Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-21

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fancy work the showing was splen-
did. There was French embroid-
cry set by Miss Clara Johnson, a
table set in the same work by Mrs.
A. ]. Jewell, and dolly in French
embroidery and netting by Miss
Rachel Odson, while Miss Mabel
Bates made a showing of embroid-
cry and pieces in Roman cut,
French and point lace. Mrs. H. j.
Green also exhibited case of
crochet and tatting work. An inter-
esting exhibit was Norwegian
burnt wood box shown by Miss
Sarah Anderson, a family keepsake
of five generations in age, brought
here from Valders in 1854. The
art department contained a good ex>
hibit of paintings by Mrs Anton
Arneson, Mrs. Tasting and Mrs.
Geo. w. Adams.
Agricultural Hall.
The exhibit in Agricultural hall
this year was the most interesting
and instructive we have seen there
in good many years, and was
given a careful inspection by many
visitors. The exhibit of E. l..
Beard & Son easily led in size and
in Importance, in that Is was COM
plete farm display of the products
of the farm under varied condi-
tions, showing the value of care and
quality of preparation and cultiva-
ton. There was some of our fine
Winneshiek county corn, big, we'll
filled ears, beside which was some
white Boone corn, fine for silage,
but too late to mature in this Sec
ton. There was corn breeding
demonstration, of the effect OF
drouth. of crop rotation and failure
to rotate, and in fact splendid
showing of what can be done with
corn under various conditions.
Then there was a showing of vari-
Gus other farm products, all de-
signed to show what intelligence
and common sense coupled with
modern methods will do for the
farm
E. R. Blount & Sons came next
with some forty samples of vege-
tables and grain, in the center of the
hall, which shows again what in
iustry and study, with experience
as a guide, will do. A. p. Pfister
showed some grains, Sam Stepp
vegetables and corn, and Jos.
Luzum of Calmar yellow dent corn,
all worthy of a careful inspection.
Walter Cummings also showed what
he had done with twelve acres Of
Silver King, and in the vegetable
line, making an exhibit that would
do credit to men of years of ex-
perience. In canned goods and
home baking there were very appe-
tizing displays by Mrs. o. o. Lomen,
Mrs. Nj. ID. Wells, Mrs. A. NJ. Kelly,
Mrs. S. Stepp, Miss Anna Nelson
and Mrs. B. F. Headington. Fruit
was shown by John Harter, six va
rieties of grapes and five of apples,
A. P. Pfster, eight varieties of ap-
pies, and Isaac Johnson, a general
fruit display. Master Harold Green
also made an exhibit of peanuts
which he had raised in the public
school garden,
Stock Department.
While the showing was not large
in this department, yet the quality
was excellent. ]. HI. Logsdon showed
nine head of short horns, while H.
T. Ramlo exhibited dozen of the
same breed, together with his herd
bull, Prince Wayside.
In the swine department John
Richert made a showing of II
Poland Chinas, headed by Ideal
Perfection, while P. T. Ramlo ex-
hibited 26 head, with his herd boar
Rollo Chief, very fine looking ami
NAL, weighing 700 pounds. He al
so showed ten spring pigs of one
litter. Geo. j. Einwalter of Fort
Atkinson showed ten Duroc Jerseys,
and Joseph Bouska of Calmar six,
all splendid animals. while E. l..
Beard & Son showed one of the
same breed, and o. A. p. Haugen
and John Richert some Chester
Whites.
In horses e. L. Beard & Son ex-
hibited an imported full blood Bel
gian mare and local bred mare.
both with colts. and two year old
stallion; JOS. Bouska a team of Per-
cherons, while several others made
exhibits which we were unable to
enumerate.
Base Ball.
The base ball games on Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday were the
greatest attraction of the fair, the
national game taking the crowds
away from everything else. as is the
result throughout the entire coun-
try these days. There were three
splendid games, in spite of the at
tempt of some of the Calmar sports
to put the fair on the bum. Ar
rangements had been made for
three games between Calmar and
DEBORAH, and both teams had
strengthened to such degree that
they we're about as evenly matched
as 1t was possible to get them. The
eighteen players were probably the
best combination of players repre-
senting neighboring towns ever seen
in DEBORAH. DEBORAH had added
"Chick" Fraser and Wickland OF
Chicago, and Sanders and Newcom-
err of Strawberry Point, while CAL