The Greeley tribune., 1910-09-29
lFrnm rnesday's pailyl


prof William T. Naplon, the
Colorado Agricultural college expert,
arrived in Greeley this morning and
this afternoon is judging the potato
exhibits grown by school children OF
this county. The exhibits come from
the Lone Tree district. LaSalle and
Ault
one OF the freak exhibits at the
fair is that offered by Charles Van
Rosenburg who has nine varieties OF
SQUASH growing on single vine.
With $500 entries, three times
the number of last year, the work
of registering the exhibits is swamp
ing the clerks and it Will be tomor-
row morning before the judges can
get down to work in any of the de-
partments There is a splendid dis
play in every department The
womans building is beautiful with
displays of rare workmanship. Mrs.
G. II. Ramsay, the superintendent.
is having her hands full but with
rare executive ability is shaping
things we'll
Prices to the Weld County fair are
within the reach of all and the fair
is absolutely free from grating feet-
ures The admission to the fair
grounds for adults is so cents and
this includes an entrance into all the
exhibit tents. etc, provided by the
Weld County Fair association. Of
course if you want to ride on the
merry-go-round or to get a drink of
hot coffee or cold lemonade YOU must
pay extra. A seat in the grand stand
costs 25 cents and when one remem-
bers that he can go to and from the
fair grounds for the sum of ten cents
the round trip he is pretty apt to
conclude that he can not make bet
ter investment of S5 cents than 10
spend il seeing the good things Of
Weld county
An amusement feature which is
bound to be patronized is the big
dancing pavilion which is to be
erected under the supervision Of
Father Casey, the proceeds of which
are 10 go to St. Peters Catholic
church The dancing pavilion will
be built at the entrance of the fair
grounds and when lighted by cleo
tricity and with a good orchestra
playing a two step or waltz is sure
to draw big crowd of young folks
who viii spend their evenings at the
fair
Names of all those who enter ex-
hibits are removed so that the judges
will be absolutely free from interest
or prejudice in making their deci-
sions After the awards are made
the names may be put on the ex
hibits. In looking over the ex-
hibits yesterday afternoon it was
impossible 70 learn the names of ali
the exhibitors who were making eX
cellent displays Some were learn
ed, however, and among them in
the agricultural building were many
well known farmers from the differ
ent localities. each locality grouping
its various displays as nearly as pos
sible together
Pleasant Valley was to the front
with big display in which are rep
resented products from the farms Of
the Bliss brothers, Kite brothers.
Fred Mason. VIII Benton. Chester
Blunt, Charles Denke and from the
crops OF Messrs. Kruse, Hill. Kite.
from the garden acreage east of
Greeley belonging to Fred Steele
Mart Briggs of Evans had a good
display showing mammoth beets,
rhubarh and tomatoes and cotton
plant growing in a big pot with its
bulky pods just about to burst with
the snowy seed.
j. A. Hicks Of LaSalle had a splen-
did showing Of seven varieties OF po-
tatoes. including Ohios, Pearl, Peo-
Piles, Irish Cobbler, Early Rose, Rose