Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-09-16
COUNTY FAIR NOTES.

COUNTY FAIR NOTES
We told you we would have pleasant
weather for the fair.
Yesterday was Governors day, and it
was big day.
Jno. Revord is General Superintendent
of the Fair Grounds.
D. B. Smith and Chas. l. Gibson each
have displays of farm machinery.
A we'll has been dug on the grounds.
the water from which is to be pumped by
wind
Park Goodwin sells tickets at the gate,
and T. K. Keyser and Jno. V. Owens are
the gate-keepers.
The drill of Company G yesterday was
very creditable both to the boys and Com
handing Officer Pierce.
Will Day represents the White sewing
machine, and the New American is also
represented by an agent
The Governor and the other dist1n-
guished guests took in the Canning Fac
tory on their rounds yesterday p. m.
| S. c.. Olson has on exhibition a desk
made from one of the first log houses
built in Mower county and owned by r. B.
| Foster
&C. Adams certainly has the premium
pumpkin in the vegetable department,
weighing III pounds. 1t is truly OF the
Mammoth" variety.
James Kcenan's full traction rad en-
CINE is furnishing the motive power for
the machinery: Mr.. keenan, also has a
| fine display of farm machinery
The Austin Canning g. Preserving Co.
have pyramid display of their premium
canned Minnesota sugar corn, as we'll as
their premium canned pumpkin and
squash.
The old farmhouse on the grounds is
labeled Officers Headquarters" and
President Furlong and Secretary Mcbride
who principally occupy it, have their
hands full of business.
Five short speeches were made on the
grounds Yesterday afternoon by Gov.
Hubbard, Commissioner Gibbs of New
Orleans Exposition, Adjutant General
Mccarthy, and State Auditor Braden.
Program for to day wednesday,: View
ing of exhibits; Awarding of prizes AZ
ternoon race; address by Hon.
J. NJ. Burlingame; trottlng and running
races. NJ. T. Grattan is on the ground
with two fast hsrses.
The fruit display is very creditable. Mr..
Francis heller has fine display of Ouch
ess apples, varieties of crabs and tame
and wild plums; L. L. Wheelock, 10 va
rieties of standard and crab apples; dis
play of beautiful wild plums by Mrs. r.
H. Dinsmoor
About 800 admission tickets were sold
at the gate yesterday, besides about 80
membership tickets. As large proper
ton of the admissions were from mem.
bership tickets, which had been sold ear
~ in the season, it is estimated that fully
5000 people were present on the grounds
yesterday.
The vegetable department has a grand
display. The different varieties of pota-
toes, onions, carrots, squash. cabbage,
melons, tomatoes, beets, parsnips, &C..
shouldsbc examined by every one who
visits the grounds Then the samples of
wheat, oats, corn, arc as fine as you will
find anywhere.
Among the distinguished guests from
abroad on the grounds yesterday were
Gov Hubbard, Adjutant General Nc
earthly. Col. Brandt of the Governors
staff, Lieut.. Col. Mead of the % regi-
ment, Capt Wiegand of Albert Lee .
State Auditor Braden, and Clerk Of Su-
preme Court Nichols.
Among the merchants who have special
displays are Dalager Bros, groceries,
Cook & Davidson hardware, Engle & Co.,
flour, Joseph Schwan, boots and shoes,
S. G.. Clark & Co., hardware, Sweningscn
s. johnson, boots and shoes, L. s. Will
lard, dry goods, S. C. Olson, furnit ure,
and F. P. Mcbride, groceries.
The display of bloodcd stock is quite
good. A. II. Williams of Rose Creek has
entered beautiful COW and 7-months'
bull calf which are fine specimens of
Short Horns. Then ]. J. Furlong has a
large display Of Short Horns, as we'll as a
lot Of Poland China hogs. Mr.. Wells of
Lansing also has several Short Horns en-
tered Richardson & Day have entered
Rival" thoroughbred Devon which is
a grand specimen for yearling. Among
the horses are eight from the Taopi Farm
Co., two of which are thoroughbred Nor
mans; H. w. Lightly's thoroughbred
; "Midnight" and some handsome grade
colts; VIM. Harris of Lyle, an English
shire high grade stallion; Jonas Haney,
a grade Norman stallion, and NJ. Teeter a
grade Norman stallion
Education in California.
Mrs. W. E. Chamberlain, wife of Pro
fasSOr Chamberlain DrinciDal of the ccle