Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-05

proud possesor Of two pairs Of horns.
As freak It is worthy VI place on
the Midway
Vice President John G. Cutler Is out
OF town aud Director Joseph A. Silver
was called away south this morning.
consequently President Mcdonald has
his hands full trying to do three mems
work.
A very pretty exhibit In the horse row
of sheds is a Shetland pony and cart,
entered by Mas Marie Odell OF this
city The Shetland is named June"
and was raised By Colonel John II.
Wlnder
Mrs Anna Turner Of the First ward
has on exhibition IN the fruit building
"a quart glass jar Of preserved small egg
plums that were put up In 1856. Appar-
entity the preserves are none the worse
for the wear" They look all right.
Chlldren's day Is set for Friday, when
the tots win invade the fair grounds.
Judging from last years figures and
given iiue weather there should be
close upon 1900 adults and children all
told on the grounds on that day
The fair grounds are not az dusty
as they were yesterday, The manage
ment took palms this morning, to send
the sprinklng cart on an extended
Natery mission, and the dust was laid
effcctually
William Redeker Of Salt Lake lost
first prize this morning because he
tackled his name and address on to an
exhibit Of eggs. on this account Judge
Taysum promptly passed ais entry. De-
spite the justice OF the action Redeker
Is vigorously protesting
1t leaked out today that the reason
Mr. B, s. Harmsen withdrew from the
Democratic legislative ticket, was be-
cause he had not been In Utah the
required time, having lived here some
thing less than year The vacancy
VIII be filled tomorrow.
The now building Is attracting con-
siderable attention, as 1t is far enough |
along to give a pretty fair idea of the |
enormous increase OF accommodations |
that viii be offered when the great edi- |
nee Is completed There will be no |
crowdlng AZ the state fair Of 1905 No |
work is being done during fair week, |
but active construction VIII be resumed |
next week
New ANA handsome badges have been |
received by the officials OF the y. A. &
NJ society, ia place OF the plain and |
rather onery looking affairs that have
done dutyin the past The new badge |
is OF torquoise blue with q horses head |
IN medallion at the center, with the |
name Of the society IN silver letters
above and below, A cross bar above
IN ivory and gilt contains the title Of
the official wearing the badge.
The confetti nend started early this
year with the result that when the var.
ious exhibitors arrived on the grounds
this morning they found their stalls
practically covered with colored paper.
An effort Will he made tonight 20 stop
the throwing OF Confetti In the main
building Coming up on a late ear last
evening a rough house was practically
preclpitated owing 70 the actions Of
several young men armed with bun.
dies OF confeiu The big battle, how
over occurs ON Saturday night, when
all win join IN.
One Of the striking exhibits Of the
main building * that Of the National
Biscuit company. Aside from the
space occupied and the taste displayed
by T L. Woodbury. IN arranging the
exhibit, there are shown $50 varieties or
crackers that are manufactured right
here in Salt Lake, and range from the
pleblan soda cracker to the most de-
lclous frosted biscuit, In All there arc
100 different kinds Of crackers I'm cans,
50 In boxes and 80 ip packages. The
manner In which the goods are put up
In packages marks a distinct epoch IN
the trade, both when II comes to pack
ing and labelling This Is the first ex-
hbit this company has had for a num-
Der Of years and comes az a decided
surprise TO the average man, who has
no idea that ouch things could be man
1factured right m home