The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-24
Prize to Be Offered Preitiest
Infant at Fair.
OTHER AWARDS AT BIG SHOW
Mankato Merchants Will Deal liber-
ally With Those Who Have Ex-
hibiis; the Full List.

The Free Press job department has
Just gotten out 5000 premium lists for
the first annual fair of the Mankato Fair
and Blue Earth County Agricultural AS
ISOLATION. 1t contains seventy-two
pages, besides the cover, and contains
the lengthy premium list, besides the
rules and regulations of the association,
and the constitution and bylaws, and
other valuable information. Besides all
this, there is a quantity of advertising
matter that makes excellent reading.
The premiums cover a wide range, and
should be studied by all who have any
thing that could possibly be entered.
1t is hoped that all will cooperate to
make this fair great success, so that
it can set pace for future fairs.
The following is the list of special
premiums donated by merchants and
others of Mankato, which is now pub
HSned Tor the IrSC tlme:
Toland Business Uniiversity-Special
premium for the prettiest farmers baby
between the ages of six months and
one year, in the counties of Blue Eearth,
Waterman. Brown, Nicollet, Sibley,
Lesuer and Waseca.
First prize. A four months scholar
ship in any department, value $40; sec
ond prize, a two months scholarship in
any department, value $40; all cities
and towns barred.
L. c. Diamond-$l0 premium, for the
best pen OF five barrows which have
been fed fifty days on Swift's digester-
tankage, Judged from Packers stand
point and exhibited by the breeder three
days at the Mankato fair.
H. f. Hance, clothing merchant, $40
in merchandise for best collection field
corn, three premiums, s., So, and 81.
Nixon & Sickle, clothing merchants,
SO in merchandise for best grade of
wheat, three premiums, So, So, and 50.
Lamm, Landkammer & Holman, fur
niture dealers, so in merchandise for
best grade of rye, three premiums So,
So. and 81.
Geo. E. Brett, Inc, dry goods, $40 in
merchandise for best grade of oats, three
premiums, So, So, and 81.
AIankato Knitting Mills, $40 in lner-
chandise for best display of pumpkins,
premiums, So, So, and 50.
Schroeder & Murphy, hardware deal
ers, so in merchandise for best display
Plymouth Rock chickens, premiums, So,
So, and 81.
j. A. LulsdorT, hardware dealer, $40
in merchandise for best display of hogs,
premiums, S., So, and So
Macbeth & Gardner, packers, SO in
merchandise for largest display of cat
tie by one owner, premium, S., So, and
81.
l.. Janda, shoe dealer, $40 in mer-
chandise for best brood mare, (Norman)
premium, So, $3, and 81, and $40 in
merchandise for best brood mare, per
cheron), premiums S., So and So.
o. w. Schmidt, saddlery company, $40
in merchandise for best farm draft team,
premiums, So, So, and s.
Nyquist & Iverson, clothing mer-
chants, $40 in merchandise for best mare
and sucking colt, premiums, So. S3 and
So.
Rrandrup az Nettleton, commercial
college, one scholarship, value at $50, for
best collection of Wealthy Apples
Fred KIon, dry goods and groceries,
SO in merchaE;se for best collection
of potatoes, premiums, S., So, and S.
Kruse Bros, clothing merchants, Sc
in merchandise for best collection of APP
pies, premiums, So, 81, and 81.
Rudberg & Hanson Bros, clothing
merchants, SO in merchandise for best
collection Of flax, premiums, So, So and
81.
}. W. Doxey, druggist, S. in merchan-
disc for best display of fancy work
premiums, So and 50.
l.. {. Diamond, flour and feed, So in
merchandise for best display Of poultry
premiums, So and 81.
Sch. Zimmerman, So in merchandise
$3.50, $50 and $l.OO.
"A. j. Smith, photographer. 81 i'm mer.