The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-20
SUCCESS SEEMS ASSURED
FROM EVERY QUARTER COME AS
SURANCEs OF INCREASED
INTEREST
FEATURES OF STATE FAIR
Board of Six Judges VIII Award the
$4,000 offered in Premiums
and Prizes for Here
ford Cattle.

Buffalo Bill has recently offered to the
people of the Northwest a most realistic
reproduction of the charge of the Ameri-
can troops at San Juan, one of the most
brilliant achievements in the annals Of
warfare on land. 1t remains for the state
fair management to furnish a stirring
representation Of the most thrilling Of
modern sea fights, Deweys victory over
the Spanish fleet in Manila bay. The
reputation of Pain, the fireworks king, is
a sufficient guaranty that it Will be
wonderful spectacle. 1t will be put on as
part of the programme each evening dur
irg state fair week, Sept to g.
With almost s., 600 at stake in premiums
ard special cash prizes in the Hereford d.
vision of the cattle department, and the
keenest of competition between the rival
herds that will be entered in the contest
for honors and cash, it goes without
saying that the awards must be made
by men of whose sound judgment expert
knowledge and complete integrity there
can be no question Six gentlemen have
been chosen for this work, and they are
all recognized as entirely qualified for
their task. They are George Waters, of
Window, Mimi; C. H. Elmendorf, Lin
coin, Neb.; G. S. Burleigh, Mechanics
Vile, Iowa; John Sparks, Reno, Nevada;
Alex Moffit, Mechanicsville, Iowa;
1nOQ1dS MdQlSOn, NED
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There will be offered at absolute auc-
ton sale during the fair 12S head Of
Registered Herefords, which will probably
| find ready sale among the farmers Of
/ the Northwest who are anxious to i'm
prove the quality of their stock. James
Sparks, of Marshall, Mo-, and F. NJ.
Woods, of Lincoln. Mo, will act as auc-
tioneers.
The quality and quantity Of St Paul
fancy poultry in both domestic and
game varieties has long been an occa-
sion for comment. 1t is probable that
the poultry department at the fair will
include a large local representation. The
premiums aggregate upwards of 5000, and
a considerable part of this sum will
doubtless be captured by st. Paul fan
ciers.
| The county exhibit competition prom
ises to be lively. Blue Earth and Good
| hue counties. two of the best in the state,
! are the latest to declare themselves after
a piece of the $500 the management Of
fers, and a number of other entries are
| expected There are ten or a dozen coun-
| ties already on the list.
During the past week the determination
Of the live stock men of South st. Paul
and the Shriners to taxi a hand in max
| ing the state fair a success has been an
| nouncad. The Shriners will claim a share
CT Thursdays programme, and the cattle
men will turn out on Friday. This sort of
participation in the festivities of the fair
promises much for its success, and the
management is to be congratulated on en-
| listing this support.
The reports that are coming in from va
rious parts of the state indicate that more
interest is being taken in the state fair
| throughout the rural communities than
ever before. The assurance of a magnffi-
| cent live stock exhibit, the best ever pre-
sented in the Northwest, appeals to every
progressive farmer. Minnesota is fast
| coming to the front as a stock raising
state. and the state fair has done much
to bring about so desirable a result. This
years fair will give this industry a de-
cided impetus.
Nor win the horse department be over
Swallowed by the cattle, excellent as that
| department may be. The classes will all
| be we'll filed and lot of animals will
be shown fit to compete anywhere in the
| country with the best that any breeder
| can produce.