The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-27
FEATURES OF THE BIG FAIR.
Plenty Of Entertainment Provided all
The Week.

| secretary T.. w. RANDALL, OF The SCdUe
agricultural society, has completed
the daily program of entertainment
for the six days of the fair afternoon
and evening. 1t is attractive enough
to draw an immense crowd to the fair
grounds, without reference to the in
struction that every visitor will re-
ceive during a trip through the exhibi-
tion buildings and barns and which is
the real purpose of the fair.
The great practical utility of these
annual exhibitions is beyond question.
AS object lessons upon the great and
varied resources of the state, they are
of inestimable value, not only to our
own people, but to the thousands from
other states to study the material
wealth and progress of the common
wealth. Well managed fairs reach and
benefit all avenues of industrial life.
Their influence is felt in all directions.
There is not home, farm, factory
or commercial house that is not bene-
flied, directly or Indirectly and the
better the fair the more far-reaching
are the beneficial results. But the
American people demand amusement
as well as instruction and the state
fair management is but recognizing
this Characteristic in providing en-
tertainment of high order The
educational feature is not entirely lost
sight of even in the exhibition that is
to take place before the grand stand.
The afternoon program for the six days
of the fair follows:
Monday, Sept. 3, Labor Day. 10
class trotting, purse, 81, 900; running
race one-eight of mile dash, purse,
5000: band concert, 2 40 class pacing,
purse, 81, 900; the Protopos exhibition,
aerialists running race, fve-eighths
of a mile, heats, purse, 5000; spiral
globe exhibition, balloon ascension.
Tuesday, Sept. 4, Old Settlers Day
3 20 class pacing, purse, 81, 600; ex-
hibition saddle class horses (half mile
track band concerts the Protopos ex-
hibition, aerialists exhibition, heavy
matched carriage teams; 2 30 class,
trotting, purse, 81, 900 spiral globe ex-
hibition, exhibition light matched
carriage teams, running race, three
fourths of mile, heats, pures, 5000 J;
balloon ascension.
Wednesday, Sept. 5, st. Paul Day
2:13 class, pacing, purse guaranteed,
So, 600; exhibition matched roadster
teams spiral globe exhibition band
concert; exhibition, single heavg car
riage horses; 2 :16 class, trotting,
purse, $1,000; exhibition, single
roadster horses; the Protopose exhibit
ton, aerialists; running race, five
Fights of mile, heats, $500; balloon
ascension.
Thursday, Sept. g. Minneapolis Day
3 81 class trotting, purse, (guaran-
teed), S., 200; the spiral globe exhibit
ton; running race, one-half mile,
heats, purse, 5000, band concert 2 80
class pacing, purse, 81, 900; the Pro-
topos exhibition, aerialists, running
race, one mile dash, 5000; balloon as
cension continuous band concert.
Friday, Sept. 7, Live Stock Day
Grand live stock parade; 2 AS class,
trotting, purse, 81, 600; spiral globe
exhibition parade, cowboy races and
special features by the live stock firms
of South ST. Paul; 2 II class, pacing,
purse, 81, 600; the Protopos exhibition,
aerialists; balloon ascension; con-
tinuous band concert.
Saturday, Sept 9,Twin City Day
2 :O7 class, pacing, purse, 81, 600; spiral
globe exhibition running race, five
Fights of mile, heats, purse, 81, 900 /;
the Protopos exhibition, aerialists ;
running race, one-eighth of mile
dash, purse 5000; mammoth double
balloon ascension.