The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-10


race was an exciting one in some re-.
,spects and was funny enough to cause
laughter !, g. g
There was 100-yard foot race to
close the track sports. Nine entered:
Nokes went under the wire first in ten
seconds, followed by Pierson close
second. Levi Orton was tied with
swift runner for third money and raced
over, winning by scratch.
In point of agricultural and live stock
exhibits the fair was good, considering
the limited time farmers had to make
preparations, and the management as
we'll While the display of farm pro-
ducts was not as large as usual it was
indeed good and was more than an
ordinary collection. The display of
fruit showed some choice varieties of
apples and grapes grown around
Princeton. Peter Hedlund from Dalbo,
Geo. W. Babb from Bradford, J. W.
Goulding from Princeton, W. S. Enger
from Big Lake and N. G. Orion of Green
bush made displays. Babb showed N.
W. Greetings, Wolf Rivers and Peer
less apples; Hedlund showed big COL
lection of Duchess apples that won
the blue ribbon. Mr.. Hedlund's apples
were particularly fine, in that they
were hardy and good keepers. J. W.
Goulding showed some Dutchess and
Wealthy apples, and W. S. Enger made
a fine collection of grapes and apples,
showing the Duchess and Wealthy
varieties. The Concord, Brighton and
Agawan grapes shown by exhibitors
were good enough for any country
N. G.. Orion showed Duchess and
Wealthy apples.
The poultry display was good. ducks,
geese, turkeys and chickens we're gar
rulous and noisy as could be, but they
had right to be as they were all fine
specimens of their respective classes.
The display of live stock included
several pews of sheep and hogs, few
horses and few good CATTLE Eugene
Clough of Spencer Brook, brought up
Is head of cattle, for the special prem
ium OF S25 for the best display Of live
stock. He showed Polled Angus, Gal
loways, Herefords, Shorthorns and
Jerseys. One of the best animals he
had was thoroughbred Galloway bull
and some Galloway calves of good
breeding. He also exhibited pair of
mules, a brood mare and colt and
two-year-old gelding. Mr.. Clough won
the special premium. +. >..z-<.-.. z,.s.......
Dennis Kaliher showed two grade
Shorthorn calves, while VIM: Slater
who. manages the Greenbush stock
farm Of John McCool, exhibited a
whole Shorthorn family-bull, COW,
yearling heifer and two pretty calves,
of strong Shorthorn type and fattening
capacity. Mr.. Slater says they have
farm of 100 acres, and have 81 head
Of Shorthorn cattle.
F. H. Hatcher showed Jersey bull,
and L. A. Hatch of Baldwin, showed a
registered Jersey bull and COW and
calf. Mr.. Hatcher says he has six
Jersey COWS and six head of young
stock at home. His cattle are of the
c. 81. Chadbourne stock. Mr.. Hatch
has rs head of Jerseys bred from the
r. S. Kingman stock. There is con-
siderable inquiry for Jerseys by farm
ers say both Hatch and Hatcher.
VIM. King and Chas. Slater exhibited
some Polled Angus stock, capturing
premiums in this class.
In the swine exhibit F. H. Hatcher
showed prize-winning boar ''Minne-
sofa Chief" Sid Jesmer of Greenbush.
showed some Poland China stock and
Nels Robideau showed both Berkshire
and Poland China stock.
H. w. A. Murgel of Blue Hill,
showed two pens OF the Improved
Yorkshires, from the Wilcox stock at
Hugo, MINI. Mr.. Murgel has some
good Yorkshires, and says they are a
good quiet, clean and early maturing
stock, making a good bacon hog and
furnishing good flavor of pork. Mr..
Murgel sold his large stock farm five
years ago and is now starting new
one. He has quite few cattle on his
farm and also sheep of the Shropshire
variety. wheat went Is to 20 BUSH
els per acre in my section'' said Mr..
Murgel, ''while oats threshed as good
as 50 bushels. Our section is largely
devoted to stock raising and on my
own farm have 800 acres of meadow"
In the sheep exhibit VIM. and Elmer
Orion showed two Shropshire ewes;
L. B. KUN pen of three Shropshire
and three Hamshiredown sheep; Chas.
Judkins, pen of Shropshire ewes, lambs
and yearlings: Robert Ayers of Milo,