The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-09-24
had the early part of the day promised
what the hitter portion nr0yel.

had the early part of the day promised
what the latter portion proved
AZ usual, the show of stock was excel
lent. X. l.. liouck, Esq, of Good Thun
der, had his full-blood Clyde there, to,
gether with some fine yearling colts, and
n goodly number of his thoroughbred
short horns. lie took n liberal number
of first premiums, and q few second.
| &. III. Piper, Esq, had magnificent
display of horses and colts. Ills Ken
lucky stock was admired 10y all, and il
we mistake not this breed of horses will
become very popular in our county.
The animals are beautiful of carriage,
speedy, and gentle. He also showed a
number of Normans.
DIR. Curryer showed mare and sew
eral handsome colts.
Joe Dilley had the Garden City Stock
J Co.'S Norman stallion on the grounds,
and To say that he is II grand looking an
| imal don't half express it, lie also
| showed several fine colts and half-hlood
Norman mares.
Mr.. David Marston had some fine
sheep, as so also did Gen. Baker, Marsh
all Fail, and others.
Mr.. &. NJ. Green, of the Greenvalley
Stock Farm, had his magnificent herd of
Aberdeen Angus cattle on the grounds,
and took large number of premiums as
reward for their excellence. He also
had some Shorthorn cattle on exhibi-
ton, besides his celebrated full-blood
Norman stallion. The stallion walked
oil with the first premium, after coming
INTO competition with some of the finest
horses in the Northwest.
Mr.. L. \. Boynton had his usual quota
IN Shnrt- nn Il
secured several first premiums upon
them
Ii. :. Warren, Esq, of Garden City,
was up with his neighbors on Norman
colts. and among the lot was 2-year-old
quarter blood mare colt, which weighed
lN pounds. She is a beauty
Mr.. r.. Smith, of Garden City, who has
recently taken fancy Ia liolstcin cattle,
showed II thoroughbred bull of this stock
which took first premium. The animal
is one of the best of his age Ia be found
anywhere in the country. lie also took
first AMI second premium on hiph-grade
liolsteins He showed two of the hand
soonest grade sucking calves one ever
looked upon.
As usual, Peter Metersdorf was on
hand with his Norman stock. If there
is any one thing more than another that
MIR. Nj. prides himself upon, il is his
horses and colts, and well he NAV. for
he has some of the finest in the State.
lie showed, among others, Il twO-ycar-
old / Norman colt that weighs ] 800
pounds. OF course he took first prem
ium on this animal, rs he did on several
others.
Ii would he impossible to enumerate
all exhibits, and in showing the partial
lty we have in giving individual notice of
those enumerated above, the pardon of
those omitted is cravcd. Ii would he a
pleasure To us To cnumcrate the stock in
full, but the officers and directors were
all busily engaged in awarding prem
iums during the afternoon, i'm order To
complete the business of the meeting,
and it was impossible for the newspaper
man 10 receive from them the necessary
information for an extended detailed re-
view.
The display of vegetables was most
crcditable. Samples of corn, potatoes,
pumpkins, squash etc, We're shown that
would make favorable comparison with
those raised in any cline. The display
III floral hall was not rs large as i'm form
er years. The Standard Fiber-Ware Co.
had their ware on exhibition, and ii at
tractcda good deal of attention. In this
connection il may he IN keeping with
good taste To remark that this institution
is now turning out some of the finest
tiber-ware ever manufactured in Ameri-
ca. In every instance where the ware
has been tested IT gives the very best of
satisfaction, and tn" goods are bound To
come into universal use.
The Garden City brass band provided
music, and added much To the pleasure
of those who patrOniZed the fair