The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-09-18
Display otvegetabIes and Apples
Is Equal to That Of Any in
Northwest.
Number of Attractive Features;
Ball Game; the Speech BY
Frank Eddy.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
den city fair grounds is an attrac-
ton feature to those who visit the
fair and have their picnic and family
dinners and pleasant social reunions
Many families who reside in this
county and tributary to Garden City
meet on this occasion if at no other
time of the year. Yesterday and to-
day were no exceptions. The two fair
DAYS have been warm and the country
roads are dusty, but the farmers have
their harvest gathered and are ready
to spend a few days at the fair where
they can see the products of their
neighbors' farm-vegetables, horses,
hogs, cattle, fruits, or hear a speech.
see a ball game and drink circus
lemonade, try "your luck" with the
cane or doll rack. And then the la
dies, too, want to see who has made
the sweetest" dolly, quilt, or GRO
ched that ''loveIy" lace during the
wear. The housewife, too, wants to
see. who has put up jelly or baked
a cake, pie or cookies to compete for
the % cent prize.
Floral hall, the rendezvous for the
ladies was prettily decorated with ce-
dar limbs and flowers, and the COM
bined sweetness made it inviting. All
the "usuap things were there on
exhibition.
Among the many attractive features
in this building was an exhibit
of water color painting by the first
second, third and fourth grade pupils
of the Lake Crystal public school.
Prof. Huff is the principal of the
school.
The Ladies improvement league at
Garden city had on sale a line OF
ladies aprons, doilies and other things.
The money secured from the sale of
these useful articles is used for the
improvement and bautifying of the
town. Miss Vera Bixby had charge
of this booth.
The apple booth was fully up to the
high standard of former years. The
fruit exhibit was in charge of L. d.
Mills of Garden City. Here was a
basket of pears raised by H. E.
Young of Vernon Center. The tree
which bore them had so choice pears
OH. ....
Although not large exhibit, no
nicer or finer apples can be shown by
any part of the state or any state
in the northwest than were on exhibit
ton at this fair.
In the poultry department which is
in a special display building, their were
many varieties. Fred o. True judged
the stock and d. D. Killam of Garden
City was in charge of the exhibit.
Mrs. Charles John of Garden city had
a coop of white Plymouth Rocks
which were in handsomely decorated
box. Others had choice birds. The ex-
hibit was small.
The cattle, horse, sheep, and swine
departments contained some choice spe-
cimens and the exhibit sheds were well
filled. Geo w. Norman of Lake Crystal
was superintendent of the horse ex-
hibit. The judging of the stock was
concluded today and the premiums
awarded in the various departments.
The most attractive feature of yes
terday and today was the ball game
between the Austin-Westerns and Col
ored Gopher teams, both of st. Paul.
The game yesterday resultd in score
of 9 to 6 in favor of the Gophers.
While there were many choice speci-
mems of apples exhibited at the fair
The Free Press is informed that the
crop this year in Blue Earth county,
at least, is very light and the grade
not up to the high standard of for
mer years. This is especially true of
the southern part of the county.
In floral hall is exhibited a hand
some wreath of grains and seeds made
by the late Mrs. P. L. Mills, whose
death occurred last winter. This de-
sign was made by her forty years ago
and is enclosed in a neat frame.
The ladies of the Christian church
of Garden city served their usual good
dinners during the day and also fur
nished lunches in an adjoining build
ing to those who were unable to be
accommodated in the dining hall. \
Roy Holmes of Mankato exhibited
a piano at the fair. Mrs. Holmes
assisted in demonstrating the merits
of the instrument.
The Butternut band boys are real
clever musicians and pleased the crowd
with frequent selections.
The "merry -go-round" failed to put
in an appearance, much to the sorrow
of the children-and others.
Yesterdays fair was without the
customary horse racing, but today
novelty and running race attracted