The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-01

ctltties, but workmen have been hard
at 1t all day, and today these addition
al features will be platf0rmed. The
stage Immediately in front of the
stand was found entirely too small
for this years acrobatic and contor-
csionistic work, and strengthening and
'enlarging this was one of the tasks
that kept the force of carpenters busy
the whole day. The death flume and
the death trap also were not put on
yesterday, but all these are now in
shape for the remaining days Of the
exhibition.
The live stock sheds, poultry sheds
and horse barns were found to be
entirely inadequate to care for the
large list Of entries, and another year
the number of sheds will be at least
doubled. Owing to the deficiency last
year, 1t was not thought advisable to
invest the money necessary for this
until after the present exposition.
Mr.. Mcintyre of the Merchants no.
tel Of Grafton, has prize team of
drivers on exhibition. At the Fargo
fair last week, he took everything in
the way Of prizes that was in sight.
thus duplicating the record made at
the first state fair in this city two
years ago.
Chlldren's Day.
Quite q large crowd was present dur
Ing the afternoon and evening of yes
terday, which being children's day at
tracted hundreds of the young folks
G. L. Comings, superintendent Of gates
and admissions, estimates the total
number Of paid admissions for yester-
day, including afternoon and evening,
at nearly 5000. That this number
would have been doubled in fair wea-
Their, there is little doubt. While no
rain fell, the sky was dirty the entire
day, detracting somewhat from the ar
dor that is always to be found among
spectators at an exhibition. However,
notwithstanding the sulkiness of the
proprietor of the weather factory ev-
eryone enjoyed themselves and
seemed to have good time.
Large crowds ambled down the
lane which has been designated as
Midway, while others were content to
slack their pace for a rest in the ca
pacious grandstand and watch the
races. Still others spent their time
inspecting the many exhibits on dis
play in the different buildings and
enjoying look through the stock
barns.
The Balloon Ascension.
About 4 o'clock in the afternoon the
balloon ascension took place. The
silken bag was inflated near the race
track and in sight of the anxiously
awaiting crowds. At a given signal
the guyzlines were cut loose and the
huge sack with its appending para
chute and far below in a trapeze the
daring aeronaut, Hugh Henry, shot
high in the air, upward and upward,
until height of probably half mile
was reached, when. warned by two re-
yolver shots from below, Henry de-
tached his parachute. 1t dropped fully
seventy-five to a hundred feet before
the folds opened. A slight breeze was
blowing from the west and it caused
the parachute to drift in an easterly
direction with the result that when the
daring navigator of the heavens
reached terra firma, he came nearly
being precipitated into the coulee
which passes to the east of the fair
grounds.
Other Free Acts.
Following the balloon ascension
and at other times during the after
noon and evening free acts were given
In front of the grandstand. Among
the most daring of these were the
high dive of Harry Fralick from sew
enty-fiye foot ladder into a net, jump
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