The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-07
People at the Fair.

The Spokane Falls & Northern train
from the north last night brought down
special delegation of British Columl
bians for the fair. Among the proml-
nent people from across the line are
County Court Judge Andrew Leamy OF
Grand Forks; II. +. Lemon, warden OF
the provincial goal at Nelson; j. j.
Campbell, superintendent of the Hall
mines smelter at the same city; A. b..
W. Hodges, superintendent of the Gran
by smelter at Grand Forks; DR.. G. w.
Averill of Grand Forks; Mrs. Edward
A. Warren, wife of the manager of the
Greenwood Electric Light company
and her sister, Miss Agnes Hirsch, and
j. E. Me .Alister. superintendent of the.
Greenwood smelter
Incoming visitors had hard time
last night to find accommodations in
the hotels. Nearly every hosiery has
put in cots in the corridors and these
were filled. Billy Norman. manager.
of the Hotel Spokane, voiced the sen,
timents of all the hotel proprietors,
when he said that never before had so
many people arrived in the city at as
early stage of the game as today
People are being turned away every,
minute and are referred to II. n. Cook.
rell manager of the bureau of infor-
nation. in the Peyton block. who has
/ housed scores of people since the opeaf
ing of the fair, in private residences.
The energy of the business men of
Sprague avenue in lighting their street
! has been favorably commented on by
visitors. Merchants on Riverside ave
nue. are expected to decorate a little.
Lloyd A. Manley, president of the
Grand Forks Trust & Investment com,
pany, arrived in the city from Grand
| Forks last night and is stopping at the
| Spokane. Mr.. Manley is a great horse
fancier and is the owner of several
fast nags. He is an enthusiastic sports.
man and one of the proprietors of the
Driving Park club of the smelter city,
He will remain here for the full length
of the race meet.
| E. w. Widowson of Ymir, B. c.. is
in charge of that camps ore display at
the mineral department. He is an en-
thusiast when one comes to talk of the
merits of the Ymir camp, camp by
the way, which has Is mines on its
shipping list. Among the mines rep.
resented are the Ymir, Wilcox, Tama-
rae, Dundee, Arlington and Second
Relief. The last property is owned
by Messrs. Finch & Campbell of this
city, who have done several thousand
feet of work in opening up some splen-
did free milling ore bodies.
| This morning the dogs were being
received at the Spokane Kennel clubs
tent, and the show was open to visitors
shortly after the noon hour. The mi,
tial meet of the club has brought to-
gether over 80 dogs in competition
Late this afternoon it was expected
that f. Davies of Dewdney, B. c.
the judge, would start work on picking
out the winners for the numerous
prizes, silver trophies and diplomas
The task will occupy his attention al
tomorrow and it will probably be late
Thursday evening before anxious exhib
itors will learn just how good theil
own particular pet was in the class il
which he or she, as the case may be
was exhibited.
All the booths and tents on the Mid
way have been put up and the stree
is always thronged with a crowd o
curious and amused sightseers. Thi
year Manager Stimmel has truly gottel
together werd and wonderful assert
ment of freaks for the entertainment
of those with dimes and spare moment
between the racing acts.