Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-09-27
SPLENDID EXHIBITS
INTEREST CROWDS
Large Crowds Of People View
Products Of this County
at the Fair Last Week.

year, ranked we'll up with the exhtb-
its Of previous years, In variety at
least, tho In some classes, the quality
was not as good as in former years.
The main exposition room was
thronged with interested spectators
thruout the four days of the fair. The
produce exhibits, under the careful
eye Of John Ahlstrom, were laid out
along the right and left walls Of the
building, upon entering. The corn
this year was not brought in, In large
quantities, as was to be expected, ow-
ing to the backward season, but the
judge stated it was the finest quality
of any corn he had seen at county
fair this year, which speaks well for
the corn growers of this county. The
town of New London carried away a
good share, Of the honors in this de-
partment. John Ahlstrom's blue rib.
bon single ear Is one of the finest ever
seen. If he can locate nine more like
1t, he would clean up the state on a
ten ear exhibit. Thomas Nelson,
whose seed corn farm is located on
Woodcock lake, won deserved recog-
milton in capturing the blue ribbon on
a ten ear exhibit. Mr.. Nelson makes
specially of seed corn and produces
lot of it each year. Right thru, the
quality Of the garden produce was ex-
cellent, in fact it was never any bet
ter, and there was nearly as great a
variety of exhibits as in former years.
About the only thing we failed to find
was egg plant. The melons, both wat
er and cantaloupe were never larger.
or better looking. The cabbage.
which was of the late variety was of
No. stock. Potatoes, which have
suffered almost everywhere this year,
looked fine at the fair. There were
not as many as in other years, per-
haps, but the ones shown, certainly
Wele Of good quality. The green pep
pers were exceptionally good, and
there were more ground cherries
shown than In number of other
years.
The butter exhibit was good. Nine
creameries competed: Harrison cream
cry won first; Hawick, second: and
svea, third. MRS. Albert Iundouist
! won first on dairy butter, Mrs. P. P.
~.
| third. The score is given elsewhere.
The exhibit Of the Kandiyohi coun-
ty rural schools was fine, and attract
ed a good share Of attention. TAX
ing everything into consideration,
there was larger variety in most of
the exhibits, all the way thru, than
formerly, altho the cooking and vege.
table entries from the country were
not as numerous as heretofore. AS
to quality, the sewing and cooking
were especially fine. An added feat
ure of this department were the in.
dlvidual exhibits shown by seven OF
eight OF the rural schools. Mrs. Dru.
silla Baldwin was in charge of this
department.
The cooking department, as in for
mer years, had an exceedingly attrac
tive display. The department contin
ued to grow both in quality and Quan:
tity Of exhibits entered, altho there
was not as much bread entered as
formerly. This was laid to the high
price Of -four, by the superintendent
Mrs. James Sanderson.
G. J. Bjornberg had charge Of the
fruit department., acting as substitute
for John Wicklund, during his alb
sence, and he Informed us that the ex
htbits this year were not up to the us
ual standard, which was to be expect
ed, In view of the wet weather earl,
in the season. The fruit was small
all the way thru, but the Judge, Mr.
Haroldson. stated it was of better
quality than that shown at the stat,
fair, and at other county fairs he hat
visited this season. The rain and COLI
; weather early in the year made tn,
apple crop a little dubious, but II
. view of everything, the showing IL
, this deartment was very good. Pee
; pie from the state Of Illinois, VIII
, viewed the exhibit at the same tim
; we did, stated they could not help bu
notice how much better the apples
and apple trees looked in this com
munity, than in their home state.
The public schools had good ez
hibit of work done in the manua
training department, and also larg
number of bird houses, drawings, et<
on exhibition in their booth.
In the center of the building tn
farm clubs had their booths. Fiv
clubs were entered this year, In tn
I contest for supremacy, and they fir
ished In the order named: Svea Far1
? Club, Green Lake Farm Club, Sunny
side, Golden Rod and South Et
wards. The race for first place wa
close. All the booths were very han&
somely gotten up and the exhibits e,
I ceptionally fine. A new entry in tn
/ list this year was the Golden Ro
Club, and their exhibit was good, an
! the members feel encouraged
tackle it another year. The farm clu
booths are easily the greatest draw
ing card of any one department of e.
hibits, rejecting as they do commul
ity spirit and cooperative effort, an
deserve and no doubt will receiv
more encouragement than so far ha
been accorded them.
! The art department this year, Wa
probably more crowded than any otl
er single department. Heretofore,
has always been possible to get q
the entries onto the stage, but VIII.
a difference there was this time. I'll
stage contained only fancy work e.
! hibits. and the quilts, pillows, et<
> were shown In separate booth, an
= the children's exhibits were ali
shown In booth by themselves. e
I tries that caused comment in this d
81 partment were a number of rafe
baskets, and table lamp made fro
the same material. Other booths
the building were those Of w. p. Ell
I jer, the photographer, Olson Brother