The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-08
TRGUSliDS THERE YGSTERDIR
GOOD PROGRAMME OF ATTRAo.
TIoNs PROVIDED Roth AFTER
NOON AND EVENING
CATTLE PARADE A FEATURE
Best Group of Live Stock Ever Ar.
Eembied In One Place
Other Notes of
the Fair.
GRAND STAND PROGRAMME.
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR

SATURDAY sept ., Twin City Day.
2:O7 Glass. pacing, purse $1,000
SSalcedo, King Of the Bounding Wire"
meats, purse $780,
dorlzontal Bar Exhibition
Band Concert
2:26 Class, trotting purse 81 COO
Inc La Mothes-AeriaIists.
dash purse $780,
Mammoth Double Balloon Ascension
Grand Stand Night Programme.
s,d6 Cunning race, half-mile heats, purse
Ta GTaaicedo, King of the Bounding wire.~
Band Concert
Horizontal Bar Exhibition
PainIa cunning race, mile dash, purse $1O
Manila. D@'Ae o1
A record breaker! That Is what IN.
rorty-frst annual state fair of Minnesota
which closes today, has been. Official fig
ures testify SO far to the largest number
OF paid admissions received at any state
1alr Thursday bears the distinction of
Witnessing the largest crowd of people
that has ever attended any Minnesota
state fair. Yesterday the attendance was
somewhat lighter, but an excellent record
was made.
The live stock parade was the great
drawing card of yesterday. and the fine
showing made by the stockmen of South
st. Paul aroused much enthusiasm. To-
day will be Twin City day. The fair
management has special reason for set
ting aside this day for the people of St.
Paul and Minneapolis. Large as the at
tendance at the fair has been during the
past week, 1t Is fact that large NUM-
Der of the people in either city have re-
mained away. fearing the big crowds and
the difficulty OF getting street. cars.
TODAY TWIN CITY Day
Saturdays attendance. however, Is pro-
verbally light, for many of the visitors
| return to their homes Saturday morning.
This will give the people from the Twin
Cities an exceHant chance to view the
exhibits, which are as attractive as ever.
and to enjoy an unusually interesting
programme that has been arranged for
the race track.
Mrs. R. w. Russell, of Minneapolis,
donated unique relic yesterday to the
cabin. 1t is a miniature log cabin made
from cedar post taken from log
cabin that was built at st. Anthony Falls
IN lS48 Mr.. and Mrs, Russell were mar
r1ed in this cabin, and theirs was the
first marriage that took place at st. AM
thony. Today occurs the birth of ex-Goy.
Alexander Ramsey. He was born Sept.
., 1915, and so will celebrate his eighty
fifth birthday The anniversary of the
ex-goVerners birth will be observed in a
very informal way today at the log cabin.
An interesting visitor at the cabin DUR
fT1c Rc4r IL - L.
of Minneapolis. Mr.. Harper bears the
distinction Of being the oldest of the old
settlers in Minnesota, having Just CONF
pleted his 101st year. He was born in Ire
land in 1889
A fine programme was given yesterday
at the federation headquarters. Miss
Myrta French, Of Eau Claire, sang q
number of selections and delighted her
large audience. Miss French leaves next
week for New York city TO join one Of the
opera companies. Henry George also
sang. Arthur Berg played q number of
violin solos, and Miss Minnie Rergh gave
some instrumental numbers. Today Is
library day at the federation headquar-
ters, and, besides the reports of the trav-
cling library committees, a number of
papers will be read bearing on the SUBJ
ject of public libraries. Miss Evans, of
Mortified, will deliver an address. The
Junior orchestra will play in the morning,
and In the AFTERNOON MISS rope 8 Lanes
orchestra will render a, number of selee-
tons The programme will be in charge
of both the Schubert club and the La
dies Thursday musicale.
Rest cottage, the headquarters of the
white rfbboners, has been in charge Of
Minneapolis women since Thursday. Yes
terday afternoon Mrs. Bessie Laythe
Scovel addressed the women present., her
subject being General Temperance
Work" Today at 8 O'clock there will be
a meeting for mothers and children Mrs.
Frances Neal and Mrs Maria Clark of
Minneapolis, will have charge.