The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-09-19


upon the grounds. headed by the deta chment
Of the older men bearing the two-score bullet
and age-worn relics which are all that remain
Of tie silken banners, the work of loved
and loving hands q generation ago. under
which they had marched and charged, their
enthusiasm and emotion was intense. They
crowded about the marohing troops and let
imagination carry them back a quarter Of a
century when they had marched forth to
battle. IL was withal pleasing and touoh-
ing sight
The feature OF the day was the appearance
of the three regiments OF infantry Of the
state militia and the battalion of mounted
troops in separate and combined field evolu-
tionA In all about twelve hundred men
were present In the four organizations,
thoroughly uniformed anG equipped,
ana In. q high state of drill
aud military discipline. 1t was the oppor-
tunity Of Q lifetime for the national guard OF
the state The people learned. perhaps for
the fret time, the proficiency Of fheiE MR.
lRtia. which demonstrated TO large extent
the probability of their efficiency In time Of
local or national disturbances The boys ac-
quilted Themselves nobly.
1t ia estimated that there were fully fifty
thousand people on the grounds yesterday.
The capacity Of the big grand stand was
fully tested and the hall TO the east Of the
track was black with people, while thou
sands of others were wandering about the
grounds. Military day was all in ali com-
plete succesa
In the fruit department the display is row
very complete and Is one of the most at
tractiVe Of the many features 10 the agri
cultural hall. Prominent among apple
growers is William Sommerville of Olmsted
county, who shows seventy three varieties
Of apples. embracing Fifty three of the larger
varieties, with twenty kinds OF hybrlds and
crabR The principal varieties are Duchess
Of Oldenburg, Autumn STeaked, Mcmahon.
White, Red Black, Charley Moth, red and
yellow Anis and the we'll known Wealthy.
There are included in the display twenty
seven new Russian varieties, which have
been shown to be the hardest apples for
this country. Another exhibitor is A W.
LaJham of Excelsior. Mr.. Latham shows
over forty varieties Of grapes, the Concord
grape being the principal one. Other var1-
cites are the Golden Packlington, MooIe's
Early Lady, Rodgers, Worden and that old
standby, the Delaware, SO commonly grown
all over the Northwest Mr.. Latham's ex-
hibit has been arranged so that it presents a
very pleasing picture-the light and dark col
ors being egularly placed. One of the heavy
exhibitors of small fruit is F. G. Goald Of
Excelsior, we'll known as the grower Of the
grapes which received the first premium at
the New Orleans exposition in competition
with the grape growing states of California
and Ohio.
In addition there are numerous displays Of
plums, cherries and hybrid apples One
noticeable fruit exhibited was q seeding
plum grown by c. W. II Heideman at New
Ulm. The Jewell Nursery Company of Lake
City shows q large number of new Seeding
apples, many Of the varieties having been
originated by them ]. s. Harris also shows
large and varied assortment of apples aud
ybrida On Monday there seemed no pros
pect that there would be any display Of
fruits, as the space allotted for il was almost
entirely unoccupied. Yesterday the room
was insufficient for the amount of fruit
brought, or for q very snowy placing of the
same. There are now on exhibit over $50
| varieties of apples, and many specimens OF
the same variety. Near the fruit exhibii is
shown the foral display, verdant bank Of
beauty, attracting more attention and ad-
! miration from the lady visitors than any
other feature. There are also some beauti-
full horal designs done in cut flowers. Some
designs arranged to advertise city firm
were beautiful in artistic excellence. A new
shipment of fruit was received in the North
ern Pacific pavilion yesterCiy from Walla
Walls, Wash; also case of wool samples,
enclosed in q case made from the various
woods grown in Oregon and Washington.
As TO Crops
WASHINGTON, Sept 10.-The september