The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-09-23
CROWDS AT THE FAIR
Small Showing of Horses, Cattle and
Poultry But Other Displays
Were Above Average.
Vegetables of Especially Fine Quality
and Grain the Best Exhibited
for Good Many Years.

day, Friday and Saturday OF last
week and the attendance was larger
than that of any previous year record
ed. Had the weather been made to
order it could scarcely have been
'better-not a drop of rain fell during
the three days and the temperature
was just right.
The vegetable display was excellent
larger, and in many respects the ex-
hibits we're superior to those of last
year. The grain was also of fine
quality-none better has ever been
placed on exhibition here. The show
ing of horses, cattle and poultry was
light, while no sheep or swine we're
exhibited. In the fruit department
there was splendid assortment
placed on exhibition, the apples es-
pecially being magnificent specimens.
In the preserves department good
showing was made. There was very
pretty display of flowers and the fancy
work and art departments contained
many elegant specimens Of women
'handicraft.
An exhibit worthy of special men,
ton was the drawings by the children
of the Whittier school-rooms l, 2, 3
and 4. These drawings we're in water
colors and pencil and demonstrated
that the little ones possess consider
able talent in this particular line.
Misses Huse, Tompkins, Davis and
Russ are certainly entitled to much
praise for the efforts which they have
put forth to bring the children to so
high standard of efficiency in art.
In addition to the regular depart
mental displays an attractive program
of sports was provided by the associ-
alton. This program consisted of
horse aces,-running and driving,-a
ball game and balloon ascension.
The latter did not, however, ma
terialize. The aeronaut arrived all
right, but when he attempted to fill
his balloon with gas it refused to
stand the pressure and went to pieces.
This was of course no fault of the
management but it proved a disppoint-
ment to the crowd. The Pythian
brass band new organization, fur
'nished music throughout Friday and
Saturday afternoons and the selec-
.tions were rendered in frst-class
manner.
A refreshment booth was conducted
by the ladies of the Dorcas society
and they had plenty of good things on
hand to alleviate the hunger and
thirst of the multitude. The society
is highly deserving of the large
patronage it received. A shooting
gallery and a few cane stands were at
the fair but there were no shows OF
any description and no chuck-a-luck
OR other gambling devices were per-
mitted.
The gate receipts aggregated s499. 90,
and the total receipts from all sources,
including s423.40 from the state,
amounted to sl047.40. Last years
total was sS90.34, including S413. O5
gate receipts and s419.75 state appro-
priation. About $500 will this year
be paid out in premiums.
VEGETABLES, GRAIN, ETC.
In these departments the exhibits
excelled any that have been heretofore
displayed at a Mile Laos county fair
and comprised almost every variety
which can be raised on farm or in
garden. The entries gave an idea
of what the fertile soil of Mile Laos
and adjoining counties is capable OF
producing. A few attractive displays
picked out at random we're those OF
G. A. Croft, Hubbard squash; musk
melons, Roy Berry: watermelons and
canteloupes, W. b. Thompson; col
lection of table vegetables by Robert
Clark which included celery, tomatoes,
egg plant, beets, kale, onions, celery,
parsnips, carrots, caulifower,
radishes, lettuce, sweet corn, vege-
table oranges and lemons, and three
new varieties of potatoes; Burbanks,
mos Ielletson; citrons, W. A. Foote;
Triumphs, Louis Rocheford: collec-
ton Of vegetables, Chas. and David
Berry; Burbanks, G. A. Croft: drum
head cabbage, Carl Rick: collection
potatoes, F. G. Foltz, S. Wiprud,
David Berry, Chas. Berry; peanuts,
Howard Loucks and C. Garaich:
carrots, Anton Betzler, Allen E.
Hayes; rutabagas, Mrs. David
Rachie; mangels, b. Dalchow; three
varieties winter radishes, Robert
Clark; beets, David Berry; ruta-
bagas, Geo. Patten; sundower, stalk
IA feet and diameter of flower head Is
inches, Geo. Patten; seed cucumbers,