The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-09-08
Show Opened to Public in
Garden City Yesterday
TWO DAYS OF SUCCESS
Attendance Was Gratifying to
Management, and Plenty Of
Amusement
From Thursdays Daily.

A better than ever exposition
with an almost record crowd is the
consensus of opinion in Garden City
after the second day of the fifty
fifth annual Blue Earth county fair
The large crowd, interlarded free
ly with the white hair and lined
faced of the old settlers seemed
content to enjoy the splendid pro-
gram provided for their entertain
ment.
The two speakers of the day were
the Hon. d. w. Lawler, democratic
candidate for the United States
senate and the Hon. J. w. Andrews.
A slight accident married the suf-
frage speech when Elmer Larson
age fourteen, son of Andrew Lar
son, Amboy, Mimi, was bruised
about the chest by the collapse of a
platform adjoining the speakers
stand.
At the conclusion of the speaking
program the many circus acts
amused the crowd until the start Of
the harness races, when they one
and all adjourned to the rail to
watch the regular Hastings by of
the eager horses straining every
nerve and muscle to win
In the main exhibit hall the dis
play made by Mrs Emily E. S. Lor-
ing of Garden City, Mimi, was one
of the most interesting because of
the variety of odd and artistic
articles that she had conceived with
her young brain and contrived with
her hands. She has artistic bas-
relief plaques nodded of the common
creek bed red clay. landscapes made
with unusual materials, such as
field corn in red and yellow, also
of a hornets nest which she pa
tiently separated and cut the silhou-
cites from. When interviewed Mrs.
Loring admitted she was seventy
eight years young and growing
younger daily
Farmers Club Had Exhibit.
The Watawan Farmers club had an
exhibit that was tastefully arranged
and showed up the products of their
fields as the equal if not the superb
or of any fields in the county.
The Blue Earth Suffrage associa-
ton had cleverly arranged booth
which graphically showed the rise of
equal suffrage from it's beginning to
the present day. The exhibit was ex-
planned by the able committees in
charge consisting of Mrs. g. H. Traf-
ton, president of the association, Mrs.
j. w. Andrews, Mrs. A. E. Quimby
and Mrs. D. G. Willard.
Around the walls of the remainder
Of the main hall were displayed the
handiwork of the "fair sex" There
were jars of preserves, jellies and
jams, which made the mouths water
Of all that gazed on them. Luscious
apples, pears, plums and other fruits
entered for competition tried the
honesty of all that passed them.
Then there was the fancy work that
was displayed on the walls. From
the exclamation of delight that
poured forth from the women, that
were the most interested in that
work, the reporter gathered that they
were indeed works of art and to be
admired, but of course being a man
he could only see table covers, pill
low covers and doilies.
Surrounding the main hall, on the
outside, were the poultry exhibits.
Owing to the fact that the cages for
the fowl were constructed of boxes
that were barred with pieces of the
wooden tops it was impossible for
the casual onlooker to get fair idea
of their contents. But on a close eX-
animation they were above the aver
age seen in county fairs.
Dotting the grounds were small
groups of people that were en-
Enthusiastically renewing old &C
Guardianship, discussing old times
and generally having the "time" that
goes with perfect day and a good
fair.
Mr.. E. F. Ulrich, president of the
association stated that the crowds
had been beyond expectations and
that so many people desired to ex-
hibit their stock that it had been
found necessary to turn away almost
as many head as were being shown.
w. A. Roberts, secretary of the
fair told of the strenuous efforts
made to accommodate the overflow
of exhibitors by the erection of 202
feet of new she'd
Stockmen Were in Attendance.
Among the more prominent of the
stockmen were Richard F. Jones &
Sons of the Locust Hill Stock Farm
Lake Crystal, Mimi, who are show
ing six head of Blooded Clydesdales
T. B. Taylor of the Walnut Hill
Stock Farm, Mapleton, Mimi, who
had most interesting string Of
redigreed Clydesdales One six yeal
old mare shown by him has -four
living colts and is already a grand
mother. Jones and Taylor are friend
Nv rivals of three years standing
Each have about the same number Of
CUPS and blue ribbons
A. E. Wendlandt of the Village
Farm, Good Thunder Mimi, is dis
playing thirteen head of pure breed
registered Holstein Friesian cattl,
which he is confident will 'brint
home the bacon"
There are ITO horses, 100 head O
cattle and 206 chickens, ducks ant
geese. all groomed to glasslik,
polish and all striving for the blu,
ribbon in their class that means
money and honor for their owners