Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-09-22
HALL WAS |
A THING OF BEAUTY

Kinds Of Choice Products !
and Works Of Art. |
The Auditorium, this year, proved |
too small to accommodate the booths
and the general exhibits Of the county.
The horticultural exhibit in particular
was crowded into too small a space,
and many varieties of flowers present,
were unnoticed by the spectators.
On entering the building, the first
booth at the right, was that of the
School Garden Clubs of Willmar. This
is recently inaugurated plan in this
city, and the exhibits of vegetables
were good, the variety in particular
being excellent. The next three booths
were occupied with exhibits from the
county schools, in charge of County
Superintendent w. D. Frederickson,
There were 1856 different pupils enter
ed with exhibits in this department,
and many of these had five or six en-
tries. The number of districts entered
failed to reach the usual number, there
being seventeen rural schools and
three independent districts. There
were some really splendid specimens
of work shown in this exhibit, includ-
ing hem patches, aprons, towels, but
tonholes, and crayon and charcoal
work.
The next booth was that of the Sun
nyside Farmers Club, which after
some close figuring was awarded
first prize, for the best general ex.
hibit. The Svea Farmers Club, South
Edwards Alfalfa Club and the Green
Lake Farmers Club occupied the re-
mainder of the space along the north
wall of the building. The first named
had the best variety Of display, includ-
| ing everything from bread, pies and
fancy work and flowers. The Green
ranged Of them all, was given second
place, the South Edwards Alfalfa Club
was third and the Svea Club was
awarded fourth prize. The slogan Of
the South Edwards Club, tits a long
ways to Willmar and the Kandiyohi
| County Fair, but the South Edwards
Alfalfa Club is always right there"
was very much in evidence. The score
of these farm club booths, which were
among the most interesting features
at the fair, is given in detail on anoth-
er page.
Two booths of garden produce, ex-
hibited by Mrs. Chris Hanson and Mrs.
Henry Johnson, also attracted favor
| able comment, due to the immense
variety of garden truck shown. Two
| strawberry plants, in bloom and bear
ing fruit, grown by Gunder Osmund-
son, Of this city, also attracted no lit
tie attention.
The exhibit of apples, plums and
grapes extended across the entire
west end of the building, and there
was an enormous variety of the form
er fruit shown, altho many districts
| where choice apples are raised, in this
county, failed to exhibit their pro-
ducts.
| The Domestic Art Department which
occupied the stage, attracted much at
tention and was up to the usual high
standard set by this department.. BY
the use of partitions much more space
for display was available than in any
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Farm, John Ahlstrom's place, as u.s.
the only exhibitor who had ripe pump
kins and egg plant on exhibition. The
general vegetable and grain exhibit of
the county extended along practically
the entire south side of the building.
Outside of the corn and melon exhib-
it's, which were not up to the usual
standard, this department did itself
ample justice. Among the exhibits
which caused comment were the
Scotch Kale and head of cabbage
weighing twenty-five lbs. The Will
mar Associated Schools, including the
general, graded and rural, were on
hand with a very good display of work
done during the past year. At the left
Of the auditorium, on entering the
Housekeeper's Club booth was located
where cook books were sold, for the
benefit of the club.
| Everything imaginable in the culin-
airy line was shown in the cooking de!
partment, from preserves to bread
cake, pies and cookies. The Atwater
schools we're represented with two
booths, one showing specimens OF
work done in the grades and Home
economics departments of the school
and the other showing results of the
years work in agriculture and manual
training. The Willmar Greenhouse
had fine display of plants and flowers
on hand. The Bartles-Scott Oil Co.,
was right there with the goods, as was
also Gilbert o. Sand Co., the clothier
with fine display. Olson Bros. show.
ed beautiful line of tinted portraits
and views.
The Willmar Tannery had booth,
which many visitors testified was a
credit to this Willmar enterprise. 1t
contained two wolf and one coon rugs,
serviceable horse and cowhide robes,
mittens, weasel, rat and sheep skins.
An auto robe with pocket for the
legs of the driver with a patent steel
spring to keep it snug around the body
was one of the new things shown in
this booth.
The display Of needlework and fancy
articles made by patients at the State
Hospital arm for Inebriates was fine,
showing that many of the patients are
skilled artisans.
The display of flowers was wonder
full, and seldom, II ever, has there been
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