The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-26
ONE OF THE NEW FEATURES
OF THE STATE FAIR OF
1897.
BALLOON RACE is ANOTHER
THAT WILL DRAW ATTENTION TO
THE FAIR OF THIS
AUTUMN.
to the Monday Following
That Date.

One of the attractive features of the
coming state fair will be the tented viii
lage provided for the farmers, and the
farmers institute Conducted by o. c.
Gregg, superintendent of farmers state
institutes. The plan is to secure
large number of tents and place them
at the disposal of the farmers and their
families who wish to camp on the
grounds for the week. These tents are
furnished without cost to their occu-
pants other than the purchase Of a
season ticket for each occupant Din
ing halls will afford ample facilities for
meals, and as the tents are waterproof
comfortable and economical week can
be passed
1t is expected that the majority who
occupy these tents will be interested in
the institute lectures. The institutes
will be held in the morning and be
over before the crowds reach the
grounds, thus enabling the partici-
pants to mingle with their friends
who are not in camp and have album
dant time to see the sights Last year,
owing to the Grand Army camp, this
feature was not inaugurated in time to
form large camp, but this year tents
have been secured in abundance, and
all who desire can be supplied. Parties
wishing to occupy them should make
their applications to Secretary Randall
and secure their season tickets. This
is a feature which will enable people
to obtain all the benefits and pleas
ures arising from the exhibits at very
moderate expense.
The fair management has secured
novel feature for the fair in the shape
Of balloon ascensions. Tuesday, Sept
T. there will be a single balloon ascen-
cion and parachute leap by the aero
naut, who will also take a dog up with
him and, attaching him to a parachute,
will drop him from the balloon at the
height of a mile. On the next day.
Wednesday, there will be a monster
balloon ascension carrying a lady and
a gentleman, who will both make the
parachute leap, descending to the earth
in that manner. Thursday there will
be two balloons, one occupied by a
lady, and the other by a gentleman
They will indulge in a balloon race,
the test being to see who can reach
a given height and return 10 the earth
the quickest by the parachute.
All of these exhibitions will be in
full view Of the grand stand; and, if
the weather is favorable, will prove
very novel feature of the fair. These
are what might be termed side amuse-
ments, the main portion and the edu-
cational features of the fair being the
chief aim of the exhibit and of a more
serious and practical character. The
combination of all the features, how
ever, will make the Minnesota fair Of
1897 the most complete and entertain
ing Of any similar exhibitions ever
given in the Northwest.
The entries for exhibits are coming
in rapidly and indicate that every de-
partment will be more than full. The
ladies are taking especial interest In
their exhibits. Miss Mabel Wheeler,
of Minneapolis, will have a fine dis
play of amateur paintings in the art
department of the woman's division.
Miss Elizabeth Bofferding, of Min
neapolis, has engaged space for an eX-
hlbit Of fine decorated china in the
art department of the woman's divis-
ion.
superintendent Charles M. Jordan,
in charge of the schools of Mime
apolis, has secured a space twenty by
fCrty-eight in the exposition build
ing for the exhibit of the Minneapolis
public schools.
Mcguire Bros, of the st. Paul Bust
ness college, have also arranged for a
display of their pupils work in the eX-
position building.
John R. Patrick, of North Carolina,
secretary Of the Southern Industrial
association, has applied for space to
make large exhibit of Southern prod
ucts. Cotton on the stalk, sugar
cane, tobacco and all the various prod
ucts for which the South is famous
will be displayed.
P. H. Smith, of Minneapolis, has also
secured space for an extensive exhibit
of cereal products. 1t is useless to at
tempt to enumerate the entries. but
these are indications of the tide that
is setting in.
Both Minneapolis and St Paul will
have carnival season occupying five
evenings of the week, so that there
will be no limit to the entertainment
for the visitors day or night Sept
to 10.
The sale of privileges has been post
poned from Saturday, Aug. Z, to Mon
day, Aug. 9, at p. m. The sale will
be by auction and conducted on the
fair grounds at Hamline
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