The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-09-30
THE COUNTY FAIR.
A TOLERABLY GOOD DISPLAY.
WITH A RATHER LIGHT AT.
TEND ANCE.
THE USUAL KIND OFWEATHER.

| WIFI "A hA L IL EN- xAUAx AL
TEND ANCE.
THE USUAL KIND OF WEATHER..
Rain To-day.
Tuesday, the first day of the Fifth Annu-
al Fair of the Stearns County Agricultural
Society, was as pleasant as could be asked
for, but there was little done or expected to
be done beyond the making of entries.
Very few persons visited the grounds.
Wednesday came in raw. chilly and I'M
comfortable, and managed very SUCCESS
fully to continue SO all day. As was to be
expected this had an unfavorable effect
upon the attendance, which at no time was
large
Floral Hall presented scarcely as attrac-
tive an appearance as it did last year, al
though there was quite good display Of
pictures, flowers, fancy articles, etc. The
walls were hung with quilts, blankets, lap
robes, scsrfs, rugs, etc., while on the tables
and shelves were cushions, worsted and
hair work, mittens, socks and stockings,
(many of them knit by children 7 to IL
years of age), etc. In one portion of this
building were jellies, preserves, apples,
grapes, plums, canned fruits, bottles of Min.
nesota cider, honey, bread, butter, etc.
One lady, Mrs. Hicks, had thirty jars Of
fruit. There were thirteen entries of but
ter. In the center was large pyramid
composed of flowers and plants in pots.
Messrs. Young & Bradford made fine
! display of dress goods, furs, shawls, cloths.
Keeps shirts, lace goods, etc. Also, a
showcase filled with fancy goods. Their
display was credit to their enterprise and
to their large stock Of goods.
Mr.. II. Ottensmeyer had several cases
of fine millinery goods, hats, bonnets, kid
gloves, embroideries, hair goods, scarfs,
| etc.
Rhodes & Spencer exhibited very
handsome showcase containing fancy goods,
toilet articles, perfumeries, cigars, etc.
Sewing machines and other articles of a
similar kind were on exhibition.
In the way Of stock the entries were in
the main very creditable. There were
five thoroughbred stations, while last
year there was but, one. OF horses for
all purposes there were II; of draft horses
5; of carriage horses only 2; while colt
was the solitary representative of the mule
family.
Of cattle, there were ~ thoroughbred
short horns; Ayrshire; 3 Jerseys; and
10 grades and natives. This was not up to
last year.
The showing, of sheep was limited to 2
lots.
Of hogs there were entries, mostly
Berkshires.
There were 8 coops of poultry-chickens
(mostly Bramahs,) ducks and turkeys.
In the line of wagons and carriages there
were five entries-a very fine express wag-
on by R. L. Scott; and four well-made
buggies and wagons by S. Rathbun.
Of farming implements manu- featured
here there were eleven entries; breaking
and cross plows, cultivators and corn plows,
by Stevenson & Co; cross-plows and brush
breaking-plows by Rathbun & Bogenrief;
and hand corn planter, recently invented
by NJ. P. Noel, which is as handy as cane
and will plant corn over as much ground
daily as a man can walk, using a cane.
OF other home manufactures of mis-
cellaneous nature there were -four barrels,
clotheshorses, churns, and bee-hives (by
il. Gray.)
J. F. Stevenson & Co. made a very
creditable display of stoves and hollow
ware of their own manufacture, which
deservedly attracted much notice and many
favorable comments.
There were rs entries of agricultural i'm
plements, some of the entries including a
number of different articles. The exhib-
itors were G. G. Tobey, Jos. Martin, John
Roller and J. P. Hammered.
In the department of farm products
there was an excellent display, the num-
Der of entries being very large. The many
samples of wheat of different varieties,
were all No. l. Several persons
managed TO raise this year some uncom-
monty good corn. The oats and barley
were very fine. There were plenty of huge
cabbages, beets and ruta-bagas, onions,
cauliAowers, squashes, turnips, sweet pota-
toes, timothy seed, etc., etc. There were
three entries of -four, less than one-third
Of what there should have been.
AT half past ten o'clock Prot. D. l..
Kiehle delivered from the front door of
Floral Hall, the following excellent ad=
dress, which was attentively listened to and
heartily applauded by the assemblage:
Mr.. President and FELLOW Citizens:
Again, with the revolving year, we as
semble with the fruit of our labor. With
mutual delight in the exhibition of our
best products, in friendly competition we
instruct and stimulate each other to more
intelligent and more productive industry.
1t is an unworthy estimate that would
make such fairs no more than olden market
days, mere opportunities for barter, and
sale. Still lower is the view, and most
harmful to the true ideal of such meetings,
if nothing is found in them but strife for
prizes. the excitement of the race and the
revelry Of dissipation. The net result, all
important, for which they can alone COM
mand the respect and enlistthe earnest men
must be more knowledge, higher ideas Of
labor, and a more economical expenditure
of money and strength.
And now in the midst of this busy time
we leave the several centres of attraction
and come together for thought, omit to con-
| slider the lesson of the hour.
First, then, fellow citizens, let me repeat
to you that We stand on an eminence of I'M
exampled privilege and prosperity. While
Europe makes her home-born and loyal
citizens but tenants at will, and only those
to titles-born lords of the soil, here every
citizen may possess share in the public
domain. This right is not for native-born
alone, but to all nations has the message
gone offering citizenship, homesand share
in the soil. And this, too, upon no pledge
to public service; no test of religious OF po-
litical faith; no demand, save that every
man shall lead a peaceful and industrious