The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-04
COUNTIES COMPETE KEENLY.
Judges Will Have Hard Work to De-
eide Between Them


Great interest naturally attaches to the
Keen contest between the counties of the
state Tor the special 81, 200 prize offered
Tor the best display of field and garden
products. All the counties represented
at the fair have exhibitions that are
clecltaole to them and a tribute to local
enterprise and progress
Aitkn county has a splendid exhibit of
grasses. some specimens being seven feet
hlsn; second growth timothy AZ inches
long is shown; first growth clover is 6
1eet long; fodder corn, 4 foot long, white
Dent corn u feet long. One of the in
teresl!ng features of this county exhibit
Is d display Of tobacco raised on the Rice
river bottoms.
{. L. Smith, in charge of the ReItran,i
county display, claims the best SAMPLE of
wheat on the grounds and he is not far
from right This exhibit is one Of the
most lnterest'n of the year MANY peo.
PIE VINO imagine Beltrami county as he
Ing off the earth are surprised To a.
cover now t1oplc it really is, as evil
Cehceo by the variety of its products and
their fine condition
Inc Dakota county exhibit, though de-
la|eo IN reaching the grounds has turned
OUT very well and will figure in the est,.
mates rms is the first year Dakota was
ever represented at the fair. Fruit. corn
ana potatoes grown in Dakota are eonal
10 any on the grounds. Dent corn nlar+
&c on May &c, and ripened Aug 10 10
shown in this exhibit. -
Ct cloud polished granite piled I'D mas
slVeIy, is the principal exhibit mada NV
Seams county, but it is a most impress
H!Ee Ohe. Stearns also displayes a mag
innocent monument of melons which ougb+
10 Tempt the judges. This is the first ex
MOTT made by Stearns, but it is a hum
HeI LOT a first try. A pedestal ma1a
"a fruits and vegetables and surnount
ed by an eagle with outstretched wings
dIpacts considerable attention from an
passers - Jill al
Stevens county produces a fine displav
OF fruits, vegetables and grains.
Waoasha county, making It's third an
3itol eAhlDlt, has an exhibition of fortv
uiILeIeht Kinds of native woods. over
T 1iHt Va e s Of native grasses and 100
tempting dainties are shown is unin11e
ana attractive. Mrs. j. A. Howard has
an exhibit of honey bees and fine show
1ne % money. The Wabasha county
Inelon comes in for much praise ST
LOUIS county makes a great display of
IRON, Which is not a common sight. and
aiS0 SHOWS sample grasses
roof Seno. county on has a pretty booth. its
piack beans. The exhibit includes nearly
1VJU varieties of farm and garden nrod
uctS one hundred and fifty varieties of
apples and sixty of melons give some idea
OF the proportions of this exhibit.
Rice county boasts the largest nunonlxip
ana squash on the grounds and in fact
MAKES quite a showing on big things ;;
Last year Houston county walked orr
with this prize, and is making siren
nous effort do so again The Houston
county exhibit is one of the most tastiIv
arranged ever seen a the state fair 4
good luck horseshoe made of seeds 10
one OF this years novelties
Goodhue county is right along close to
the leaders, and will be accounted with
IN the final show down The decorations
OF the Goodhue booth are equal to any
thing on the grounds A battIeship made
OF SEEDS, with corn cob armament.
noaung in sea of No. / hard is the
unique effect produced.
Blue Earth county has as good an ex
n1olt as last year, which is saving a
great deal. Both in quantity and in quail
1ty 1t Is among the best There are over
100 varieties of apples, and as MANY
specimens of grasses, while King Potato
is there in twenty-five different disgIlises
In fact all of the county exhibits are
splendid, and they show in panoramic
manner the progress of the great North
Star state. This morning Prof James
Atkinson, of Iowa, will begin the task Of
judging these displays
DOROTHY REDMOND'S BIG PURSE.
Captures $1,000 Trot After Close
Finishes with CIo.x-