Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-31
RECORD BREAKER.
That's What The State Fair Will BE.
A Few Pointers.

That's What The State Fair Will be-
A Few Pointers.
Circumstances and general conditions
are more propitious for a great and
successful State Fair in South Dakota
this year than ever before in sixteen
wears that attempts have been made
to interest visitors and incidentally to
pay expences. In the first place times
are better and despite the fact a large
part of South Dakota has a short
wheat crop, farmers and people gener-
ally are not too short of money to take
a short vacation when they have some
thing worth their attention to attract
them. This they will have in the 1900
state fair to be held September lo tol4
inclusive, at Yankton.
In they way of time honored exhibi-
tion of farm products and manufac-
tured articles and fast races this years
list is truly remarkable one. In the
premium list nearly $4,000 has been
offered for meritorious exhibits and
every cent of it :is guaranteed by the
citizens of Yankton, in fact a large
part of the money is now in local banks
subject to the order of the state agri-
cultural society. In this department.
many desirable exhibits are in sight
and much space has been secured by
companies desiring to show manufac-
>ured goods. The South Dakota agri-
cultural college will bring down a
Whole car of fruit. vegetables, grain
and grasses. showing the result OF the
governmental work at the institution
during the year This display will be
of peculiar interest and value to all
enpaaed i'm cultivation of the soil or in
stock raising in the state. Large farm
exhibits will be made by the farmers
themselves and herds of blooded stock
will be here from all principal stock
farms of the northwest as far east as
Illinois and Wisconsin. Many manu-
features have applied for large .space
the American Steel and Wire Com
pany being the largest concesslonalre
so far.
The speed program provides over
two thousand dollars for races and
this IN connection with the fact that
over ten Thousand dollars is offered 10y
the South Dakota Speed Circuit, OF
which Yanllton is member, Tor
month of continual racing will bring
out an exceptionally speedy string OF
horses. -,
OF special attractions, each day VII
be full to overtlowing. n band o
Brule Sioux Indians will camp at th'
grounds and give dances and eNcltlnl
races every day. They will also Join II
the street demonstrations during TN
evenings. The Spanish war veterans
will hold a reunion here during tn
week and will give drills. sham battle
etc. on the grounds.
The veterans .of the First Sout
Dakota Cavalry, which went INT
service in 1862, will also be in attene
ance and ioin in the exercises on th
grounds.
Hanson, the terrible Swede, tn
Jubilee Singers and Cakewalkers,
famous Vaudeville Company and FRO
Cressey's moving pictures to be 1hfo"
upon "a large screen on the street
every evening, are only few OF I'll
high grade attractions .that will hel
to amuse the thousands OF visitor
who will be in the city during ia
week.
Political day will be another gre'
feature of the occasion. On Frlda
the republican vice presidential cand
date, Teddy Roosevelt, will be in I'll
J city and will speak; it is also eNpecte
that Charles Towne, the candidate II
vice president will be here on the san
daM If practical both men Will
taken to thegrounds and both speech'
will be made there.
| Altogether the fair will be eNceptlo
ally attractive and it is expected TN
the attendance will be proportional
larger than is usual.