Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-09-17

away up among the clouds, until it was appar-
enveloped in the heavenly mists: then it grad
ually moved off toward st Paul IT came down
quite rapidly, and fifteen minutes after it's de-
parture from the exposition grounds sank out
OF sight behind the tree tops in the distance
It was as pretty aud successful an ascension as
ls ever witnessed, and was the chief attraction
of the day. The landing was made about five
miles distant
was bright, beautiful and cheerful and the
result was an attendance variously estimated
from twenty to thirty thousand. The all-per-
vading gloom of the first four days had passed
away, and it looked like regular old fashion
ed Minneapolis exposition again. In short, it
toward Big ans ana he alone S'a nsqh
The exhibits in the main exposition halls were
in perfect order and the buildings were crowd
ed all day long. SO were the stock and ma
chinery Departments, and in the afternoon the
race track ampitheatre held Over IL, 900 peo-
pie. The ladies' twenty mile race was the event
ly indicated that novelty has it's charms.
At 2:23 Miss Cook made her appearance on
the track, and in a few minutes Miss JewetS was
coming down the track, her horse, an ugly tenn
pered brute, being led Without any prelimi-
nary they got away, Miss Jewett with q rushing,
strong running, opened gap Of thirty yards At
the end of the first mile. She kept in good
luck until the seventh when Miss Cook was
some fifteen lengths ahead, riding in the
handsomest manner possible. One
ronnd Miss Cookies horse suddenly
still. The change horse was run up to her as
Miss Jewett swept by, and as she was lifted the
horse, Emma Dixon, fell dead. On the eight
eenth mile Miss Cook again got hold Of Ollie
Baker, a fine handsome bay, on which che did
some hard riding for two miles, widening the
gap which she had made between herself and
her competitor at every jump. At nineteen
Jewett making poor change on to poor
horse. was left further behind, being at least
] ZOO yards behind at the finish.
The championship belt was buckled on to
the fair victoress amid loud hurrahs, and calls
for Jewett, who, however, was too exhausted
her admirers. The four mile heat race was
changed from one of heats to q dash on account
of the lateness of the hour and threatening
clouds on the horizon. Adele, fine, lengthy
mare by Asteroid, out OF Despair, showed what
a double cross of Glencoe blood was worth by
driving run for the last one and 8 half miles,
and winning with good deal left in her for
repeating if required, Time 7.42.
was dull, dark and dreary, and the fair ground
was flooded with Water. The attendance was
merely nominal. The cattle and other things
were all there but nobody saw them save the
attendants TWAS the closing day, and it was
announced that the programme for the day, in
poneG until Monday. Save one day, Friday, the
whole week was inclement and disastrous.
MONDAY, 10TH.
The day was fair and warm, and about TO-.
900 people were present to see the end of the
fair Prof Kings big balloon, with seven pas
sengers, weighing LAS pounds; and other
truck including the balloon fxings, that in
creased the whole weight to 1854 pounds
made splendid ascension at about five o'clock:
was very light. and as no progress could
be made it was permitted to touch the earth be-
tween St. Paul and Fort Smelling where it re-
manned fol the night. What little breeze there
was came from the wrong direction. ..s
The twenty mile race between Miss Belle
the fourth mile, while about to change horses,
Mrs. Robinson tainted, and was removed from
the course in an unconscious condition, and
Miss Cook took the belt as the champion.
The stallion race was won by Kittson's horse
Won Arnim, in 1928.
respects the bestof the series-but sadly marred
at all points by foul weather.
Five days of rain during fair week we're feur
and half days too many, and financially the
late Northwestern exposition was not q com
plete success. Secretary Clark is authority for
the statement that expenses, including premi-
ums, were about $50, 1000, and receipts $37,-
600, leaving deficiency Of $18,O 900. Secre-
tary Clark states that they have funds sufficient
to pay labor, advertising and other expenses
exclusive of premiums, lacking ST., 900 or
So, 900, and will first lquidate these iabil-
tiles, and will then see what, if anything, can
be done on the premium list.
United States Court Grand Jury.
The following named persons have been
drawn to serve as grand jurors for the coming
term of the IInitad States district con TT.