The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-09-15
FAIR POT P0URRI.
Items of News Picked Up About the
Fair-.The Various Exhibits
and Attractions.
A List of Some of the Premiums
That Have Been Awarded.-
The Specials.

Mrs. Chas. Hitler had several fruit
displays.
The weather man is deserving of the
first prize.
The bankers barked and did not
bark in vain.
The privilege features were numer-
Gus, and all did a thriving business.
J. Martin exhibited bunch of un-
ripe apples as they hung on the limb.
F. w. Milbrath showed samples of
his new concrete blocks and thing for
sidewalks.
Friday was good and warm and
lemonade, pop and ice cream was in
big demand.
1t was not a good season for toma-
toes, but there were some fine collec-
tons just the same.
E. Woodman displayed boxes of his
big blackberries and also a bunch as
they came from the bushes.
Frank Smith did not enter his PAGER
which he brought over from North
Branch. It is a green colt with no
record.
The watermelon and muskmelon
collections were unripe and for this
reason could not be awarded any
premiums.
There was very good display of
potted and cut flowers. Robert Clark
the nurseryman, contributing the bulk
of the display.
Percy Briggs made an exhibit OF a
collection of potatoes, pumpkins,
squash, etc. He showed eleven vari-
cites of potatoes.
One Of the side shows contained
Marks bear and the dwarf calf OF
Louis Erickson's which Mark pur-
chased some time ago.
Jonas Norman showed small limb
loaded down with bunch of Wealthy
apples. They were green, but showed
that the yield was prolific.
There were some good collections
of beans. Mrs. Fred Lowell showed a
collection of twenty-five varieties
which secured the blue ribbon.
Chief Wadena of the Mile Laos In
dians is young man about forty-ive
years OF age and talks enough English
to get along with his white brothers.
The Maple Leaf Telephone Co. had
fair central at the grounds, in charge
of Miss Pearl Whitney. The service
was good and was much appreciated.
In the fruit collection was picture
Of M. S. Rutherford's compass
cherry tree, from which was picked
seven quarts of cherry pluans this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Shore and the
Ladies' Guild of the Episcopal church
served the only meals and lunches on
the ground, and they did land office
business.
E. II. Witte of the Princeton Bot
Ting Works had a display of his car.
donated drinks and his goods showed
off to fine effect, and attracted consid-
cradle attention.
S. W. Williams showed some fine
Lincoln oats raised on land fertilized
with 100 pounds of commercial fer.
tilizer to the acre. The oats were
heavy and clean.
Secretary Newbert permitted all ex.
hibitors to begin removing their ex.
hibits Saturday afternoon at O clock,
and before dark about all the dis.
plays had been removed.
Harry Mott showed a plate of nine
cakes of maple sugar. but the sugar
looked so tempting that six cakes were
swiped, and then there were only three
but enough to receive the blue ribbon
S. B. Smith showed three Seeding
apples which he matured from stock
sent him by Mr.. Lathrop of the State
horticultural society,". The apples
will be sent to the horticultural So
ciety.
Mike Mahoney exhibited a bunch O:
alfalfa, and bunch of clover from
his farm. He had about quarter O.
an acre of alfalfa, this year, the frs
he ever raised and says he was wei
pleased with the crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Ewing had al
exhibit in the new building. The,
had a piano with a Cecilian which
furnished good music, and in addi
ton they had display of all the lates
vocal and instrumental music.
The fair made one of the best in
vestments and Improvements it eve1
made when it built the new building
last year in which the art work anc
displays of domestic manufacture arr
displayed.