The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-10-05
EXTRAORDINARY SCHOOL EXHIBIT
BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY IN WOMElvS BUILDING
Cowd on Tuesday Small D-W Wednesday Crowd Good

The Eleventh Annual Richland
County Fair opened under ex-
tremely doubtful weather con-
ditions to small crowd. This
however, was not unexpected as
the frs! day under the best
weather ard crop conditions
yield, but small attendance. The
exhibits of farm products is
rather below the average but far
better than one would anticipate
in view of the crop conditions in
this county. The stock exhibit
is also much lighter than usual
but makes up in quality what It
lacks in quantity. The exhibits
which are attracting the most az
tention are the displays in the
Women's Building and the School
Exhibit which are both far above
the average. We were delight
ed to hear from lady resident
of St. Paul that the display in the
Womea's Building has never been
eq1alled at the Minnesota State
Fair.
The Women's Building
The Woman's Building of the
Richland County Fair is full of
interesting exhibits. The ladies'
lii charge have worked hard to
place them to the best possible
Advantage and have succeeded,
admirably and every department
is we'll represented with a larger
number and better quality of en-
tries than heretofore. The bak-
ing department is very much
larger, more varied and of hettel.
quality, more room was needed.
more show cases required. yet it
was over crowded. -,
The fancy work department is
much larger AID better. The ex-
'hibits being not only greater but
of superior quality, each class
being we'll represented and tho
the beautiful and ornamental. are
everywhere evident the practical!
AMI Useful have not be..h ,. /
sight uf 2l. its association will
the artistic and ornam entail has
only added to its value and the
standard of excellence is every
where noticeable.
The canned fruits and veget-
ables are fairly we'll represented,
tho this department has not kept
pace with the others but what is
shown is of a high class and each
class is we'll represented and fair
ly we'll contested. Tho the high
cost of products have probably
been stumbling block in the way
of larger exhibits.
The arts and crafts display is
very fine being much superior to
former exhibits. A large collec-
ton of china, both natural and
conventional, also larger show
ing of pictures in oil. water
colors and Observation-Disclosures
colors, landscapes. floral, natural
and. others, some very good in
deed. The flowers this year arc
very abundant and beautiful many
of them being arranged in a space
apart and add a wealth of color
to be obtained in no other way
and are admired and appreciated
by all.
The school girls butter con-
test takes place in this building
and adds a touch of interest also
candy exhibit, tho the number Of
entries are not large, the quality
is good. as the writer can testi-
fly fbom personal experience.
Taken all together the Wo-
mans Building is a very import
ant and interesting and useful
part of the Fair and the Woman S
Board are to be commended for
their painstaking conscientious
way of working altogether to-
ward one end and that is to make
a success of their part of an en-
terprise that is still in it's infan,
cy and needs the support and good
will of all.
Another building which draws
its full share of the Visitors IS
the one which contains the Model
Farm and Home Building display
of the Thompson Yards, Inc. This
is the only exhibit Of it's kind in
existence and is more than worth
while seeing.
Free Attraction Very Good
The crowd on the second day
of the Fair was good consider
ing the threatening weather OF
the morning. and between 5000
aid $1,000 was taken in at tbe
gates. The free acts which were
employed by the Fair Association
are far above the average and
probably the best free acts ever