The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-15

MINNESOTA NEWS. j
b. THE MINNEAPOLIS EXPOSITION
summary Of 1t. Most No,sayg. ..sss. ID ..
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y Sx.s oven worse thaa sl No ih z.
tendence was merely nominal. The Grounds
~vers fairly ahoa:, and every one waN driven
under cover It was dismal and dishl ertening
III the extreme. The races announced for the
s dsy we're declared Of, during the morning
ing, and that part Of the programme was neces-
EARLY wiped OF the board
"WEDNESDAY
The weather was still dark and dreary in
tie morning, but the afternoon, though cloudy,
brought fair attendance. Between 2 ~ d 3
O'Clock the judges Of horses and cattle crl I'd
out portion Of the exceptionsuv fine display
in their departments. the iss ect:on being as
show Of stock was excellent, and ELECTED *
pressions OF the greatest admiration from al'
present, the exhibit Of Norman and
rercheron horses being ooEspicuous for
its superiority There was nothing
done in the rsoing line. swe s.few spurs a,gs
visitors distributed themselves ov-r the eIclos-
ure and inspected the many objects Of Interest
in the main halls, or visited the stock and ma
chinery departments, which are the most ex-
tensive and attractive ever arrar ged in the
northwest. Reg ardlet Of discomtorts the peO-
plo wandered about patiently after noting the
principal features Of the fair Or huddled around
the numerous side shows, ths Manitoba buFa4
]oes, the female bear tanner and, JONES'
sea- lion, proving conspicuous at
O'Clock, Prof Rullison made fine ascension
in his balloon. 1t kept turning slowly as it
arose almost straight to the heighth of mile
and over, and then began journey due west,
and landed about eight miles from Minneapo-
liz. In speaking to reporter he said: ''You
that height. 1t doesn't seem to be bigger than
little village would if you we're on the ground.
The falls could not be distinguished from the
rest Of the Mississippi river, which could see
for distance Of twenty five miles in either d.
rection, and could see the railroad tracks and
what lot of lakes you have about here. Il
seemed as every farmer had one Of his OWE.
From the heightIfeached it seemed as if your
Lake Minnetonka were Just under me-"
THURSDAY
brought out the sun, and everything was
subjected to the drying process The track
was still heavy and all racing was postponed,
riders. y About 1000 people were on ]. the
grounds and they amused themselves in look
ing through the buildings and grounds, and
witnessing the balloon ascension in the after
noon, the interest in which was heightened
by the fact that the daring aeronaut was lady.
and exceedingly pretty and interesting
blonde, and one of the most fearless and en-
thusiastic Of aeronauts. The balloon soared
away up among the clouds, until it was appar-
emily about the size of your hat, and almost
enyeloped in the heavenly misss; then it grad
ually moved of 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.
1t was as pretty end successful an ascension a.
is ever witnessed, and was the chief attraction
OF the day. The landing was made about five
was bright, beautiful aud cheerful aud tho
pesult was an attendance variously estimated
from twenty to thirty tho"s md The all-per-
away, and it looked like regular old-fashion-
Cd Minneapolls exposition again In. short, it
was q big day, and alone did much
toward filling tie financial g.p
The exhibits in the main exposition halls were
in perfect order and the buildings we're crowd
chinerv Departments, and in the afternoon the
race track amoitheatre held over Is, 900 PEG
pie. The ladies' twenty nils race was the event
Of the day and the enthusiasm evoked evident
ly indica ed that novelty has it's charms.
At 2:23 Miss Cook made her appearance on
coming d wn the track. her horse, an ugly tenn
pered brute, being led. Without any prelimi-
nary they got away, Miss Jewett with rushing,
beating Miss Cooke out Of the pole and making
strong running, opened gap Of thirty yards A.
the end of the first mile. She kept in good
some fifteen lengths ahead, riding in the
rcund siss Cones berse eudden1S
slowed up and came to stand
still. TIE change horse was run up to her -
Miss J, wott swept by. aud Is she was lifted the
eenth mile Miss Cook again got hold of Ollie
Baker, fine handsome bay, OH which che did
some hard riding for two miles, widening the
gap which she had made besween hsrsslf and
her competitor at every juno. At nineteen
miles she was 800 yards ahead, and Miss
horse. was left further behind. being at least
1000 yards behind at the finish.
The championship belt was buckled Oh to
the fair victoress amid loud hurrahs, and calls
for Jewett, who, however. was too exhausted
or chargrined to respond to the eager calls Ut
changed from one of heats to dash on account
of the lateness of the hour and threatening
clouds on the horizon. A1ele, flne, lengthy
mare by Asteroid, out Of Despair, showed what
a double cross of Glencoe blood was worth by
waiting for two and half miles, m tlsng \
driving run for tile last one and half miles,
and winning with q good deal left in her for
repeating if required. Time LAP.
SATURDAY
was dull, dark and dreary, and the fair ground
was flooded with water. The att sndance was
H. >A1~
were all there but nobody saw them save the
attendants. 1t was the closing day, and it was
announced that the programme for the day, in
GLIDING the great balloon ascension, was post
pened until Monday. Save one day., Friday,
the whole week was Indictment and disastrous
MONDAY, 18th.
The day was fair and warm, and about TO-
fair. Prof. Kings big balloon, with seven pas
sengers weighing 1913 pounds, and other
truck including the balloon fxings. that in
creased the whole weight to 1854 pounds
made q splendid ascension at about five o'clock.
1t won't up about / 200 feet, but the wind
Se msds It to oueh Se esrt sG Se
tween St. Paul and Fort Smelling where it re-
manned through the night. What little breeze
there was came from tho wrong direction.
The twenty mule race between Miss Belle
Cook and Mre. Robinson was q failure On
the rOurth mile, while ABOUT 10 cnange nOrees,
Mrs. Robinson tainted, and was removed from
the course id an unconscious condition, and
Miss Cook took the belt Is champion.
TIE stallion race was won by Kittson's horse
Won Arnim, in 2:28.
Thus ended tho exposition of 18S1-in some
respects the best Of the series-but sadly narred
at all points by foul weather
THE BOND DECISION.
The Supreme Court Decides the Amendm en-.
Of 1860 Woodland prohibits the Tribuna
From Acting Under the Law Of Last Winte".