The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-08-21
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That is the Condition of the Fair
Grounds of MILF Laos County
Agricultural Society.
New Horse Barn Completed at Cost
of Subsidiary Other Per-
manent Improvements.

the fair grounds present beautiful
appearance at present. The build
ings that we're destroyed by fire last
spring have all been replaced and
many improvements have been
added. All that is necessary now to
have everything in readiness for the
fair is the whiteWashing of the barns
and cleaning up few odds and ends.
The new horse barn lisa spacious
building, l2Ox4O feet, and is admir-
ably adapted for the purpose for
which it is intended. 1t is even
better arranged than the old barn
that was destroyed by fire. The
stalls are roomy and will easily &C.
commodate 100 horses. There is a
wide alley through the center of the
barn: the partitions are of solid
pine planl1s and there is strong
wire netting through or over which
horses cannot reach, thus sightseers
need have no fear of getting nipped.
There are also wide alleys in the
rear of each of the row of stalls
There is a neat room overhead in
the barn where the attendants can
sleep and change their Clothes We
venture the assertion that this barn
is not excelled in point of conven-
fence by that of any county agricul-
tural society in the state.
Some improvements have been
made in the large cattle barn, which
will house from 80 to 100 head of
cattle.
The sheep and hog pens, immedi-
ately north of the horse and cattle
barns are models Of neatness and
very conveniently arranged for hous-
ing and exhibiting the animals.
There are Is pens. each Sxl6 feet,
with an open space in front. 1t will
not be necessary to remove the
animals from the pens for judging
or exhibition, as an unobstructed
view can be had from the front of
each pen.
A new band stand has been erected
south Of the Judges stand and it is
certainly tasteful and we'll arranged.
The center of the band stand will
be utilized for rostrum from which
an ordinary speaker can easily make
himself heard in the remotest corner
of the grand stand.
The ladies' rest room, which
proved SO popular at the last fair,
has not been overlooked. The build
ing now fronts directly on the open
space and there is no gate to 90
through to enter it. A commodious
toilet room of three compartments
for ladies, built of tiling and neatly
finished off on the inside, has been
erected between the rest room and
the race track.
Numerous little alterations for the
better have been made in the horti-
cultural hall and in the art hall, and
a veranda has been added to the
administration building.
The enterprising firm of Hotflander
Bros. have built a tasty new booth.
John Thoma owns the center
booth and Tommy Scheen the one
on the south end of the row. The
three booths present an attractive
appearance.
A solid cement floor has been laid
in the butter, cheese and honey ex-
hibit hall under the grand stand.
There is roomy refrigerator in this
hall in which ton of butter can be
stored and kept ice cold. This hall
is 16x56 feet and could not be i'm
proved upon.
The township exhibit hall under
the center Of the grand stand is
16x54 feet and ample accommodations
will be provided for all township ex-
hibits. With the liberal premiums
offered, $500, this hall should be
filed with exhibits.
Under the north end of the grand
stand is located the hall for agricul-
tural products raised by school
children and for school exhibits.
Thousands will visit this hall and
they will be we'll repaid by what
they will see.
The baseball grounds have been
moved nearer the race track and
directly in front Of the grand stand.
Several hundred dollars have been
expended on these grounds. Base
ballists say the Princeton grounds
are simply out of sight.
The grounds have been moved and
all the litter has been removed.
The streets leading to the grounds
have been strawed, and in fact
nothing has been left undone to