Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-16
COUNTY FAIR BRINGS
LARGE CROWD
Many People in Attendance From
All Of the Neighhoring
Towns.
JAMES +. HILL DELIVERS
AN INTERESTING ADDRESS
Comments in Flattering Terms on
Agricultural and Live Stock
Exhibits.

The county fair which has been
1eralded by glowing announcements
OF Itg Increased breadth and better.ed
quality has now proven to the MANY
who attended that the predictions
were not unsaund. Monday was en-,
try day and the fair grounds present
eel busy scene Live stock, the best
that can be seen was brought IN,
vegetables and grains were enterad
IN abundance. and even tho the exhihi-
tors found the space enlarged yet
they managed TO fill it.
Biggest Fair In Histary of County.
There was such an array of agri-
cultural products as the eye seldom
has the privilege of meeting In ex-
tent, variety and quality it exceeded
anything that has been seen at Other,
fairs this year The display of agri-
cultural products was superior To
other years especially such was the
case with stock vegetables which far
exceeds anything seen IN that line this
year or other years. The grain dis
play was not as large as it might
have been, but what there was of it
was of excellent quality Barley was
particularly we'll represented, Prof.
Mccall, the Judge of agricultural pro-
ducts said it was the best he had
seen at any other fair
Farmers Clubs Arouse Interest
A feature which r g
deal of comment Is
exhibits. From ttit 1900 a keen
competition was expected and each
club assesnhplc.l ts.a ve-v best tirata
could be brought forth and had 1t ar
ranged IN an artistic manner. Five
clubs had exhibits, and when prizes
were awarded it was found that in
points the difference was very sIight.
Middle River was awarded first prize,
BOxville,- second and East of Warren,
third. The other clubs from New
fniden and Luna also made excellent
sflowingS.. How keen the competition
was IS shown by the fact that there
we're only seven points difference be-
tween the first and third.
The exhibit winning first place was
arranged by Dan Robertson of Ar
gyie who displayed artistic skill In
making up the design. The main fea-
ture was "Ship of Plenty which
Mr.. Robertson said belonged to the
U s.. Merchant Marine, and thus be-
ing up-to-date.
Boys Acre Corn Plots.
This exhibit was also something
new and created a great deal of IN
tarest. ifftty-eight boys brought
their ten ears of corn and entered
them. Donald Craine was awarded
first prize anu Paul Johnson won
second, Norman Ivers0n. third and 1
Harvey Nicholas. fourth.
There are twelve prizes In this con-
test; IN addition to the regular money
the Pioneer Loan and Land Company
has given 50 and the board of edaca- !
tiun $40. We. get testimony OF the I
quality Of this corn from purchase /
by the above named land company OF /
eight ears of corn for which they paid /
one dollar per ear. These were pur-
chased from the Nicholas boy.
Pure Seed Growers ASSN.
One booth which attracts attention
is the one put up by Mr. NeraaI for
rhe Pure Seed Growers association. t
A feature of this is the display made I
OF alfalfa roots IN the various stages. i
There are three specimens one, two
wears of age, another, five and the
asst, fifteen. This last one was found /
at the Riverside farm and measures
seven feet in length.
The Corn Display.
E any certain product was featurett
It was corn, and the fair gave evI-
denca of the fact that Marshall +
county need not take back seat for
any part of the country in corn
raising. Dan Robertson spoke the
truth when he. said, eff we took as
much care of our corn as they do
DOWN in Illinois, and put it On the
hest piece OF ground instead of the
noorest,. they wouldn't be able To get
thru with their flying machines, it
would be SO tall"
The New Arts Building.
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