The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-09-11


in London.
In vegetables there was a great
variety from the smallest potato to
the largest pumpkin which Mother
Earth ever yielded. The poultry
display is large, and the exhibit
of grains and grasses put forward
by Professor c. r. Shumway, at
tracted no little attention.
NOTES OF THE FAIR.
One of the notable features of
the fair Is the rest room which has
been built next to Floral hall. This
apartment was built through the in
strumentality of J. X. Osgood, agent
for Hubbard & Palmer at Garden
City. The material, lime, cement and
lumber was donated by Hubbard
& Palmer. They deal in those
articles, besides buying grain and
selling coal. The rest room is a
decided addition to the grounds. 1t
Is neatly and costly finished and
makes a most excellent place for
ladies and children to retire when
in search of comfort and rest. On
display in the room yesterday were
several handsome doors made OF fir
and oak and finished in mission style.
The gift of Hubbard & Palmer Is
certainly appreciated, and Mr.. Os-
good takes a great deal OF pride
i'm the room.
The fans witnessed two good games
of ball-one on Wednesday and an
other yesterday afternoon. The con-
testing teams were Mapleton and
Amboy. Mapleton won on Wednes-
day, to 2. Yesterday. Amboy won.
Z to 3.
George Fitch OF Lake Crystal Is
marshal on the grounds. But there
is little need of a guardian OF the
peace. The crowds are not unruly.
Yesterday Mr.. Fitch commented on
the large number of autoes there
were on the grounds. He said that
five years ago there were but four
autoes in evidence at the fair. 1t
Is safe to say that there were nearer
500 machines packed In the enclos-
ure and along side the highway out
side the gates. II. b. Perrin, who
was on the grounds, marveled at
the number of machines that were
packed around the race track.
Alba Lewis disposed OF hand
some REQ yesterday The writer
enjoyed the trip out and back with
Mr.. Lewis yesterday in one of his
high-grade cars.
tai had one OF the Human milk
ing machines in operation. w. L.
Bradshaw represents the Iowa dairy
separator.
Among the events for today were
running races. also .trotting races.
A prize was awarded the team that
could make the trip around the
track close to four minutes.
DIR. ]. w. Andrews was billed to
speak this afternoon.
Attorney Dug" Reed and family
of Minneapolis were attendants at
the fair. Mr.. Reed stated yesterday
that he had not missed the Garden
City show once in thirty years.
Mrs. E. S. Loring has prepared
a souvenir in which she has blended
together the names Of Garden City
people in an unique manner.
The w. C. T. u. rest room was lib
orally patronized by large number
of ladies.
President Norman has been con-
nected with the association fifteen
years and he has been at the head
Of the fair for a long time. He said
yesterday that now that the asso-
citation is out of debt he will step
down and out of the presidency.
The ladies' OF the Garden City
Christian church served their chick
en- dinner yesterday to large num-
Der of people.
President Norman stated yesterday
that fifty more membership tickets
were sold yesterday than on any
one day in the history of the fair.
Another big crowd attended the
fair today.
The silver cup awarded by the
Minnesota Livestock Breeders as
ISOLATION for the best general
exhibit of stock was won by F. s.
Hemingway of Vernon Center, who
is one of the oldest exhibitors OF
stock at the fair. ... ~
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