The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-10-08
issued: 1910-09-28
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note: Classified Ads 1 Cent Per Word VOL. ALL IN READINESS FOR GREAT Fi Big Crowd Will Attend Formal Opening Today NELSON, B. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1910 NO 139 JUDGING BEGINS EARLY THIS MORNING Afternoon Will Be Taken Up by Numerous and Varied Attractions TODAY'S PROGRAM Opening by Martin Burrell, M. P. tor Yale-Cariboo, at IX p. m. lOommenclng at 2 p. m. the following attractions will take place in front of the grand stand: Lacrosse match between Nel- , son and Rossland. The Stelner Troupe, '(1) Comedy bar act, (2) The aerial butterfly. Comedy bar acrobatic act. The rolling globe.. The Lejoe Troupe. Drilling contests for purse of $450. At 8 p. m. free attractions in front of grand stand. At 9:30 dancing at the armory. By 12 o'clock last night practically aj-i, all was in readiness in the fair building for the formal opening at 1 o'clock today ,by Martin Burrell, M.P. of the greatest exhibition that Nelson ha8 yet seen. Hundreds of boxes of fruit and wagon loads of material for other displays were taken along Vernon street and disappeared through the doors of the fair building during tbe morning and afternoon and were gradually placed in position. Quickly a chaos of disordered boxes and planking, stray rp- . pies and other fruit, poultry coops and cases of various goods became order - and many citizens took the opportunity last night of obtaining an advance view of the displays. Judges Commence Early The judges will commence their arduous work of selecting the winners for the hundreds of prizes at 9 o'clock this morning and It ls expected that by the time the doors are opened to admit the public many of the awards will be made. City Is Crowded The hotels long before the coast train reached the e'ty last night were filled to capacity. In many cases the Teglsters showed that the various host- elrles had heen unable to accommodate tbe Btream of guests which flowed through their doors from an early hour yesterday morning and that they had been compelled to send …
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0384001
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
rights: Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History: https://touchstonesnelson.ca
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text