Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-07
GOOD CROWD AT STATE FAIR
Attendance Much Better Than Expected
During Rainy Weather
,lY WELL FILLED UP WITH VISITORS
with Clearing weather for the
Closing Days the Management EX-
poets 20 See the Grounds
FILLED 20 OverhOwInE.
CFrom a stan correspondent.)

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LINCOLN, Sept. 6.-CSpecial)-At the
state fair tomorrow there Will be races of
all descriptions, II it doesn't rain and II
It clears up. incidentally. while this rain
has fallen on the just and the unjust alike
and II has bespattered the race track the
same as o street, It has failed to dampen
the enthusiasm of thousands OF Ne
braska's prosperous citizens who are here
TO see the fair. They are seeing it, too.
The motor cars and the Burlington trains
20 the grounds were crowded just the same
as though there hadn't been any rain. No
race program was pulled off at the
grounds, but the exhibits were there and
so were the shows, and It was fun for
the thousands who dragged real estate
along with their boots from one show to
another. 1t is a good-natured, money
spending, heroic crowd that's here and its
members are having the time Of their
lives. The state house, the asylum, the
penitentiary, the big stores and the little
stores are full of the visitors.
What came near being a serious, II not
fatal, accident happened at the state house
this morning, in which an Omaha man,
who escaped without leaving his name on
the register, was the hero. The man had
gone TO the dome of the capitol. the mecca
for all visitors, and coming down con-
cluded he was strong enough to walk
across the glass skylight on the third floor.
He climbed over the board enclosure and
made a step onto the glass. The glass is
divided into small panes and one pane
went out and Mr.. Man made a leap for
safety. struck another glass which broke
and then by almost superhuman effort he
made the other side with no loss, except
considerable skin from his shlns. When
L. Frger a
TO claim any credit for his feat.
While the members OF the fair board
OF course regret that Mr.. Loveland and
Mr.. Welch have seen fit to send down this
rain they are not the least discouraged.
Every train to Lincoln is still bringing
I'm hundreds, and II the sun shines to-
morrow there will be a record-breaking
crowd. The people are in town and only
need little sunshine TO move to the fair
grounds The crowd today surpassed all
expectations.
Today's attendance at the fair totals
1924 paid admissions $3.50.
Tonight every train brought in fresh re-
cruits and the indications are that tomor-
rows crowd will come up to the attend
hnce OF the good day of last year Among
the arrivals tonight were fifteen or twenty
members OF the last legislature. including
Speaker Rouse. Senator Good is also here
and considerable politics is being discussed.
Bob Clancy of the Union Pacific, is here
feeling the political pulse.
Omaha Banks and state Money.
The intimatIon from Omaha that the
banks of that city were not getting their
share of the state money which is deposited
In banks, is easily explained. The banks
Of Nebraska in which state money is
deposited are required to put up bond
in amount equal to twice the amount OF
the state money on deposit. Under this
rule. the Omaha banks are getting about
all that is coming to them and the deposits
theEe seompare fayorably with the Lincoln
batfks% The following table shows the
amount CT money in Omaha and Lincoln
banks and the amount to which each is
entitled under its bond: