The Worthington advance., 1880-09-02
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR,
OPENING DAP OF THE TWENTY.
8ECOND ANNUAL EXHIBITION.
Busy Day With Omcsrs and Exhibition
Splendid Showing OF Dlooded Animals
Magnificent Dlspl ~ of Farm Machinery
-Constderable Zeal of tho Enterpr,sing
Citizens of Rochester, Prospects Jeop-
ard'zed by Threatening Weather Pro-
gramme for To-day

ROCHESTER, ninn., Aug. 30.-The twenty
second annual fair 1T the Minnesota State Ag-
ricultural society opened in this city to-day.
As usual on the first day of all such occasions,
the attendance 10 rather light. Exhibitors arc
busily at work getting their articles in order,
and bevy of ladies are at work in the man
exhibition ball
ADJOINING AND BEAUT1FyINo
the same. When their labors are finished, the
hall will present = very handsome appearance.
This building is built in the form of Gross
the front of which il adorned with Greek
Cross composed sof 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., Il. q. Judson. the secretary, and all the
officers Of the society, are on The ground and
working like beavers to make the fair a sue
cess both in merit as an exhibition and finan-
cially. Already the display of
BLooDED CATTLE, HORSES, sHEEP AND HOGS
are fully up to the expectation, and more are
striving hourly. There are large herds of splen-
did cattle from Wisconsin and thi. State, and
the stables are we'll filled 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,
draya, ETC.. carrying out articles for exhibi-
tion, and by noon tomorrow
EVERY INCH OF SPACE
in all tho departments will he filled Up to
last evening Secretary Judson says the entries
we're 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
ia ON hand to exhibit his skill ~ u 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 and
refreshments at all hours during the day, the
proceeds to be devoted to establishing a free
library and reading room.
TIE GLOBE
is the only paper that has al Office on tho
ground. The windows of the office are adorned
with fine portraita of our next President, and
the Office has been throngcd with visitors. The
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 4 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
TIE PROGRAMME FOR TOMORROW, (TUIsDAy).
Exhibition of carriage teams, matched, or
single, eeldings, or mares, for premiums, for
which there are fifteen entries.
At2 P. II. the three minute race will be
called, for which the entries are as follows:
Hattie V, Cap Capron, Peter Fa,ley, Almont
Boy. Richard R. This race is for purse of
S200-Sl2O 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 a had day to-mo;-
row.