Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-08-06

estlng exhibit of her summer school
system. The sum of $4,000 has been
appropriated.
The National Editorial association.
with AIS delegates from SO state and
territorial associations, representing
$4,000 newspapers, will hold its 1904
convention at the fair.
The space in the various exhibit
buildings which Great Britain has at
her disposal has all been applied for
by prospective British exhibitors.
Among the many family reunions to
be held will be that of the Wing fam
lily of America. At the present annual
gathering of this family at Sandwich,
Mass, it was decided to hold the 1904
meeting in the worlds fair city.
The Oldest clock in Missouri will be
shown in that states building. The
timepiece was brought to Upper
Louisiana from North Carolina in 1900
by George Frederick Bollinger, who
afterwards was a member of the first
Missouri general assembly. The old
clock is feet inches high and is now
owned by M. V. Pabor of Frelericks-
town, Mo.
Maryland day at the fair will be
September ~.
Indiana viii spend $4,000 on a corn
exhibit.
California's display in the agricultural
palace will cover 10000 square feet
Work on the cabildo, which will be
the Louisiana state building, was be-
gun recently.
The contract for the election of the
Oklahoma state building was let FOL
$4,000. The building will be com
pleted Dec. 1.
iOOdDly lHS uACSI uidnOud we
drawn from the mines at Kimberly
will be exhibited. 1t weighs 100 carats
and is valued at nearly quarter of
million sterling.
The contract for the giant floral
clock, 10 be installed on the side of the
hilf north of the agriculture palace was
let to the Plant Seed Co. of St. Louis.
New Orleans photographers, both
professionals and amateurs, will make
creditable exhibit This exposition,
saf. the first time in the history of
xgmerican expositions, will recognize
photography as an art, a section in the
art palace being reserved for this ex-
hibit.
A miniature railway system will be
an attraction. At least thirty trains
of cars drawn by baby locomotives
will be run throughout the grounds.
The system will be run not only as an
amusement feature but as means al
SO of transporting visitors.
The following associations have re-
Gently decided to hold their 1904 con-
yentions at the fair: The national
electrical contractors, the music teach
ers' and the wholesale saddlery associ-
ations.
G. D. Wilson of Poag, Illinois, is per-
fecting arrangements for the farmers
national jubilee to be held at the Ialr.
He announces that there will be con-
vention of farmers in st. Louis, octo-
Der IA. 1903. made up of delegates rep
resenting the various parts OF the Ohlt-
ed States. He expects to consult win
the delegates of this convention IN re-
gard to an appropriate program Tor
farmers at the fair, which will be sept
10, 1904.
For the first time in the history OF
any exposition physical culture or atn-
letics will be recognized of1claiiy at
the fair. With a large Appropriation
$4,000 of which is to be awarded IN
prizes. an excellent program OF events
is assured. The gymnasium, to be
permanent one, is now being erected
as is also a stadium with seating ca
pacity of $4,000. Here will be helo
during the season all known sports
The feature of the program will be the
Olympic games. 1t viii be the hrst
time that these games, revival OF tne
famous Olympic games OF Greece
were ever held on American soil Ihey
will last one week and viii consist ol
running. Jumping, boxing, wresthng'
throwing the discus and hammer, etc
This feature will attract to ST LOUIS
the athletic followers OF the entlre
world and The worlds greatest athietes
viii be there to take part in these con-
te4ts
fwo days viii be devoted to the Am