Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-11-19
The Marshall County Fair,
Warren, MINI

We took run down to Stephen on
Thursday last week to attend the
opening of the first County Fair in
Marshall county. The time was not
a propltlous one for holding a fair
being late in the season, the weather
cold and disagreeable, and farmers
too busy with threshing and blowing
to make the attendance general. As
the society, under whose auspices the
1alr Is held, owns no buildings OF it's
own, as yet, the two lower rooms in
the Stephen school house were nti!-
lied for the exhibits, one room for
the domestic and fine art display.
and the other for the agricultural
exhibit. The domestic art exhibit in
our Judgment was the best OF all.
and the Stephen ladies deserve great
credit for their efforts to make the
falr q success. We think they per-
formed their part Of the work much
better than the gentlemen did theirs.
we would like to mention several
pieces OF fine work that we saw, but
as a rule the card attached to each
did not give the name OF the maker.
We know not whether the names
were withheld from modcsty or for
some other reason, but when one sees
an elegant piece of work, their is
satisfaction, always, to know whose
handiwork it is. Several OF the Ste
phen business men had made credit
able showing in this department.
The New Home Sewing Machine Co.
had fine display which was much
admired. .-...
The agricultural exhibit was not
as large and varied Is might have
been expected in such a rich agricul-
tural county, still the most import
ant productions OF our soil were rep
resented by one or more specimens.
There were samples OF wheat, barley,
oats, corn, sweet corn, potatoes,
pumpkins, sqnaslrs, cabbage, cauli-
Hover, kohlrabi, beets, carrots, pars-
nip, cucumbers, beans, peas, toma-
toes, celery, -four, potatoe starch,
etc, etc.
The live stock was exhibited on the
premises OF the Ramsey farm, and
was very creditable. The farmers of
Marshall county have been very &C
tive in the past few years to intro
duce pure bred stock, both horses
and cattle. The live stock owned on
the Ramsey farm is IL fine exhibit of
itself.
The promised speech by knnte
Nelson did not muterialize for the
simple reason that knute Nelson was
not there. This is the second time.
to our knowledge, that the good
Stephenites have taken the name Of
Knute Nelson in vain. That is
wicked
Taking it Ill in all, the fair was ali
that could be expected as a starter,
taking into considerati ton I'LL adverse
circumstances. 4 beginning has been
made, and we hope to see growth
with each succeeding year. A more
general interest in tho fair must be
awakened, especially among the
farmers. All cannot see the benefit
to be derived from q display OF this
kind. We live in the age which
Progress is the watchword. In
no kind Of work has there been more
advancement in late years than in
farming. Old methods OF farming
have given place to modern ones.
The hand sickle and cradle has been
superseded by the self binder, the
crooked twig, by the iron pillow, and
the fail by the modern steam thresh,
ing mill. The successful farmer to
day must make use of improved
methods or be left behind in the race
To the fair will be brought for com
petition exhibition the best produc-
tions OF our soil, the most finished
work OF our hands, and the creations
Of our brain and OF our genius. The
fair is supposed to act rs a stimulus
and excite us to still greater achieve
ments in all lines Of human enileavor
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