St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-26

ago a few Crescoites started out to Sc
cure a track, and i'll a couple Of hours
t~hlrty-five gentlemen subscribed 500
each, and the Cresco Driving Park asso-
citation was incorporated under state
law. Twenty acres of land close by
were secured, and o CreSco had a
regulation track equal to any in the
West. Fences of dressed lumber and
painted, with rows of thrifty hard naples,
surround the property. This spring a
consolidation was formed with the How
ard County Agricultural society, when
the old ground, with its Uneven and IT.
regular track, vas sold and the proceeds
invested in buildings On the Driving
Park grounds.
We present our readers with cuts of
such buildings as were sufficiently adj
vanced to photograph, and they are GER
tainly a credit to the beautiful little
city OF CreSco and the county of How
ard.
"A floral hall, a gem in It's way, with
nearly 5000 square feet of floor room,
attracts universal attention. 1t is painted
inside and out, with every convenience
that goes with such.
q A VEGETABLE HALL,
80 by 81, with 12-fOOt verandaS on either
end; a beautiful amphitheater, with
stalls shelved off underneath, and every
occupant provided with key of his own
premises; a large band pavilion close
by. with stall privileges underneath; a
handsome Office at the main entrance
for ticket sellers, and close by one for
the officers, with three large horse barns
fitted up sumptuouSly, one 100 feet long,
one ITO and one $50. All these buildings
are inclosed with dressed inch lumber,
single roofs, cornice, ETC., roofs painted
red and bodies cream with walnut trim
mings; no less than three spacious
water closets, same style of finish, with
screens, are here found. The stalls for
cattle number $50, with managers for hay
and rings to hitch. Sheep pens and hog
pens, with yards and shutes, are looked
after, and all these buildings are painted
white, presenting a fine appearance.
Water is furnished by wind power suf-
ficient for all demands. 1t is cOmfOrta-
BILE to see sides Of buildings with seats
around for tired people. Nowhere can
a more complete ground, track and
building outfit greet the eye. 1t will do
more to make CreScO known and praised
by outsiders than anything they could
have done. 1t shows what can be done
by the people pulling together. On Aug.
81 to 80 these beautiful premises will
be baptized, when Howard county will
hold its fair, for which the people far
and near are anxiously waiting.
The attractions are varied and numer-
Gus. They will have the breeds of
CATTLE AND HORSES
representing the best of their kind.
Floral hall will be filled with the fancy
work of this community of skilled and
intelligent people.
The SiSseton reservation has been
searched for attractions, and a party OF
Sioux Indians will be there to perform
various feats. Fifteen hundred dollars
is given for speed. Prof. Harry Gruber
will go up in his mammoth balloon and
jump out at a height of several
thousand feet. A band tourna-
ment for large purses, base ball
contests for liberal premiums. a
ten-mile equestrian race by professional
lady riders or fast horses, a cowboy
race, athletic contests and other attrac-
tons will go to help make this a mem-
orable fair.
The officers are James Nichols, presi-
dent; r. FL. Owen, vice president; John
McI1ugh, secretary land b. 2. P.Norton,
treasurer. Last year Mr.. McHugh was
president of the society. as we'll as pres
ident of the Iowa Improved Stock
Breeders association, the highest honor
obtainable In Iowa stock circles. This
year his energy is directed towards
making Cresco the permanent home of
a fair far beyond that of ordinary en-
tertainments of this character. Only dis
agreeable weather will prevent it being
a great understanding which the
people can refer with pride and salts
faction for wears to come.