Little Falls herald., 1911-09-15
AVIATOR MAKfSFLlGhI
Circles at Height Of 200.
Foet-.Cood Exhibits at
County Fair .7..

Electric lights strung across the,
streets makes a pretty appearance at
While the heavy rain Of Thursday
morning affected the attendance of yes
terday, the exhibits in all lines came
in in profusion.
The morning was given over to the
arranging Of exhibits. In the after.
noon with appearance of the sun the
hand was much in. evidence and the
free acts on the street were put on.
They are all Of a high class and sur
pass the hopes OF the committee. They
are clean, clever and to some extent
thrilling exhibitions.
McGoey and his aeroplane are here
after the delay caused by the Crook
ston fair management attempting to
have the aeroplane stop at that place to
make some flights. It was taken to
Athletic park and set together to make
flights early in the day. An uncertain
wind through the afternoon caused the
aviator to defer the time of the first
flight some later than anticipated.
A very t1ne flight was made from
Athletic park shortly before six
O'Clock, the aviator ascending to a
height of about two hundred feet ana
circling about quarter mile course for
several minutes It was beautiful
sight to behold and the large number
who patiently awaited the trial we're
we'll repaid.
With this fine navigation of the air,
the county fair management is to be
congratulated on its first days show
Ing, and the crowds coming in from
the surrounding country today and to-
morrow is expected to be very large.
In point of numbers the display of
vegetables, grains, fruits and grasses
preuominate and it is sure fine sight
for sore eyes. There is corn in white,
yellow and smoky dent, and Minnesota
ID as we'll as other brands which can
not be beat anywhere. A showing of
fax from Pierz is excellent and the
barley is Al, with very talr exhibits
of wheat and oats.
The potato exhibit is surely a mar.
vel. They are large smooth ana clean
looking. Most Of the showing is
among Rural New Workers, Triumphs,
Early Ohios, Late Rose and Snow
flakes.
There are all kinds of vegetables of
every size and shape. Among the ex-
hibits is a Japanese radish which
grows to two feet long and is of very
fine flavor, the Chinese squash, smaller
but sweeter than those put into pies
that mother used to make.' There
is also the turnip from Helsingfore,
Finland, which grows larger and
sweeter than the common field turnip.
Morrison County prize winning celery
is also in evidence, as we'll as toma-
toes, large and firm cabbage which
will make the kraut barrel work over
time.
The fruit display-apples in Okla
bena, Greenings and McMahon and
the crabs in Minnesota, Hyslop, Trans
cendent and Whitneys just take the
persimmon. Plums are fine size and
flavor. Concord grapes and peanuts re
also exhibited.
The live stock exhibit-especially of
the cattle and hogs is very fine, q
number of pedigreed entries beng
made. Among the cattle are Jerseys,
Red POLL Rolsteln and Durham, the
pigs being shown in Berkshire and
Red Duroc, boar tipping the scale al
710 pounds.
The horse exhibit is not large but
shows some very fine animals in bott
draft and light stock.
The poultry display is large aud tht
stock exhibit shows that tht
breeds are being advanced greatly il
the county. There are White Wyan
dottes, Buff Cochius, Buff Orpingtons
Brahmas, Plymouth-rock, Leghorn'
and Golden Wyandottes.
The larger exhibitors IN the various
lines are ]. L. Metcalf and Frank Ped
ley of Little Falls town, NJ. NJ
williams of Pike Creek, Otto Skoog G.
Swan River, Herman Busse of Tw,
Rivers, Mike Deering of Pike CroeI
and j. e. Highhous Of Little Falls
The ueedle work exhibit at the st
Paul Store is fine and is proving O
great interest to the women folks.
The rest room is fine thing and
being taken advantage Of to a grea
degree.
There will be an automobile parad
today at $3.50.
The agricultural and manual train
ing department has display showin
mostly the work in the manual train
ing departent in which such interes
is being taken.
Two young coons in the window {