Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
1910 STREET FAIR a WINNER

these lines and also that the art of
beautiful needle work does not be-
long to the past. but is very much
in evidence in the present. In this
connection special mention should
be made of the mending done by
the children and among the speci-
mems Of work by the older people
was pair of socks the work Of a
lady SO years Of age and another
faithful worker, whose years num-
bered 80, contributed to the ex-
hibit pair of gloves she had knit.
Taking it all together it was a
splendid showing of beautifully ex-
ecuted work and reflects great
credit on the workers of Willmar
and Kandiyohi County.
The collection of dainties in the
housewives department may have
been equalled but never excelled.
No such quantities Of tempting
canned fruits, jeliies, pickles, bread,
cakes, pies etc. have ever been
placed on exhibition at one of our
street fairs before. The cooks of
Willmar and vicinity have COM
pletely outshone themselves and de-
serve the numberless compliments
given their efforts. In this de-
partment a loaf of bread made by
lady 81 years old should he spe-
cially mentioned.
The art and domestic depart
ments were thronged each day of
the fair and much credit for this
successful exhibit is due the faith
full superintendents, Mesdames M.
I. Sandbo and James Sanderson,
who arranged the articles so pleas
lngly, showing each to the best
possible advantage.
The butter exhibit was good
one. Seven creameries competed
for the prizes in that class of but
ter with the result that Harrison
creamery drew the first prize; Scan
dia creamery, second prize; Svea
creamery third prize; and Kandi-
yohi creamery, fourth prize.
There were 45 entries of dairy
butter, and the scoring resulted in
the first prize going to Mrs. An
drew Olson of Dovre; second prize
to Mrs. John Englund, third prize
to Mrs. C. A. Baklund; and fourth
prize to Clara Hoglund. >. .-
The fair committee went to quite
an expense to provide suitable re.
frigerator for the butter exhibit,
but this will come in handy for fu.
ture exhibits. The official scorer
was James Sorenson from the State
school.
The liberal prizes for corn brot
out no less than 81 entries. Fol
the best single ear Of corn, A. H.
Sperry took first; David Swenson,
second; P. H. Frye, third and G
J. Bjornberg fourth. For the best
ten ears of white dent Erick Beck
of Atwater, took first; Aug. Nil.
son. second; Herman johnson
third; and Jens johnson, fourth
For the best ten ears of yellow
dent, G. j. Bjofnberg took first
Frank Hamilton, second; John Kle
berg, third; and David Weaver
fourth. For the best general dis
play, varieties, quality and guam
tity considered, P. H. Frye tool
the first prize and A. H. Sperr,
second. Special prizes were award
ed to L. P. Lindblom for red dent
Mrs. P. E. Carslon, evergreen
sweet: and E. Taylor for swee
lcorn.
i Owing to the unusually col,
weather last spring after the warn
spell in March. no one expected t.
see any fruit exhibit at all. Whii
much below the average exhibit
still there were more than fifty en-
tries of apples, crabs and grapes
OF these Aug. Broman entered n
less than "a varieties from his LAX
Elizabeth orchard. S. &. Walgre
had six entries and among other
} who made one or more fruit entrie
were the following: Mrs. L. F
! Felt. J. G. Bjornberg. Alton Spe,
Try, John Wicklund, Mrs. Erick o.