The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-09-17
Big Attendance Is Prsdj6ts htir
The Great Show 10
f" % This City
From Tuesdays Daily.

Only two days more until the big
Mankato fair. Although the weather
has not been propitious for the past
few days there will be plenty OF time
for the changeful weather magnate
up at Medicine Hat to change his
tactics and deal out few nice days
at fair time. Interest in the fair
does not slacken in spite of the de-
pressing weather. The largest
amount of entries ever recorded for
any county fair in the state have been
made for the horse races, and all
other features and exhibits will be
larger and better than ever before.
Secretary J. A. Johnson has been so
busy writing entries the past couple
of days, that he is threatened with
writer's cramp. He states that the
exhibit of livestock this year will be
brought here from miles around, and
! that Il is very fortunate that the new
PAVILION Is i'm readiness to house the
stock. as some of the best dairy herds
will be here to compete fer the beau
tiful silver trophy cup offered for the
best herd
| Mrs. A. J. veigel, superintendent
OF the Household Art Department.
who has been receiving entries for
her department for a number OF days
past. was located I'm the secretary's
office yesterday morning. and was
very busy making entries. as the
ladies were all hurrying to get their
exhibits in before the entries close
tonight. \ splendid exhibit of all
articles pertaining to the household
will be on display at the fair this
year.
The fair management has never
made such elaborate preparations for
entertaining fair visitors as this year
Two rest rcCms on the grounds and
one in town will he welcomed by
those attending the exposition.
The auto races. motor cycle races
snd other track events will thrill the
visitors. The various amusement su-
perintcndents promise many good
things not heretofore IN the pro-
grams.
The excessive ra:us have not at
fCctcd ;h" ground, ~ the Mankatu
fair and the show will hc the better
for the dOwnpcur rs TIC dust of the
past summer will have all disap-
rcared The wagon read to the
grounds has been well gr::vclcd and
oiled. The street cars last year laid
their tracts to the cast entrance of
the grounds and will run ample cars
to accommodate the large crowds
, coming.
The new ravilliCr has had coat
of paint and is in perfect readiness
This additional space was needed and
the building will be we'll utilized.
The large number Of entries for
! the horse races will insure some fast
work on the track which is in splen-
did condition.
Severe thunder storms early this
5 morning resulted in some damage be-
inC done by LIGHTNING. a1d a heavy
I fall Of rain. Tho rain EuaFe at Sib-
4 ley PARK showed q rainfall of LA
F.! inches fer III" tv'crty-four hours end
D ing At eight o'cl"ck this morning.
2 One storm seemed to follow another
I'm close srcccssion and the liehtning
made tho welkin ring with thunder
Gus -0"n-ber"tiOns
Lightning is blamed for the fire at
the Gamble Robinson Produce com
, rany's building. an account of which
is given elsewhere in this issue.
This morning. when Anton Mayer
went to his blacksmith shop on Rock
street. he found that lightning had
entered II on a wire during the night
. and bad burned out his DYNAMO. His
, l:unt'ng Cog slert In the building, and
the bolt of electricity killed him. No
fire was started.
Lightning struck n wheat stack in
, setting on the farm of Michael
! Hummer. I'm Limetown. east of this
city. and burned IT,
A bolt struck the chimney on tho
house Of r. +. Soaring. corne- OF
Fourth and Warren streets. and dam
aGe1 the upper part. sending spray
of bricks over the lawn. Several
' large trees in different parts OF the
; city were blown down.
Manager Ferguson of the Mankato
Citizens Telephone company states
! that about hundred instruments
$ were put out of commission. mostly
. In the country. II was the most
, harmful electrical storm that his
4 company has yet experienced.
r Winona September 14.-Rt. Rev.
. Patrick Hebron. ID. d.. bishop OF
9 Winona. who had expected to go to
: Rochester az the end of last week Ia
:, finish in ST Mary's hos, .tal there his
retuperation from the wounds re-
ceived on August q last from the
revolver discharged at him by Rev.
Father l.. NJ. Lesches. has delayed
his trip To- the Queen City for a few
:. days.
AT the time bishop Hebron was
y planning To go To Rochester a little
y indisposition developed. His attend
!, ing physician. DR.. II. +. McGaughey.
! states this was nothing serious. but II
was thought best in consideration
: thereof to postpone the intended trip
to Rochester for few days.
This indisposition has made the
bishops recovery from his wounds
less rapid than was hoped for last
week, but II Is stated that he is now
again doing well and will probably &C
:. to Rochester within a few days.
: DIR. w. j. Mayo OF Rochester was
Il In Wincna on Sunday afternoon and
; paid visit to Bishop Hebron at his
= home on Terrace Heights. He found
y the bishops progress to recovery q
; little slower than had been anticipat
= ed OH account of the indispositior
I that had developed.
: The reports today as to the bishops
= condition were favorable.
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