The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-13
OPENING OF STATE FAIR
EVERYTHING READY FOR THE
FIRST DAYS PROGRAMME.
Some Good Racing Expected To-day
Track i'm Excellent Condition.
HOp-Ale Vender Expelled.

The Indiana state fair is on. To-day all
school children and old soldiers will be adj
mitted free of charge, and on every day SOL
decs in uniform viii be permitted to go in
and out as they please. The usual police
precautions have been taken, and half a
dozen officers mounted on horses will patrol
the outer districts and guard the fences
from the attacks of small boys who have
not the price or who would rather save it
to spend at the stands within than squander
it at the gate. Besides these mounted guards
thirty policemen in charge OF Sergeant Hy-
land will keep order inside the grounds.
Yesterday all was life at the fair grounds,
and everything points to an interesting
week. Many of the displays were given
last touch yesterday and all the expected
paraphernalia was on the ground and much
of it in operation. The more energetic of
the standkeepers were calling their wares
and the small boys with large baskets were
making their way among the few visitors,
selling quantities of popcorn and peanuts.
And one mans energy was rewarded with
a formal demand that he leave the ground
and take all of his belongings with him. The
restrictions on hop ale has been duly i'm
pressed on each person who has applied for
refreshment privileges on the week, and i'll
the contract which has been signed by each
one of them is found clause agreeing to
bring no hop ale to the grounds. This clause
is printed in capital letters, and the vendors
were informed verbally that it would be
enforced. Spoilers were employed by the
management of the fair and yesterday, even
before the show had begun, one of them was
rewarded He purchased a bottle of hop ale
from Gus Witt The fact was reported TO
Sergeant Hyland, who went to the man and
informed him that he had forfeited his
rights by violating his contract and gave
him until 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon to
move his outfit from the grounds. AT the
appointed time the man was gone. The de-
tective force on the grounds was successful
also III arresting a man who, it is claimed
stole coat and vest from one of the men
working for the Columbus Buggy Company
Fred Carpenter was the man arrested and
he was sent to town in a street car where
he was locked up on a charge of petit lar
ceny and slated to Detectives Dugan, Weible
and Morgan.
The farming implements and machinery
are found as usual in the covered pavilions
on the main drive. The windmills are all
working and literature of an advertising
nature is in as great abundance as ever.
The stock is located in the old barns to the
east, and several new stalls have been built.
The swine exhibit is larger this year than
ever before. 1t was found necessary to
build sixty-eight new pens, thus acconmo-
dating about 200 more hogs than usual.
MANY PRETTY DECORATIONS.
The halls show the greatest improvement
and the decorations, which are extensively
of flags and red, white and blue bunting. is
much more abundant than before. In the
woman's building the effects of the remod-
cling is apparent. A sort of balcony has
been added to the building and let to the
Central Christian Church for lunch room.
All the rough woodwork has been covered
with bunting and flags are draped grace
fully everywhere. Sale stalls have been
built in, the, center Of the main room on
each side. Above, flags hang in Semi-circu-
lar forms and long lines of bunting, pink
on the right and light green on the. left,
swing from the rafters. These colors blend
beautifully with the national colors, which
show on every hand. ~
In the horticulture building, where the
home battalion of the -hundred-and-
ffty-eighth Regiment was quartered while
in camp, palms, and fruit, and vegetables
abound. Company AS old quarters are
filed with large palms. Companies ID and E
would find fruit in quantity and quality to
make their mouths water and Company II
would find themselves among vegetables of
The race track, where many of the
horses of to-day's races were working"
formed the greatest attraction for the
SightseerS yesterday Good time was made
even in these warming-up heats and old
horsemen predict fast time to-day. The
track, they say, is in the best condition,
after the heavy work of the drags and roll
ers since the soldiers left. The space be-
tween the grand stand and the track. which
has heretofore never been used, has been
cleaned and scattered with clean sawdust.
All the fine stock will be displayed here,
thus allowing everybody in the stand to
view the exhibit without leaving their seats.
The management announces that there will
be some attraction in front of the amphi-
theater each day from o'clock in the
morning until II at night. when Pains
Battle of Manila" ends During the morn
ing admission to the stand will be free, but
in the afternoon the usual price will pre-
vail. The display of fireworks is to be one
of the main attractions of the fair this
year and is said to be good. 1t will occur in
front of the grand stand where seats will
be reserved. Men were busy yesterday get
Tins ma he diSnlaV