St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-14
STATE FAIR NOTES.

me entries in the bicycle races will
not be closed until Sept. l, and not on
aug. ~, as previously announced.
v; Collins, of the Northwestern
ton Of building for the occupancy of
ms paper during the fair This is the
hrst new building to be put up this
year. 1t will take the form of a corn
paIace and viii be a unique structure
Inc executive committee of the board
OF O., managers, consisting of Col. Clark
Chambers, c. N. Cosgroye and d. r
McG1nnis, will meet at the office of the
secretary on the grounds on Thursday
afternoon at O'clock to consider p
number Of matters of detail concerning
the fair. They will decide on different
attractions which cannot yet be an
nounced.
Secretary Randall goes to Mankato
today TO participate in the ceremonies
incident to a house-warming which l..
T. Hunt is to give his new neWspaDer
pundlng. Mankato is making the fair
one or general participation, and as
freSldent Weaver is mayor of Manka-
TO: he will be an important figure on
this occasion. Secretary Randall will
be his guest while in Mankato
Inc press clubs of st. Paul and Min
neapolls have already begun to ar
range for the programme of events
they viii provide on Saturday, the 18th
one OF the things that is being ar
ranged for is running race between
the mounted police of st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
A call has been issued by the mem
bers of the Minneapolis Press club to
newspaper men who are devotees of the
bicycle to organize the Press Cycle club
10 participate in the events of newspa-
per day. The members of the Mime
apoi1S club think they have a team that
can beat any team that can be pro
duced among the st. Paul neWspaner
men ana propose to issue a challenge
to that effect.
A circular letter has. been sent ont nv
the officers of the State Editorial So
clety TO the newspaper men throughout
the state in reference to newspaper
day; and the country papers are al
ready beginning to team with notices
OF the fair. This is resulting in appli-
cations for space and the assurance of
a very large attendance from all parts
OF the stare. The editorial association
is. DONG its part to make the fair, and
sized success.
Inc farmers institutes are arrang-
ing for the usual course of lectures of
interest to the farmers of the stare who
may come to the fair. They are to
have present also editors of all the
agricultural papers throughout the
country. since the International con-
gress of agricultural editors will be
held on the grounds during the fair.
Dr. courier and superintendent Gregg
tents which they tender to farmers for
their use during the week and which
may be had free of cost The agri-
cultural society will sell tickets, good
Tor the whole week, for such as may
want to occupy these tents, for 81. The
tents are large enough to accommodate
six persons.
>. The sale OF privileges will take place
saturday, the 31st. on the grounds
rms will include the right to maintain
dining halls and the usual number of
midway plaisance attractions. More
than the usual number of dining halls
VIII need to be built this year, since
the main dining hall is to be used for
exposition purposes.
Nearly all the space in the main
building has been assigned to mer-
chants in ST. Paul and Minneapolis, but
superintendent McGinnis is managing
to squeeze in a few tardy applicants.
Never before has the space been taken
as early as is the case this year,