The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-28
6. Mrs. Brown.

Z. l.. Waldeland.
s. /" n. Bell.
8. I" l.. Waldeland (cheese).
CANNED FRUIT.
1. Mrs. Rubottom.
3 q" Merritt.
4. j. ID. White.
8. +. A. Gage.
l. Mrs. +. V. Rubottom.
,. j. ID. White.
3. Criss.s
4. Dodson.
5. Graham.
6. " q. Lucas.
l. Mrs. e. V. Rubottom.
l. d" j. ID. White.
3. " Rebecca Emerson.
A.. Dodson.
5. " j. l.. Houston.
G.. 4" Lucas.
I. /" Burrell.
SWEET PICKLES.
l.. Mrs. f. V. Rubottom.
.. I" q. Lucas.
3. " w. +. Junkins.
1t would require columns of space tc
merely mention the m%eritorious exhibits
in the agricultural department. When
it is remembered that it was only three
weeks age that the idea of the county
fair was first advanced by the ladies, and
that the produce exhibited vas not
grown for exhibition purposes but hasti-
ly gathered up from the gardens and
ranches surrounding the city. it is Ger.
tainly a most creditsble exhibit, and il
is a commentary OF the fertility and
Capability of the soil in this section
which cannot fail to impress the be.
holder with a new and more vigorous
faith in the agricultural resources OF
northern Montana. A large portion OF
the exhibits have a placard stating that
the products were raised without irriga.
ton. Everything IN the vegetable line
was displayed from monster pumpkins
and cabbages to ground berry tomatoes
and the exhibits included tempting
watermelons, %citrons, apples and other
fruit, huge Hubbard squashes, celery
turnjps, carrots. beets, onions and almest
every vegetable seen in a first class greer
grocery market in a big city. One large
pumpkin bore on its broad side a paint.
ing in oil, the work of Al Beason, repre-.
senting a capitol building and a Goa
mine In operation and bore the signiti
cant motto, "Anaconda for the Capital
and Great Falls for Big Pumpkins"
In the ladies' department the mascu.
line pencil pauses. Only ladies and
angels (Which are synonymous terms
would dare to tread with descriptive
pencil through the mazes of delicate
n~eedlework, embroidery and what not
which dazzle and bewilder the male
visitors. Just what all the articles were
designed for it is impossible for any mar
born of woman to say, but some of then
we're very beautiful, and the reporter
recognized several of the exhibits al
being quilts, which would have been fl
for an emperor or a member OF the Hell
ena Montana club to sleep under.
Perhaps as noticeable a display as any
department afforded was to be found il
of Helena, a young lady who is visiting
Mrs. ID. w. Bateman, kindly loaned {
number Of pastel pictures executed b!
herself to this department, which drew
the attention OF every person who en-
tered the hall. These pictures drew
both first and second prizes at Helena a
the state fair. Miss Jurgens' work wa
80 favorably noticed at the worlds fai
that she has recently received an invita-
ton from an art institute 10 Berlin, Ger
many, to send n Of her pictures abroad
for exhibition there. The artist wa
born in Montana and reared here, ant
although she has recently received in
struction from some OF the best artist
in the east she is mainly self-taught
Among the original pictures is 9Th
Unsolved Problem" a picture Of a beau
tiful girl in a posture Of deep contempls
ton, a portrait of Nick Kessler, also on
of her nephew, a %grandchild of ex.Go'
John Tooker, several marine views, ett
The flower display also attracted
good deal Of attention. especially a man
moth pansy grown by Mrs. Oldgardt,
s~otunia which has had over 600 blot
INNS on it since last March and is now
b ass OF bloom, donated by Mrs. CAM
Jell; a ~geranium 10 feet high, grown b
a.. G. Keller, and a most beautiful gel
rinium grown by Mrs. Gilchrist. Spac
forbids mentioning others perhaps equa
ly lovely.
The White Metal Soap Soap Co. mad
a most unique and attractive display
their goods.
The copper smelter also made an e,
hibit showing their product in ever
stage from the ore to the electrolytI
plate.
A table made by Herman KollenbauI
at the b. and M. Commercial Co.'S shoI
is a marvellous exhibition of the worl
mans skill in inlaying wood and retiec'
great credit on him.
Mrs. George Leuchars has on exhib
ton a very handsome carved stone vas
ting work of her husband. The edge
the vase is carved with lilies and 9TH
flowers and leaves and is a work vel
c%reditable to the artist.
PRIZES AWARDED.
Saturdays patronage at the coun'
fair, given under the auspices of the ]
dies Of the Presbyterian church, was Il
largest Of any Of the three days, and Il
ladies who have worked so hard to NAL
it a success are extremely gratified
the interest displayed by the public ar
the generous support given them.
The event Of yesterday was the bal
show, for which twenty-seven entri