The Mankato free press., 1911-09-22

of a vehicle for speeding as we'll
as power Machinery exhibits shown
by the international Harvester com
pany, Salisbury and John and James
c. Hickey, Schroeder and Murphy
displayed the DeLaval cream sepa-
rator and gave away useful souve-
Mrs advertising them. James Hod-
son was demonstrating farm en-
gine, and apple cider which was
being made there was passed around
to the crowd. The Vermont Farm
Machine company had a representa-
tive there demonstrating the U. S.
cream separators.
The grounds were we'll occupied
by the displays and stands of vari-
Gus kinds, and everyone seemed busy
either explaining their exhibits, Civ
ing away souvenirs, or selling arti-
ticles. The North Mankato Metho-
dist ladies had a stand near the ex-
hibition hall where they sold lunches
and cool things to eat and drink.
They seemed to be busy all the
time.
Crowds thronged the exhibition
hall all afternoon and seemed per-
fectly satisfied with what was going
on. Besides the attractive displays
in the hall, it was decorated with
numbers of large flags and bunting,
and presented festive appearance.
Anti-Tuberculosis Exhibit.
The state board of health anti
tuberculosis exhibit at the fair is at
tracing considerable attention from
visitors. The exhibit is an educa-
tional one, pointing out by means
of statistical charts the toll levied
each year in Minnesota by tuber-
culosis and other preventable dis
eases. 1t also shows by photo
graphs and placards the best means
of prevention and cure. Some of the
urgent needs are the establishment
of more tuberculosis sanitoria for
the isolation of persons suffering
from this disease to give them the
best chance to be cured and to pre-
vent the spread of Infection to 9TH
ers; the engagement of visiting
nurses to teach people in their
homes how to prevent the spread of
disease and how to ventilate and
live in sanitary manner generally;
the abolition of the public drinking
cup; the enforcement of spitting
ordinances; the establishment of
medical inspection in schools, and
so on. This exhibit was organized
three years ago and visited Man
kato among the first places. Since
that time it has been seen in some
100 cities and villages of the state
with an attendance at the exhibit
and the addresses and stereopticon
lecture In connection with it, of
something like 100000 persons. Ow-
ing to the lack of available funds
for this purpose, the exhibit has
been on the road only about one
third of the tiIle. 1t would seem
that with between seven and eight
people dying every day in Mime
sofa from tuberculosis and with be-
tween twenty-one and twenty-five
dying every day from preventable
diseases, that sufficient funds ought
to be available for the purpose of
carrying on this gospel of disease
and death prevention pretty con-
stantly
The Poultry Department.
This years poultry department
is about as large as last year, but
the poultry is of much better grade
than that of previous years. J. W.
Kolmann is superintendent of the
department. The largest exhibit Of
poultry was made by Larkin e Herr
berg, who entered $50 fowls. julius
Schmitt of Nicollet has seventy-five
fowls and Mrs. William Mead of Ma
pleton had fine exhibit there.
Among the regular exhibitors who
have large entries are John c. Bev-
ers, Gabler Bros, Theodore Franz
There are a large number of new
exhibitors The breed of fowls which
are represented in the largest num-
bers are Silver Spangled Hamburgs,
Black Minorcas, Leghorns, Wyan-
dottes, Brahmas, and Orpingtons.
There are more water fowls than
have ever before been shown at the
Mankato fair and are all nice ones.
John Osmondson of Nerstrand judged
the poultry.
J. N. Compton of Eagle Lake had
a plate of pears exhibited which were
fine large fruit. They are of the
Flemish Beauty variety and were
the only. ones shown.
Tomorrow afternoon between two
and three o'clock will be held the
baby exhibit, and prizes will be
given for the best babies. Fred
Kron and C. H. Saulpaugh will be
the judges.
MapIeton Won Ball Game.
The ball game between Mapleton
and Good Thunder was lively con-
test as is shown by the score, which
was 4 to 8, in favor of Mapleton.
Today Mapleton plays ST. Clair and
another good exhibition is looked
for Mapleton was so elated over
their victory that Overs three car
loads of people accompanied the
band when they arrived this morn