Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-09-04
FAIR OF 1908
Twenty Fourth Annual South
Dakota State Fair at HUI
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GOV. JOHNSON SPEAKS SEPT. STH
Largest Line of Attractions
Ever Secured by the Board
Will be Seen t
Tuesday, September s, the first
active day of the fair, will be made
the greatest day of the week. Gov.
John A. johnson, of Minnesota,
will on that date deliver an adj
dress, and special trains will be run
on all railroads to make that the
best day of the fair. At II o'clock
on that day the first successful
air ship flight ever held in this
state will be had by Strobel's aero
nauts, of Toledo, Ohio, who defeat
ed the world in the presence Of
$4,000 people at St: Louis, Mo-,
on October %, 1907, by winning
both first and second prizes. Again
at 5 O'Clock in the afternoon of
the same day the great airship will
make it's second flight. 1t will
be managed by the same party who
handled it at St. Louis, Mo-, as
surfing the people of South Dakota
results that will be, beyond ques-
ton, the greatest event of its kind
ever held in the state, and who are
under contract to make two success
full flights each day Of the fair.
Fink's Coon Town Circus, a
trained animal show, will afford
eighteen minutes of laughter and
entertainment.
The Savages, sensational comedy
aerialists, with wardrobe par excel
lence.
Spot, the high diving dog, owned
by Frank Ulbreth, Of Tracy, Mimi.
will give two performances each
day.
Various shows of highest stand
ard; an Indian village, the largest
Ferris wheel ever in the state, to-
gether with hundreds of minor at
fractions, are already under con.
tract.
The state fair board has made ar
rangements with Adjutant Engles-
by for the state militia to police
the grounds, thus assuring ample
protection to all visitors. The mil.
itia will be composed of detail OF
fifty picked men for guard duty
one officer to command the camp
with the rank Of major, five lieu.
tenants and the necessary numbe,
of non-commissioned officers. II
addition an emergency hospital will
be established on the grounds, tx
consist of che surgeon, two hospl'
tai stewards, and a complete hospi.
tai outfit to be placed at the dis
posal of the association for it's use
in any emergency where any one
will be admitted free in case Of
sickness or accident. In connection
with the militia and under military
control, the Fourth Infantry banc
Of thirty pieces will furnish rusi,
during the week. The agriculture
exhibits alone will repay every Wis
itor for the TIM: and expense t,
visit the fair. The following coun
ties hav,e applied for space; Brown
Sslnk Clark, Codington, Bookings
kingsbury, Beadle, Hand, Hyde
Hughes, Stanley, Butte, SanborI
McCook, Hanson, Miner and Mir
nenhaha.
Thousands of people from tn
east will visit the fair, and exhibit
of this nature will do more to ae
vertise the resources of the stat
than anything else.
The live stock department wi
be the largest exhibit ever made
the northwest. One new large ca
tie barn has been erected, thus Ell
abling that department to take ca
of many more cattle than heret
for. Two additional swine bar
have been erected, thus facilitatir
more space for that growing i
dustry.
The poultry exhibit will exec
that of 1907, which was the large
entry ever had in the state.
The speed program will be t
hae+ euar held in the state. beyol
any question. One hundred al
fifty horses. at least, will be at t
races. Sixtrr are in daily trainil
on the track at this time. Two NJ
speed barns are being erecte
which will furnish fifty addition
box stalls for the convenience
the horsemen.
All other departments, such
horticultural woman S departmel
dairy, mines and mining and a
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