The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-09-22
A GRAND SUCCESS.
That is What the First Fair
Ever Held in Mile Laos
County Was.
Big Attendance Every Day
and the Weather all that
Could be Desired.
A Full List of Premiums
and to Whom Awarded,
Notes. Etc.

Notes, Etc.
The first Mile Laos county fair
was held in Princeton last Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. The
managers were determined that the
fair should be success; they Ia
bored early and late with that end
in view and their efforts were
crowned with success. There was
a large attendance each day, es-
pecially on Saturday, and the gate
receipts will pay all the premiums
and purses offered. The races
came off as advertised and were
holly contested; the display of
horses, cattle and swine was all
that could be reasonably expected;
the horticultural, floral and fine
art hall excited the wonder and
admiration of all who visited it;
the array of vegetables and grain
was the best ever seen at county
fair in this State, and above all the
weather was simply delightful. Of
the thousands who attended not
single individual left the grounds
dissatisfied. Princeton has reason
to feel proud Of her first fair.
Next year the managers propose,
now that they have learned the
ropes, to get up a fair second to
none save the State Fair. ,+.-.is4s... ,sz
Sherburne county co-operated
heartily with Mile Laos, as will be
seen by the list of premiums
awarded residents of the former
county. The attendance from
Isanti county was meagre except
on the last day. It was unfortu-
nate that the Isanti fair was held
at the same time as the Mile Laos
fair. Such contingency will be
guarded against in the future, as
it was not the intention of the
Princeton Fair Association to an
tagonize the fair that is annually
held in our sister county. The
Mile Lacs county fair will always
be open to competition from Isanti
and Sherburne, and the farmers
and stock-breeders of those coun-
ties are welcome to all prizes they
can capture they will be paid
willingly.
The special train from Anoka
and Elk River on Saturday was
slimly patronized. But it brought
along Hon. Knute Nelson, Hon.
D. M. Clough and Col. Plummer.
At 1:30 P. NJ, on that day an i'm
mense audience, estimated at 1900
people, crowded in and around the
grand stand to listen to the next
governor of Minnesota. Mr.. Nell
son was suffering from a severe
cold, and the wind was blowing a
stiff breeze from the southwest,
hence he spoke under unfavorable
circumstances. He touched on
the tariff and silver questions and,
in a plain matter of-fact way,
showed up the vagaries advocated
by Mr.. Donnelly. Mr.. Nelson
was well received and made a very
favorable impression on his audi
ence. He was followed by Col.
Plummer, Of North Dakota. Col.
Plummer is an old campaigner and
an impressive talker. He was es-
pecially severe on the wildcat
money schemes of the Populists.
H. w. Childs, present assistant
attorney general, and the Republi-
can candidate for attorney general,
also spoke briefly. Hon. D. M.
Clough also made a few remarks.
Mr.. Clough seemed to be right at
home as he knew almost every
body on the grounds.
The judges Of the different de
partments were mostly from out