The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-20
MANY SEE BIG SHOW
Mankato Exposition Mecca For
Host of Sightseers.
GROUNDS MASS OF HUMANITY
Exhibits Surpass Anything
At Previous Fairs.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
The big show is now open, and Man
kato day was a hummer at the Man
kato fair today. Thousands of people
passed through the gates today, and
the second annual fair is the biggest
and the best that was ever held in
southern Minnesota. The weather was
not so favorable as the people could
wish for.> The grounds are in splen-
did condition. The exhibits are far
ahead in number and quality of last
year. The display is magnificent. The
sights on every hand cause exclama-
ton after exclamation. The stock is
superior, the fruit display almost
equal to the great state fair! Farm
produce of an unusual variety and ex-
cellence. Floral hall is bowery of
beauty, with private and premium ex-
hibits; grandeur supreme, and won
derfuI exhibition and display of the
handiwork of man and woman, and
the products of the richest and most
productive soil that covers the earths
surface. The cattle, the horses, the
swine, sheep, poultry and other stock
fattened and grown on the luxuriant
grasses. roots and cereals of southern
Minnesota, make the fair visitor feel
that we are in the midst of glorious,
rich and fertile country.
Farmers Come to the Fair.
Early this morning hundreds of
farmers came, in to see the big show.
By noon the town people pressed
through the gates by the hundred, and
at two o'clock the large grounds were
black with people. Those who were
interested alone in the turf sports fill
ed the grand stand, while others
strolled through floral hall and viewed
the stock. The seating capacity OF the
grand stand was scarcely equal to the
large number that desired admittance.
The exhibits are all that could be
desired and received much favorable
comment.
Swine.
This department far exceeds that
exhibit of last year. Every exhibition
pen is filed. The following entries
had been made up to noon today:
Swine. Class |, Poland China, nine
head, by L. T. Silky of Smiths Mill.
He has entered two in the sweep
stakes class.
J. G. Gerlich of Mankato has enter
ed eighteen head, two of which are
in the sweepstakes class.
In class 2, four head have been en-
tered by John Wendt of Lake Crystal.
In class 3, R. A. Haedt of Eagle
Lake is showing eleven head of Ches-
ter Whites.
w. R. Adams, superintendent OF
this department, has entered thirteen
head of Poland China.
Horses.
In this department but few entries
were made until noon.
William Jones of Mankato has en-
tered gelding. Other entries have
been made by D. S. Schweikschardt
of Mankato, a colt entered by Frank
Pearson, Mankato, one mare with colt,
w. c.. Harris of Cambria; same by
Frank Pearson, two mares entered by
John Koenen, same by E. ID. Price
of Cambria, same by Enoch Price of
Cambria. Other exhibitors are F. w.
Little, Mapleton; Frank Mahowald,
Mankato; A. B. Gabber, Mankato;
George Atchison, Mankato; one draft
team by John Koenen, Mankato; one
single driver by Leo Mace, Eagle
Lake; one draft team by Lampert
Lumber Co., Mankato.
Sheep.
In this department but few entries
had been made at noon today. Mac
beth & Gardner have six Shropshires.
A trio of fine goats are exhibited by
Joseph Trenzel of Mankato The goats
are not classed
Poultry.
Up to noon today the following en-
tries had been made: Ed Ore & Co.,
the Chantileer Poultry Yards, Man
kato, one trio each of Light Brahmas,
Barred Rocks, Buff Rocks, White
Wyandottes, Golden Wyandottes, Sill
yer Lace Wyandottes, Rhode Island
Reds, Black Leghorns, R. c. White
Leghorns, Black Minorcas, and Tou-
louise Geese and Pekin Ducks. Mrs.
Mead of Mapleton, Barred Rocks.
Crandall Bros, Mankato, White Rocks.
George J. Lorentz, Buff Wyandottes.
IL. F. Little, R.. c. B. Leghorns. Frank
Cutie, S. C. B. Leghorns. 1
Race Entries Today.
The following were the race entries
for the events thisN afternoon:
The ago Pace.
Mario, F. Spoerhaefser, Mankato.
Keller g., P. J. Loge, Mankato.
Gray Boy, H. E. McCready, Valley
City.
King Russell, ]. D. Humiston, Man
| kato.
Lorlee. T. R. Calkitt, Moose Jaw,
Can.
Special '2:15 Pace.
DIR. c., Anolin, Morristown.
Fred g., Tom Graham, Rochester.
Subscription, John Fry, Brandon.
The following entries were made Tor