Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-10-21
TWAS A GOOD SHOW
Mans6eld's Fourth Annual
Agricultural and Stock
Show a Quality One

The worlds FAIR OF tne "
zarks," said the advertising mat
ter for Mansfield's big event last
week, given under the auspices
of the Young Mems Business
Club. And the inventor of that
catchy slogan was not mistaken.
1t was just that. The show was
one of the best balanced and most
attractive exhibits of quality
products ever gathered in Wright
county. The wonderful variety
of the exhibits showed the diver
sity of the products of the O.
zarks in the most forceful man
ner. The exhibits were not made
simply to attract attention. The
products were intrinsically wor-
thy of bring exhibited. The o
zarks produce quality products
that can win in competition with
the world.
Ideal weather marked the op-
ening day, Thursday and contin'
ued throughout the three days
with the exception of a shower
Saturday morning which damp
ened the mornings procedure.
somewhat, The weather man
was mighty good and did all he
could to make the show the sue
cess it was.
The exhibits in all departments
were fine, surprising those OF
any previous year. The exhibits
from the State Poultry Expert
ment Station and from the State
Fruit Experiment Station We're
excellent and added much to the
success of the show. The Bry.
ant Farmers Club had a large
exhibit and were awarded mauy
premiums on the products shown
by thera -Ia1y %, aEa azh shisors
had large and well assorted ex-
hibit,
The free attractions were big
drawing card, including Prof. 3.
E. Myers, balloon ascension and
parachute leap; Prof. Clarence
Tiller, nigh Invertebrates Gaylor,
the human frog, and the Nilsson
ri Girl, with her 6 foot hat, show
ing the advance 1916 Partisan
styles. She was escorted through
tie city in a Maxwell, driven by
R. N. Farren.
Under the able leadership OF
Prof. Cal Huntsinger, the Mans
field Concert Band furnished ex-
cellent music for the entire three
days and were always ready to
supply all the music needed for
the show. This organization is
one of which we are certainly
proud. The Seymour and Ava
bands also gave some splendid
music Friday.
Good order prevailed through
out the show.
A gun which had seen service
in the Civil war was exhibited.
S. c. Rippee, E. E. Short and
Simon Carter served as extra po.
lice during the show.
For the beneti. of some e4hib'
iting plates of apples, it might be
stated that 5 constitutes a plate.
The Roberts & Elder kannine
Kompany had on display samples
of their product, the R. & E. brand
of canned goods.
A monster sunhower raised by
James Guthrie was a sight to be
hold, and shows what a man car
do when he. tries.
Frank Scbeurmann had on dis
play some good specimens o.
mineral from his mines in West
Mansfield, Here's hoping be viii
strike it rich some day in the
near future.
The Bryant exhibit at the show
is the best proof what coopera
ton will do. They pulled togeth
er and made a splendid showing
Will it induce other localities tt
do likewise?
Several Sey mour visitors wh'
started to Mansfield on the loca
Saturday were compelled to wall
in from Cedar Gap on account o
the trains being wrecked at tha
point. No one was injured.
Angels Comedians showed al
week in big tent theatre AM
gave good clean shows, far abov
the average. Excellent show