Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-09-05
TERRITORIAL FAIR.
A Few Notes About the Forth.
coming Big Fair,
d. B. Robinson Donates 500 10
Help Defrsy Expenses.
The Gannon-Russsll Assault Case Before
Judge Ribble
CANNON PUT UNDER BONDS.

AZ the m 1eting Of tha executive com
mittee to night, several important sub
committees viii b1 appointed.
The executive committee OF the Terri
toftal Fair Association will hold an i'm
portsnt meeting at ths city building co.
night ant all members are urged TO be
present.
Trainer Mason had his hose running
team out yesterday afternoon, and they
made their irst wet test run. The boys
are practicng on north Second street
near Iiiaras avenue.
The famous Ninth cavalry, with Capt.
A. NJ. Fulisr in command, will leave
| fort Wingate on the march 60 the city
on September 10. reaching here on the
l7,h. They will 90 into camp near Viii
ley's mili.
An ofiaal communication, signed by
d. II Philips, clerk OF Albuquerque
| Camp, No I. NOodmeu Of the Word, In
forms the Fair association that the
| NoOdmen will be Represented In the big
Thursday afternoon parade.
Although the Fair Association has no
Official notice OF the fact, there Is
every reason to believe that the local
railway shops will be represented In the
| big Thursday afternoon parnda ot fair
week by several department floats.
Fox Il Ereeiove, contractors aui car
panters, re- busily engaged nowadays
iD erecting the Midway Plaissnce stands,
while Tom Haley, thu tall sycAm0re
from Kangaroo creek" IS hard 40 work
preparing tho 0lae ball park on west
Gold avenue.
Marshal McMillin aud hla present
force Of lieuteuants are watching "aure-
Ienough" people who always Keep them
selves posted on big events. Several are
now In the city. being the advance guaru
for the forthcoming Territorial fair.
Tom Ashton ia already here.
Il was unoflcislly learned today that
the public and private schools OF this
lefty will have three days holiday during
fair week. namely, "Wednesday, Thurs.
day and Friday. The attractions viii no
doubt be too great and too mauy Tor
Young America" 20 remain 30 school
while they are In progress.
During the absence Of the official
eteuOgrapher OF the Fair association,
Ralph Hunt, Edward Owen acceptably
tlled the position. Ralph Ia now M
work, and he Is burning the midnight
/
about the forthcoming fair 70 oil towns
Throughout the southwestern country.
Oae OF the prottiesl features of th'
lMidWay plai-auCs VIII hs tha Msy pg,a
, dance, which will take Wednesday after
, noon of fair week. In the evening Of The
same day. directly I'm front ot the grand
stand on west Gold avenue, Instructres'
/ Mira W. Y. Walton will present q new
n nI r,rntfv pryaffw gnnrf lint inn "A rafh
, ering OF girls and boys that will be
something grand In It. makeup. The
lady, with her gathering OF youth, will
also constitute q beautiful spectacle IN
a the grand parade Of Thursday afternoon
3 AZ the request OF a number OF mer.
: chants, who are making big prrpara
] tiOna for outside booths, Mayor Marr0n
states that he sees 10 reason why th,
: merchants should not be granted On.
, lpriyiipge Of commencing the building
! ~ their booths in front OF their stores ON
. the Friday before the opening OF thD
great fair. This will give plenty Of tlm,
- for erecting and decorating them betOrl
! GOV OterO touches tha electric button
! on the morning, or rather on the after
noon OF September 10 The"butt0n' vii
be touched In the Midway Plaissnce.
Mrs. W b. Chllders, tbe popular presi
. lent OF the Free Library association
q who is in southern California, taking O
, few days rest before the great Terrific
rial fair, is expected home In q few days
70 During her absence the efficient aul
q equally popular vice president, Mrs, Mel
e B Field, is seeing that nothing lags ir
the association, for the library intend
- 10 open the first evening Of the forth
3 coming fair-Tuesday Sept 10 will
one Of their grand balls. The laliea o
! the Library association have alway
/, demonstrated their friendliness 10 thl
/, Fair association, and this fall is no eX
!. ception TO the rule.
g. A few days ago b. B Robinson, In
j. popular president or the 50 Louis g. Sgl
francisco railway, wrote 20 tina pre-,den
. OF the Territorial Fair association askinl
about the forthcoming fair aud desiring
to help along the good cause. Hls lette
was PROMPTLY answered, and to-day a r.
ply was received from Mr.. Robinson I'm
u closing a check for 800. He says
Z regret very much that other engage
n ments will prevent my attending
have taken . lively interest IN the Terri
!. tOrial Fair since 10 was inaugurete
n seventeen or eighteen years ago and thi
y interest haa not IN anyway abAtsd
70 enclose herewith my check FOR 800 {
aid In defraying the expenses Oi On
10 tair and wish you success lu all things
!" Miss McFIe Entertained.