The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-09-17
FAIR WAS A SUCCESS
Display Not Large One, But Exhibits
Were on the Whole of High
Standard of Excellence.
Vegetables of Especially Fine Quality
and Display of Embroidery
Work Unusually Good.


On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Of last week the seventeenth annual
fair of the Mile Laos County Agricul-
tural association was held at Prince
ton and the large attendance demon
strated the interest taken in the expo
sitiOn. The weather was unusually
hot and dry for this period of the year,
but there were plenty of iced lemonade
and other cooling drinks on sale for
the thirsty. Notwithstanding the
drought which has prevailed this sea-
son the vegetable display was larger
than last year and there were many
excellent specimens shown, but in the
grain department there were but few
exhibits. The showing was also light
in the canned goods (preserve) depart
ment, while the poultry department.
was below the average and no sheep
were entered. The only fruit placed
on exhibition was apples.
The gate receipts aggregated s414.05,
and the total receipts from all
sources, including S419.75 from the
state, amounted to s4l9.59. Last
years total was sS19.11, including
s327.5o gate receipts and s469.61 from
the state appropriation. This year
about 5000 will be paid out in pre-
miums.
In addition to the regular depart
mental displays an excellent program
OF sports had been provided by the
management. This program included
horse races,-running and driving
and two ball games between first class
teams. Then, again, the Princeton
band played choice musical selections
throughout the afternoons of Friday
and Saturday and added life to the
proceedings. There were no shows of
whatever nature on the grounds and
gambling devices we're prohibited.
The ladies of the Dorcas society con-
Quoted a refreshment stand on the
grounds which was literally patron
lied and the good things provided were
greatly appreciated by the sweltering
crowd. J. c. Herdliska displayed
two McVicker engines and the Evens
Hardware Co., De Laval separators.
Louis Wicen had on exhibition a
sample of composite cement drain pipe
"a pipe which Mr.. Wicen is positive
will last long and give every salts
faction. For particulars as to price,
etc., call on him at his factory.
VEGETABLES, GRAIN, ETC.
The exhibits in these departments
were of very fine quality and included
displays in potatoes, white turnips,
rutabagas, celery, melons, squashes,
pumpkins, tomatoes, cabbage, beans,
Wheat, oats, corn and various other
farm products which gave an idea OF
what the Mile Laos county soil is
capable Of producing. Hereunder are
mentioned few of the displays which
looked particularly good to US: A
collection of vegeta bles entered by
Robert Clark, which included celery.
tomatoes, table beets, kale, onions,
parsnips, carrots, caulihower, rad.
lshes, lettuce, sweet corn and three
new varieties of early potatoes-Uncle
Sam. President Roosevelt and Early
Sensation. Chas. and David Berry,
collection of vegetabl water and
musk melons and squash, VIM. Thomp.
son; collection Late Rose, white
Triumphs, Hebron, Early Ohio, Bur.
bank and Golden Russell potatoes
F. G. Foltz; collection vegetable
Percy Briggs: tomatoes, Floyd
Hatcher, Robert Clark, Chas. Berry
celery, b. Reichard; Early Ohios
Mrs. P. Thoma; Triumphs, Rudolph
Hereuth; sweet corn, Floyd Hatcher
water and musk melons and beets,
Nels Robideau; pumpkins, Mrs. P
Thoma; cauliflower, Percy Briggs
white turnips, Robert Clark: beans,
David Berry.
In grains there were some very fine
grades displayed. Gust. Hoeft had
on exhibition barley, rye and wheat
S. q. Dorm. blue stem wheat and silver
Minnesota oats; John Olson, blue stem
wheat; F. G.. Foltz, white dent corn in
ear; Louis Robideau, squaw corn and
corn in stalk; Geo. Tomlinson, white
cap dent corn; VIM. Steadman, white
flint corn; I. Mudgett, yellow dent
corn: David Berry, white cap corn;
G. L. Campbell, yellow dent corn.
There were two displays of clover in
stalk, one by Michael Mahoney and
the other by David Berry. Lewis
Robideau exhibited oats in sheaf and
j. 81. Fullwiler corn in stalk. Mrs.
VIM. Steadman and Louis Hoppe had
display of sunfowers.
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