The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-10-04
LAMBERTON'S BIGGEST EVER.
The Street Fair ECllpsed Any Pre-
vlous Attempt in that Line.

vlous Attempt in that Line.
Lamberton was.a Mecca last Fri
day and Saturday. From the east,
from the west, from the north, from
the south the people came. Farm
ers came, business men came, pro-
fessional men came, wives, and
widows came. Railroad trains from
the east and west brought people,
while teams commenced to arrive
early Friday morning, and from
that time until the close of the big
show on Saturday night there was
a continual stream of people to the
rustling little south side town that
had thrown open it's gates to the
world around it for two days en-
tertainment.
It was the first street fair con-
Quoted by the enterprising business
men of that place, assisted by the
enthusiastic farming community
that surrounds the town, and one
wondered at the unanimity with
which each and every person in
terested pulled together in making
the big show a big success. There
was no hitch, no baking, but a
general pull together. The ladies
helped in the work, and as usual,
the departments conducted by the
fair sex, were in advance of those
conducted by their sterner halves.
Every business man gladly paid in
the amount needed, and when per-
son stops to consider that the bust
ness men of that town of less than
l ZOO souls raised over 5000 for the
success of the enterprise the query
arises where is there another town
in this section that could have done
nearly as we'll.
Decorations! Well, there were
decorations galore-a regular Dew
ey celebration, for the stars and
stripes and red and white bars were
everywhere evident. Flags 1oated
and cannons doomed and bands
played. Every two stores or bust
ness blocks had booths and these
were gaily decorated for the occa-
sion. In these booths could be
found the choicest product of the
farm, and each booth was well-filled
with articles entered for competi-
ton by different farmers. The
corn, oats, barley, wheat, pumpkins,
squash and potato booths were par
ticularly attractive, and the oldest
settlers present said that they new
err expected to see the day when
Redwood county could raise such
superb specimens of the cereal line
they had dreamed of it but never
expected to see it.
In the center of the street a huge
band stand had been erected and
during the days, while the crowd
marched up and down inspecting
the articles on exhibition the Lamber-
ton and Second Regiment bands dis
coursed sweet music, and made all
hearts light and merry. The band
stand was decorated with bundles
of wheat. corn, flax and oats. On
either side of the band stand arches
decorated with agricultural pro-
ducts had been erected and we're
gaily decorated with the stars and
stripes. Festooned signs of well
come were stretched across the
streets, while on every side the
glad hand of welcome was freely
given. Street fakirs were present,
but their games were strictly with
in the limits Of the law, and like the
remainder of the two days show,
were conducted in a satisfactory
manner.
In the stockyards, competing for
some of the largest premiums ever
offered by a Fair association, were
Galloways, Shorthorns, and other
varieties of cattle, single herds run
ming as high as Is head, a superb
Galloway herd having been driven
a distance of Is miles from south of
Lamberton to carry off honors at
the show. Draft horses, fancy driv-
ing horses, stations, etc., were
numerous, and in attractive display.
Sheep, hogs, poultry, ETC., we're in
pens waiting for the ribbons of the
judges.
IL