Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-06
The MINNEAPOLIS FAIR.

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its Programme for T.-Dny.
The Minnesota Agricultural and Mechanical
Fair opens at Minneapolis to-day with every
prospect of being e grand success. 1t Is
needless for the GLOBE 10 reiterate all the at
fractions offered 10 the public. A GLOBE re-
porter visited the grounds yesterday. and al
though it was Sunday everything was life and
animation. Workmen were busy in putting
mp additional buildings; showmsn were at work
raising their tents, owners or booths, eating
houses, refreshment stands, eta, were arraog-
ing their wares; exhibitors In all depart ments
were looking out that the individual displays
be ready for inspection, while the officers,
from the president down. were busy in answer
ing questions, making entries. etc. In fact
the grounds presented anything but Sunday
appearance. Hundreds of people we're congre
gated around the main entrance but orders
had been given not to admit any except those
who had business, and still in the afternoon
the grounds looked like a mass meeting.
Very few of the displays 10 the various halls
are complete, yet enough progress has been
made TO show that the exhibition
when completed and ready for
inspection will be one of the finest
ever seen in the Northwest. The Chicago 4
Milwaukee, the St. Paul Sioux City. the
Northern Pacific and the Minneapolis & St.
Louis roads all have magnificent displays of
the products of the lands along their respec.
tive lines. The arrangement of these pro-
ducts are things of beauty and well VOL tn the
price of admission alone.
r. Barden's stud of horses and herd of short
horns arrived safely vest erday morning from
the state fair at Rochester and occupied their
respective stalls.
trim, and while exercising yesterday, skipped
around the track in 2:28, ON q go-as. you-please
gait.
The band of Chippewa indians are on hand
and occupy a large tent ut the eastern extremi-
~ OF the grounos.
Messrs. Granger & Hodge, of St. Paul, have
their display of spices, baking powder, cotfees,
etc, in order and make a, une n show. -
Guy Salisbury aud Id. Bradshaw occupy
stall M. under the grand stand, and have it
fitted mp 10 good shape.
Hugh @. DonDe ly, of St. Paul, in company
vi b. p DunninRton Co., of Mlnneap lis,
have Two stalls in common over whion they
have sign of two clasped hands and the words
Minneapolis and st. Paul headquarters.
George Reed, formerly old St. Paulite.
and Jacob Barge. of minneapolis, have stalls
Nos and 4, handsomely fitted up.
The entire are very large in ell departments
and they will cl, &c at u A. NJ. to-day.
To-day is chldren's day at The fair, Dol.
King having extend. q free Invitation to all
the children of the State TO be present, and the
programme has been arranged TO please them
There will be the CREASED pig, the creased pole
and other amusements, and in the afternoon q
pony race for boys under 10 years of age, in
which there large number of entries,
among whom il Master Arthur, SON or Capt.
Bart kins of this city.
The atreets lending TO the fair grounds were
quite dusty yesterday and al were the wagon
rusda ON the grouuGs. The latter will be
81 rinkl led. however during I, he day, sufficient
to lay the dust. The race rack was quite dry
and dusty, bnt this will be remeoied before
the great raots c"me.off.