St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-08
NOTE AND COMMENT.
Chatter and Gossip of the Fair,
Done in Notes.

An enthusiastic meeting of st. Paul travel
ing men was held in Room at the Mer-
chants last evening, and arrangements made
for Travelling mems day" at the State Fair
tomorrow. Nearly 500 men will form into
a line at the Merchants at II o'clock and
headed by the Second Reg mert band, march
to the depot, where a special train will con-
Vey them TO the Fair grounds There the st.
Paul delegation will be met by a similar one
from Minneapolis. and the two will consoli-
date. The marshals of the day will be Chief
Ike Ledner. A. Pomeney, II. s. Gilbert,
P. BraYley and II. Whaley. These same
gentlemen will also act as marshals on We'd
neSday evening, when the travelling men
take in the Exposition at Minneapolis. The
executive committee will be in session all
forenoon at the Merchants from 10 O'Clock
until noon, and all travelling men wishing to
participate in the parade are requested to call
during that time and secure badges.
Mr.. Bruno Beaupre was among the visitors.
He is fond of horses. but is not an extremist
on the subject of the noble quadruped. He
owns, as every one knows one of the finest
teams in the country, but he is inclined to
trample upon traditions somewhat in the
management of them. After working his
horses into healthy perspiration, he does
not rub them 70 rub the hide Off them and
then lay them away 10 smother in mass of
bandages. He scrapes them and drives them
in the open air at an easy gait until they are
thoroughly dried off. He drove them on the
Fair grounds race course Monday enening,
and found the track in such bad condition
after the running races that he decided not to
drive his horses in any contest OF speed.
His horses are twelve years old, and through
having been well cared for they are as good
as they were six years ago.
L. Fl. Haynes, OF Fargo, exhibits an i'm
provement of the pedigree blue-stem wheat
1t is improved by selection. 1t heads from
five to seven inches in length He has been
improving it for the last six years. Speaking
of i'm a r-rni ifu NJ
Fargo this year, he said: ''Quite a percent
age of the wheat sown has been ploughed
up on account OF the drouth. On some farms
the loss amounted to as high as 20 per cent.
The yield ranges from three to thirty bushels
an acre on that which is cut. Oats are very
poor, except i'll special localities. where they
have been favored by rain. But as a rule
the oats crop is the poorest ever saw
D. M. Stewart chief clerk in the immigra-
ton department of the Northern Pacific
railroad, was on the grounds yesterday look
ing after the display of grain, grass. vege-
tables, woods, wool, minerals and fruits of
the Northern Pacific railway, which has two
car loads on exhibition at the Fair alone.
The railroad also has display of the prod
ucts of the rich country through which it
runs at the Minneapolis Exposition, another
at the Buffalo, n. Y, industrial fair and ex-
position, and another at the Detroit Mich.
fair and exposition. The Northern Pacific
will not exhibit at st. Louis this year.
The Mexican yaqueros vino are doing the
stage coach robbery act and roping wild
steers for the editieation of the crowds at the
fair grounds, will this morning attend church
in ST. Paul in body, with Col. Landers as
escort. The boys don't often get chance to
hear sermon on the range, aud will take
this opportunity of hearing one and joining
in the singing. 1t has not yet been definitely
decided what church will be honored by the
attendance of the vaqueros. though Col
Landers says it will not make much differ
ence so long as it is a regular slap up church
with frst-class preacher
The wild injun'' fake has a tent that no
pale face may enter without leaving 10 cents
behind. The gang are organized into base
drum band, and execute the Salvation Army
drill with extreme JUNCTION. Yesterday the
line of march lay along Chewing Gum street
TO Hard Cider avenue, thence to the corner
of Ham-Sandwich street thence westward to
Banana Peel alley, thence to Fakir's square
and headquarters. The army was followed
by droves of kids, who saw it to the bivouac
and then beat hearty retreat. Not a single
boy beat his way under the canvas.
Grand Army men must remember to be ad-
mitted free to the Fair grounds and grand
stand Tuesday, Sept. 10, you have to go as a
post ana have your badge on; you can also
take your families with YOU. Acker Post will
meet at a. m. sharp, at its new hall, corner
Wabasha and Seventh, so as to take the $50
train to the Fair grounds Their families
can join them at the train or at the en-
with them. Individual members will not be
admitted free.
Monday, Sept. 9, Commercial Travellers
day. reception at 10 o'clock to the CONNER
cial Travellers Club Of st. Paul and Mime
apolis; IL o'clock, reception to travelling men
of the entire state; l O'Clock, the Texan van
queros in their exhibition of the Lone Scout
of the Plains and attack by Indians; 80,
regular races; 8 O'Clock, formal opening Of
the art gallery: unveiling of Mr.. Kessler's
venus and Tannhauser."
Gov. Merriam passed portion of the day
in the judges stand watching the alternate
racing and exhibitions of horsemanship by
the vaqueros. Once, when California Jim
had roped wild horse and with superb skill
thrown the animal on its side. his excellency
remarked: That's pretty, but don't quite
enjoy looking at it. I'm too fond Of horses
to relish seeing one handled in that way"
The races tomorrow will consist of a 2 :45
trot for a purse of S400, PA pace for a
purse Of $500, one mile running race and
repeat for $500 and a five-eighths mile run
ming dash.
ren's day was perpetrated by modestyoung
girl of seventeen summers, who rode over
the grounds astride of Shetland pony.
A gentleman by the name of Cobb has at
tended the State Fair with such regularity
that he has been given the sobriQuet Of
Corn Cobb.
Tomorrow will be comm ercial travellers
day. All the travelling men living in both
cities will be present without single excep-
ton.
The cane fakir has arrived with both feet
and boat load Of walking sticks.