The Mankato free press., 1912-10-04
CRAY AND ELLSWORTH
SPOKE At COUNTY FAIR

OI UNI HI UUUNIITH THIN
From Saturdays Daily.
Judge Loren Cray and Attorney
F. F.. Ellsworth, both of Mankato,
were the speakers at the Garden
City fair yesterday afternoon, TAX
ing the place of Congressman w.
S. Hammond, who did not appear.
James Bryson introduced them and
each man spoke ten minutes, Judge
Cray appearing first.
Judge Cray gave splendid talk
on the prosperity and healthful-
ness of this section of the state.
and told something of the changes
which had taken place since he
first was acquainted here. He made
comparison of Minnesota and other
states as agricultural states and
showed how high Minnesota ranked
among the agricultural states. His
talk was one in which every on,,
was interested and was warmly
applauded.
Mr. Ellsworth opened his speech
by saying that he had been told
that he was there to take the place
of one who was unable to be pres
ent, and he said that he would put
himself on record as being perfect
ly willing to take that persons
place there as we'll as in many
other places. This sally met with
very general applause. Mr.. ELS
worth went on to say something of
the growth of the country political
ly and said that he believed firmly
in the progressive principles in poll
tics. He also said that he favored
the recall of judges. Mr.. Ellsworth
spoke in place of Hon. w. S. Ham
mond who could not be present.
The ladies' quartet of Lake Crys-
tai sang again yesterday afternoon
and were warmly welcomed, CIV
ing two selections.
Meeting of Society.
Mr.. BrySon announced that the
annual meeting of the Blue Earth
County Agricultural society would
be held on the first Saturday in De-
cember at Garden City. Mr.. George
Norman, the present president of
the association stated to The Free
Press yesterday that this was pos
itively his last year of service in
that capacity. Mr.. Norman has
been president of the fair for twelve
years and has made an efficient Of
ficer. 1t will be a difficult matter
to find a man who will as capably
fill the position. r.
One of the interesting exhibits
in hn h,riI f1af of
American Gas Co., of Albert Lea.
They demonstrated one of their
lighting systems and had display
of their various kinds of lights. This
company is installing a large num-
ber of these systems throughout
the country and are becoming wide
ly known. -... -. . ~.
Judging Of Horses.
The afternoons entertainment
started off with the judging of the
driving horses. The driving teams
were first brought out and there were
four entries, Clark Jones of Mapleton,
Harry Jones of Mankato, Louis
Maker of Lake Crystal and Lucius
Moses of Lake Crystal Harry
Jones of Mankato won first prem.
ium with his team of chestnut
Morgans. His brother, Clark Jones,
won second place, driving the team
of blacks, which won first place
in the Mankato fair. Lucius Moses
won third place, driving a team of
sorrels. Mr.. Maker drove a team
of registered French coach horses.
The entries in the single driving
horse contest were Stanley Jones,
Wallie Anderson, Mrs. Ferd Heun
and Frank Thurston. Stanley Jones
won first place, Wallie Anderson
second and Mrs. Heun third.
There were three entries in the
ladies driving contest, Mrs. Lucius
Moses, who won second, Mrs. Wal
lie Anderson, who won third; and
Mrs. Heun, who won first.
There were large number of
horses entered in the various
classes and premiums were award
ed as follows: c. w. Traverse,
Garden City, two registered perch
eron stations, colts, which both
won first prizes. A. T. Doorweather
won second and third on two mares
with colts of grade Percheron stock;
Fred B. Fleming had mare and
colt and won first on the colt. They
were Percherons. Grover Wilson had
a Morgan mare and colt entered
and won first premium on the colt.
Charles Conkling entered a Nor
man mare and colt and won second
on the colt. Ed Burke of Good
Thunder entered one year old
and two year old Morgan colt
and won first place on each.
Frank Thurston, Jr., of Garden
City, won first and second with a |
team of mules.
Tom Norman won second place
with grade yearling colt. R. !
Eberhart took first place in that
class.
Louis Maker won first and second
prizes for registered French coach
horses. He also won first and
third on three year old registered
Percherons.
Other Prizes Awarded.
F. M. Washburn of Lake Crystal
won first and second on the brood !
mares, first on colt, and second and
third on grades of three years or
over. He won first and second on
two year old grade draft horses
and second on draft brood mare.
The tug of war was the most !