The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-10-06
THE COUNTY FAIR.
from Mapleton Enterprise.l

the Blue Earth County Agricultural
Society was held at Garden City
this week. 1t opened up on Wednes-
day with the most favorable weather
that could be desired. The first day
was occupied largely in receiving and
placing exhibits. A reporter of the
Enterprise looked in upon the fair yes
terday and was pleased to find very
fair attendance.
On entering the grounds the first
thing to attract our attention was
the stock pavilion, in which there
was a very creditable collection of
the best grades and breeds that can
be found in the state. The exhibit
made by the West Lawn Farm con-
sisted of some twenty horses and was T!
great credit to this section of the
county. They had both Coach and !
Percheron breeds well represented
The Coach horse, Intrepid, Isl making
very fine showing of colts, which for
uniformity and beauty are hard to
beat, while Imperial also has an eX-
cellent showing of colts In Perch
erons they have collection of Dago-
bert's colts which for size and quality
were not matched on the grounds
and cannot be surpassed anywhere.
One Dagobert Jr., is the largest of
his age and was not excelled at the
Columbian Exposition.
Postmaster Johnson, Of this place,
also had several fine animals (which
attracted considerable attention.
They were Hambletonians, which he
represented by the stallion Cologne,
and six of his colts.
In the cattle department the herd
of Jerseys owned by w. D. Richard
son, of Garden City, consisting of
three COWS, 2 three-year-olds, 2 two
year olds, yearlings and two calves,
is the center of attraction and well
they may be, as they ale well worth
ones time to 60 and see as they car
ried off nine premiums at the worlds
fair.
The exhibit of stock as whole was
very creditable and we doubt if there
is another county in the northwest
that could make better showing.
Floral hall was well filed with all
that is usually found in that build
ing at a county fair. Commencing at
the west end one was attracted by the
many beautiful quilts which have
been placed on exhibition. One was
attributed to be the work of man,
and will undoubtedly carry off the
first premium. On our left we
! found most charming collection OF
silk work which extends all along the
north side. In another place was a
wooden blanket which had been card
ed, spun and knitted by Mrs. Peterson,
: of Garden City. In same building was
[ found an exhibit of canned fruit
which cannot be eXcelled even at the
great Columbian fair. They also have
, an annex or Midway Plaisance, in
which there was found wooden war
riors from each of the continents
Asia, Africa, Europe, and America
also one from the islands of the sea
Special attention should also be call
ed to the figures made out of clay anG
[ likewise three pictures which hung
!, above them, The pictures were very
ic o66 in
when it is known that they are drawn
and colored with clay.
On the west side of the annex was
1 to be seen the flora and fruit, which
! was indeed very creditable. Mr.. ]. W
Sprague, of Mapleton, had very fint
? selection of apples in the collection O.
5 fruit, and we will miss our calcula
7 tion if it does not carry off the frs
l premium.
Most of the flora hall was very in
| teresting display of vegetables, sucl
S as pumpkins, squash. potatoes, corn
e etc. This was arranged in two row
of linear pyramids. One of the curl
e Gus growths in this department. wa
:. a radish IS inches in circumference
and weighing POI pounds.
There was also quite show 0
e poultry, and the various species wer
we'll represented by fine birds.
The races in the afternoon consist
ing Of a ladies driving match, in whic
e Lolie Nickerson secured first prize
y Mrs. Grant Ward, second; and Mrs
e A. Loomis, third In the trottin
!. race Jos. Oily secured both first an
j second money. In the bicycle rae
g little Dudley Warner, of MankatC
secured first in the mile race, and Ed
}; gar Owen first in the half-mile race
n HOw's This.
+ We offer One Hundred dollars fo
y any case of Catarrh that cannot b
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
1t f. j. CHENEY & CO
IL Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have know
f. j. Cheney for the last 15 years an