The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-09-30
NEICHBORINC FAIRS
Splendid Exhibits of Live Stock and
Farm Products at the Mora, Cam
bridge and Anoka Fairs.

Farm Products at the Mora, Cam
bridge and Aaoka Fairs.
But the UnfavorabIe Weather on Fri.
day and Saturday Lowered the
Attendance and Receips.
The fairs last week at Mora,
Cambridge and Anoka did not fare
we'll at the hands of the weather
god. Thursday was a perfect day,
but Friday and Saturday were ex-
tremely nasty and disagreeable-
chilly: cloudy and drizzling. Never
theless there was a respectable at
tendance from Princeton at all three
of the fairs, but nowhere near what
there would have been had the
weather been propitious. There was
an immense crowd at Mora on
Thursday. J. J. Hill was the stellar
attraction on that day, and people
f1ocked from far and near to see and
hear the great empire builder. An
other drawing card at the Kanabec
fair on Thursday was the base ball
game between the Ogilvie and Mora
mines every man woman and child
for miles around seemed to be inter-
ested in the outcome of that game,
and the Ogilvians we're victorious.
All of the Princeton visitors agree
in saying that there was fine dis
play of live stock and farm produce
at Mora.
On Friday, Notwithstanding the
inclemency Of the weather, fifteen
or sixteen automobile loads of
Princeton people went to Anoka,
and few rode on Jim Hills wagons.
There was magnificent display of
farm products, especially of pota-
toes. The corn exhibit was so large
and fine that one would be led to
believe it had not all been matured
this season. The club or township
booths were very attractive. The
rain prevented the carrying out of
the racing program, and for the
same reason the pageant at the
stadium in the evening was called
off. There is one suggestion we
would make to the Anoka fair man
agement-get more permanent build
ings and enlarge the grand stand
A number of Princeton people
accompanied the base ball club to
Cambridge, Friday. There was
closely contested game between the
Princeton boys and the Braham nine
which resulted in a score of six to
seven in favor of Princeton. A
small delegation also went over from
here Saturday afternoon. There was
a very creditable display of horses,
cattle and other live stock, and the
exhibits of farm products were also
very good. There was a tempting
assortment of canned stuff, bread,
pies, cakes, etc.. and in the fine arts
rooms there was dazzling array of
beautiful specimens of ladies' handi-
work. That they have no mean
mechanics in the manual training
department of the Cambridge schools
was evidenced by the really artistic
clock and neat and substantial arm
chairs, which were part of the school
exhibit.
An exciting game of base ball be-
tween the Isanti and Stanchfeld
mines was the principal source of
amusement in the afternoon. The
Stanchields had the long end of
ID to 2score at the finish. -
Late in the afternoon, after a neat
Introductory by County Attorney
Goodwin, State Auditor Preus lie
livered short address from an auto
mobile in front of the grand stand.
Mr.. Preus was given good attention
and his remarks were literally ap-
plauded.
One thing in particular that at
tracted the attention of the Union
man in the beautiful ladies' rest
room was the road exhibit by the
assistant state road engineer for
lsanti county, Mr.. Peter Torell.
There was miniature stretch of old
road,-corduroy, sandy, muddy and
full of chuck holes; alongside was
a piece of new, smooth hard-surfaced
roadbed, neatly rounded off and we'll
drained. The contrast was striking,
and clearly demonstrated the i'm
mense superiority of the new method
of road-making over the old. Mr..
Torell is deserving of great credit
for his unique road exhibit.
They have good permanent fair