The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-03

Patents Issued
List Of patents issued last week to
Northwestern inventors:
Ericx l.. Overjorde. Fairfax, Mimi,
watchmaker's tool: Marcus D. Peter
son, Long Lake, Mimi, combination
whip socket and reinholder; Phillip
Schmitt, Parker, S. D., fender for tTac-
ton engines; Jacob Turck, Litchfield,
Mimi, milk pail; George r. Wolff,
Bird Island. Mimi, martingale buck
lie; Charles NJ. Horton, Duluth, Mimi.
design, building strut or column:
Olaf III. Lund. Kenyon. Mimi, design
coat hook and hat holder; Brown
Chemical Company, st. Paul, Mimi,
trademark tablets of an antispeptic
and germicidal character); Everett,
! Augehbaugh 4 CO., Waseca, Mimi,
trade nark) wheat, rye and buck
wheat flour and other products from
reducing cereals to cominuted condi-
ton; McConnen & Co, Winona Mimi,
trademark tonic, Alternative and blood
purifier
I. d. Merwin. Patent Lawyer, go,
Pioneer Press Building, st. Paul, Mimi.
The Minnesota fair is the annual har-
vest home for the farmers. 1t is their
day in court. The organization in Mime
sCta is a public institution, not conducted
for personal gain, but to advance the in
tefeSts of the agricultural classes of our
citizens. This is entirely fitting, for agri
culture is the basis of Whatever pros
perity we can hope to attain. This yea>
the fair is to be held midway between
the Twin Cities, beginning on Monday,
Sept. 6 and continuing until Saturday,
Sept. H.
The premium list is a document which
should be in the hands of every farmer
of the state. and those who have not a
copy already can obtain one by writing
to Secretary E. w. Randall at Hamine.
1t will be seen by that document that
the premiums have been increased all
along the list and new premiums added
as well. In the matter of county exhibits
alone an increase has been made from
500 to 81, 200. The counties which en-
brace this opportunity and make up eX-
hibits will find it pays them, as will call
attention of home seekers to the value
of their lands.
Fhe great advantage which the Mime
sofa fair possesses is in having 200 acres
of land, which was donated by ST. Paul.
| and with such q foundation permanent
buildings could be erected. The result is
that large and healthful barns have been
provided for all classes of stock, with the
best Of conVeniences of feeding and
watering. The poultry display has
building will be set apart this year for
that purpose Additional space will also
be given to G9i1y products the premiums
for which have been largely increased.
The state law forbids all pool selling
and gambling on the races and conse-
Guently the contests are genuine, with
the best hols winning. The purses ag-
gregate $500 and competition is open to
| the world. There never has been so at
tractive i racing programme offered by
the fair management as is presented this
year. Every day of the races Happy
Jack, the great original PAGER, who goes
without rider, driver or sull1y, will give
exhibit )ns Many who were present last
year will remember Marion Mills, horse
which performed similar feat, to the
delight of the multitude. Marion Mills
is an imitator, Happy Jack being the great
original and having a record of 200.
Every morning there will be a farmers
institute, at ms situte hail. under the direc-
ton of o. G. Gregg, state Superinte ldent
| There will be discussions and lectures at
| these institutes which will be of great
| interest and value to farmers. AS an ad-
| ditional incentive for the farmers to come
and participate in them, arrangements
| have been made for a camp on the
groul dis, tents being furnished free for
those wishing to occupy them. Parties
can occupy this camp and reduce their
| expenses to the minimum. The only con-
| dition is that each occupant shall buy a
| season ticket for admission to the
| grour DIS.
The machinery exhibits will be especial
| ly valuable and the friendly rivalry of
| exhibitors in al kinds of stock, poultry
| and dairy products will give the farmers
| an opportunity to see the best the state
| produces in every line.
In addition to tie serious features of
| the fair there will be plenty of the lighter
| amusements. There will be balloon as
tensions three days, in front of the grand
stand These W i'll be participated in by a
| lady and gentleman, who will make as
| tensions separately and together, conclud-
| If G them by leaps from their balloons
| and descending to the earth by aid of a
parachute. At one of the ascensions a
| dog Will be dropped over by the aeronaUt
| and descend by aid Of parachute. There
| will be evening carnival attractions in
| beth ST. Paul and Minneapolis the Min
neapolis display experimenting the ia
| nous Mardi Gras of New Orleans, and
! the Yelled Prophets of st. Louis.
The railroads will give one fare for the
| rourd t1iD. Street and steam cars go
| directly to the grounds every two min
| utes. All stock and exhibits are returned
| by the railroads free. 1t will be the
| farmers day of jubilee for whole week.