Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-03
Especial Telegram to the Globe.


STATE FAIR GROUNDS, ROCHESTER,, Sept.
g 16S2.-The rain VI hich really began TO be q
serious matter st the close of the racing or
Friday, increased il amount until about mid
night, when it ceased altogether, a3d at day
break this morning most glorious day was
Ushered in. The face of nature was wreathed
II smiles as if she were anxious to propitiate
as poor mortals for her bad conduct yester-
Gay.
AT an early hour people began to gather at
the grounds and in each countenance and in
each salutatio1 and hand shake was written
or expressed the hearty copgratulation in
which all joined over the brilliant prospect
for good weather aQ; grand, successful fair.
& casual surrey of the grounds indicates a
great deal yet 60 be dore 10 make the exhibit
llon perfect, but confirms the idea that the
agriculturaists CT MInneasota are out IL full
force and are going TO have a grand fair.
FLORAL HALL
VIII be completed by tonight. The state
university exhibit, filing an entire car, came
yesterday aud is going into place rapidly. The
city merchants have their exhibits all ready.
and the large and interesting exhibit in the
dairy department is in apple pie order. In
the art gallery large collection of landscapes
and portraits, painted by Mrs. 4. Mantor, OF
MantOrvllie. Dodge county, came IL last even
ing, and will fill the space allotted to that
gallery to repletion.
Superintendent Bohland informs the GLOBE
that in vegetables DIVISION X over $50
eatries have been made, and for certainty
This department is very fine.
The German Agricultural aud horticultural
society CT Ramsey county enter for the largest
and best display Of the sweepstakes premium.
The fruit and flowers, division |, Supu.
Harris says have over Cue entries and is the
largest aud best ever made in the state. the
= Qlmstead county Horticultural society and
Mr.. E. B. Jordan alone making display that
would have been en- horor to any previous
state far In this connection am requested
90 mention that President Harris, of the Min
1esota State Horticultural society has called
2 special meetiag Of that organization TO take
place On Wednesday evening next, Septem-
her 9Th
In the west wing OF the hall the ladies' fancy
Fork is very tastsfuuy displayed and deserves
4 more particular notlce at some future time.
Some Of the articles are Of elaborate design
and artistic finish, and like al that the ladies
Co are simply perfect.
IN MACHINERY HALL
Hymes & Patterson exhibit Mccormick goods
Robertson Bros. exhibit Walter A. Woods bud.
ers and mowers. D. Il. Williams champion
binders, raapers and mowers The Rochester
Manufacturing company exhibit the Rochester
harvester and binder manufactured al ROches
ter. s. B. Clarke the Marsh Whitney platform
binder. The Plano harvester and binder,
manufactured at Plano, HI, is exhibited by
the company. Besides these numberless smaller
exhibits fill up the hall which is being doubled
20 accommodate the increased demand. The
Deering folks exhibit their full line of Irvine
binder. reaperss mowers, etc, in their own
s0eCi0uR and Brl61GId DaVlliOu <
CATTLE.
This department is full, not single stall o.
the two hundred andI fifteen being vacant, and
the question now is whtre shall the rest be
put: Is is without doubt the largest and BY
ali odds the choicest collection of stock eve
exhibited west OF tue Mississippi river.
PRINCIPAL HERDS.
c. A. DeGraf, of the famous Lake Eiysiai
stock farm, GAINESVILLE, Mimi, has TWEEN ty-on'
head OF shorthorns. This herd is worth see
Ing,. and is OF great Importance as having q
strain OF perfect blood, and is credit to iii
owner and the state.
n. ?. Clarke. OF the Meadow Lawn herd
st. Cloud, Mimi, nas thirteen sncrthornt
and ten Jerseys, as sample OF what his farm
Is stocked with. AS breeder Mr.. Clarke hal
more than state reputation, and is the pos
SCISSOR of some of the best blood in the world
L. Dtoch"dSs Oh Iue Sisef opiiue oeOeE
and dairy farm, four miles from Rochester
has ten Jerseys ara SIX shorthorne, and fint
dock Of sheep
John w. Morse and son, Dane county, Wis
seventeen head OF Devon cattle; magnificent
nerd, aud worth seeing.
Mr.. George Harding, Of Naukeshs, Wis.
seventeen head Of shorthorns and nineteel
head of Cotswold sheep.
These, and numberless other minor entries
make the cattle department fairly booming
Monday will find everything in ship shape ant
ready fer the throngs of visitors.