St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30
SALTWATER NEWS.
The Last Day OF the Washington
County Fair.
Several Accidents In the Mills--Girl
Ball Tossers.


meeting at the Lily lake grounds. The
outcome is all the more significant in that
1t probably places quietuS on any efforts
which might have been made by the aSSO-
citation regarding next year and il is not at
1 all improbable that the gentlemen con-
eemed viii abandon the enterprise for all
time. Indeed. il is not likely that Il fair
could have been attempted this year except
for the agreement of Mr.. Staples to assume
the management and guarantee payment of
all premiums and expenses. lie is now
said 10 be out about -. 900 on the present
! venture and undoubtedly has had enough
OF 1t. The great feature of the
meeting was to have been the racing. Good
purses were offered and the most noted
! stepperS in the Northwest We're on the
grounds ready to go. Only three were con-
tested. the trOt. pace and running races of
Thursday, the condition of the track after
wards being such that all remaining races
were declared of. and the entrance money
refunded. On only the first and second
dsSiS was money received at the gates. and
the former occasion being ''children'S day."
all persons under eighteen Years of age
were given free admission. On Thursday
the gate receipts We're exceedingly light.
and the income from that source is insig
niicant The weather has most thoroughly
/ defeated the effort to hold a
creditable meeting. and but for the
mtavorable skies the affair would have
been a financial and sporting success. True.
the exhibits in all divisions were not highly
creditable. but however, little was
| expected from the southern part of the
county. where the farmers seem To habitu-
ally mold alOOf from favOTing any Saltwater
fair. In neat cattle and horses. in farm
I nrONnpfS and fprianifrrra tho dfsulax--
above the average of county fairs. and the
racing program was the most promising in
the annals of Washington county. YeSter.
Gay morning person offered Mr.. Staples
so tor the gate receipts of the day. but
the latter answered: No, sir; no admission
fee shall be charged as long as what l
have promised the people (meaning the
races cannot be provided The side shows
folded their tents under a great cloud OF
| grief. and the beer and other stands kicked
hard against paying their rental, asserting
| that they had not taken in sufficient money
TO even meet expenses. With most of these
| people Mr. Staples made a generous conf
| promise. Under the statute the association
receives aid from the state in the sum of
about $3.50 which will he applied on pay
ment Of premiums. but it is claimed that
that sum will fall far short OF the entire
/
| pleted their work as follows:
| Division Farm products. John Mmaugh.
| dent corn second premium; a. ID. Rice. first
ON early sweet corn, late corn. pop corr, early
| potatoes. late potatoes. squash. pumpkins
| blood beets. red and yellow onions. tomatoes
parsnips. cabbage, pole beans, horse radish
and best collection of vegetables; second on
sample hops carrots and pie plant; Isaac
| Staples won the blue ribbon for his exhibits
OF PIE plant spring wheat, carrots. and sec
ond premium on sweet corn, Early Rose 20
| tatoeS. beetS. early June potatoes. Dutch cab
bage; I. p. Rsmsden. samples of fffe wheat
barley and hops, first: oats, second; Hugh
! Campbell, first sample of buckwheat;
| Frank Dick first and second tor best winter
| wheat; first on English osts, winter rye, dent
corn, and best display of onions; second on
new variety spring wheat and on barley.
Division F-Dairy and household manufac-
! tures-In this division there were but two
| entries Isaac Staples was awarded first
| premium on specimen of butter not less
than ten pounds" and Mrs. r. W. Briggs
record on five-pOund-roll print butter. 1t is
| conceded all around that the committee WAS
i'm error in confusing the two butter exhibits
! as competitors. II the mistake had not been
made the committee would have awarded Mrs.
| Briggs first premium for her distinct exhibit.
l. Division G-Domestic manufactures class
l. home made: Nellie Cover. mittens made by
| girl II years old, first; darned stockings. sec
ond; Mrs George Mathis (of Hudson, Wis. }
wooden mittens, first; Mrs. Sarah Staples. rug.
first; class 9, factory made. Louis Albcnburg,
best display fancy dry goods. first; J. o. Holm
* Co, roCerieS, first; E. /. Hospes, hardware,
| first; JaSsoy & Son, harnesses, first; class 3,
| miscellaneous, j. p. Fitzgerald, first. on dis
| plsy OF landing hooks, peveyS and pike poles.
! Division H-Fine arts. needle. wax an d
fancy work; Ida Campbell. specimen picture
| drawing. first premium: Willis Roe, best map
drawn by pupil of public school, first: p. Null
| Ter, oil painting, first; Emma Scott, first on
| hand-embroidercd cloak, wax work, white
lace flowers, log cabin" lace work and
| stocking bag; Mrs. William Rutherford, linen
knit bed spread. linen-knt table
cover. crochet tidy, first; Miss May
| Minnaugh, bed spread. second; Addie
| Hathaway, needlework by a girl OF II
years. first; Mrs. Julius Dahne, second pre-
| MUM on tidy and baby's cloak. Mrs. Henry
! McLane, silk sofa-pillow, first; Mrs. VI.
| Berkstedt cotton tidy, second. Miss
| Mathis. first on silk and cotton embroideries,
| crochet work, night dress and drawers; sec
! ond on largest exhibit OF worsted em-
| broidery and lamp-mats. Mrs. George
Mathis first for single specimen of
worstcd embroidery and various sec
! ond premiums for best exhibits of cot
ton crochet and worsted crochet work.
The Girl Bali Players.
| This afternoon at $50 a prame of base