Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-21

~~sP~0y0A oAAOAS ObAor pCOUuctS Oh
this well-known business establish
ment.
Among the most attractive displays
on the Pike was that of the house fur
nishiug establishment of A. Peterson.
A very pretty exhibit was arranged
from articles of furniture.
Garland stoves and ranges were
prominent articles of hardware dis
played at booth occupied by the
business house of A. N. Lewis. Stars
and stripes in bunting lent in forming
decorations that produced very pref
ty effect.t
y ''The Leading re''-Peterson &
Wellin, had on exhibition q nice dis.
play of ladies' wraps, misses jack
cts and cloaks, ladies' and gents
gloves, dress goods, etc. This enter
prising establishment occupied the
last booth on the left.
Beginning at the west end, on the
opposite side, the Pike visitor was
6rst attracted by the hand ndsomely ar
ranged booth of the "The Big Store'
-Page-Lindqulst Co. A very fine dis
play of goods from the dry goods and
clothing departments was shown.
Chase, the Cash Dealer, was in line
with a very pretty display of some of
the goods found at his place, promi-
nent AMONG which was handsome ex-
hibit Of China. The odd arrangement
OF the booth and the decor ations in
red, white and blue were very attrac-
tive.
Jorgenson & Swenson exhibited the
products of their harness establish
ment in booth that looked quite coy
with its arrangements Of lap robes
and blankets. Trunks, valises and
harnesses were nicely exhibited.
The Willmar Hardware Co. showed
the Elmhurst heating stoves, Triumph
Eclipse ranges and hunting goods to
good advantage. The stars and
stripes in bunting gave an air of pa
triotism to the booth. T. J. Lacey, the
scientific horseshoer, also occup pied
this booth with a horseshoe exhibit
neatly arranged in q glass case.
The J. II. Virgins Co had q neat
and attractive looking booth exhibit
ing plumbing stock.
The Victor Nursery, Fruit and
Stock farm of Howard Lake was rep
resented by it's general agent, Mag
nus Peterson, Of this city. "A good
exhibit of fruit was shown here, in
cluding thirteen varieties OF apples
and six Of plums.
Madam Gowango, Europe's ce'e-
brated palmister, and her tribe of
celebrated Egyptians were on the Pike
in a mystically-d draped booth and re-
ceived plenty OF patronage from the
curious.
Passing q booth where street fair
novelties were on sale we next came
to the Pike home of the Gazette, where
subscription premiums were exhibited
and sample copies distributed.
Mossberg's Cough Remedy was
elaborately displayed in a very ar
tistically arranged booth occupied by
A. E. Mossberg. The walls we're COW
cred with Dennison's decorated crepe
paper and potted asparagus vines and
ferns helped to produce q charming
effect.
Peter Heimd ahl was on deck in a
booth from which the thirsty could be
appeased with refreshments.
The Improved U. S. Cream Sepa-
rator was exhibited in the next booth
by the Willmar salesman, Aug. Hog.
lund, who gave demonstr ations of the
advantages of his machine over 9th.
ers.
The Willmar Gasoline Engine
Works occupied good-sized booth.
Manager Halvorson exhibited l5-
horse power gasoline engine which at
tracted considerable attention. This
was the same engine that was shown
at the state fair.
The two last booths on this side, a.
the extreme east end of the Pike, we're
occupied by the vegetable, grass and
gr ain exhibits and that of the poultry
and petted stock. All of these exhib
it's are mentioned elsewhere.
THE FRUIT EXHIBIT.
All visitors to the fair were sur
prised at the big showing made in the
display of fruit. 1t shows that Kan
diyohi county can raise most excel
lent fruit If the proper care is given.
1t was the opinion of many that the
fruit displayed was as good as that
seen at the state fair. There were
many varieties Of apples, among the
hardest being the Duchess, wealthy,
peerless and northwest greening.
Plums, grapes and cherries were no
small part OF the display. Much of
the luscious fruit shown was from
orchards owned by Willmar people.
Two small trees, one loaded with
plums and the other with cherries,
brought by Chris. Selvig from his
Eagle Lake summer home, attracted
considerable attention. Both apples
and plums were brought in from the
Frye farm east of the city and some
dne specimens OF apples raised ON the
CLARK farm in Irving were shown