The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-10-21
FAIR EXCEEDED
EXPECTATIONS
Magnificent Display and
Immense Crowd Pres
ent for Big Event.
EVERYBODY WELL SATISFIED
Excelled Many Big County Fairs.
Look Forward to Next Year.
The Many Prize Winners.

Well, the big fair is thing of the
past. 1t has come and gone and while
in few cases it may have left some
sore spots on too-confident exhibitor,
it may be called as a whole a most sat
isfactory exhibition, and one which did
great credit not only to those who were
responsible for its inception, but to those
also who contributed their products in
so generous a measure.
The crowd was large-indeed at times
it was almost an impossbility to get in
to the rink-but notwithstanding this
fact, everybody was good natured and
no trouble of any kind occurred to mar
the pleasure of the sightseers. Even the
Indians, although at times inclined to
be hilarious owing to the consumption
of too much exhiarating fluid, we're
nevertheless more disposed to be hu-
morous than other WISE and to the small
boy at least were a source of vast amuse-
ment. OF the exhibition as whole too
much cannot be said. Many present who
had attended other fairs expressed the
opinion that it was the best county fair
held in this section of the state this
made by several different persons shows
the general trend of opinion in regard to
the display as whole. As only four
weeks elapsed from its inception until
the fair took place, it is most remarka-
bile that so great success was scored,
1t only illustrates what can be done by
united effort, where all the business
men and others take hold of thing with
a determination to make it win Every
body was interested in making the fair
a success, and sufficient to say that this
unit of action won.
BY their generous interest in the fair
- the business men of Paw Paw contribut.
ed largely to its success. The erection
of the various booths which lined each
side OF the large hall added much to the
attractlveness of the display, and each
occupant showed high degree of taste
and skill in their decorations. That any
set of judges could be found who could
by any stretch of imagination concede
one booth to be the superior of another
is in itself remarkable, as while one
showed up we'll in some feature, the next
would eclipse it in another. +. V. Hodges
& Co, the well-krown harness makers,
were awarded first prize. Nearly every
business house in Paw Paw was repre-
sented and those who we're not we're un.
able TO secure floor space.
OF the individual displays, it would in
deed be a difficult task in the limited
space at our command, to do them all
justice. Certain it is that numerous ex.
hibits we're made that caused many an
exclamation of delight from visitors and
were an eye-opener to the skeptical
While the individual collections Oh dis
play we're largely from Paw Paw and
vicinity, the rest of the county was well
represented, many exhibits being re-
ceived from quite distance.
1t would be impossible for US to
enumerate each individual display, but
while we mention a few, we desire to
state that all were worthy of the highest
commendation and deserve the utmost
praise that could be given them.
One of the most interesting individual
displays of the fair was that OF the Mon.
arch Electric Co. Of Grard Rapids
Nearly everything that could interest
the housekeeper was isplayed-cookinl
utensils, sweepers, cleaners, heaters
fat irons, ETC., and the crowd around
their booth was both numerous and at
tentIve.
The Wolverine nurseries also had ont
OF the finest display in the hall, having
apple, pear, plum, cherry and all grade
OF peach trees, representing them a.
they grow in the nursery row. Also or
namental hedging etc. A large sigl
spelling the name "Wolverine'' ia darI
red dahlias set in background of vel
low and pink flowers OF the same varie
ty, attracted much comment and wa,
very pretty. Their booth was nicely dee
GRATED, a background OF deer head
among the trees and plants making
very pleasing combination.
Among the many collections OF fruit
and vegetables that of Mrs Emm
Smith is entitled to first place, she hav
ing received blue ribbon on best displa,
of farm products as we'll as fruits. Tn
display of Carl Buskirk was close sec
ond, however, to that OF Mrs. Smith, b
receiving the blue ribbon for the bes
collection OF grapes and a similar meds
on many otner products.
One OF the best all around display
of vegetables and farm products wa
that OF Mr.. A. T. Foote, who receive
the blue ribbon for the best collection
vegetables from any one farm. Nj