The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-09-24
Great Big Show With
The Exhibits In Plenty

From Thursdays OsIiy.
The auto races this afternoon at the
fair grounds resulted as follows:
First race. standing start-Five
miles-First, Wilbur W. Clements,
Buick 6,
Second-walter Eckman. Dodge 4.
Third-George schauss. Buick 6.
Time. l7:l7.
Second Race. Flying Start, Five
Miles
First-George Schauss.
Second-Walter Eckman.
Third-Carl Hodapp, Paige 6.
Fourth-W. w Clements.
Time, 7:9.
The horses that entered in the
races this afternoon were: Flying
Patcher. King Bee, James Sherlock.
Lady Blanche. Alice Medium.
The judges are: A. w. McElroy.
Minneapolis: J. r. Wilka, John Dona-
hue. Mankato: r. r. Miller, st. Peter.
Timers. George e. Perkins. VIII Nc
Graw, F.. A. Bode Clerk Of Course.
Troy Zimmerman. George Atchison,
supe! intendent o: racing.
The tenth annual fGi: g; the Man-
kato fair and Blue Earth COrnty Agri-
cultural sariety opened today and Will
continue through tomorrow aud Sat
urday. That il is the greatest fair
ever held In Mankato in every respect
is conclusion that no che can fail
TO arrive at. after looking it over and
il only needs good weather to make II
a financial and social success. AS an
exhibition of the resources of Blue
Earth county IL is already in every
way success.
From early morning. all through the
forenoon. the highway leading TO the
main entrance to the grounds was
filed with traffic. II resembled mark
e day in some great city, where the
produce OF the soil and the pick OF
the herds and poultry yards were be-
INK brought in. A continual line oil
vehicles swept into the main gate,
loaded with exhibits. interspersed
thickly with cattle and horses, singly
and in punches. The horses were
beribboned and polished with brush
and curry comb and their hoofs man
toured and polished. the same as
DISTINGUISHED social event The
same was true o! the stock. Guern-
seys. llOlsteins HerefOrts. jerseys.
Shorthorns and what not We'd with
each other In personal appearance. and
all were on their good behaviour. Once
the excitement OF entering the grounds
and being assigned To their quarters
was over. the snoring. paving.
stamping. believing. gee-hawinS
sGuealing. Growing. catkling and
sQuawking largely subsidized. and the
various animals and fowls settled
town and put on their most enticing
appearance. knowing that they were
on exhibition in competition with the
best OF their kind In the state Of Min
uesota.
Scene Of Intense Activity.
All over the grounds was 4 scene OF
intense activity. Hundreds of men and
women were at work in various de-
partments getting their exhibits ar
ranged and the decorations perfected.
Electricians were busy stringing wires
and placing lamps. Produce of all
sorts were hurriedly taken from scores
on scores OF vehicles. motor and horse
drawn. and entered and shelved. The
activity on the grounds was reflected
in the office Of Secretary !. \. John
son. where he and his assistant. Her
bert Hauck. held court with constant
stream of visitors. all seeking some
information or entering stock or prod
uce. Good natured always, these
gentlemen handled the crowd with
dispatch and seemingly satisfied ev-
erybody. The secretary's job l. no
snap. and il requires experience aud
suavity TO come through with II sue
Cessfully.
Then there were the different sn-
perintendents, some with STATS Of as
sistants. who were working like nail
ors. receiving and installing the nu-
merous entries that poured in upon
them from all sides and sometimes all
at once. All experienced in their work
they worked like veterans. without
excitement or unnecessary noise.
Every department of the fair PROM
ises to be a great success. Some have
far more entries than ever before.
notably the horse department.
Chaplin Gave II Pep
The attractions received a great
boost when Charles Chaplin arrived on
the ground this morning. full of fun
and pep" The management said II
was not necessary to say what his
stunt Is. II speaks for itself. II is
put over" On every part OF the
ground. Everybody will know Char
ley Chaplin and his pranks before the
fair is over.
The display of agricultural products
exceeds anything seen at any Mankato
fair in the past. This department is
in charge OF Professor c. r. Shum-
way. agricultural teacher at the high
school. assisted by William Jones. and
the display fills the entire shed that
runs along the east side of the main
hall. Il even overfows this, and oCcu
pies half OF the horticultural building
Everything In the line of the products
OF the soil is to be found here. and the
quality Is par excellence. No better
advertisement OF Blue Earth county
Is needed than this exhibit. There is
even ripe field corn of this years vim
tage. Small grains, vegetables. grass
cs are here in abundance. Particularly
is the display of vegetables great.
I'm the horticultural hall are displays
OF the farmers clubs of Indian Lake
end Judson. the latter known as The
Hub" These displays include all of the
products OF the territory covered by
those clubs. and are tastefully arrang-
ed. and are certainly great credit to