The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-10-12
Annual Event at Sedalia
Drew Enormous
Crowd.
FOLK WAS FROSTED
Governor Did Not Receive A Big
Grafton on Governors
Day

The State Fair whichwas held at
SedaHa this week broke all previous
records in attendance, Monday and
Tue-day the weather was chilly, but
chat did not keep the people from at
tending. Thursday Missouri day
was ideal and there was crowd that
taxed every facility Of Sedalia
A large portion of those at the fair
grounds consisted of farmers, which
was a good indication of prosperous
year for the crops of the state. The
FARMERS, too, looked well fed and
happy. An unusual interest was at
tached to the live stock pavilion,
where there we're every day exhibit
ions of cattle and horses The sheep
and swine also attracted beeeders and
other interested persons by the hun
dreds.
Every afternoon there were races
and a serious of vaud.vi turns in
front of the capaciOus grandstand,
which was continually crowded ',tro-
bells airship was booked for an exhibit
flight each afternoon, but Tue day it
became entangled with some wires
and the gas bag was torn so badly
that flights mad to be temporarily
discontinued. 1t was real airship,
though and flew before the accident.
There were so many attractions
thatit was practically impossible for
visitor to see everything. Hiner's
band of Kansas City and the Concor-
dia band furnished music
In town all the theaters played to
standing room houses every evening
and the poorest of Parker's street
fair companies made things lively on
East Second street.
Lexingtonians were reminded OF
home Monday night when the electric
lights went out. The gas in the the
aters was not in good working order
and in consequence the mishap in the
ngh plant caused considerable incon-
venience and danger
The political feature of the week
was the gigantic lemon handed TO
Governor Folk. With his party he
came in on a Missouri Pacific train at
eleven O'Clock Wednesday morning
A band and few people were there
to see the Governor alight. The
band played Dixie but the people
made not noise MIR, Folk was put
into an automobile and driven through
town. A few people of the streets
stared at the executive, but otherwise
he drew no attention At the tair
grounds he was made the main figure
of a small parade. Hiner's band
walked before the executive vehicle
playing Hail to the Chief. A good
many saw the parade, but the chief
was not hailed near so much as is a
clever clown in a circus parade In
fact he caused about such dem
onstration as does one of the closed
wagons supposed to contain wild
animals.
] In the live stock Pavilion Mr..
Folk made a speech, When he be-
gan the audience was small and
when he finished it was still smaller,
The visitors were handled well.
a The Business Mems association
r had canvassed the town for all avail
4 able rooms and as long as the supply
held out, assigned rooms to visitors
l. Transportation to and from the
o fair grounds was inadequate, but II
l. was no worse than steady condition;
n in some cities 1t was possible to gel
n plenty to eat but hard to get into q
2, good place.
:. one could ind many faults to this
d fair but it was bigger and bette
# this year than ever before and will u
all nrohabilitv continup tn imDrOVe