New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-09-26
4 GRAND SUCCESS.
BROWN cOuNTY's GALA DAYS.

/ BRUWN COUNIf'S GALA DAYS.
The Brown County Fair, SO extern.
slYely advertised in our. columns for the
last weeks, and which took place on
Friday. Saturday and Sunday last,
proved q success in every particular.
Attended by favorable weather, and
falling at a time when the rural popu-
lation were not too busy, it attracted
multitudes, and as a consequence the
Brown County Agricultural Society is
in sound financial condition and has
been able to satisfy all demands.
The first day found exhibitors flock
ing to all departments, and the superin.
tendents of these were kept busily en-
gagged till the afternoon when the fair
properly opened to visitors. A class OF
school.children, belonging to the Luth-
Gran Church of this city, and conducted
by their teacher, Mr.. Weller marched
in at 2o'clock, and were followed
by spectators till the doors closed.
Saturday dawned on a busy scene in
and around Turner Hall, and when
Gruenenfelder's excellent band struck
up in the afternoon, crowds began to
fill the spacious halls and the other de-
partments. The mercantile exhibits
were at this time all in place, and as
the throng entered the main hall grand
array of goods of all descriptions greet
ed it. The chief entrance lead into the
vegetable department., and the grain
and fruit exhibit from the country Dor.
dering the Northern Pacific Ry. drew
first attention. There were displayed
long stalks of Washington Territory and
Oregon wheat, oats and grasses of all
description, and half hid in the golden
wealth of grain was luscious fruit grown
in that fertile land. apples, yellow and
mellow, and as large as small child S
head. contrasted agreeably with the
purple of italian Prunes, and the
Bradshaw Plum of Washington Terri
tory, next to the Hungarian Plum of
Oregon, made many farmer of our
dear but cold Minnesota long for the
cline where such fruit grows. Cher
ries and pears were also represented, as
were samples of Deal and Little Club
wheat from Washington and New Ice
land wheat from Oregon.
Taken all in all the exhibit was a
most interesting one, and gave our peo-
pie good opportunity to see what the
far west can produce.
But what Brown County does not
produce in fruits and soft grain it pro-
duces in Number One, Hard and yege-
tables, and the display at the fair
proved conclusively that we here live
in the garden spot of our state.
Never before was such great varie.
ty and Of such quality exhibited. OF
potatoes there were over fifteen kinds
among them the EARLY Rose, White Ele-
plant, a new variety experimental with
since last season, Morning Star, Dako-
at Red, White Star, Painters, Lady
Finger, Golden Beauty, Snow Flake,
Pride of America, Garfield, Improved
Early Ohio, EARLY Ohio, Early May.
flower and others. One potato, sound
and healthy in every respect, weighed
three pounds. The crop this year is
simply immense, and of good quality.
Carrots were there over two feet long,
and pumpkins and squash large enough
to make a thousand pies.
OF fruit there was a choice selection.
Crab Apples and others, standard va
rieties, were piled in amongst the blue
Concord grapes and thetransparent red
OF the Catawba, and of all sorts good
show was made.
Tomatoes and melons were present
in ample profusion and much admired.
OF mercantile displays that Of Fl. 10.
heyde, Boots &Shoes, was a grand exhibi.
ton of every conceivable kind of foot
wear, from a baby's shoe to monstrous
number twenty four that hung. sus-
pended in the centre Of his stand,
which was artistically gotten up in the
shape of corn palace. Many dozen
of boots and shoes, not two alike, were
shown, and the visitors that viewed the
stand went away with the impression
that the firm has an extraordinary stock
to offer.
The harness-house of Henle & Narti,
had an elegant harness of their own
manufacture, and fairly glittering with
silver buckles and shining leather
ends, on exhibition, and had it sur
rounded by whips, blankets, and the
many articles of use and interest to