The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-10-07
Fine Management, Perfect Weather
and Big Crowds Make F0rtieth
Annual A Fair Wonder
Receipts About Forty-two Hundred
Dollars; Exhibits Excellent and
Races Best Seen in State
Neighboring Towns and Counties Rep
resented by Throngs of Enthusiast
tic Visitors; No Serious Accidents

The largest, best attended and
most successful fair ever held in Red
wood County closed last Saturday af-
ter four days session. The weather
throughout the four days was ideal,
and no accident worthy of the name
marred the occasion. This is record
probably unbeaten by any other coun-
ty fair held in the state this fall.
The exhibits in all displays were ex-
ceptionally fine and showed what pro-
gressive agriculturists Redwood Coun-
ty farmers are and just what Redwood
County soil can produce if given fair
chance. Grains remarkable in weight
and yield and corn that would rival
that of sister Iowa, were to be seen
in profusion.
Even more remarkable were the
fruit displays in which large, splen-
didly colored apples took a prominent
part. Owing to the lateness of the
season plums were not so much in evil
dence, although those shown were
large and fine. One pear, shown by
Aug. Seebeck and grown on his farm
east of town made clear that while
Redwood County may not be in the
banana belt, it is strictly in the pear
raising region, and there were enough
misunderstanding watermelons to have
tempted whole colony of Africans.
Stock Exhibit Fine
Probably no other one county in the
state would have made an exhibition
of stock and poultry which would
equal that gathered on the fair
grounds last week. The barns were
crowded with well bred horses, and
full blood cattle, all showing the trend
toward better stock for Minnesota
There could have been no better argu-
ment offered to farmers for lettering
the breed than the sight of the fine
specimens of Holstein Short horns,
Herefords and Jerseys.
Womans Exhibit Beautiful
The display of needle work, cookery,
painting and embroidery in the exhi-
bition hall held the admiring attention
of all who visited the building. Even
the visitors of the sterner sex lowered
around the cases which held rows and
rows of delicious pastry and cakes,
loaves of delicately Drowned bread and
jars of tempting jellies and jams.
The showing of fancy needle work,
embroidered pieces and quaint patched
quilts crowded the south wing of the
building and brought forth many ex-
CARNATIONS of wonder and admiration.
There was at least one sample of ev-
cry style of embroidery and crochet
stitch now popular in womandom and
most of the work was beautifully done.
In this department, however was
found the only bit of false entering
found anywhere on the grounds.
Some exhibits were known to be not
the work of the one entering them and
unworthy of prizes for that reason.
The present management of the fair
association has been making strenuous
efforts to keep the fair "clean" down
70 the smallest detail, and it is unplea-
SAINT to have had the only hindrance
to this phase of their work come from
the Woman's Department.
Children Make Good Exhibit
The display of childrens work at
school and at home was of interest to
all who realize the progress education
is making these days. Any one who
attended school fifteen or even ten
years ago, could but marvel at the
changes made in educational methods
M he looked at the neat exercise pap
ers, specimens of handmade gar
ments, well executed paintings and the
industrial work done throughout the
grades particularly in the primary de-
partments. There were also displays
~f ell selected grains and fruits
bowed how closely the school
home life are becoming unit
the awakening of the
rests to the things Icing
hare. The teachers of
land graded schools are
commended, as well as
ndents who help with
he Big Attraction
'riday and Saturday the
we're entertained by SER
races seen in this sec
lntry for many years.