New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-09-19
Brown County Fair.

OF the brown county Agricultural 80
ciety, held in and around Turner Hall,
Saturday, Sunday and Monday last,
opened rather inausplciously, the
weather of Saturday being threaten
ing, and but few farmers caring to
run the risk of wetting for the pur-
pose of bringing their exhibits to the
fair. The second day opened under
more favorable circumstances and by
noon quite a creditable display of farm
produce was made. In the live stock
however, the display was
small, much smaller than in former
years. In fact it was so small that
the society would have been justified
in not awarding any premiums in this
Our machine and agri
cultural implement dealers failed to
respond with an exhibit of their
wares, and the space allotted to them
was occupied by two solitary wagons.
FLORAL HALL
offered the principal attractions,
though the usual mercantile display
was CONSPICUOUS for It's absence. Mr..
H. Loheyde, DR.. Weschcke and Frank
Burg being the only exhibitors. The
former had erected beautiful booth
in the centre of which was admirably
arranged large and varied display of
slippers and shoes. The booth was
tastefully decorated and was the adj
mired of all the admirers. DR.. Wesch-
Ike had on exhibition two organs and a
frame Of birthday cards. Mr.. Burg's
exhibit consisted of his popular brands
of cigars. The manufacturing de-
partment contained the following ex-
hibits: "Several brands of flour each
from the Eagle and Roller Mill Com
panies; one seated buggy, Vincent
Page; washers, c. F. Held and Joseph
Schneider; spinning wheel, N. A.
Mmller; centre table and sewing stand,
Henry Kehler; spun and carded wool,
B. Marschner. Quite an ingenious
model for a chicken feeding hopper
was exhibited by Louis Scherer. A
beautiful assortment of flowers were
tastefully arranged by G. Book, the
florist. Works of art were exhibited
by Ig. Swendinger, 8xS feet oil paint
ing representing Columbus and son,
and Tyrolian scene; the Misses An
ma Behnke, Anna Brandt and and Il.
Westphal, oil paintings. These ladies
are the pupils of Mrs. Mowery and
their productions are gems of art.
Some of the landscape scenes are real.
ly life.like and would put many pro-
fessional artists to shame. Miss
Hirsch and Mrs. Roos had on exhibit
ton some very artistic wax work. The
display of ladies handiwork was re.
markable for beauty and variety. So
many articles were exhibited that to
go into details would be suicidal, as we
would be almost certain to do injus'
tice to some Of the lady exhibitors
Suffice it to say that but rarely, if ev
or, has such fine display of needle
work been seen in this city as that
made by Mrs. Erd, and it was all thu
handiwork of herself and assistants
Mr.. B. Juni exhibited fine collection
Of stones and minerals, mostly Of his
own gathering here and on the shores
Of Lake Superior. Adam Pfeifer hat
on exhibition side by side an aerolitt
and piece of pumice stone. Tit
former, dropped from distant space
labeled s.From Heaven and the lat
ter, the production of volcanic erup
ton, "From He'll. Not SO inappro
pirate. Mrs. Weddendorf had on ex
hibition a large cage of young canary
birds. Cut flowers were shown by
Mrs. Hess, G. Bach and others.
AGRICULTURAL HALL
contained some enormous squashes
pumpkins, cabbages, and other vege
tables. Messrs. Otto Schvll and An
ton Gag had arranged number Q
vegetables so as to represent Prus
sian soldier. There were squashes TO
head. hands and legs. and a Hatermel