The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-10-16

OF the practical farmer that ever rim
ened in any country. John E. White
superintended this assortment of
mammoths and had as good a show
as any on the grounds.
This year the environment sug-
gested an old time country fair. the
kind our daddies used to make, and
the reminder was a pleasant one.
The side shows. merry-gO-round. ball
throwing and dodging coon all lend
their aid toward happy and enter
tanning day., and there are also good
strings of race horses, performing
satisfactorily.
The live stock exhibit might and
should have been better, but in a few
years the farmers will take up this
idea more readily.
Premium cards were attached to
all displays Thursday and a list Of
the prize winners will be feature of
Tuesdays edition of the Bee.
Vegetables.
The exhibit of vegetables in the
old building is large and diversified
and contains many excellent speci-
mems of root plants. Theodore KOe-
mig, ST., and Al Ingraham are among
the ranchers having the largest ex-
hibts, and their showing takes a
front rank in the display. In his
collection Mr.. Koenig has some ex-
cellent varieties of sugar beets. and
different specimens of apples and
mangel wurtzels. Three monster
pumpkins are the prominent feature
of Mr.. Ingraham's collection, with
| three turnips ranking a close second.
He has also two half-bushel exhibits
of different kinds of carrots. The
chief feature of the exhibit owned by
D. ]. Plume are six monster heads of
cabbage that are by far the largest
on the grounds. The largest one
will weigh close to forty pounds and
easily breaks the cabbage weighing
record of the county. There are
MANY other exhibitors including H.
O. Hilton. Lidwig Horntvebt. J. E.
White, Robert Gatiss. l.. B. Fox and
Mrs. Damn. the latter having on dis
play fine collection of celery grown
by her at her home near the steel
bridge. She is SO years of age and
the celery was planted and attended
to by her. especially for exhibition
at the fair.
Almost every conceivable kind OF
vegetable grown in this part of the
country is on display. the whole max.
ing a highly creditable showing. j.
f. White has charge of this depart
ment.
Fruit Exhibit.
Prominent among the other eX
cellent displays at the fair grounds
is the exhibit of fruits. For variety
quantity and quality the exhibit
stands alone. and is by all odds the
star attraction for the visitors. T.
is superior to the exhibit of las;
year. and although smaller, people
who visited both the Spokane and
Helena state fairs consider it as com
pairing favorably with the fruit eX
hibit at either place. 1t is the cen
ter of attraction for all who enter the
pavilion, and the aisles are thronged
with appreciative visitors, and words
Of admiration and wonder are elici
ed on the south wall of the pavilion
and it's magnificence attracts the eye
of all who enter at the east door.
The exhibit is under the direction
of O. A. Parsons. but the arrange
n.ent of the display was made b!
Messrs. J. T. Wood. O. c. Estey and
H. N. Chapman. and the result is
credit to their taste and good judg
ment. Tier upon tier OF fruits are
ranged high upon the wall. tht
whole being flanked and backed by
shrubs. branches of fruit trees. Der
ries, etc. the whole presenting al
unrivaled picture of Flathead's fruit
raising capabilities. The display, in
cluding long table loaded with
smaller exhibits of fruits, occupies
space about 80 feet long, and all toe
small to make the best showing.
The first display ranged along the
wall is that of H. N. Chapman, the
Bear Dance fruit grower. 1t is
highly creditable display and is made
up of apples, crab apples and plums
The varieties of apples include the
Jonathan. Wolf River. Gano. Duchess
Gideon. Spitzenberg. Pewaukee. Alex
ander. Ben Davis. Yellow Transpar
ent, yellow Bellflower, Walla Walla
Wine Sap. Snow. Wealthy and Wal
bridge. The crabs are Transcend
ant, Whitney and Sweet Crab. Th'
plums are the Yellow Egg. Italial
prune. Lombard and Ponds Seed
ling.
A feature of this display is spe
cimen of the Delaware Red apples
raised in 1902, and yet in good stat
of preservation.