The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-09-22
Mankafo Fair Attracts Crowd
In Spite Of Weather
GOOD SHOW Being HELD
Tomorrow Promises to Be Big
Day; Fine Program Is
Arranged
From Fridays Daily.

Intermitting showers and a cold
wind blowing a gale all afternoon in
terfered to a large degree with the
regular program at the fair Thursday.
1t was "Mankato Day" but there were
very few Mankato people out, and
in fact few other people braved the
storm. However, those that did at
tend saw part of the program and
enjoyed the performances. The two
vaudeville acts were given and both
are very worthy performances. The
European Novelty company consist
ing of company of three ladies and
two men did some very fancy bicycle
riding and gave performance of
basket ball on bicycles, that is en-
tirely new in this part of the cOun-
try. The Develan Brothers are good
head balancers and did some clever
stunts that brought forth several
rounds of applause. The band rem
dered some fine music throughout the
afternoon. On account of the heavy
track no race program was pulled
off. AS wind up of the afternoon
Madelia and MankatO played six in
nings of fast base ball that result
by score of Z to 2.
The fair management is to be con-
graduated upon the courage it is ex-
hibiting in its efforts to please the
people and make things go as sched-
uled. Other fair officers would
have called everything off Thursday
as the weather warranted just such
Cnf, Sc, 70 hn a
big day with favorable weather. A
splendid racing card is scheduled
and no doubt many Of the races
omitted will be carded for tomorrow.
The wind up of the base ball series
and the parade OF stock winners will
be a big drawing card.
Awards Have Been Made.
Awards were made in the flower
and fancy work department today
and the winners will be announced
later Mrs. D. r. Snow was in charge
of these departments today instead
of Mrs. E. F. Soaring, who is prevent
ed from serving as superintendent
on account of sickness.
In the floral hall the visitors are
given a treat with the displays in the
several booths.
Oscar Schmidt has an elegant
booth. The walls are draped with all
kinds of fancy blankets and robes
and the display of harness and horse
millinery is exceptionally good. There
is also large showing of fine leath-
er grips, travelling bags and case
and other goods carried by Mr..
Schmidt in his immense stock that
makes the booth very attractive in
deed.
Wintheiser & Dagelman, the cash
grocers, have arranged a very pref
ty booth with a showing of all kinds
of fancy and staple groceries. AL
though this firm has only recently
started to handle groceries, the dis
play shows that they understand what
the public appreciates in the way of
good things to eat. In this booth j.
W. Flanagan, the hustling agent of
the Remington typewriter company
is showing the various makes of the
latest machines. Making very in
teresting booth.
John R. Snow, the photographer,
has his booth neatly arranged with a
display of the work done in his stu
dio that makes a most creditable
showing and attracts the visitors in
large numbers.
Nice Furniture Booth.
Johnson e Boman's furniture booth
is most tastely arranged. The show
ing of their furniture, carpets, rugs
and home adornments makes booth
that catches the eye of the visitor
at once and the company will GER
tainly be amply repaid for their en-
terprise and trouble in arranging the
booth.
Conner H. Jones' booth displays a
line of talking machines, band in
struments and the Free sewing
machines in such a manner as to at
tract large crowds at all times. Mr..
Jones is showing the new Edison Di-
almond Disk and the Victor Victrola
talking machines and keeps the ma
chimes playing all the latest music.
The Northern States Power COM
pany have their booth arranged in a
creditable manner with an array of
all the latest electrical appliances
in use in the modern home and Of
fiices. This showing is not only at
tractive to the eye but is source of
amusement to the visitor, as the new
inventions are so numerous and Won
derful.
From the mammoth stock carried
by Fred Kron, the arrangement of
the Leader Department store booth
is so displayed that the visitors stop
to review the showing in large num-
bers. Especially are the ladies at
tracted to this booth ebcause of the
showing of the assortment of fall and
winter styles, in ready to wear gar
ments and the latest creations in
fashions in all lines of feminine ap-
peal.
The Singer Sewing Machine COM
pany has a well displayed booth and
are continually busy giving demon
strations of their machines.
The Mankato high schol has a
booth that is spoken of in full else
where in The Free Press.
The Mankato Novelty company has
a most creditable showing of all
kinds of modern inventions on dis
play that is not overlooked by the
visitor.
Wherever there is a chance to
make an effective display of goods
you will find ]. G. NARROW with the
Human milking machines The