The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-10-11
AMONG THE BOOTHS
Attractive and Handsomely Arranged
Exhibits

The ptettiiy arranged manner in which the
booths were gotten ny greatly added to the at
fractions OF the fair, and helped to make the
exniDitlon the sacCess 1t proved to be. :,
Inc Big Stone City people made a nice display
having on snow not ouly u variety OF vegetables
and garden products, but fine samples OF pr.ck
from their brick yard. u specimen OF polished
granite from the granite shops, and a variety VI
canned corn and peas from the cannery. 1t made
y good showing.
The butter exhibit at the Merchants bank was
neatly displayed and Indicated that old bossy Is
ct II DONG doing business tor Grant county.
The Modern "oodmeQ of Amer Ca had u very
unique and striking UOoth III the form OF u log
cauin, where all Woodmen were invited to regis
ter and make themselves at home.
Meyer- ~ Hocum, The meat market people, had
a gathering OF ducks geese, and turkeys that
shows that these farm yard friends enjoy life In
Grant county.
To the south OF these the Minneapolis Journal
and Grant county News had a booth for the nd
vertising of their papers.
Citron and melone were on a booth displ yed
BY n. f.. Nelson, but the display was not large
A. w. schone had an exhibit in 4 fine variety
OF seeds, grasses and grains in stalls, well show
in glass cases.
Thepotato exhibit wac in the Mittt lste ,dt
booth, and the collection showed plainly that y
potato don't know enough t. stop growing when
placed in Grant county loan. The different
varieties we've we'll represented and made a tine
exhibit.
The Farmers bank booth was very artistically
gotten up with decorations of cereals aud sur
mounted with jack o-lanterns and the flags OF all
nations. IL contained the competing exhibits
in pictures made entirely from grams and grass
es grown in Grant county. and had several very
fine works of art in this line. The ftst prize
was awarded to Henry seide. jr. who is in the
the senior class Ia the high school-the picture
being a represention OF the school building, and
was very artistically executed.
Inc good things in pastry and sweetmeats
were In evidence at the Wood Bros. booth, and
besides the dainties there were some fine exhlbits
of our daily bread. made from Milestone -four
South OF the above mentioned exhibit Madison
township had a booth displaying the products Of
the township, and 4 very fine display was made of
grains, vegetables fruits and glasses.
The Herald-Advance booth was next in line
with a fine showing of turnips. rutthbapg gas.
carrots, beets and mangelwuttzels, the exhibit
indicating what u thorough expansionlst h root
seed becomes when it happens to get covered
over with prairie soil, ana has anything like hat
q chance.
The Big Stone township float was next to this
with specimens of the fine things grown in the
township, vegetables, grains and fruits all nicely
arranged on a wagon rack decorated with grasses
from The fields.
Emanuel, had a stand of tomatoes and cucum.
bers ana u good showing of these garden products
WAS made.
On the opposite side of the street Erlandson
4 johnson had II booth for preserves and jellies.
and several shelves were loaded with these deli
cacies, put up by the housewiv yes of Grant cohnty
were the prettily dressed dolls, furnished by the
little girls for Mrs. Conrights prize
10 the nOrln OF tnls DOOtn was IIe hllDOTD
foat,A cry finely gotten mp ore, nicely covered
with a thatch of grains and grasses, an0 conta u
ing sam pies of everything raised in the township
Ihls noht was u very attractive sight aud was well
worthy the commentator it received on all sid-sP
Near to this was the booth of the Grant Conn
ty review and Albee Independent.
In front of Schafer Bros. meat market, was the
chicken exhibit. in which a fine lot of fowl were
shown. Rev. A. thurman also having on exhiDl-
tlnn q coop of red carneanX doves.
The corn in the First National bank booth told
plainly that corn is one OF the reliable crops IN
Grant county and the different varieties. all we'll
nlled showed that this was a corn year
The Riescr II Mesmer booth had "A fine display
:, severaI varieties Of apples. all going to chow
that Grant county is going to be an apple pro-
Queer IN quantities. IN the near future.
The Schneider Il Nelson booth had a nicely
arranged display III bundles OF timothy. clover,
straw making a pretty exhibit.
In front of the Lanx & Co.'S store was a booth
with celery, eggplant. etc, showing what Can
climate.
Cahbages aud beans were displayed in the
Lender booth and there was ali excellent display
or these vegetables.
The Grant County Supply house had the booth
cereals are at home in Grant county they were of
the best.
To the north of this WAS the Melroee booth
with a fine showing of the products Of the town
ship.
There were twenty five booths ana floats With
displays