Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-29
THE STATE FAIR.
People from All Wisconsin
Flock to Milwaukee.
New Record Made fer Opening Day
Exhibits Are Very Good.

OF 10000 people on the grounds, which
presented a scene of activity and lnima-
ton that nobody remembers having OBJ
served before on the first day of the fair.
ct Was children's day, and while the city
schools did not close, as they did last
year, pupils were permitted to absent
themselves if they desired and a great
many of them took advantage OF the op-
pcrtunity TO see the fair free of charge.
E'or the particular benefit of the children
special attractions We're provided, includ-
ing races between Shetland ponies, which,
harnessed to chariots, tried to show Star
Eolnter and Patchen how to do really
rapid mile.
There were $4,000 school children on
the grounds, and from 5000 to 10000
adults. On Wednesday of the fair week
last year l0,S00 tickets for adults were
sold TO the grand stand, and it was
Thought then that this filed it as full as
possible. Today the stand was crowded,
adults
More Visitors than Last Year.
Milwaukee began filing up with coun-
Ery people from all parts of the state
inns morning, and the indications are
mat by tomorrow morning there will be
many thousands of State fair visitors
from all parts of Wisconsin. More gen
era interest is being manifested this year
{han IN SeyfraI former seasons, and the
st Paul and North Western railroads
each brought in about 1000 people from
northern sections during the morning,
Wnlie the Wisconsin Central had 600 or
200. Over 500 school children left on the
arst train on the Northwestern for the
grounds at 8 o'clock, and on the same
train were $50 adults. The later trains
carried from 600 to 800 to the grounds.
The opening day mas never been con-
sldeTed d great success as to adult at
tendance, but today proved an exception,
and by L o'clock there were several
thoRsands of people on the grounds, and
every train and every car after that
saoair arrived crowded, so that the open
Ing day has, for once, proved an excep-
uonaily good one in the matter of attend
ance.
All was hustle and activity at an early
hour this morning, and by 10 o'clock all
exhibits were pretty well in place and
Systematically arranged. All the large
buildings were visited during the morning
and afternoon by good-siZed crowds, and
SupegmtendentS, who have performed SIM
2iar duty for several years past, reported
much more interest and larger crowds
1han they ever noticed before on an open
ing day.
one of the new and decidedly import
ant displays in the art building is the
educational exhibit, made by the public
schools of Wisconsin This exhibit is
grouped into four classes. viz: The dis
trlct school display, the city and district
GRADED schools and the city nigh schools.
The maps. drawings, charts, etc, con-
stituting the display, form 4 most inter
<StIng study, and the educational exhibit
this year promises to take a prominent
zliace in the big show
The visiting farmers will find the out
door display Of farm implements of every
1Iind fully up-to-date and very complete,
interesting and instructive. A large p0r
tion of ground space is being utilized this
gear for the implement exhibits
The lover of fun and sightseeing viii
0e entertained on the Midway"
and IN visiting the numerous 'side at
fractions" That there are ''fakirs at
Jhe fair is not denied and will not be
disputed But there are many visitors 10
Il State fair who want to be faxed and
as they are the willing victims and are
Footing the bills, it is largely their own
affair. They simply pay their money
and take their choice.
Tie Second Day.
Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 22.-[Special.]
This was not only Governors day.
farmers day, the peoples day, Milwau-
,kee day and every body's day. Not least
;aI10ng the exhibits was the display of
anagniticent Wisconsin weather By
thousands crowding through the seven
entrances, and with the indications IA
vorable for an attendance of 10000 or
10000 people by the time the kings of
the turf, Star Pointer and Joe Patchen,
appear on the ive-mile track, which John
BUrnham, iii charge of racing events,
announced this morning was never in
better condition and never faster than
today"
The total receipts at the gates yester-
day amounted in cash to exactly $11SJ.
which means that 2370 adults passed
through the gates. To every one who
paid yesterday there were five free school
children, or nearly $4,000 youngsters,
with several thousand entering on ex
hibitors' tickets, helpers tickets and
other free admissions.
Before 10 o'clock today the most in
teresting buildings, the manufacturers
hall, horticultural and agricultural hail.
the art hall, dairy building and poultry
house, were we'll filled with sightseers,
while there were several thousand peO-
pie about the open grounds, inspecting
the big show of agricultural machinery,
which consists chiefly in peanut and can
sly stands, the "nigger" who exposes his
head to basebalIs thrown by amateur
bali tkrowers; the ring man and the
elysterious woman Wh9 is said to eat
with more poison than would kill all the
peopIe on the ground and other nauseat-
ing fakes Of the old and new era.
The lone bison, III the Dig Tlre-fenced
ward near the dog show, paced about his
quarters with the seeming knowledge
shat he is zone of the few of our fami-
2y now in captivity or at large" and
was making the most of his glorious dis
tincfion, while the pet fawns. deer and
cub bears in the adjoining yard
acted as though they heartily. wished
Ehis ''cruel war was over. while
:, crowd peered through the wire fence
and admired the animal show of the fair
and in another part Of the grounds ''the
band played on"
Speaking of bands, this is band show
as well as an agricultural show. By
moon today thnre were seven or eight. fine
bands ION dress parade about the
grounds. Early in the day the famous
Indian band from the Oneida reservation
marched to Secretary Flemings office
and serenaded the establishment. In the
absence of the genial and busy secretary
his wideawake assistant. Arthur Rabbit,
thanked the band, speaking eloquently in
the Indian tongue. Among the other eX-
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