The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-09
They Came From All Over State
to Attend Fair.
A BIG PARADE THE FEATURE
Other 'sDays'' of the Week-An Auto
mobile Parade Tomorrow
Evening.

Purple was the predominant color on
the streets and at the Elks Fair to-day
The preference given to this hue was Que
to the fact that it was Elks' day at the
big show, and the "best people on earth
were everywhere in evidence. Elks from
all over the state, who had. planned TO
visit the fair, made it point to De mere
to day. The result was magnlncent
showing of the antlered tribe in the great
parade this afternoon. The great ma
jbrity of the Elks of No. SO, St. Paul,
who have a reputation for turning out IN
force whenever the occasion demands,
were in line in carriages. ~
The parade started at 1870 and traversed
the principal streets. The line OF march
was from the main entrance OF the 1alr'
Sixth and Hennepin, to Seventh street, to
Second avenue S, to Washington avenue,
to Nicollet avenue, to Sixth street, to the
fair grounds The chief marshal and
staff reviewed the line at Sixth and Hen
nepin. ...
The famous Nelson triplets, of Montl-
cello, Mimi, who have been entered III
the baby show for next Friday, arrived
yesterday. They expect to take first
place in at least one class. -~.
Notwithstanding the rain, which cut
down the attendance on the big feature
days Of the fair last week, the attendance
ran up to the big figure of $4,000 for the
week. Nearly $4,000 people visited the
fair Saturday, which was the topnotche1
for the week. With fair feather, the ex-
ecutive committee is looking for twice as
large an attendance this week.
Minnesota Day and Auto Parade.
Tomorrow will be Minnesota Day
Governor Van SAINT and staff and staff will
be in attendance. The automobile pa
rade will be a feature of Tuesday even
ing, instead of Wednesday, as enormously
reported. = big turnout of chautfeurs
with gaily bedecked chariots, is promised
Wednesday will be Fraternal Day.
The United Commercial Travellers, who
will hold their annual convention in Min
| neapolis, have had Thursday set aside fol
them. They will give a grand street pa
rade and will liven things up on the mid
way by "spieling" for different shows.
| Friday has been set aside for the babes
and Saturday will be made notable by the
first appearance for the season OF Ellery
famous Royal italian band, which Is tc
play an engagement at Lake Harriet. The
| big band will give a free concert on the
Midway platform.
| There will be two more weddings-onf
Wednesday evening, and the other satur'
| day evening" The latter will be sol
The boy or girl who drew No. Ia, 7o6 II
the drawing for the Shetland pony Satur
day is now the happy owner Of the pony
Will Keep at the Loop.
If Joe Dougherty hadn't been profes
sional athlete, the hard fall which n
sutained I'M his second attempt to lool
the loop Saturday evening, would hav'
resulted much more seriously to him thai
it did. When the wheel tripped up in tn
roof of the loop, after it's wild plung'
from the 91-foot incline, Joe, being use'
to rough tumbles, Immediately relaxed
his muscles and with hands and feet ex
tended to protect his body, fell heavily t
the hard planking, thirty feet below. HI
was stunned for 20 seconds, but beyond I
bruised face and slightly spraired ankle
J was uninjured. Both Dougherty ant
| ':Plugger" Larsen say they will keep
the loop until they have mastered it, bu
they will not be allowed to make the at
tempt in public until they have convinced
the management that they can give tn
| act without fear Of accident.
The management expected woma1
rider, who makes a business of riding tn
. loop, to arrive from New York to-day.