Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-09-24
SUCCESSFUL FAIR

~1 SaA~ ~SS
urday Good--ShouId Have
Been More Exhibits
Friday and Saturday, the last two
days of the street fair, had very large
attendances, although not coming
quite up to the 1908 standard, q
number of the trainers of the county
being too busy with threshing and the
storing away of their large crops to
come IN and spend day or two with
us.
These two days had special attrac.
tions. On Friday afternoon Congress-
man q. A. Llndbergh was Introduced
by Representative E. A. King, and
made an eloquent address, directed
especially to the farmers. In the
course of bis remarks he told the
farmer that the country was dependent
on the agrlculturists to a very large
extent and said that it was big mis-.
take for the young men of the farms
to move to the cities, as by that
process In time the farms of this
country would not be producing
sufficient food to feed Its inhabitants.
MIR. Lindberg stated that statistics
were taken in regard to the farm
and farm life, with the purpose of
improving the conditions and thereby
make farming more popular for the
coming generations. The speaker
further stated that the farmer should
try to arrange the work Of the farm so
that he has time to study the i'm.
portant questions OF the day, so that
be can lntelligently discuss them and
select men that represents his views
on These questions. His address was
very we'll received.
A public wedding was the chief
attraction Saturday Afternoon, which
occurred on platform erected in front
Of the w. H. Ryan Hardware store
William Samuelson and Alma Erland-
son OF Upsala were the two young
people who presented themselves to be
united in marriage on this OCCASION,
and are well pleased with the gifts
that were showered upon them as a
result For some time prior to the
hour set for the wedding a large crowd
assembled about the scene Of the
ceremony to be, taking up every inch
Of the street and walks on First
street between Broadway and First
avenue northeast, besides every
window Of the buildings in the block
being filled with faces and a large
number also looking on from the root
of the Realty Improvement company
block. 1t was with difficulty that the
hack bearing the bridal party could
make Its way to the platform. In fact
it couldn't and the couple and at.
PENDANTS had to force their way to
the stand amid a shower Of rice.
After few remarks in which be told
of the solemnity Of the occasion, Rev.
W. H. North, pastor of the local
Congregational church, tied the knot
which made the couple husband and
wife, while a number of people
snapped the couple a number of times
with their kodaks. The couple MADE
their exit through the W. d. Ryan
Hardware store, re-entering the hack
IN the alley back of the store. but not
before they had received q shower of
rice from above.
Among the presents received by the
newly welded couple were q fine
range, shoes for each, a bed, a fine
chair, and other merchandise. and il
The other entertainments as a whole
were very we'll enjoyed, and the
exhibits, while not as large az last
year, were of excellent quality. While
large amount OF money was paid out
to farmers as premiums, there was q
number of premiums offered for ex.
hlbits in which no entries were made.
over $3.50 not being contested for.
Notably among this class is as tina,
was offered in first, second and third
prizes in cash premium of go, SIS and
80 respectively for the best variety OF
farm stock and fowls, entries of four
varieties being acceptable for entry,
consisting of q team of horses, bull
and two cows, boar ana two sows,
buck and two ewes, rooster and two
hens, gobbler and two turkeys, drake
and two ducks, and q gander and two
geese; Bis offered for the best herd OF
three or more cattle of any distinct
breed from the Guernsey and Short.
horn breeds; and the total of tS1
offered for the best farmers sucking
colt by the roadster, and draft
stations of Messrs. Hill. Olaf Main
and Isaac Lafond; besides the
premiums offered on hay, timothy
seed and clover seed.
It has been the complaint of ex.
hlbitors in years past that only
residents OF the city were selected al
judges on the different exhibits of thu
street tair. The contrary was the fac
tor the street fair just passed. most
all the judges being from other part.
OF the county. and very few beinl
residents of this city.
Inc premium winners are Al
follows: = :. . 3
CATTLE
Best herd Of or more Shorthorn-