Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-09-20
THE BIG FAIR.


shops employees.
The cowboy tournament Is moving
along nicely, and the best ropers and
broncho busters in the country will he
here to make sport for the masses.
A number OIL merchants are begin
ming to fix up for the fair. The front
of the drug store of J. ii. O'Rielly 4
Co. Is receiving new coat of paint.
There will be plenty OF Navajo In
dian dancing. and the show they will
make on one of the principal stree : of
the city will be worth travelling long
distance to see.
The board OF county commissioners
appropriated $3.50 for an exhibit of the
resources OF this county. With $3.50
to his credit. any good man can make
fine display for Bernalllo count.
CITY Marshal McMillin is looking
around for some good men for extra
police duty. He has his optics on a
few anu will land them In advance be-
fore they otherwise engage their SER
vices.
j. H. Lightfoot. of Nogal. n. NJ, In a
letter to the fair management, says he
Is getting up fine mineral and fruit
exhibit for the fair from Lincoln coun-
ty, and of course wants space in the
floral hall
1--WE feel very grateful said Colonel
Twitchell. the base ball magnate and
manager, toward Albuquerque for
helping us out last Sunday and as |
have always borne truthful reputa-
ton you can rely on 500 people from
Las Vegas at the territorial fair"
The base ball committee. to secure
funds to defray the expenses OF the
professionals to represent this city at
the fair, has reached 5000 in subscrip-
tions, but must have 81 200 before clos
ing the good work That amount will
he needed and every cent will be ac-
counted for.
The ping pong editor of The Citizen
says that ping pong tournament Of
great magnitude will no doubt be one
of the attractions of fair week. This
game Is almost as interesting as check
ers. still the ping pong editor of this
paper says positively thi-l everybody
who plays II has hot time"
The art department of the fair will
he under the management of most
thorough lady. who will have equally
as thorough ladies as her assistants.
Mrs. A. n. Kearn was in charge last
year. and President ORielly has signi-
/ fled his Intention to offer her the posi-
/ ton again for the approaching fair.
| =. +. McCanna. secretary of the fair,
and w. l.. Tr.mble. the hors6man, will
! leave tonight for Pueblo, where the
state fair Is In session this week. After
seeing and conversing with the off.
cisls and horsemen there. they will
visit Denver on territorial fair bust
ness. They will be absent a week or
ten days.
! Col John Borradaile, who was re-
Gently named grand marshal of the
trades display and parade. Is arrang'
| ing list of his aides. and will an.
nounce their names In few days. He
will cali on the merchants shortly and
hopes to persuade everybody seen to
get out in the parade with an appro
pirate float.
/ The churches of the city have Sc
cured the use of the Salvation army
tent for fair purposes, and will proba
bly, remove the tent from South Second
street To the vacant lots corner of Gold
avenue and Third street. Visitors to
the city. especially church people, will
find a royal welcome from the local
church members at this tent.
III Paso wsl not have the famous
Pittsburg team at the fair this fall. but
the aggregation that will represent
that city will be just as strong. Note
these names: Delehanty, left field;
Watt Lee and Adkins. pitchers; John
Camel. first base; Farrell, second
base; Coughlan. third base; Bevile
catcher, Lewee, short stop; Nance
center field: Gear, right field These
players are the pick OF the st. Louis
Washington, Kansas City, milwaukee,
and Louisville clubs, and every one
has a battirE average of over 300
They are stars. and are out for the
81 900 first money prize. 1t was
learned today. In connection with the
above. that Las Vegas will also he rep
scented by n professional club, and the
team Is likely to come from the top
notchers of the Western League.
A. ii. Barkley. the Kansas City float
decorator. has accepted the PROPOSE
ton of the fair management. and will
be here in plenty of time to decorate
the floats for Montezuma. and his
daughter, who will be the queen OF the
fair. BY the way, very little Interest
is being taken in the voting contest fol
queen. II must be remembered thai
no section of New Mexico Is barred
and The Citizen would like to see 9
move in the direction OF queen voting
at an early day
J. II. ORielly. president of the Ter
ritorial Fair association. has returned
to the city from Las Vegas. He wen,
up on the excursion train but stayes
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