The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-03

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Under a sunless sky and with grounds
soaked by a nights rainstorm, Salt Lake
county day at the state fair dawned yes
terday morning under most unfavorable
conditions, but at midnight at the closing
hour approximately 1000 people had
passed through the turnstiles ar the
fair grounds entrance. and every record
for one days attendance at the fair was
broken. The nearest approach to the rec
ord was made on Salt Lake county day
two years ago, when 5000 people attend
ed. Between 1900 and 5000 of yesterdays
crowd were paid admissions.
Lie ll4uu was Utcp-lItIt , no SCAlilS
around that. Hay crossings were made
across the Shiny roads. paths worn here
and there about the grounds until the ne
cessity for getting into disagreeable prox-
unity with the loan was reduced to
minimum.
The incoming conference crowds helped
more than anything else to swell the
throngs of visitors during the day and
than they have been since the exposition
opened, and in short the fair seemed fair
ly to have struck its pace.
The Big Barbecue.
The races proved excellent in spite OF
the soft condition of the track and q big
crowd filled the stands to watch them
The barbecue arranged by ]. II. Seely
of Mt. Pleasant for the early afternoon
went off successfully. Great quarters Of
beef were cooked and distributed, with
bread TO the hungry crowds. The races
were on at o'clock. and at 4:3o o'clock
the rOadsters and driving horses were pa
raded in front of the judges stand.
Meanwhile the free attractions were be-
ing given. Adgie and her lions proved a
big drawing card. Marie Robson, the
human magnet, caused much amusement
in her attempts to get the big, strapping
country boys TO lift her from her feet
At Sis AerOnaut Abbott and Lady Imam
cut loose their great gas-filled bags and
shot up in the second race of the fair.
Abbott went nearly 5000 feet before he cut
loose his parachute.
Crowds in Evening.
Early evening brought the crowds from
town to swell those that already filled the
grounds The judges at the different ex-
hibits had been working hard all day a1d
were busy getting out their premium lists.
The music of the bands in the main build
ing and in the exposition building mingled
with the cries of the midway barkers,
and at 7:9O o'clock the lights went on over
the fair grounds and the nights fun was
on.
The manufacturers building with its
great exhibits was the center of attrac-
ton. Helds band kept the crowds in good
humor and the visitors swarmed over the
main floor and the balcony, inspecting
every exhibit. At o'clock the tabernacle
choir on the balcony gave splendid con-
cert
The fireworks were shown shortly after
$50 o'clock and the display was preten-
tious and well worth seeing.
Find Unconscious Man.
The early evening crowds were thrown
into considerable excitement by the find
ing of an unconscious man IN the Shiny
road north of the merchants building. 1t
was James Rowe of Park City. a young
miner, who has been here several days.
Covered from head to foot with mud, he
was carried to a tent and doctor called
According to witnesses, Rowe was stand
ing by the side of the muddy road when a
small man ran up behind him and struck
MN a Terrific DlOW Ol the sue Vi Tic
head. probably with brass knuckles. Rowe
dropped unconscious. DIR. z. P Musser
was called and examined the man. The
patrol wagon took the unconscious man
to the L. d. S. hospital, where at late
hour last night he was still fnsensible.
The police said that Rowe has been drunk
all day and that he had picked a quarrel
with a number of men about the grounds.
1t is believed that one of these took adj
vantage Of Rowe's condition and struck
him.
The most regrettable feature of the day
was the operation of what is unquestion-
ably an organized gang of pickpOckets,
that is working the fair grounds. No less
than thirty cases of petty robbery was
reported at the fair last night and the
police were apparently helpless. as no ar
rests were made.
Police Make No Arrests.
The largest theft reported was one of $40
stolen from a Salt Lake man by a pick
pocket Sergeant Roberts said the rob-
berry was reported to him but that he did
not take down the name of the man from
whom the money was stolen. 1t is known
that several other robbery cases We're re-
ported directly to the police. but the lat
ter declared they didn't know anything
about it, Sergeant Roberts finally remem-
bered that a man by the name of William
Breeze from Hunter had reported the
theft of SO in cash and SO check.
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