The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-09-22

cher Bros. The fourth booth W as occu
pied by the exhibit of r. &. dip of the
Peoples Savings bank and consisted of
fine rugs carpets, collarettes etc. The
next booth contained fine display of
hardware by Emil Teitgen and the last
apartment was occupied by the exhibit
of the Wisconsin Business college which
showed the work of that institution,
fancy penmanship etc
To the left on entering the building
was an exhibit of photos by A. B.
Melendy. Next to this the Manitowoc
Art Glass company displayed deco
rated church window. The rest of the
available space on the left side Of the
room in question was occupied by fine
exhibit of potted flowers, evergreens
and other plants by the Manitowoc Seed
company, the NJ. &. Madsen Seed com
pany, and local florists. This exhibit
attracted much attention. To the right
of the room and opposite to the display
of the business college was an exhibit
of photos by A. j. Packard. The rest of
the space to the right of the room was
occupied by fine exhibit of fancy
work, needlework, quilts, knit work.
handkerchiefs, etc. This exhibit was of
great interest to the ladies in attendance
at the fair.
The other apartment of the exhibition
building contained theexhbits of school
work, preserves, fruit, cakes, breads,
books, and household articles made in
Norway many years ago The display
of fruits especially that of apples, was
excellent, numerous varieties of fine
apples grown in this county being
shown. The display of breads, pastry
and preserves attracted much attention.
The exhibit of school work was very
good, the larger part of it being from
the North Side schools. This exhibit
represented the work of the pupils in all
grades from the kindergarten to the
eighth grade The work of the pupils
in manual training drawing and sew
ing elected many favorable comments
The work in penmanship and compo
sition also attracted much attention.
Numerous specimens of wood Indigenous
to this county were shown. The ex
cellent botanical specimens exhibited by
the South Side high school elected
much favorable comment.
The school department was added to
the fair ut the suggestion of Ex-Supt
Fred Christensen, and the exhibit of
school work was II success that should
be gratifying to all people in the county.
Thursday forenoon the judges
appointed for the various departments
of the fair were at work examining the
exhibits and pinning the tags ON those
that had been awarded the premiums
Following is list of the supeIin-
tendents of the different departments of
the fair
Horses Fred kiel; Cattle, Michael
Seidl Sheep and Swine VIM. Spencer;
Poultry, Henry Wells; Grain, Dave
Sheldon; Vegetables, Dave Sheldon;
Fruit, Harvey Hubbard; Dairy, Dave
Sheldon; Bread and Pastry, Miss Emily
Brown; Flowers, Mrs. Ed Kelley,
Household Mfg, Misses Anna Lueps
and Lucy Fechter; Art, Mrs. Theodore
Anderson; Photographic, w. f. Dumke;
School Work, Fred Christensen; Dis
cretonary, Henry lInrichs; Childrens
Agriculture, Peter Murphy.
Thursday afternoon over 1900 tickets
We're sold which, together with the
tickets given ont by the merchants,
brought the attendance up to about
2O00 For several hours in the after
noon the street car service was taxed to
the utmost to accommodate the crowds,
the rush continuing until o'clock.
The Pike and the main exhibition build
ing were the centers of attraction be-
fore the races began Two additional
shows arrived during the afternoon and
the Pike was in full swing for The night
fair. The grounds We're well lighted
and several hundred people We're in
attendance Thursday evening The two
Jubilee Concert Peoples shows did Il
rushing business.
The Marine band of twenty two
pieces furnished the music. both in the
afternoon and in the evening During
the races the band occupied u portion of
the grand stand and discoursed ex-
cellent music between the heats In
front Of the stand was free exhibition
by carnival people Thursday morning
it was thought that there would be no
outside horses for the afternoon races.
but by noon few had arrived from
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