Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-23

made.
As beginning of our record of this
coming together of the people of south.
eastern Dakota and northern Nebraska
we give the names of the
OFFICERS OF THE FAIR.
Marshall. B. Hanson.
Superintendent Of Grounds-M. A.
Baker. r,f 4,
Superintendent OF Buildings-G. B
Scougal.
sUPER1NTENDRNTs OF DEPARTMENTS.
Special department of agricultural
products-Rev. DR.. Joseph Ward, presi-
dent of the Yankton college.
Department A-Horses, jacks and
mules, W. 81. Stearns, Yankton county.
Department B-Cattle,H. T. Livings-
ton, Yankton county.
Department C-Swine, Geo. w. Bly,,
Knox county, Nebraska.
Department D-sheep, Joel Fry,
Turner county.
Department E-Poultry, J. L. Turner,
Bon Homme county.
Department F-Agricultural products,
E. B. Dawson, Clay county.
Department G-Machinery. imple.
ments and manufactures, j. L. Foskett,
Bon Homme county.
Merchandise, F. j.
Dewitt, Yankton county.
Department I-NeedIework and the
houeehold, Mrs. J. @. Mcvsy, Yankton
county.
Department K-Painting, &C., Mrs.
W. A. Burleigh, Yankton county.
Department L-Music and musical
instruments, Mrs. ]. P. Wagner, Yank.
ton county.
Department M-Flowers. Mrs. Alex.
Sharp, Yankton county.
Department N-Fruits, John Rede,
Yankton county.
Department O-Dairy products, Jacob
Schnaidt, Hutchinson county.
Department P-Miscellaneous. J. d
Felber, Cedar county, Nebraska.
DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS.
The marshal will wear white, super.
intendent Of grounds q red, and super.
intendent Of buildings pink rossette,
The superlntendents of departments will
wear blue rosettes with ribbon attached
with letters of department stamped
thereon.
Under the auspices of so excellent 9
management the fair will prove sue.
cess if the weather gives it half show
and the prospects are good for graft
flying improvement during the remain.
der of the exhibition. 1t frequently
rains at this time OF the year and the
present visitation is not looked upon as g
discouraging feature. In spite of the
forbidding temperament of the ele
ments
LARGE LIST OF ENTRIES
is on the books OF the secretary tonight
and tomorrow will add as many more
Up to noon to-day the entries aggrega.
ted 526, divided among the various de
partments, and this, the officers say, was
only the opening of the rush promised
them from all quarters.
The vegetable and garden department
is thus far the most largely represented
and the articles in this department are
larger and finer than anything
ever exhibited in this land OF
vegetable wonders. At our last
fair this department was marvel te
all who visited it, but the exhibits of last
year would make no comparison witt
the beginning of this years exhibition.
The cattle department. has already
enough in it to make respectable show
and hardly ten per cent OF the promiset
aggregation is on the grounds. Their
are already over forty entries of horse
and colts and twenty-five Of hogs, viii
plenty more coming to swell the exhibit
In the domestic department the en-
tries are large, but the weather has pre-
vented exhibitors from bringing in man.
of the articles with which the centrs
J hall is to be filed. Most Of the space
however, has been engaged, as we'll q
, in the mercantile, floral. fruit aud mis-
, cellaneous departments.
IL EVERY BODY Is BUSY
I arranging for the exhibition with CALI
Indifference Of outside Indications an
with full faith that Yankton fair vi
! not be spoiled by any combination {
:. the elements.
a A visit to the grounds shows gener,
D activity in all quarters. The ladies wh
. have volunteered their services in q
!. department which can never become
4 lsucooss without their active aii, .,
1 busy adorn!ns their past Of oentr