Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-03

stand at the head of all western breeders.
/, They had one animal whose equal, they
claim. can not be found in America. The
famous Cottswold flock from Adalia,
forty in number, will be here to-mor-
row.
| The short horn men are on then mettle
and propose to make such an exhibit of the
merits of their various breeds and classes
as will forever silence all cavil as to the
merits of their class OF stock. G. A. De
Graf, of GAINESVILLE, N. P. Clark, of st. Cloud
and 81. T. Brown, of Minneapolis, besides
numerous other breeders from Iowa and
Illinois, will exhibit their herds in almost
their entirely. Secretary Judson claims
that such another line of short horns has
never been seen in this country as will be
| found ct this fair.
Major Croprier, of Cresco, and Col
Aitkin, of Decors, shy their castor into the
-ng and call upon Ellie, of Austin, Taylor,
It Owatonna, Major Meyers, of Wells, and
ne famous herd at Waseca to compare the
/ Holstein breeds. The rivalry between the
short horns and the Holsteins will bring
/ the very best stock in the country to this
I fair. But the cattle exhibit will not be
| confined to the breeds mentioned above.
/ Other breeds of every description will be
on exhibit. Look at the array of stock as
generalzed from the books of the secre-
tRry and judge for yourself.
In horses the entries are 100 head OF
Clydesdale, 7S Normans, besides about 200
head of trotters, mules and general pur-
pose horses; of cattle, short horns 80 head;
Holsteins 106; Devons 40; Jerseys 60; be-
sides % Herefords, Polled Angus and
Scotch Galloways; of sheep there will be
over 200 pens full and they consist of all
the valuable breeds under the sun-Cots-
wolds, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Scotch
Black faces, Merinos, ETC., of swine there
will be $50 pens fuIl--Poland China,
Berkshire, ESufolk and Jersey.
The horses, cattle, sheep
and swine are owned by the famous
breeders of orr own state, Illinois, Iowa
and Wisconsin, and are among the finest
in the land. A decided feature will also
be made of poultry in which the entries
are numerous and said to be very fine.
The horse exhibits promise to be some
thing very extraordinary and will be par
ticipated in by some of the most famous
breeders in the west. Mr.. Robert Halo
way, of Alexis, ILL.,, an extensive importer
of and dealer in Clydes; Galbraith Bros,
located at JanesYille, Wis; Mckay Bros,
of Iowa, ]. M. Ellsworth, of Iowa, the Ar
lington herd and other noted and extern
sive breeders will be present to exhibit
their horses.
THE OPENING.
Notwithstanding the various difficulties
and repeated delays, by almost superhu-
man efforts and work night and day, the
buildings and grounds of the Minnesota
Fair association will be ready and com
plete for the opening tomorrow. The
last touches of the painters and earpen-
ters we're put on yesterday. There will be
no delay to exhibitors by incomplete
buildings and stalls, everything being
ready to receive them. The grounds on
Sa .urday presented very animated ap-
pearance. Crowds of workmen gathering
up the odds and ends of their work, exhlb- |
itors arranging their shelves, and the din |
ing halls and lunch booths putting in their |
material to feed the expected thousands. |
To morrow will be children's day and
a warned and interesting programme has
been gotten up to amuse the little folks. |
All children under fourteen will be admit
ted free during the day. The programme, |
as far as has been decided, will consist of |
a pony race, horse trot, sack racing, climb |
ing the creased pole, wagon race with dogs |
to harness, and new game called s'the |
potato game" will be introduced. There |
will no doubt be large attendance of |
children who will enjoy the day highly.
eovKRsoR's DAY.
The governors DAY will be on Tuesday |
instead of Thursday, as has been heretofore |
and it is expected that this |
will be one of the days of the fair. The |
governor and the various state officers be-
sides many Prominent gentlemen |
and ladies from various parts !
of Minnesota, Iowa and Wis |
consin, will be present. On this day a |
barbecue-a good old-fashioned feast
with whole roast OK, will be given. The |
steer for the occasion was contributed by |
A. 81. Bulls, of Winnebago City, and |
weighs 900 pounds. Mr. George Covering
has charge of the roasting, and there is no |
doubt but that his part of the work will be
done to a turn. The Red Rock camp
meeting tent has been secured and raised |
On the ground. Beneath the shelter of |
this gigantic stretch of canvas the banquet |
will be given under the superintendent of |
the ladies of the Congregational church |
Of Owatonna. After the dinner, which |
5akes place promptly at o'clock p. M,
here will be speech-making and free |
concert. Many st. Paul people are ex-
Dected on this day, with the governor.
The train leaves st, Paul at $50 a. m. and /
caches Owatonna at about 10 a. m, and |
caves Owatonna at $50 p. m, reaching st. |
Paul about $50 p. m.
PARTIALLY DAY.
The citizens of Faribault desiring to give
he state fair benefit, and at the same
lime give their neighbor Owatonna a
BOOST, will almost generally close their
places of business on Wednesday next and
-epair to Owatonna. The association bas
that day as ''Faribault day."
Various sports, foot races, bicycle races,
base tall, ETC., ETC., will be inaugurated on
hat day by the athletes of the sister cities
o enter into friendly contest. No doubt
7aribault day will be a grand success.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS.
On Thursday the Hon. Geo. B. Loring,
United States commissioner of agricul-
re Ii oeuver the annual address. and
Rin also witness the grand parade of stock
IN the fair grounds.
THE RACES
Besides the special attractions already
and those to be announced
hereafter there will ba racip1 of tho b;ob |