The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-16
Splendid Exhibits and Fine
Program Together.
Immense Attendance, No Bad
Accidents Occurred.
Three Days of Ideal Weather
Brought Fine Results.
From Saturdays Daily.

FROM saturdays daily.
Perfect weather, an immense attend
ance and an entire absence of accidents
or other unpleasant features, tell the
story of the thirty-third annual fair
of Nicollet County Agricultural society
"a show that was in every sense sue
cessful, says The st. Peter Herald.
Nothing occurred to mar the pleasant
ness, and in many respects the fair may
be said to have dwarfed all its predeces-
sors. This year the management put
forth efforts to give show that would
please the people.
After the continued rains of the past
fortnight, which so seriously interrupt
ed the state fair at Hamline, it was
feared that the weather experience of
last year might be repeated and the fair
ruined. As late as Monday evening
there was a downpour, and on entrance
day, Tuesday, leaden, murky sky
seemed to threaten showers. These fail
ed to materialize, however, and after this
final sulk the weather man padlocked the
tloodgates and relieved the promoters of
further apprehension.
At 1920 the celebrated Twenty-frst
Infantry band reached st. Peter from
Fort Smelling. The military musicians
came in on the Omaha and We're driven
directly from the depot to the stand
that had been erected on Minnesota ave-
nue.. They lost no time in getting to
work and the concerts they gave prac-
tically opened the festivities.
On the second floor one of the most
attractive features was the state hos
pital booth, brought into requisition to
show the needle and fancy work of the
patients, and individual exhibitors also
made very commendable display of
that sort of work. Pretty articles for
the adornment of the home and person
were there in great abundance, among
those exhibiting being Mesdames Anna
Wier, A. Block, L. G. Mork, H. Friecke,
and Martha Anderson.
In the Photographic line, the studios
of G. II. Ribble, H. c. Rinkel, and Jacoby
& Ager were represented, and they con-
tributed greatly to the nice appearance
of the second story. This may also be
said of Mrs. A. c. Rosenquist's display
of hand painted china, the different
pieces being decorated with delicate and
finely executed designs.
Prominent among the second floor at
fractions was the educational exhibit of
the public schools, under the direction of
Prof. V. r. WATSON. 1t was very nicely
arranged and repeated the success scored
year ago. Its component parts were
made up of state and county maps, spec
linens of penmanship, cartoons, pen and
ink drawings, charcoal, water colors and
crayon work, bead and fancy work and
compositions and essays. Selections were
the display reflected great credit upon
the school children. This year the vari-
Gus country schools contributed in no
small measure to the success of the eX-
hibits and it was very favorably COM
mended upon by visitors.
Farm products of all descriptions were
shown in larger quantities than for
many years. Authorities on the subject
very generally concur in the expression
that the fruit exhibit was the best in
the history of the agricultural society.
Innumerable varieties of plums, apples
etc, were brought in by horticulturists
and the samples from their orchards en-
phasize the fact that fruit culture in this
section is worth attention H. j. Schultz
had number of fine entries in this di-
vision and others were j. p. Wright, S.
w. Pettis, Robt Meyer, A. NJ. Weimer
and Chas. Revere.
In the grain and vegetable division
there was a collection to delight the eye
of the farmer and to impress the city
man with his want of knowledge of Mic
ollet county's possibilities in this direc-
ton Although the wise ones have been
saying that the corn crop in this part of
the state was practically nil, one grower
was able to produce an article with
stalks eighteen or twenty feet in height,
with ears of immense size and there
were giant pumpkins and squashes on
every hand. L. Kloss had number of
very fine vegetable entries, and H. j.
Schultz, H. j. Fahning, Henry Friecke,
A. Davis, F. Miner, G.. 0. Nyberg and