The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-09
THE FAIR.

ton was held on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of last week. Itwas
a grand success. The attendance on
the first two days was not large but
on Friday there were more people
present than at any previous exhibit
ton. They all seemed to enjoy
themselves. 1t was good natured
crowd that had come to have fun and
see the sights. There was the best
of order all the time. The exhibition
in Floral Hall attracted much atten-
ton. On the right of the entrance
were to be seen mammoth bects
measuring over two feet in length,
several varieties of splendid potatoes,
huge heads of cabbage, immense
pumpkins averaging from fifty to
seventy-ive pounds in weight, ruta-
bagas, etc, etc. We must make
special mention of Il bushel of corn
raised by Chas. Porter of Lamberton.
1t was variety Of Dent corn which
has been secured by careful cultiva-
ton and yields l4O bushels to the
acre. To this fact Mr.. Porter made
an affidavit, which he left with the
Secretary, Mr.. s. S. Sickle.
The apples from the Jewell Muir
sery, Lake City, were very tempting
in appearance and tasted as we'll as
they looked. There were also
butter, jellies and preserves.
Miss Longs display Of millinery
goods was the largest at the fair and
took the premium. Mrs. Walton's
display was equally good but not so
large. A medley picture by Miss
Eleanor March, handsomely framed,
was admired by everybody. EN-
broidered work by Mrs. w. w. By
ington was favorably criticised by
the ladies. She also had case of
shells and metals that were quite a
curiosity. There were many other
articles, too numerous to mention,
that showed the deep interest the Ia
dies took in the fair.
Mr.. Bishop Gordon exhibited a
Mccormick Self Binder and Harves-
ter, Iron Mowers, Monitor Sulky
Pillow and Moline Sulky Plow. His
display Of the Davis sewing machines
was the best ever made in the coun.
ty.
Messrs. Laird & Dornberg repre-.
sented the Buckeye Binder the Hoo
sicr Secder, Superior Seeder, Norwc.
gian Sulky Pillow, John Deene Gil.
pin Sulky Plow and the Canton Mon.
itor Traction engine.
The horses on exhibition would
have been a credit to any county OF
state fair. The following are the
names of the exhibitors; Mcmillan
4 Homer, 8 young Norman stations:
Thomas Mcmillan, a span of 3 year
old Norman mares; Mcmillan &
Shaver, a Norman stallion that took
the first premium at the State fair 9
year ago; Charles Porter, three Nor
man Spring colts and Norman stal
lion.
The six legged pig of Mr.. Knipple
was the wonderful curiosity of the
occasion.
The score of the glass ball shooting
of Thursday and Friday mornings
was mislaid by the club or it woulo
have been published. On Thursday
Mr.. T.. o. O'Hara broke 20 glass
balls out of 25 and is now the happy
posssessor of the club badge. MIR
Tom Paine of Beaver Falls broke IL
out of Is balls on Friday and tool
the highest premium.
The annual address was delivered
by f. L. Morrill, Esq, of this place
on Friday morning, and was listened
to with marked attention. 1t pub
lished in full in the Extra accom-
panying this paper.
j On Friday afternoon the trials o.
speed took place. 1t was eviden
that here as every where else nothing
is more attractive than horse racing
THE purse was $50. LIST premium
500, end premium $l5., 3rd pre-
MUM IS. Four horses to enter. 3:
race. The following entries were
made: II. B. Fargo b. g. Bay Billy
S. E. Bailey b. g. Black Prince, $
r. Curtis b. g. Charley, Peter Cash
ION s. g. Billy. Billy won the first tw'
heats in 1920 and 3:l4, Charley tn
three last heats in sos, 1907, $40.
); Other races occurred during the 1T
ternoon which afforded much amuse
ment. A stallion Of the Norman
breed, years old, weighing 100
Lbs. and owned by Chas. Porter 0
T ILamberton trotted one half a mil
, in lao.
The Governors Guards from Ney
r Ulm were drilled during the after
, noon. Their company movement
: as we'll as their skill in the manua
: exercise elected the deserved ar
$ plause and admiration of the spect;
6 tors.
On Friday evening Floral Hal
: was crowded by those who had assen
bled to listen to the rendering G
$ "the Virginia Veteran" by the Ne
9 Ulm Dramatic club. The piece wa
8 we'll received. 1t was of patriot
nature. The parts taken by the di
ferent members of the troupe wei
r. we'll acted and considerable dramatl
r talent was manifested. Where a
e did so satisfactorily it:would not |