The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-09-19
Mankato Fair Is the
Great Big Magnet


Not detail has been overlooked
The expo spells success The people
of Mankato and Blue Earth county
are all interested in the enterprise
Never before since the Mankato
Fair association was organized have
the exhibits in all departments been
of such excellent quality, and there
has never been year when people
have given so much of their time
to make the fair a success as this
year. All the exhibits were ready
this morning and the exhibition hall
is more beautiful this year than ii
ever has been
The Mankato band gave concert
there this morning, but because of
last nights heavy rain, there was
not very large crowd at the
grounds. The people began to flock
out about noon today and while the
stores were closed this afternoon
there was a throng passing through
the gates and visiting the exhibits.
The largest exhibit in the hall is
that in the women's department, in
which all classes of fancy work, and
many kinds of Industrial art are
shown. The work entered for prizes
ton. Mrs A. J. Veigel is in charge
of the department and is assisted by
Mrs. NJ. r. Coulter, Mrs. Theodore
Just, Mrs. Rudolph Bierbauer, Mrs.
G. A. DAHL Mrs. Charles Wyatt, Mrs.
NJ. c. Nicholson and Mrs. George
Loomis.
The Flower Department.
Mrs. N. ID. Fritz has charge of the
flowers and is being assisted by Mrs.
+. d. Sleight, Mrs. j. ]. Flachsenhar
and Mrs. c. L. Kennedy. The flow.
er exhibit is not any larger than
last years exhibit was, but the va
rieties are most excellent and the
general appearance is extremely
pleasing. The two local green hous.
es, the Windmiller company, and N.
Nelson each have very fine ex.
hibits.
The high school craft work occu-
pies a booth, and includes bookcases,
tables, chairs, tabourettes, foot stools
and other furniture There is also
very complete and high grade ex.
hibit OF paintings and drawings from
the public schools.
An Attractive Exhibit.
One of the most attractive exhibits
is that of the State Art commission,
which Maurice |. Flagg and Mrs.
Flagg of Minneapolis are in charge
of. The principal thing of interest
Is the collection of plans for the
model farm house, which were en-.
tered in the commissions compet1-
ton held last winter. There is a
model of the house which was award
ed first premium in the competition,
and blue prints giving the plans in
detail are shown This is the second
time the plans have been exhibited,
having come directly from the state
fair. Many Blue Earth county farm
ers made inquiries about the plans
at the fair, and many more are be-
coming interested in them here.
The exhibit also includes re-
markedly fine collection of prints of
famous paintings, all of the prints
being recently imported The colors
are more nearly authentic than the
usual good prints and it is a very
valuable collection.
Exhibit of Lace.
There is a splendid exhibit of lace
from New Ulm, and of various kinds
of fabrics woveiYih the state, rugs,
fooled. leather, Italian cut work, EN-
broideries and so forth. A large col
lection of paintings and drawings
showing the kinds of art work taken
in the st. Paul and Minneapolis
lection.
In the culinary department there
is large variety of articles. The
baked foods particularly are more
numerous than in former years, and
the canned fruits and vegetables are
of very high quality. Mrs. \ F. L.
Stephan is in charge and her as.
sistants are Mrs. G. H. Nerbovig,
Mrs. John A. Johnson and Mrs.
George Atchison.
The Minnesota Crop Improvement
association has sent S. H. Thomp-
son to the fair with display of
prize grains, some of which took
prizes at the last convention of the
association, which was held in Man
kato last winter, some taken at the
state fair and some at the National
corn show
Conner Jones' display of victrolas
occupies a space in the center of
the building >and tomorrow he will
have a line of pianos on display.
Miss Ethel Skuse is in charge of
the BOOTH
The E. w. Owen company has in
its booth an assortment of the differ.
ent grades of victrolas and a Pi-
anosta. a
Living Room Furnished.
The John Klein company has fur.
nished living room and a kitchen.
The living room is in Circassian wal
nut with draperies, rugs and pic
lures. and the Kitchen shows the
Laurel stoves and ranges and line
of aluminium ware
The Free Press Printing company
has an exhibit of office furniture
and supplies.
Electrical appliances for house
hold use form the center of the Con.