St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-08
ricultural society is completed, and the OIL
GERS will occupy the building Monday morn

Secretary Judson went to Waseca yester-
day afternoon and "boomedr the town for
the great fair. Waseca will probably be given
special day, closing their business houses
and attending the fair in body.
The Great Western band of st. Paul will
be in attendance at the fair two days, We'd
nesday and Thursday, of next week. We'd
nesday with the st. Paul Jobbers, and Thurs
day with Blaine and Logan clubs, st. Paul
Waseca county will contest for the special
premium offered by the State Agricultural
society of $50 to first, $50 to second and $50
to third, for the best display of fruits, grain
and grasses.
All the space in the main building is taken,
and many exhibitors are busy arranging
their exhibits.
The race track will be in good condition
for the races, Col. Chambers having men and
teams hard at work.
Elias Moses. Indianapolis, is on the way
here with large herd of Hereford cattle and
blooded horses, and will be quartered on the
grounds to-day.
All the superintendent of the departments
are on the grounds and hard at work placing
NihSiSH1 SAuiDltS.
Lyon county will also contest for the best
exhibit OF grains, fruits, grasses, etc.
Loaded teams can be seen on nearly every
street leading to the fair grounds, despite the
hard rains during the day. Flle
The Western Union Telegraph company
are erecting line to the fair grounds, and
can be found at the northwest corner of the
main building during the week.
Saturday and to-day will be the last days
that entries will be received. The number
far exceeds that of last year when entries
closed
E. Fl. Belden, of Wisconsin, viii exhibit
the following breed of poultry: Light Brah-
mas, Buff Cochins, Golden Polish Pearl GuI-
meas, Partridge Cochins, Pekin ducks, Rouen
ducks, Toulouse geese, etc.-some twenty
coops.
The GLOBE has secured good quarters on
the grounds and will give full and accurate
reports of the great events to take place there
next week.
The judges stand has been repainted, and
presents fine appearance.
One of the dining halls began business
yesterday feeding laborers and horse men.
Secretary Judson has been through the
state personally and says it is the general
feeling at all towns wherever possible to
attend the great fair this year in body, and
that the general outlook for great crowd
all the week was never as good as this year.
The general prosperity of the people in the
state aiding in this direction.
Waseca during next week, connecting with
a special from Mankato, at Waseeafhtoi9 :29l
reaching Owatonna at 10 100 a. IN. ~ p
A special will run over the c. 81 NJ W.
railroad, Sept. 9, 10, II and IL, from Man
kato and Rochester, reaching here at 1000
a. m.
Capt. Flagg, of the NJ. s. st. P railroad,
has thrown out some $4,000 posters the past
few days in the interest of the state fair.
D. w. Sperry will exhibit the new patent
tanning mills made at Dodge Centre.
The swine exhibit will be unusually large,
the pens used last year being altogether too
small in number. Mrs. G. L. Holmes,
Steele county, has entered several pens of
her blooded swine.
Mr.. Hubbard, of Connecticut, is here in
the interest of a corn planter and will exhibit
the same next week.
ii. K. Moore, Jr., 81 Co., dry goods, of this
city, will make an exceedingly large and fine
exhibit at the fair, having secured space and
begun work at once.
A new wind mill stand is being erected
just south OF the main building.
dispatch has been received that special
stock train, consisting of twenty-six cars,
LETT Minneapolis Saturday for the fair here,
arriving this evening. All day to-day cattle
adorned with blue ribbon could be seen being
driven towards the fair grounds, a special
from the last arriving this morning.
There will be meeting of the superiu-
tendents of the state centennial committee
in the parlors of the Commercial hotel this
evening. Mrs. Scott, of Iowa, will attempt
the organization of a similar order among
the wives of members in the ladies' parlor of
the same hotel on the same evening.
Two cars of cattle came down from Waseca
at noon to-day. A special will come up
from Rochester this afternoon.
Several prominent sporting men have
arrived from Chicago, aud have quarters at
the Comm ercial.
One of the prominent features of the fair
will be the advent of the st. Paul Jobbers'
Union, which will occur on Wednesday The
wholesale men of st. Paul who comprise that
institution, accompanied by the Great West
ern band, will be upon the grounds to receive
and entertain their friends. II
To-day will be children's day. There will
be no charge for entrance to the gr6uIdg e6f
any child under twelve years, and a very i'm
teresting programme will be arranged for the
little folks consisting of dog races driven to
carts, three legged races, races for all chill
dren under twelve, and variety OF sports
which they will appreciate.