The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-09-10
Nest Excellent Display Of the
Livestock Causes Much
Comment
From Fridays OaTry.

| "This Is the very best county fair
ever held in Garden City," so stated
G.. w. Norman, president of the Blue
Earth County Fair association to a
Free Press reporter yesterday aft
ernoon. THE exhibits I'm all depart
ments are larger and better than ever
before, and there i'm practically moth
ing that can be grown upon a farm,
but what you will find on exhibition
here. We have Just built fifty new
stock sheds, and they are far from
sufficient to accommodate the stock
brought here this year. There are
over fifty horses and cattle on the
grounds today that cannot be accom-
modated with sheds, one hundred and
ten horses in ALL Yes, this Is the
best fair that we have ever had, and
you wont find any better produce on
exhibit at the state fair"
Yesterday was "Old Settlers" day,
and the weather was ideal, clear and
sunshiny, and not too warm,-just
bracing enough to puts the wine OF
autumn air in the veins and make the
large crowd happy and cheerful. The
attendance was record breaking,
there being upwards OF about two
thousand and eighty people on the
grounds during the day. The gate re-
ceipts totaled about $500, and there
were many admissions by season
ticket One OF the grandest entries
through the Playground gates was
that of the Medic Farmers club. which
came i'm string of fifteen gayly dec
Grated automobiles. This was the
happy annual affair at which the
settlers from far and near, old friends
and new, met again to renew pleas
ant acquaintances, and many little
family parties were held along the
shady hooks at the edges OF the
grounds. Many automobiles were
parked on the grounds. and a number
OF amusements, including a merry
, go-round and refreshment stands. add
ed to the festive appearance of the
scene. Farmers met and shook hand:
and exchanged opinions, and theil
wives and daughters talked together
and visited the many and varied ex'
, hibits in the display hall, while theil
, husbands and fathers visited the live.
, stock. The ladies of the Christian
, church served an excellent dinner II
the dining hall. and took care of thu
large crowd very nicely. Two place,
which were much appreciated by tn,
older people, and women with babies
we're the w. G. T. U. rest room, ant
, the rest porch OF the Hubbard & Pal
mer company of Garden City.
= In Floral Hall.
In floral hall the exhibits wer,
! many and beautiful, paying silent tri
butte to the busy and skillful finger
OF the Blue Earth county women
Mrs. Hannah Waite is superintendent
OF the hall, and arrangements wer,
found to be exceptionally well plan
ned. The display of flowers prove,
very beautiful, and the bread. pickles
preserves. and. in fact, all delicacie
known to the cruisine OF the mos
, afluent household, as well as tn,
most moderately inclined, were on dis
play. Fancy work, laces of all Kinds
and exquisite needlework beautifie,
n number of the booths. Mrs. Herman
: Guttman OF North Mankato, an ex
5 pert needle worker, had a number o
handsome pieces on display. and Mrs
Matte Dane. the China artist, OF thi
| pieces on exhibition.
One OF the most interesting exhih
its was that OF the ladies of tn,
= Butternut Valley Farmers club. VIII,
had n booth fitted up with many ex
| quislte examples of their needlework
= and fine handmade laces of all de
scriptions. Miss Porter of the firm O
, Porter & Pay of this city, who acte,
, as judge OF the work. stated that
was hard to find such neat and beau
tiful examples OF the finest in lac,
making as was on display I'm thi
, booth. The exhibit of farm produc,
made by the members OF the Farmers
club OF Butternut Valley was one o
the best on the grounds. Jens John
, son is president of the club.
, &c. ". b. club" the well know
, Farmers club of Judson township
, which meets regularly i'm the LAX
. View school house, also had an ex
, cellent display of farm produce, I'm
4 GLIDING grains and vegetables of al
kinds. The booth was rrettily dec
/, GRATED and excited many admirin
!. pcomments. Medo Farmers club ha
n very nice display. and the genera
, county exhibit was filed with note
worthy examples of the produee o
, the surrounding farms. The display
In Floral hall. and the booths wher
, farm produce was exhibited. were su
preme evidence of the richness an,
fertility OF the soil OF Blue Eartl
|, county, and the diligence and ad
vancement OF her enterprising farm
!, ers. Three substantial prizes wer
> offered for the largest attendanc
from each farmers club, which wer
Z, won as follows:
@. u. p. Judson Farmers club, ST.
Butternut Farmers club, $40.
Medo Farmers club, S..
> Fine Stock on Exhibition.
!, Stock that would make the earl
J. day farmers open their eyes I'm won
der are on exhibition I'm the sheds
all high grade and pure bred horses
cattle. hogs, etc., the pride of the sur
I rounding farms. The cream OF thes
exhibits will be taken to the stat
fair, and will be I'm Mankato for tn
!, fair September Is and Is. Jones 4
. Son of Judson have an excellent ex
hibit> Of horses, eighteen head of higl
grade stock. and T. b. Taylor q
/, Mapleton has sixteen excellent horse
on display. Both OF these exhibit
VIII be at the Mankato fair.
George Lang of Mapleton, pro
! lprietor OF the Meadowbrook StocI
Farm has seven prize Clydesdales an
Percherons on display, which he viii
lx.ut..