St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-29
FINE STOCK AND HORSES

has been much better in the number
of entries and exhibitors than hereto
fore, although no better in quality than
last wear. ID. q. Spaulding. Of Hamlin
county, had a large exhibit of Short
horn cattle. which Included several
famous head of this breed
c. NJ. Prouty, of Grand Forks, had a
fine exhibit of ShorthornS brought from
the North Dakota fair, while Boice, of
Sioux Falls, exhibited twenty-three
head of the same kind. The other
ShOrthorn exhibitors were n. II. Will
Jams Il Son and The Lakeside COM
pany, of Madison, Oak.
James NJ. Patton exhibited a fine col
lection of HerefordS. Shaw & Glenn,
of Milbank, exhibited a number of i'm
ported Aberdeen-Angus cattle, as did
also DR.. J. G.. AllOway, of Grand Forks.
II. S. Newton, of Bridgewater, showed
nine rare DevOns.
The FrieSland Stock company, of
Aberdeen. had on exhibition number
of this famous breed, including the
famous Lena Twist, which took first
prizes at st. Paul and Grand Forks.
A group of HOlsteins, owned by J. G..
Wade, of North Dakota. attracted much
favorable comment.
The Augreen stock farm. of Mime
apolis, had the largest exhibit of swine,
poultry and sheep.
The principal exhibits in the horse
department were made by the Lakeside
stock farm of Madison, OAK, which eX-
hibited-a fine lot of Percherons; E. H..
Jacobs, of the same place, who ex-
hibited English Shires NJ. Stratton, of
Carthage. exhibiting both Shires and
PercherOuS; William Worden, of Red
fnl1 xrrit hnn Il ~ Dc,
the Sioux Falls Stock company. with a
large exhibit of ShireS and Shetland
ponies; the La Belle ranch. Winfred,
OAK. with large collection of magnifi-
cent English Shires and Clydesdales /;
the Spirit Lake county stock farm, of
De Smet. exhibit the same breeds.
Other smaller exhibits including rare
animals, are made by Taylor, of
Letcher; Irish, of AndOver; Shaw 81
Glenn, of NIilbank, and parties from
Huron; Roswell Letcher, WOOnsOcket,
and many other points in the territory.
The exhibit of the BroOkings agricult-
ural college was the center of
ATTRACTION TO MANY.
1t includes students work in manu-
featuring varied articles from iron and
wood, in cooking. in drawing and
sketching, photography and agricult-
ural products.
The articles are displayed and ar
ranged very artistically, and take up
half of the Dawson county building,
the other of which is devoted to the
exceptionally fine educational exhibit
of the schools of Dawson county.
This exhibit is very meritOrious, and
reflects great credit upon the public
school system of this county. The ex-
hibit includes herbariumS, drawings.
maps, examination papers, neatly and
artiStically exhibited, and is evidence
of the high attainments of the exhibit
tors. The schools of Beadle, Union,
Clay and Yankton counties are also ex-
hibitOrs in this department, as well as
the deaf and dumb institute of Sioux
Falls.
While the exhibits in the
ART DEPARTMENT
were exceptionally fine last year. vet
they were Outdone the present, both in
value and number. In short, the ex-
hibIt was the very best that any terri
tOrial fair has ever had, and was worthy
the praise which has been awarded it on
every side.
Taking everything into consideration,
the present fair has been the culimna-
ton of all the fairs ever held in Dakota.
The attractions have been very salts
factory and the attendance enormously
large The weather was good, and as a
result the remarkable satisfaction given
by this, the last territorial fair which
Mitchell will hold for a number of
years. will be one for future fairs to
pattern after, but not surpass.
Mitchell in general and Dakota are
reaping ecOnOmiums of merited praise.