New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-09-27
A VERY NICE FAIR IT WAS.
The Exhibits of the Merchants Showed
More Taste and Pains than Ever.
The Receipts Large Enough to Pay off
$500 of Indebtedness.
The Theatre on the Last Evening Attended
by at Least 500 People

: Cold, disaereeable and uninviting-
s;ch was the weather tnat greeted the
opening OF the County Fair and contin-
ucl until its close. \ chilling north
wind blew steadily throughout the three
days and interested parties saw only fai-
lure ahead. But such was not to be the
unhappy outcome. Friday saw all Of
<hc hooks and corners Of the large halls
comparatively we'll filled with exhibits
and Saturday witnessed visitors passing
to and from the hall in small numbers.
But Sunday In spite Of the Sleepy Eye
= Ilerall's uncalled-for attacks, the people
poured in from the surrounding country
and the afternoon was marked by large
and ilustIng tirong gathered without
and within the halls. The receipts rolled
in at 4 lively rate and in total amounted
to enough to leave the society a snug
little balance with which to pay off I,
portion Of their Indebtedness.
On the interior all was hustle and
;, chatter. People moved from exhibit to
exhibit and all had some peculiar re-
mark for each respective show. 1t was
an interesting sight, and the only feature
that was lacking to make it complete
was the presence Of the editor of the
Herald at the Lake to pass his opinion
IN the yollessncss of our citizens and
. neighbors. To describe the fair with any
degree OF reality, let us place the rcade"
ID the large wing Of the Turner Hall.
There were pumpkins there, of the same
;izc and color as one is wont to see them
1T q County Fair. Squash, ditto. Plums,
. luscious. Grapes in abundance and
sending forth their pleasing odors
: throuyinut the entire hall. Large apples
tempted the eve, while delicious jeIlies
unu home. made wines caused the palate
to tickle and the eye to wonder fondly
in the direction Of that which was for
hilI"n to all but Judges. Vegetables of
every variety and of mammoth proper
tionS were heapcd upon the tables and
sacks tIlcd with the hest of grain caught
the attention Of thc scientific agriculture
nlstS. Another feature was large beer
barrel, ornamcntcd with barley seeds,
and in the act OF being tapped by dim
= inutivc and artificial brewer. This was
!hc exhibit Of the August Schcll Brewery
un,l attracted considerable attention.
Fine 1inr4ars prepared by the New Tin.
Vinegar Go. filled several bottles in one
portion OF the hall and carried the red
Hg which denotes first prize. Anyone
seeing the articles could not fail to note
hpir merits and excellent quality. A
rev industry in New Tim was also rep
.e>cntrl in the exhibit of the tile side
walk bv Amnmc & Gcbhard, while Mr.
ilciGrnan displayed his group of plot
- ,5ra phs of all tie species Of grapes, ma
live to the United States.
Now for glimpse into the beauties
of the smaller hall. The first thing tC
catch the eye was the department OF
fancy work, where articles of crochcted
md needle work were plentiful and uni.
que. Around this with natural instinct
The ladies hovered as if held by spell
A little further on and ranged along the
western wall were the exhibits of Brust
& Graft and Licnhard Bros. The former
had ii neatly arranged and attractive dis.
play of carpets, that showed skill in
DreDaration and that had the desired eff
feet upon the passers-by. Lienhard
Bros show was tasty and beautiful tc
say the least. Dry-goods of the finest
sort were draped in variety of styles
and the effect wasnot only gratifying
but profitable to the origiuators. In the
corner came the cream of the mercantile
shows. This consisted of a room pre-
pared with frescoed canvas and rich-fall-
inc curtains The interior walls were
nicely painted and the room it.
- self was carpeted and fitted up with the
incest of furniture and ornaments Aug
ust Wagner of Wagner & Saverien was
the designer of the display and if he
could have heard all Of the compliments
that were showered upon the result of
his work he would feel rich enough to
go out of business at once. It was a
nook that every one admired. In the
other corner was the extensive exhibit OF
the well-known firm of Crone Bros. They
occupied a large portion and filled it to
their credit with, clothing, cloaks and
rich dress grods,th were right in keep