The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-09-18
Great Showing Of Precincts Of
The Farm and Culinary
Department
This Most Excellent Affair
Was Well Carried Out
Yesterday
From Wednesdays Daily.

TTOW wednesday . Sohf'
Vegetables, grains, fruits. canned
goods, baking, flowers. live stock,
and in fact all those things which
are usually exhibited at a county
fair were gathered together in
large tent near the Medo town
hall yesterday when the Medo fair
was held. Nearly three hundred
people attended the fair. which was
in charge of the Medo Farmers club.
People from the neighborhood
took the best of their products to
the fair and prizes were awarded
by the club for the best of all kinds
exhibited. The prize winners of all
OF the non perishable articles will
be brought TO the Mankato fair and
will no doubt carry of some of the
prizes. because the quality Of every
thing was very excellent
Exhibit BY Medo's Club.
Included in the exhibits was one
gotten together by the Medo Farm
crs club which included corn and
small grains. which were of most
excellent quality. All of this eN-
hibit will be shown At the Mankato
fair One of the interesting features
OF the day was a blowing contest,
in which the boys OF the club took
part Each boy plowed one round and
Cyril Brewer won first prize, Gerald
Brewer second place. and Sylvester
Neary third place.
In the poultry department RAY
Goodrich had an exhibit Of White
Wyandotte chickens. Harold Richard
took first prize on ducks. Martin
Richard, first on geese: and Martin
Richard took first on chickens with
his pen OF Plymouth Rocks.
Shetland Ponies Shown.
Ray Goodrich had charge of the
livestock department and II included
besides the entries for prizes. an ex-
hibit OF Shetland ponies owned by
Z. Davidson. The prize winners in
this department were Mack Atcher-
son, first and second on two year
old colts; Marlin Richard. first on
young colts: Gerald Neary, second
on young colts; saba Groll, first on
three year old colts.
The cattle prize winners were
Charles Merickle. first and second
on Jerseys; Charles Groll first on
Herefords: Mary Groll, first on
Holsteins; Harold Richard, first on
Shorthorns: Marlin Richard, second
on Shorthorns.
Mrs. Mack Atcherson had charge
OF the baking exhibits, and prize win
ners in her department were: Mrs.
Minnie Kraus, first on bread; Mrs.
Mack Atcherson, second on bread;
Lucille Richard. first on bread in
Children's exhibit; Grace Groll. first
on cake; Stella and jeanette Strobel,
first on cake in children's depart
ment; Mary Neary, second on cake
in children's department: Mrs. Sam
Severson, first on cookies; Grace
GrOll, first on doughnuts.
Canned Goods and Pickles.
The canned goods and pickles
were in charge of Mrs. A. NJ. Richard
and the prize winners were: Cleo
Richard, first on jelly and first on
pickles in childrens department:
jeanette and Stella Strobel. first on
peaches in children's department;
Mazel Ward. first on spiced peaches;
Mrs. James Atcherson first on plums,
spiced peaches and plum jam; Mrs.
Mack Atcherson, second prize on
plums, spiced peaches and plum jam;
in the jelly exhibits Mrs. Harry At
cherson and Susie Groll took first
prizes. and on the jams the first
prizes were awarded TO Mrs. George
Kraus and Mrs. Harry Atcherson.
Ray Goodrich won first on apples
Mack Atcherson, second on apples
and for children under thirteen years
Of age, Mary Groll won first on apples
Louis Severson first on grapes;
Paul Severson. first on butternuts;
Martin Richard. first on plums.
Dinner Was Served.
The ladies of the club served din
ner in the tent at noon. and refresh
ments were sold during the day
There were interesting collections oil
curious and antiques which attracted
much attention.
The fair was very sociable gath
ering and everyone was delighted
with its success. Had the roads beer
in better condition there would nc
doutt have been even more people
present. This Is the second fair held
in Medo, and 1t is planned by the
club to continue them each year.