Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-09-09
Villas COUNTY EXHIBIT
At the State Fair this Week-The Dis
play, is. Fine One-Those who
Helped to Take it a Success.

Helped to flake it a Success.
The display of produce grown in
Villas county, gathered together by
the Eagle River Advancement Associo-
ton sswhich5is branch of the Wis
consin River Valley Association, for
the State Fair this week, was as fine
display as could be asked for. Al
though about two weeks too early for
this section of the state, the display
is a large and creditable one and con-
sists of the following:
The vegetables shown consisted of
Is varieties of potatoes, 8 varietiesrof'
beets, varieties of carrots, radishes,
turnips, parsnips, onions, cucumbers,
cabbages, mangelwortzel, and celery,
PUMPKINS and squashes, 3 kinds of
peas.
The display of fruits was not very
large but was good and consisted of
plumbs, apples and blackberries,
The grains were represented by 3
varieties of oats, two of1them weigh
ing 46 pounds to the bushel, wheat,
rye, buckwheat varieties of corn,
several fine sheaves Of wheat.
Seven kinds Of natiFe grasses were
collected. besides fine display of the
second cutting of clover, measuring
2 feet H. inches, the second cutting of
timothy which measured 8 feet and
q third cutting of timothy and clover
mixed measuring over 2 fee4.
A fine. same of Scotch millet, meas
uring feet, besides several other va
rieties of millet. Sam pies of sugar
cane, tobacco and hops were in the
display.
kr. II. C. Todd, although resident
of Prentice, has the exhibit in his
charge, by the special request Of our
citizens, as he SO ably handled our ex-
.hibit two years ago that Villas county
carried away several prizes. Mr..
Todd was ably assisted in the gather
ing the exhibit by Messrs John Green,
Chas. Stately, John Radcliffe, q. F.
SaE born, Mat. Scheribel, Jos. Sever
ance, who with Walt Bonner and VIM.
Jones assisted in the packing for
shipment.
4 The exhibit was not gathered from
any one section of the county alone,
but from all parts and from different
farms, and too much praise cannot
be given the following named farmers
and citizens, sWho SO willingly con-
tributed to the exhibit, and if FL the
different vegetables and grains were
taken to Milwaukee that were offered,
Villas county would have had such a
large exhibit that there would have
been no room left for other county
exhibit, but only small assortment
was taken, but it was an exhibit that
the whole county can be proud OF.
The following named were among
those who contributed: JOS. Tooley,
IF. j. Thrun, James Morgan, John
Drager, John Green, Mat. Cutcka, W.
H. Walden, F w. Mcintyre, S. w.
Smith, j. B. Rogers, VIM. West, B..
Marco, A. G. Richison, F. Bredel, Jake
Jaedeski, Carter & Emmons, Mat.
Rather, Mat. Scheribel, John Rad
cliffe, Otto Deckert, Mike Morrison,
j. g. Severance, N. A. Colman, Ben
butcher, VIM. Pershon, Chas. Stat
terry, Aug. Mihawk, Frank Carley,. L.
). Cook, Finn Lawler, Andrew Leard,
Anton Tillman, JOS. Dishaw, VIM.
Adams, Mart Hirzel, Angus Somers,
Mrs. Henry Kuehne, Mrs. A. McKen-
zie. Mrs. Dave Patten and others
whose names we failed to received.
49,
A large number of citizens also con-
tributed to the cash fund to help de-
fray the expense of the exhibit, over
$3.50 was raised.
The portion of the exhibih from
Minocqua and Arbor Vitae was shipped
direct to Mr.. Todd at Milwaukee, and
although their part Of the exhibit
will be good one we are unable to
make any mention of it.
Several mounted specimens OF ami
mails and fish found in this country
were. shipped to help beautify our
county exhibits, and will no doubt
attract considerable Of attention.
With an exhibit like the above and
in charge of an experienced man like
Mr.. Todd, Villas county will not have
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