susie, Archer's Almont
and Hambleton;an Chief. They trottcd and
won in the order named.
Chester. l
Susie. .....,,.... q
Hambletonian Chief. ....,4 4
Time, 2:35, 1854, 2:S7.
In addition there were one or two slow races,
Clipped in to make it pleasant for those hav-
ing green horses.
Tomorrow the business houses are to be
closed, the schools will take vacation and all
hands will attend the fair.
A GRAND PARADE
will form in the city at 10 A. NJ, consisting of
the fire companies, school children, orator of
the day, civic societies, private citizens. char
lot horses, and all who feel disposed to join in.
The procession will be headed by the band and
they will all march to the fair grounds in q
body. There will follow the address, after
which the races and the regular programme
will be carried out. In the evening the grounds
are to be illuminated by a grand display of
fireworks. Pinafore tonight and tomorrow
night. The city is full of people and things
are booming.