New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-09-17
Of each Of the Dauntless, Wilson and
American sewing machines, for which

Of each Of the Dauntless, Wilson and
American sewing machines, for which
he is the resident agent. Mr.. Hanft
was ably assisted on Sunday in show
ing the merits Of his machines BY the
general agent Of the American. Chas.
Wagner made . very attractive display
Of furniture and Davis. Singer and
Wheeler 4 Wilson sewing machines.
Albert Wagner, who had charge Of
the exhibit, delighted in assuring the
ladies that for durability the Davis
machine could not be excelled. F. G.
Held showed two splendidly arranged
and finished bureaus, his own make,
and was awarded first premium. Fir.
Quense exhibited q nice double set Of
harness. III. ii. Beussmann showed a
number of shot guns, revolvers, etc.
FIR. Burg exhibited nice line Of ci-
CARS and some leaf tobacco. II Mr..
Burg had only placed . label ''take
one'' on every box he would have been
the most popular exhibitor on the
ground. H. G@de represented the
Mankato wooden mills and showed some
very nice cloth aud hannels. The 40
raj display made in this department. by
Mrs. Gebser was really grand and adj
ded beauty and animation to the scene.
The visitors were entertained both
Saturday and Sunday afternoons by
she silver cornet band, which furnish.
ed the music for the occasion.
On Sunday afternoon q few minutes
after four o'clock Mr.. Peter Scherer,
the president Of the society, appeared
on the stage and delivered q short adj
dress in the German language. He
said these annual fairs were held for
mutual intercourse, to compare notes
and the seasons products, and to build
up a rivalry feeling between the farm.
ers 80 that each one would endeav-
or to excel his neighbor, thereby
greatly enhansing his own progress.
He hoped that in future the farmers
would take more general interest in
these annual exhibitions. The speak.
or said that despite the hard times the
farmers have experienced the past few
years they have held their own pretty
we'll, and as all things must have an
end he looked for the dawning Of
brighter times in the very near
future. He advised the farmers
not to rely altogether on wheat
but to branch out into more varied
farming. That they should raise more
stock and better quality; good blood
ed stock would pay double and threble
what poor stock would and 10 no more
trouble to keep. He admonished them
also never to 60 beyond their means, and
buy no machinery and make no debts
upon prospective crops. He thanked
the ladies and the merchants of New
Ulm for their very kind assistance to
make the fair a success by bringing
their handiwork and wares to swell the
exhibits and hoped that next year we
would meet under more favorable cir.
cumstances.
MIR. Scherer subsequently made a
few remarks in English. He was sor.
ry to see that 80 few Americans had
visited the fair or made exhibits. He
said that until the Americans took
more interest in these fairs the society
would be compelled to hold the fairs
IS now; that they had tried the ex.
pertinent of holding the fair exclusive.
ly on week days and the attendance
was in every instance 50 small that the
fairs were total failures. He invited
the Americans to join the society, il
would only require yearly fee of SC
cents, and as soon as a majority should
vote to hold the next annual fair on
week days exclusively, the minority
would heartily join in to make the fail
a success.
The various committees awarded pre-
miums to the following named exhibi.
tors:
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