New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-09-26
THE LAST DAT.
The Thirtisth Annual Minnesota State Fair
Closes With the Greatest Possible Success.

! which had fallen the day before, and every
/ thing bore evidence of superb day in the
/ celebration of the thirtieth anniversary OF
the history and progress of the splendid
| achievements in the world of agriculture in
Minnesota. The American flag, as it un-
folded its majestic folds to the bright crisp
1 northwestern breeze from the topmast of
every building, never before presented a
more inspiring scene than it did yesterday
| morning, with thousands and thousands
/ of lovers of the emblem of American
| liberty upon the grounds and hundreds of
SCARED veterans who had followed it to vic
/ tory and preserved it's dignity and grandeur
/ and the solidity and perpetuity of the union.
/ 1t was typical of the breadth, not of the acre
! age of the golden Northwest, but of the spir-
| gral parts OF the common union, associated
with the achievements of the past and the
/ brilliant possibilities of the future.
THE INDUSTRIAL PARADE.
| At 1890 O'Clock Supt. Bushnell was the
| busiest man in the state. The industrial pa
/ rade was the creation of his own prolific
brain, and it's magnitude as well as beauty
| was looked forward to with more than or
| binary interest. The delay in getting the
| various industries in line naturally caused
! some impatience, though it was not long I'M
| til the line was formed, and more extensive
| display was seldom if ever exhibited. The
| procession was headed by the Great Western
band of sixty pieces, followed by Supt. Bush
nell on horseback. Next came magnificent
| " painted wagon drawn by two handsome
! bay horses, in which were President Merriam
and the other officers of the asso-
| cation. Then came the steam en-
gines drawing their TRANS of wagons, thresh-
ers, mowers, reapers, cornplanters, plows,
cultlYators, harroWs, rakes, drills, potato
dlggers, grass-seed sewers and the hundreds
| of other farm implements which have con-
Sn To ho cd mn Of
state of the Industrious husbandman, and
fair. - : -
THE STOCK DISPLAY.
The next in line, and long lineit was. too.
was what appeared to be miles of stock 1t
is doubtful it a more splendid aggregation of
horses and cattle were ever placed on ex-
hibition than was seen on the grounds during
the week just passed. 1t was a sight the
beauty OF which is not often offered in this
or any other country The progress made
by the people of the United States within the
last ten years in the cultivation of blood in
domestic animals, as well as the human
race, has attracted the attention of the civil
lied world. No better evidence of this prog
ress could have been offered than was demon
strated yesterday.
The display was especially one of the dis
tinctive features of the Northwest which
could with consistency be taken to illustrate
the fact that this section has not only kept
pace with the march of progress, but has
placed itself in the lead. The exhibit and dis
play made in the parade ofthe Percheron and
Clydesdale heavy draught stations was one
OF the most attract features in the parade,
which commanded the admiration and favor
able comment of almost the entire attend
ance.
THE GRAND ARMY.
i, By this time the attractions incident to
| the coming battle were the chief topic, and
| soon the grand stand began to be filed by
those who might have objected to being first
in war, though they manifested desire to
occupy front seats when war-like scenes were
in full view. The scenes in and about the
tents of the Grand Army were brisk in the
extreme. The old veterans were not as
hilarious as the young, who had only read
| instead of tasted the hardships of war. The
| fife and the drum filled the air with music.
| The citizen soldiery clad in the habiliments
| of war were not less imposing in appearance
| than were the regulars, though the latter
commanded the admiration of every one and
| simply because they were participants in the
! name of the army of the United States AS
| the positions were taken by the contending
forces upon the different portions of the field,
when the infantry with its steady tread,
| followed by the force and dignity of
the United States artillery, had taken it's
|
the forty Thousand throats in praise of
| the institution Of the army and it's proud
achievements. Galloping horses with gal
| liant riders went from end to end of the
acreage, bearing the ensign Of the army and
| holding it up for admiration to the civilized
world On the distant hill stood silently
waiting the command the army of the ma
ton, while in the valley below were stationed
the citizen soldiery of the state. 1t was not
unlike the massing Of the forces for q
| Gettysburg or march up Lookout noun
tain. 1t was a renewal of the scenes
| during the darkest days Of the nations his
| tory, and when gazed upon by those who
! had barred their breasts to the enemy for
their countrys good, it called forth the recol-
lections of the past which are SO dear to the
| surviv ors of that grand army of patriots
! whose day was yesterday in the celebration
of the eventful past.
THE BATTLE BEGINS.
After a proper disposition of the forces in
| the bloodless battle a skirmish fire
was commenced by cavalry from the
Blues and infantry from the Reds
! The fire grew hotter and the Reds began to
| move down and over the fence into the field
The regulars held their places on the left of
! the Red line OF battle, save one company,
/ which was deployed along the track at right
angle to the lines of BATTLE where they COM
/ menced a crossfre Their skirmishers were
| Delng drlYen SLOWLY pack When the blues ad-
vanced in full line of BATTLE their skirmishers
forming on the right The battle waxed
hotter, and the artillery of both sides
was brought into action. The
Blues answered the desultory
firing of the Reds by yolleys from the militia.
The smoke gradually began to obscure the
| field from the sight of the eager spectators.
The Blues were driven back slowly at first,
then the right broke and then the center, till
they were in their original position, when
the firing ceased as if by mutual consent.
At 1855 the Blue skirmishers re-opened
their scattering fire and retreated, followed
closely by the Reds. The Blues artillery
commenced firing again. The regulars were
marched up battalion front at right angles
to the rest of the Red line and opened a
fierce fire at left obique. The battle now
reached it's fercest point. The Reds adj
vanced driving the enemy before them till
they were intrenched behind their breast
1 works and the battery retired to the extreme
end of the field. The Reds thought they had
4 inflicted a decisive blow and fell back, but
the Blues with renewed fury advanced again
on the full run. The Reds retreat v as not
because of weakness, however, and they
turned on the enemy, driving them back out
4 of their entrenchment to the higher pro1lnd