Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-10-02

lar occasion the committee will moi
have any trouble to dispose Of double
the booth space that was occupied on
this occasion. There was % booths
provided, 12x1S feet in size, and ir
some instances divided between two
firms. The occupants OF the bo oths
and contents thereof or exhibits were
as follows:
Booth No. ! was occupied by P. Il.
Roise & Co., neatly displaying goods
from 1.-THE Big Store.''
Booth No. 2 contained a richly fur.
nished bed room and other effective
displays of goods from the A. Peter
son big furniture emporium.
Booth No. was devoted to the
novelties and specialties of Elfstrum
& Co., the drug firm.
Booth No. 4 situated opposite
Stansberry's warehouse was reserved
for produce exhibits.
The west half of Booth No, S was
occupied by S. E. Magnuson with a
display of the "Billion Dollar Grass. "
The east half of Booth No. S was
occupied by Lars Norlander where he
displayed spinning wheels and other
wooden goods of his own manufacture
West end of six was occupied by A.
E. Mossberg, with display of the
famous "Mossberg Remedies" and
the man in charge handed out guam
tity of free samples.
The east half was occupied by John
A. Weedall, advertising his store.
Booth No. 7 was occupied by John
sons Cash Supply House with a good
arrangement of goods from that large
department store.
In Booth No. 8 the Presbyterian
ladies served refreshments.
The Willmar Seminary & Business
College occupied Booth nine, and
made an interesting display of the
drawing and penmanship work of
students. The means of carrying on
actual business practice with collage
money and paper goods between Diff
ferant business schools in the United
State were shown.
Lund & Olson, the hardware firm,
exhibited their line of stoves in Booth
No. 10. One much appreciated feature
was the serving of free coffee and no,
biscuits to all who called between Ger.
tain hours. The Clement" range was
used. The coffee was furnished by the
P. 81. Roise & Co., and the flour by
the Willmar Milling Co.
A part of the next booth was occu.
pied the Willmar Bottling Works
with display of carbonate drinks
and facilities for sampling Of the same
Booths IL and l3 were used by the
enterprising firm of Ohsberg, Selvie
& Co., hardware dealers, and was
mainly devoted to demonstrate the ex-
cellence of the "Majestic" stoves and
ranges. Free coffee and hot biscuits
were served without money and with.
out price, a feature that was fully ap-
preciated by the hundreds who par
took of the entertainment. The bak-
ing and cooking was done on the
@Majestic" range, the coffee was fur
nished by Peterson, Larson & Wellin
and the flour for the biscuits was fur.
nished by the Willmar Milling Co.
The next booth was occupied BY
''The Boston" one price clothing and
furnishing house, J. D. Wolpert, pro-
prietor.
The next apartment was used by
the United States Cream Separator
Co., which had machine on exhibi-
ton.
Booth No. Is was used by Fred W.
Segerstrom for exhibiting pianos and
organs, and the lady in charge gave
many interested groups OF visitors a
demonstration Of the tone of the in.
struments on exhibition.
The last booth on the north side OF
the street near the Fourth street. en-.
trance displayed goods from "The
New Store" the popular establish
ment of Johnson, Fridlund & Moline.
The first booth on the south side OF
fair street near Fourth street was
devoted to showing up goods from
Berkness, Peterson & Co.'S. large
stock. ~.
The Tribune occupied the next
booth, providing corner furnished
with chairs where the friends of the
paper were welcome to stop and rest
Number twenty was occupied by
John Lundquist & Co., general hard
ware dealers. .<.. a.
Booth No. s21 contained a display
from the furniture and hardware store
of Herman J. Halvorson, prominent
in which Bucks stoves and ranges. )
E. The Delaval cream separator wai
shown in the adjoining booth.
Booth No. 23 was the place of ex
hibition for preserved fruits and 9
number interested ladies might have
been found at that place ct any time.
A space about thirty feet long wat
given TO the exhibition Of vegetables
and a very creditable showing was
made In this line. s.. s.. +
The art exhibit containing large
number Of fancy articles, paintings
and drawings was exhibited In the
warehouse Of 8. E. stansberry, which
had been nicely fitted for that purpose
y great many exhib bitors who were not