Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-30
1HRONGS At The FAIR
Military Honors at the State
Fair Tuesday Brought Out
a Big Crowd
cuMMlNs AND TANNER SPEAK
Prominent Visitors Express Admira.
ton for Tho Big Success Which the
Officials Of the Fair Have Scored.
Tremendous Crowds Attend tho
Fireworks Attractions.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
State Fair Grounds. Des Moiney,
Aug. 3O-'ruesday was a day Of mill
tary honors at the state fair, the old
from Fort Des Moines sharing in the
favors extended by one of the biggest
throngs that has ever attended the fair
in a single day. People began to
stream thru the gates on every side Of
the grounds almost as soon as the SIN
appeared in the eastern horizon, and
by noon tremendous mass Of people
had gathered to pay tribute to the PEE
servers and the defenders of the colln-
try.
At noo,a eight troops of the Eleventh
United States cavalry appeared in par
ade thru the grounds. In charge Of
Colonel f.. d. Thomas. In the carria ges
which followed the troops were Cor
poral James Tanner. Of New York, the
speaker of the afternoon, Governor A.
b. Cumlnins, President Morrow md
Secretary Simpson. Of the state tatr.
and many others.
Corporal Tanner and Governor
celmmins were officially received on
the grounds at the soldiers assembly
tent by President Morrow. and the ex-
ercises Of the afternoon were helt. at
this place. Governor Cummins deliver
ed pleasant and hearty address Of
welcome to Corporal Tanner, who fol-
lowed t,y an interesting and stirring
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ment Of cur beloved land. showing the
part in which these great agricultural
expositions have in the progress Of any
country. Corporal Tanner was most
enthusiastically received by the great
crowd who gathered to listen to hi, adj
dress.
OF all the prominent visitors who are
attending the fair this year, they are
receiving the same impression, and
their enthusiasm runs oven and ex-
plodes when asked for an expression Of
their opinion of the Iowa show. Freem
Conway, OF Des Moines. and the for
mer secretary of the Iowa worlds fair
, commission at ST Louis. came cut to
the grounds on Monday and Tue sday,
and when he had taken stroll thru the
buildings he could not contain himself
at Is unquestionably the gre Attest
exposition that has ever been held by
the state Of Iowa. said Mr.. Conway,
'and Iowa has established a reput alton
throughout the United States for CIV
ing about the best agricultural exhibit
ton not only in the United States, but
in almost any other part Of the globe.
There is almost a 33 1-3 per cent inn
proveinent in every branch Of the ex-
position this year over last year, and
With the constant Improvements being
made on the grounds, 1T will be but a
short time until none will prete nd to
question the superiority Of the Iowa
fair Even President Cosgrove, Of the
Minnesota State Fair associatio /, who
visited the fair over Sunday, and spent
Monday on the grounds, was willing
to admit that Iowa had the most COM
plete state exhibition Of any that he
had ever attended, and he had visited
them everyone between here and the
state Of Texas.
The racing program opened on Mon
day afternoon under the most auspic-
ious circumstances, with Mr.. Upde-H
graf, Of Topeka, Kan, dne of the best
box. The entire program Of thu after
noon proved to be most int sresting
and exciting list Of exercises, includ-
ing, aside from the races, selec ions by
the Liberati band and the Indi an band
from Oklahoma, acrobatic events by
the best in the country, firemen's drill,
relay race by the girl cowboys of Nom
tana, and other things numel Gus and
attractive.
The night entertainment in front of
the. amplitheater, given by thu O'Don-
nell fireworks people, in which min
iature reproduction Of the siege OF
Port Arthur is given, has proved to be
a popular event, and on Monday night
fully 5000 people were in tie grand
stand to witness the enterta tnment
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ed the presidency Of Lincoln college.
at Lincoln, Ill.