Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-06
RAIN PUTS DAMPER On FAIR
Indications Of Large Attsndsuss When the
Weather Clears Up.
NEW STOCK PAVILION IS DEDICATED
Railroads So Hard Pressed for Cars
that Passengers on Branches
Compelled TO ride I'm
Box Cars.
NEW STOCK PAVILION is DEDICATED
cFrom a stan correspondent.)

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LINCOLN. Neb Sept. 5.-Cspecial.)-The
new stock pavilion was dedicated at the
State fair grounds this morning, Gov
ernor Mickey and President Mellor Of the
fair board making addresses. owing to
the inclemeut weather only small crowd
was on the grounds and most Of the peo-
pie present attended the dedicatory ex-
ercises and thus kept out OF the wet
During the speechmaking fine cattle and
horses were lined up in the pit and made
most beautiful picture The races and
ball game which were scheduled for today
will be, pulled or later in the week.
The weather could not have been any
worse II It had been, ordered for the occa-
sion especially. 1t was raining when the
fair visitors got up and It kept raining
every hour OF the day. This OF course
knocked the fair TO pieces today. but 1t
did not discourage the board OF managers
Rain is what made Nebraska and why
should we object IL It knocks us out a
day" said a member OF the board and he
expressed the sentiment OF all the mem
bers. Last year the rain occurred on the
first day.
Tomorrow Races.
class 2s5 pacing, purse $500 Red ,,s9, Bob,
Lee :. m. y. ,Nayion}, Raymond, Macon
wilkes, g. m. III. b. Houston(, Omaha.
Class 2:1S, tTottlng purse, $500: AxGyell.
b. S. II. 4. Hart)' Lincoln; Minnie Blake,
blk m. q. w. Anderson), Des Moines;
Driftaway, b. s. CIV. J. Robertsl, Red Oak;
Baron Allerton, b. S. Pred Poffenbarger),
In addition there will be a three-eighths
mile dash for purse of 800 and a three
mile relay race, IL the latter fills Cute,
the guideless wonder. and San Antonio
Pete, the trotting steer, will each give an
BOX Cars for Passengers.
Senator Fries came in from Arcadia last
night to take a squint at the state fair
and brought the encouraging news that
all of his part OF the country was coming
to the fair some time during the week.
At Ord he said ninety tickets were sold
yesterday. The Burlington had TO use box
cars to take care of the crowds. and
hitched to the train upon which he came
in Mr.. Fries said were two box cars
crowded Last night the Burlington sent
a number Of hat and box out into
the west end of the state to help bring
in the crowds. Owing to the heavy travel
the road has not a suffciency of passen-
ger coaches
Dressing Up the PenitentiRry.
Today was Labor day at the state peniten-
tiary. Warden Beemer so deciding because
he thought IL not best that two holidays
come along together yesterday the
convicts worked Incidentally the warden
is going to show the visitors to the ma
tional prison meeting here in october the
finest state penitentiary in the world. He
has ordered new uniforms for the guards
like those worn by the guards at Sing
Sing. and within a few days he' will dec
crate the inside OF the prison with red
paint The prisoners are allowed to paint
t6o,, arad
this has led to quite rivalry among the
convicts as to who can fix up the incest
cell
Brown Libel Case Postponed.
s The Brown libel suit, in which the head
of the Highlanders is trying to send f. L.
Brown, editor OF the Observer, to the PEN
itentiary for printing things about him
which he claims are not true, was post
poned today until October 2.
Judge HOIcOmb Ill.
Chief Ju, tice Holcomb OF the supreme
court, who arrived home from the west
Sunday night, is confined to his bed with a
suede attack of rheumatism Judge Hol-
comb has been afflicted with rheumatism
for " number of years and last year and
this Ne went to the coast, thinking he
worl be benefited. He returned last year
much better. but this year he came back
in a worse condition than when he left
lincoln.
Youthful Couple Returns.
Mr. and Mrs. w. c. McCabe reached
Lincoln this morning from the eastern sea
coast for visit TO State on Inspector
and Mrs. Church. parents OF Mrs. McCabe.
This is the young couple who. having been
refused pei mission Of their parents to wed
because OF their youth. hied themselves
from Omaha to Council Bluffs where the
knot was tied incidentally they served
notice on Mrs. Church, who was also in
Omaha what they intended TO do and gave
her the choice OF witnessing the ceremony
or hearing about 1t afterward, so Mrs
Church was present. After the ceremony
the young couple went east for a honey
moon and are just now getting back. Papa