New Ulm review., 1900-09-26
Brown County
+. Annual Show
A Success in Spite of the
Bad Weather.
The Exhibits Numerous and MeritOriOus
and the Attendance Salts
factory. p"

! 1t would not lie exactly IN keeping
with the facts to say that the thirtieth
annual fair of the Brown County Agri-
cultural Society opened and closedin a
'blaze OF glory,' but, Notwithstanding
the numerous and repeated assaults Of
Jupiter Pluvins, the exhibition Was Il
good one, and as Il whole satisfactory,
except, perhaps, from IL financial stand
point.
Thursday, the opening day, was
marked by a steady, drizzling rain which
very materially retarded the work and
but for the fact that many of the dis
plays had been prepared the day before
the show in agricultural hall would have
been very limited, but as it was the ex-
hibition Of fruits and vegetables were
very good.
The greatest disappointment both to
fair association and the public. was in
the matter of entertainment, the Wild
West show which Lad been counted upon
as the principal feature of the occasion
failing to reach here until nearly four
O'Clock Friday afternoon, owing to num-
erous unforeseen delays, none of which,
however, may he justly charged up to
the management of the fair. Almost
superhuman efforts had been made by
the association to keep every promise
made to the public to the very letter and
under the conditions which prevailed
the patron who complains that he did
not get the full worth Of his money must
be, indeed, hard to please.
With the dawning of Friday morning
came the hope that the clements had
done their worst and there was evidence
that the show might be piopitious and
by O'Clock in the afternoon there were
probably 1000. people Within the gates
and at that hour the first performance
before. the grand stand took place. Tnls
was an exhibition given by Prot. VIM.
Schaleben with his trick horse. "Orphan
Girl" Orphan Girl is Brown county
product,f full-blood Hambletonlan,
sired by Evan Ness," formerly owned
hy Tom Cannon of this city. The exhl-
bition given by Prof. Schaleben WAS
unique and original and gave evidence
of much painstaking care and lncessant
training.
| During the delay incident to the ar
rival Of the Wild West show the man
agement of the fair secured the services
of special talent from the White Spear
show, now at the opera house, and an
excellent horizontal bar performance
was given to fill up the wait.
| When the Wild West show finally ar
rived on the belated Northwestern pas-
senger tue muddy condition of the track
prevented the giving of only small por-
ton of the show, and this was followed
by very successful balloon ascension
and parachute drop, also an extra at
traction provided by the manag cement
and entirely outside of the advertised
program.
Saturday, however, was the heart
breaker, for upon this day it had been
arranged to make up for all past detic-
iencies,. but the fates interviewed and IL
steadily falling rain until long after
noon sent the managerial heart down
several miles below CAIRO, but it takes
more than rain to 'c!ampen the ardor of
the New Ulm pleas ure seeker, and much
to the surprise of everyone concerned
t attendance "f the afternoon was
above 500, not enough to cut much fig
| ure in the financial round up but suffi
cient to- show that the public was heart
lily in sympathy with the fair association
in it's effort to fulfill it's promises. >.r
Atthe special request OF a large num-
i Der Of the patrons of the fair special
exhibition was given Sunday afternoon
by the combined companies of the White
Spear and the Wild West show they
making percentage contract with the
association for the use Of the grounds
and taking entire charge of the perform
lance themselves. 5.'s. :
Following is the list Of premiums
awarded:. ..z3. 8. 5
I Glass Horses.
1st 2nd
French Coach colt, A. Herian LOO
Hamb. stallion, Aug. Gieseke 500
Brood mare and colt, Fritz