The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-09-10
Garden City Show Was Big
Affair; Mad More Exhibits
Than Ever De-.
from Saturdays Daily.


noon. II was known that the Blu
Earth county fair ut Garden city 10
1916 was n record breaker from TIT
point OF attendance. Each day there
was a larger attendance than on an!
preceding day in the history OF th,
association. and Thursday with some
thing like 1900. was indeed a grea
day for the officers and directors wh'
have labored so hard to make thu
meeting a success. Not only was the
record smashed from a point OF at
tendance, but the number OF live
stock entries and exhibits in every
department were finer and better
Not an accident of any sort hap
pened To mar the three days pleasure
and the Judges i'm the different de
partments handled the awarding ol
the prizes in a most satisfactory man
ner.
Lake Crystal Band Concert.
About nine O'Clock Friday the people
commenced to gather and when the
Lake Crystal band began their con-
cert Il was estimated that between
20U0 and $500 people were in atten
dance for the afternoon program
After the band concert the Orpheus
male quartet rendered two pleasing
selections. Honorable +. T. Champlin
then gave Il few appropriate remarks.
concerning the fair and it's splendid
record and introduced United States
Senator Moses r. Clapp. Of st. Paul.
The senator stated that this was
the third time he had enjoyed the
privilege Of speaking TO the people Of
Blue Earth county at their fair and
that he felt very much at home on
this occasion. Continuing he said
that he hoped no one would feel dis
appointed if he did not say much about
the European war. He was emphatic
in his statement that he was ready
10 do his duty on the battle field In
defense of his country If need be and
believed that his son would do like
wise. but in no way WAS he going tO
be- responsible for involving this
country i'm the struggle in Europe
the cause for which seemed so
utterly useless. He admOnished the
people to tark as little about the war
as possible and To have faith in Prcsi-
dent Wilson as he believed the ad-
ministration was earnestly striving
10 tide our nation over this crisis
without unnecessary bloodshed.
Spoke on the Government.
His main address was given on The
Government and the Relation of the
People to the Government" direct
ing his remarks 10 the farming COM
n.unities the senator said that peo-
pie generally we're prone to look
upon the government or legislative
bodies of the country as n mystery
when there is in fact nothing mys-
tifying about the affairs OF such 4
gOyernn ent as ours i'm the least
When there is a wrong committee or
laws enacted that tend To work n
hardship on the farmers. there is
only one cause and that cause is
human influence that is brought 10
bear for selfish motives. Every man
in every walk OF life should take n
deep interest in the affairs OF state
and study conditions so that he
would be in position TO demand of his
official representatives such cooper
alton as is needed TO further their
best interests. The senator said
there is plenty Of men ready to run
the government i'm their own interest
il the people were willing TO allow
them to" but he considered il Il sacred
Cuty OF every citizen Of the United
States TO study and understand his
relation to the government. to help
the government in every way to
wisely conduct the affairs OF the
nation. He said the money with
which our affairs as a nation is Oper-
ated belongs to the people and comes
by direct or indirect taxation.
Ball Game and Races.
After the address the people en-
joyed the ball game between Good
Thunder and Little Giants OF
Mankato.
Good Thunder won by n score of
10 to 8.
race program was enjoyed also.
In novelty race in which there were
six entries. Jud Cornell OF Mapleton.
and Frank Thurston OF Garden CITY,
divided first money and Lyle Thurs
ton OF Ceresco, won second This
race was for single drivers and the
ones making n time nearest to four
minutes for the miles won.
in the half mile hitch and go" race
Frank Thurston took first. William
Dennison. second and Lyle Thurston,
third.
In match race between Frank
Thurston and William Dennison s
drivers, Mr.. Thurston's horse again
wen.
The officers OF the association and
especially. President George w. Nor
man and Secretary w. 4. Roberts. can
justly feel proud of their efforts this
year and already plans are being laid
FOR bigger and better fair i'm 1915.
which will be developed at the annual
meeting to be held I'm December.
Among the prize winners are the
following: Swine: Walter Adams
Mankato; c. A. Barnes. Mankato: F.
NJ. Washburn, Mankato: B. l.. Put
rah, Good Thunder; Chas. Virgins
Lake Crystal.
Sheep: II. r. Howard. Lake Crys-
tai; +. A. Wingin, Garden City.
Poultry: r. A. wingin. Garden CITY.
Grant Ward. Garden City: C. J. How
ell. Garden City: II. r. Jeppenson
Garden City; r. L. Childs, Good
Thunder. .r
Horses: George Lang. Mankato: T.
B. Taylor, Mapleton; J. l.. Clark. Lake
Crystal: n. Z. Fuller. Mapleton; Judd
Cornell. Mapleton.
Cattle: j. l.. Clark. r. S. Heming-
way, l.. II. Moses. T. C. Norman. Nels
Peterson, August Wendtland, Randall
brothers.