The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-23
CROWDS ATTEND ALL
THE COUNTY FAIRS
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
"Bobby Brown the handsome PAGER
owned by William spornitz of Man
kato, won in the 2:20 pace at the
st. Peter fair yesterday. This SPLEEN
did horse made the mile in 2:3OH IN
the presence of several thousand spec
tators, and with three other horses
in the race. The purse was $3.50.
The 2:4O trot was won by "Lynna,"
a horse owned by R. o. Parry OF
Rochester. In the races yesterday four
Iowa horses were entered and with
two exceptions no Minnesota horses
entered.
The speed department is in charge OF
j. H. Hurst, superintendent of the
state farm at the hospital. John H
Macbeth of this city acted as one of
the judges.
The fair, as in former years, was
well attended, and the many excellent
exhibits and fine arrangement of dis.
plays is due largely to the effort OF
Secretary E. f. Miller.
Floral hall presented an unusually
neat appearance, and while not. crowd.
ed as much as usual with exhibits
the arrangement of an illuminated
fountain in the center of the lower
floor, was an attractive feature. The
fountain is encircled with electric
lights placed among pretty leaved
flowers and blossoms. Judge Henry
Moll is now and for many years past
has been superintendent of floral hall
and does not neglect any part of the
work. He is this year assisted by John
Lenherr of the state farm.
Hospital Farm Exhibit.
While the state is not permitted to
contest for premiums, j. H. Hurst, SUI.
perintendent of the hospital farm, al.
ways has a large exhibit of vegetables
grains and stock. Among the exhibit
Mr.. Hurst has a sample of Mango
melon which resembles the orange and
is used for picking, garden buckle
berries for pies and preserving, also
ehicory. This latter makes good
coffee when dried, Drowned and roasted
and is used quite extensively in the
hospital. Corn, pumpkins and cabbage
were exceptionally good. While there
is scarcity of pumpkins this year
Mr.. Hurst raised good crop, by
planting them alone as are other crops
Some of the corn samples on display
measured fifteen inches in length, the
better grade, however, was the twenty
row yellow dent variety.
Some thirty-five or forty plates OF
apples were shown, although not up
to standard, they looked well for this
year. The apple crop was ruined in
May by the heavy freeze, and it is a
rare sight to see an apple grown In
this section.
In the cattle department, Guernseys
Holsteins and Jerseys predominated. A
SIS silver cup is given to the exhibitor
showing the best dairy herd at the
fair. E
Entertained BY Vaudeville Artists.
Visitors in the grandstand were en-
tertained by the same vaudeville com.
pany that appears at the Mankato fail
next week. They are splendid enter.
tanners and furnish amusement during
the hull in the races. A band furnished
good music.
The usual display of linen and lace
work by the inmates of the st. Peter
state hospital was on exhibition il
floral hall. Patients who like to d.
fancy work are furnished with ma
terial and the completed work is sold
proceeds of which 60 toward an amuse
ment fund.
About two hundred and fifty in
mates of the asylum We're permittet
to witness the races and view the fai
sights. They are conveyed to tn
grounds in wagons on which are place,
hayracks, each load being escorted b,
two nurses. AS a rule they are quie
and enjoy the outing. The distance t.
the grounds is about a mile and hall
The inmates have a special gram
stand which is to be enlarged to dou
BILE its capacity next year. Toda
about two hundred more will see tn
| fair
This afternoon a ball game wa
| scheduled between the Cleveland an
Winthrop teams. The teams are we
matched, each having won gam
from the other.
The officers of the Nicollet Count
Agricultural society are G. w. Cal