The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-28

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Rose Comb White Leghorn-First
prize, j. j. Brennan.
White Wyandottes, old pair-First
prize, j. j. Brennan.
Silver Spangled Hamburgs First
prize, H. w. Perry.
Klondikes-First prize, H. w. Perry.
Young White Wyandottes-First prize.
H. w. Perry.
Cornish Indian Game Fowls-First
prize, j. w. holman.
Toulouse Geese-First prize, Frank
Koenen.
Bronze Turkeys-First prize, Frank
Koenen.
Emblem Geese-First prize, Charles
Keith.
Pair Young Pekin Ducks-First prize,
Scott Bros.
Pair old Pekin ducks-First prize, j.
j. Brennan.
Frizzle ducks-First prize, Phil Vein
gratz.
Cattle Premiums.
Thomas Thomas of Lake Crystal late
Saturday evening announced the fol
lowing premiums in the cattle depart
ment:
Guernsey calves-First prize, Frank
Koenen: second, Frank Koenan.
Al Clo.1lor, onu, LErcf and Soo-
ond prizes, i. S.. Hall & Son, Winneba-
go City.
Shorthorn Bull, over one year and
under three-First prize, L. S. Hall &
Co.
Shorthorn heifer, two years old-First
prize, L. S. Hall & Co.
Shorthorn heifer, one year old-First
prize, /. S. Hall & Co.
Shorthorn bull calf-First prize, L. S.
Hall & Co.
Durham Bull calf, three months Old
First prize, C. n. Fuller.
Graded Shorthorn cow-First prize,
John Little.
Howell C. Randall of Belgrade first
on the best display of hogs and the l..
C Diamond premium for the five bar
row hogs raised on Swift's Digester
Tankage, boar, under one year. second
prize; SOW under one year, first and
second prizes.
L. T.. Silkey, Smith Mills-First prizes
on several fine specimens of hogs and
second prize in best display of hogs.
w. r. Adams, Rush Lake Herd
First prize on aged Poland China boar.
Blanchard Bros, Winnebago City, pro-
p~rietors of the Shady Lawn flock of
Shropshire sheep, won the following
premiums: First prize on aged ram,
aged eve and ewes lambs.
c.. w. johnson of Judson exhibited a
number of fine Lincoln sheep which also
took prizes.
J.. z. Smith of the Mankato nursery
exhibited a number of fine Poland China
hogs, that were not entered i'll compe-
tition.
Statement From Fair Management.
The undersigned officers and directors
of the Mankato Fair and Blue Earth
County Agricultural society beg leave to
express through the columns of your
estimable paper their appreciation and
assistance rendered to them in carrying
on the recent fair in this city and to
acknowledge their gratitude and thanks
to the superintendent of the respective
departments connected with the fair and
to the farmers of Blue Earth county
generally, and also in Nicollet county,
and to the people of the city of Man
kato for their hearty cooperation and
cheerful assistance rendered to the So
ciety.
We wish also to express our thanks
to The Mankato Free Press, The Review,
and The Mankato Post for the assis-
lance which they have cheerfully rem
defed to us in advertising the fair and
especially to The Mankato Free Press
and Daily Review who have in addition
to such assistance receipted to us their
bill for advertising, job printing, aggre-
eating about 800 each, and which has
been a substantial assistance to our asso-
citation. Also to G. III. Griebel who also
donated a large bill for advertising and
other help.
We acknowledge our indebtedness to
Neil Nelson and Windmiller company.
the florists of this city, who have cheer
fully and g~ratuitously furnished the fail
association with flowers for the floral
hall during the entire fair. Finally we
are extremely grateful and under con
tinued obligations to all persons enter
ing and making exhibits at our fair.
Our aim has been to satisfy them i'll
every particular and we sincerely hope
that they will be with us again next
year at which time the grounds will be
in better condition and more convenient
for our exhibits.
To the exhibitors and the people in
general we are indebted for the unusual