The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-19
DISPLAY AT FAIR
Blue Earth County's Exhibit Is
Most Excellent.
Floral Hall Is Bower of Beauty
Big Crowds Headed for
Garden City.
ESPECIAL TO The FREE PREss.l


Garden City, Sept 16.-Entries Of
all kinds were coming into the county
fair up to noon today, and the display
Of vegetables and grains all ready in
excel all former displays.
Floral hall is beautifully decorated
with bunting of various shades, the
work of Miss Mary Brooks end Mrs.
Gleason of Lake Crystal and Anton
Mayer of Vernon Center. This hall
contains the floral exhibit, fancy
work, canned fruits, dairy, painting,
fancy work and apple exhibit.
In this building Mrs. William Toll
man of Vernon Center has beautiful
display of hand paintings done by her.
George Over of Garden City occupies
one corner with display of sea shells
and souvenirs. L. D. Mills of Garden
City and Mr.. Fuller of Lake Crystal
and N. E. Coad, have lager displays
Of apples. The latter gentleman has
eleven varieties. raised on his farm
near Garden City.
The exhibits of townships is new
feature of the fair. This work has
been in charge of W. II. Over of Gar
den City. To him is due the credit
for much labor in interesting different
townships to get together their
anu Vegetables
and bring them to the fair. In addi-
ton to many individual! displays of
vegetables, five townships are repre-
sented as a result of Mr.. Overs work.
These townships are Vernon Center,
Rapidan, Ceresco, Garden City and
Pleasant Mound. William Thompson is
in charge of the Vernono Center ex-
hibit, William McDuffy of Rapidan,
John Woodhall of Ceresco, Leo Gold
enstar of Vernon Center and j. W.
Heritage of the Pleasant Mound ex-
hibit. The superintendent of these
township exhibits is enthusiastic over
the showing made on the first day's
exhibits in that department These
township exhibits are to the Blue
Earth county fair what the county |
exhibits are to the state fair.
Very little stock was entered yes
ter6ay, bat large number is expect
ed in by Wednesday evening. Super
intendent and Mrs. w. P. Lewis of |
the county poor farm brought in
nice lot of vegetables, the quality of
which is this year as in the past, par
excellence.
Wednesday afternoon Attorney A.
0. EDerhart will speak. G. N. An
drews and W. S. Hammond of Ma
della on Thursday, and Congressman
on Friday.
The officers of the fair are: A. L.
Crane, president, Garden City, MINI.
George B. Gilman, secretary, Garden
City, Mimi. ; F. B. Nickerson, treas
IEer, Garden City, MINI. vice presi- {
Ients-First district, l.. s.. Foster,
dankato; second district, John G.
Wise. Mankato; third district, George
Norman, Lake Crystal fourth district,
!. s. Terry, Vernon Center; fifth e
district, Charles Herzberg, Beaufort. I
uperintendents-Mr and Mrs G. w.
Norman, Lake CRYSTAL, floral hall 6
. D Ketcham, Garden City, hol ses
}. E. Marston, Garden City, cattle c
delvin Crane, Garden City, sheep
nd swine; W. II. Over, Garden City,
vegetables and grain Fred A. Fisher, 5
fankato, poultry; Charles Herzberg,
dairy and household: 81. 6. 81
Mapleton, George B. Gill +
IAN, Garden City, fruit; A. L. Crane,
Iarden City, privileges, ]. J.
)ufield. Garden City, marshal. 9
The officers have made great strides X
mis- year to better the fair in many :
rays. Thursday and Friday will be
be banner days and large crowds are .
expected then. II