Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-09-29
COUNTY FAIR IS
NOW HISTORY
EXHIBITS WERE FINE, BUT THE
ATTENDANCE WAS A DISAP-
POINTMENT OWING TO THE
UNFAVORABLE WEATHER.
Monte ROlfe Makes Several Success.
full Aeroplane Flights And Is
Easily the Main Attraction

TheMarshall County Fair for 1915
has now passed into history, and in
everything but in attendance it must
be pronounced success. In nearly
every department the exhibits were
most excellent, altho there were not
as many Of them as there would have
: been if farmers had been thru
threshing and the roads had been in
better condition for travel. All three
days have been cloudy, with occa-
sional drizzling showers and a tenn
perature that was rather cool for
comfort. Owing to the threatening
weather the vaudeville and acrobatic
attractions scheduled for the fair
grounds on Tuesday afternoon were
held at the opera house in the after
noon and in the evening Today the
weather permitted these attractions
to be given on the grounds. It must
be said of these attractions that they
were clean and very enjoyable. The
entertainers and performers were
artists in their respective lines. The
Blackstone Quartet pleased the audi
ence by their singing and playing
and the Erna Ballot trio performed
some very clever acrobatic stunts.
Huddleston's trained dogs amused
everybody, especially the children.
Monte R0lfe Made Successful Flights
The biggest attraction and success
o. the entire fair was the aeroplane
Sights Of Monte Rolfe, the daring
Young English aeronant, of Baker,
Montana. He made two very sue
c,assful flights on Tuesday and one
on Wednesday afternoon. He rose
70 a considerable height, more than
a, thousand feet, and remained in the
air about quarter of an hour each
time, flying across the adjacent
felds. above the timber that skirts
\ s1e 'ive1.,, and ove1. portions of the.
, city. It was tthe best aeroplane fghts8
that have been pulled off at county
fair in this mart Of the state.
All the attractions were given as
advertised and no one can say that
rhe fair management has tried to
draw crowd by misrepresentation
Splendid agricultural Exhibits.
The exhibits of grains and grasses
were of an exceptionally high quail
~, as might we'll be expected in this
banner CROP year. Wheat that test
ed 66 pounds to the bushel and barley
that tested 81 pounds to the bushel
were among the samples shown In
the vegetable line there was a fine
display that fully demonstrated the
adaptability Of our soil for such pro-
ducts. Splendid specimens of clover,
alfalfa and timothy were shown.
Exhibits of Farmers Clubs.
An interesting feature was the ex-
hibits Of the Argyle and Boxville
Farmers Clubs. Both clubs had very
tastily arranged booths and the pro-
ducts shown were splendid. The Box
vile club showed a greater variety
Of products and for that reason as
well as for their artistic display was
awarded the first prize, the second
prize going to the Argyle club. Both
clubs deserve credit for the energy
and progressiveness shown by it's
members in getting up such excellent
exhibits. Let us hope that another
year every farmers club in the coun-
" will have a booth at the county
fair.
The live stock exhibits we're good
IN horses ais we'll as cattle, altho
there could easily have been more
entries. In sheep and swine, the ex-
nibits were the best ever seen at the
fair, and the poultry exhibit was
very creditable.
Culinary and Domestic Art.
The growing interest in these de-
sartments was clearly manifest ana
tue exhibits we're more complete ant
of higher excellence than at former
fairs. The new building in which
these departments were housed, was
generally thronged with visitors.
Fruit.
Although this is rather an off yea
in fruit, yet we noticed very fine
specimen Of apples, plums, compass
cherries. crab apples and other fruit
on exhibition.
4. Exhibits of the Schools.
The industrial exhibits of tn,
: schools of the county attracted /:
great deal Of attention. A number O.
schools were represented, and th'
work shown was ample proof tina
the schools Of Marshall county ain
to furnish practical education. Th'
Viking school had an especially larg
and varied display Of work done b!