The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-10-10
The Stnte Fair.

attendance. The e~nterprising cIti
zens of the queen city are receiving
many compliments for the manner
in which they conducted the fair, and
the success achieved.
Perhaps this was due to the many
novel features added by the city.
Among them were, the most success
full editorial banquet that has occur
red in the state, attracting nearly
one hundred editors; a demOnstra-
ton and parade for the travelling
men who do business in the state.
These two features alone would nat
urally do more to advertise the fair
than anything else that could have
been done. Members OF all civic So
cieties were interested inparades, and
the Masons, in particular, made a
grand display with their Shriners
parade. During these events at
night the city was beautifully illumi-
mated by gas and electric lights, in
arches across the principal streets,
and calcium lights along the side, the
streets meanwhile being packed with
people, as some one has said like sar-
dimes in a box.
One of the most interesting feat
ures to many visitors was the bicycle
races and exhibitions, givenin an en-
closed ground, built especially for
that purpose. Several of the western
c~rack-a-iacks yer there, and took
part in the handicap races, making
two or three new state records. Rich
ardson, the champion trick bike per-
former was there also, and those
who witnessed his eyolutions on the
wheel, will believe that he can do
about anything he wants to.
The fair proper was a success also,
the biggest pumpkin, the longest "a
of corn, the finest wheat, oats, etc,
etc. all being there in profusion, but
in this respect all fairs are the same,
and while counties or individuals like
to have good crops, few people would
go very far to look at the purely ag-
ricultural exhibits. In fact a forcible
illustration Of this was noticed upon
entering the fair. Where one person
turned to examine the grains and
vegetables three others would crowd
up around the fake games running
on every hand, and the 'come on
boys OF the glib fakir meyer failed to
catch their interest and money. The
usual exhibits of all kinds were good,
stock, machines, implements, every
thing OF that sort you have seen a
dozen times. The races were only
fair, and the vast crowd displayed a
very cool feeling towards the new
tangled kite shaped mile track, be-
cause they could only see the start
and finish. The old hall mile track
makes racing far more interesting to
those who go to a fair to see the
pumpkins-but are ready to jump
when the bell taps for the races!
Yes, the girl with the boomers was
there. She beat a trotting horse. in
a mile race, and the fact that she.
could not have done it wearing skirts
il a good legitimate reason for hert to
wear bloomers-when racing.
Four bands made music at thefair,
one OF them being an Indirn band
from the Santee agency, which al
ways drew a crowd around them.
Their music, of course was not to be
compared to the other bands, but it
was n decided improvement upon
their war whoop OF a few years ago.
The balloon man was there to make
his foolish jump from the clouds-in
fact, when one looked at the crowds
he would naturally think most every
body was there. The crowd taxed
the falilities of Sioux Falls to fur
nish accommodations, but she did it
all right, and the record of her 1895
fair is this most successful in the
states history.
Reduced Rates to Atlanta.
On account of the Cotton States