The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-09-29
COUNTY FAIR HAS A CROWD
AND SHOWS fine EXHIBITS
Best Fruit Display Ever Made in County, and Splendid Showing OF
Grains and Produce Also Made--Good livestock but
Not Enough Shown--Good School Exhibits,

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the expectations of its managers in
practically all points, Possibly the
managers might have desired wealth
er little more favorable for the
opening day, which threatened rain
and was somewhat cold and disagree
able for the first part of the day,
but the following days made up for
the shortcomings of the opening day
both in weather and attendance, the
latter being we'll up to the high rec
ord of year ago, if the two last
days taken as whole did not sur
pass the crowd of the fair of 1908.
In the matter of exhibits, the dis
play this year was much better than
year ago, especially in the matter
of fruits and farm products. The
fine display brought here from our
neighboring town of Morgan attract
ed good deal of attention, and no.
body begrudges the fact that the
Morgan bunch were awarded sixteen
first premiums and eight seconds on
different fruits, grains and vege-
tables in their collection. The big
stepladder cornstalks, over fifteen
feet high and with ears to match,
helped to attract attention to the
Morgan exhibit, which was in
charge of Messrs. Eaton, Pollard
and billiard, who have done their
part in making Morgan famous.
But it is only fair to state that a
splendid display of fruits and fine
lot of vegetables and grains were
shown by exhibitors from this vicin-
ity, Delhi township in particular
showing almost as much as Morgan
in the line of fruits and grains. AS
usual, our friend George Stronach
took first for his apple display.
The school display at the court
house. together with the domestic
department display. was highly cred
liable and was accorded high praise
by the lady from the St, Anthony
farm station to judge the exhibits in
those classes, and who stated that
the exhibit of bread and cake baking
was equal in quality to that shown
at the state fair. Supt. Bebermey-
er's only disappointment was over
the fact that the remote sections Of
the county were not represented as
he would like to see them.
In the stock department, the dis.
play was not large enough to prop
erly represent the stock interests of
the county, but there were a few
good individual displays, and the
fact that Thos. Mckay alone earned
1913 IN premiums on horses, cattle,
sheep and hogs, may be taken as
suggestive at least that it pays even
togo after county fair premiums
when one has the right stock.
Secretary Smith is preparing a
list of awards which we hope to be
able to present next week, by which
time the association will have their
epen Sc bills in and know whether
they escaped a deficit, which is about
the best that can be hoped, with no
admission money coming in.
The carnival company seemed to
keep the crowd amused, although
not all of them were of high order.
The Ferris wheel was admitted to
be highly elevating in it's tendencies
and was drawing card. but the
most popular of the street attrac-
tions was the Flying Dutchman acts
on Mill street. The street sports al
so drew a good-natured crowd, VIM.
Rosendahl's picked huskies defeating
the bunch from the country after a
struggle, the weight of the city rep
resentatives being too much for
their antagonists.
Too much praise cannot be given
tho working force back of the fair
from Secretary Smith and President
Durham to Messrs. belong and
Schultz, who put in no end Of hard
labor in putting on the decorations.