The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-23
GRAND AND GLORIOUS
Will Be the Great Sedalia Ext'
position the Coming
Week.
An Exhibition Which Promises to
Eclipse All Former Eff
forts.

Tuesday next will be the opening day OF
the great Sedalis Exposition aud from
present indications, it promises to be the
greatest fair held in the state this year, out
side of ST. Louis.
For months past the officers and direct
ors of the fair association have
been busily at work. and
the fruit of their labors is apparent on
every hand. The association, as has been
previously stated, have determined that if
liberality, energy and enterprise count for
ANYTHING, the Sedalia Fair and Exposition
will be a grand success, rejecting credit
alike upon the managers of the Fair assO.
citation and the beautiful metropolis OF
Central Missouri.
THE SPEED RING.
One of the most attractive features at
any fair i, the races, and recognizing this
fact, the association have offered premiums
so liberal as to attract many fast steppers
from all parts OF the country. The races this
year will undoubtedly be the finest, most
spiritedly contested ever witnessed on the
Sedalia fair grounds.
THE STOCK DISPLAY.
In the department. Of horses the display
promises to be unusually fine, some OF the
stock having already arrived.
In the cattle ring there will be maguif-
iesnt exhibit, and it will we'll repay any
one to pay a visit TO the sheep and hog
pens. Doe gentleman alone from Howard
county will have on exhibition one hun
dred head of sheep.
sPECIALTIEs.
The management, with commendable en-
terprise, has determined to spare no pains
| TO entertain the vast crowds, who viii
doubtless be in attendance from day to
day.
Toe Wild West combination which is .
novelty and which was only secured st
great outlay, has frequently been referred
10. The entertainment given by this troupe
| is decidedly new and unique, and cannot
fail to please all, especially the ladies and
children.
which gave such general satisfaction at the
Kansas City fair, has been engaged and
will appear daily in their great hurdle
races, etc. This troupe is composed OF
handsome and accomplished horsewomens
whose fame is world wide.
THE NIGHT EXHIBITIONS.
| A feature of the exposition this year
will be the great electric light
exhibition. The performance OF the
. Wild West Combination, races
and other performances will take place,
under electric light, the grounds being
rendered light as day.
THE GROUNDS.
The grounds of the Sedalia Exposition
are undoubtedly among the finest In the
state, and this year they have been put In
unexceptionally good order. A large force
of men aud teams have been engaged Tor
weeks past In improving and beautlfylng
the grounds, until it seems that nothing
has been left undone for the comfort OF
visitors and exhibitors.
FAIR NOTES.
The Wet. u. ladies wsll have a re-
: freshment stand on the fair grounds.
? Several refreshment stands were IN
] course of erection yesterday.
The ladies OF the w. c. T. U. vii
give IS as premiums for the best unfer
. mented wine and for the best mince pi'
made without the use OF liquor.
-Messrs. Craycroft, Stevens, Hsger anG
others of the board of directors were at to-
: grounds yesterday looking over the ground
. and putting up fences for next week.
4 The Montgomery Street Methods
church is erecting large booth where re
o freshments will dispensed. Psrson Mile
!: was driving nails and will drive bargain
for the church this week.
d The aid standby, Jno. A. Fray, Of La
q mine, Cooper county, arrived On tn
IS grounds yesterday with twenty-nine hea
of Norman, CIydesdale and English draf
E, horses, also saddle and road horses. NJ
l. Fray has taken at the Brownsville, His
n psnsville and Marshall fairs this yea
ninety-two premiums, amounting to se'
eral thousand dollars. He is one of th
most prominent and successful breeder
and dealers in thoroughbred horses in Mi
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