Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-31
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

gramme for To-day.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
ROCHESTER,, Mimi, Aug. 3O.-.The twenty
second annual fair of the Minnesota State Ag-
ricultural society opened in this city to-day.
As usual on the first day of all such occasions,
the attendance is rather light. Exhibitors are
busily at work getting their articles in order,
and bevy of ladies are at work in the main
exhibition hall
ADJOINING AND BEAUTIFYING
the same. When their labors are finished, the
hall will present a very handsome appearance.
This building is built in the form of cross,
the front of which is adorned with Greek
GROSS composed of plants and flowers,
making very beautiful appearance. The
FAIR GROUNDS
are located about mile from the center of the
city, and are easily reached by the numerous
conveyances that ply back and forth, Col.
Clark w. Thompson, the president of the soci-
ETY., r. @. Judson, the secretary, and all the
officers Of the society, are on the ground and
working like beavers to make the fair sue
cess both in merit as an exhibition and sfnan-
cially. Already the display of
FLOODED CATTLE, HORSES, SHEEP AND HOGS
are fully up to the expectation. and more are
arriving hourly. There are large herds of splen-
did cattle from Wisconsin and this State, and
the stables sre well filed with horses. Ma
chinery hall is fully occupied and an additional
building is in the course of erection and will
be ready tomorrow. The street leading to the
grounds has been filled all day with wagons,
drays, ETC., carrying out articles for exhibi-
tion, and by noon Tomorrow
EVERY INCH OF SPACE
in all the departments will be filled. Up to
last evening Secretary Judson says the entries
were more in number than on previous years.
The hotels are all crowded but the hospitable
people of the city are seeing that all are taken
care of. The threatening state of the weather
has had considerable to do with reducing the
number of visitors thus far and it may prevent
many from being present during the week.
Holden's cornet band, of Owatonna, is in at
tendance and will remain during the week.
Col. Knauft, of st. Paul, is here putting up
his immense display of fireworks.
WILD JIM
is on hand to exhibit his skill Us a marksman,
while numberless other side shows are in at
tendance, both inside and outside the grounds.
The ladies of Rochester have large tent, in
which they are prepared to furnish meals aud
refreshments at all hours during the day, the
proceeds to be devoted to establishing a free
library and reading room.
THE GLOBE
is the only paper that has an Office on the
ground. The windows of the Office arc adorned
with fine portraits of our next President, and
the office has been thronged with visitors. Tho
enterprising and liberal spirited citizens of
Rochester deserve great credit for the work
they have done and the expense they incurred
to make the fair q success and credit to the
State. Should the weather prove pleasant to-
morrow, which is doubtful. the fair will open
in earnest and the attendance be large. The
following is
The PROGRAMME FOR TO MORROW, (TUEsDAY).
Exhibition of carriage teams, matched, or
single, geldings, or mares, for premiums, for
which there are fifteen entries.
At2P p. NJ. the three minute race will be
called, for which the entries are as follows:
Hattie v, Cap Capron, Peter Farley, Almont
Boy, Richard II. This race is for purse of
$200-$120 to the first, $50 to the second, and
$50 to the third.
At this hour, 10 in the evening, it is raining,
with every indication of bad day to-mo;-
row.