New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-19
FARMERS FAIR IS
DECIDED SUCCESS
TRI-CoUNTY RURAL oRGANIZA-
TONS HOLD BIG SHOW AT
SPRINGFIELD.
EIGHT LIVE CLUBS DRAW BIG
CROWDS TO THEIR ANNUAL
EXPOSITION.

Z . 5 = 3
(, Springfield entertained large crowds
riday and Saturday of last week, the
. occasion being the Trio County Farmers
Club fair, given under the auspices Of the
farmers clubs of Brown, Cottonwood
and Redwood counties.
The arrangements for the fair were in
charge of a joint committee, comp posed
Of business men of Springfield and mem
bers of the various clubs.
Friday the Big Day. 3
Friday, the first day of the fair, was
the really big day OF the event. Spring
field had planned to make the occasion
joyful one, not only for members of the
farmers clubs participating, but for the
visitors from all the surrounding towns.
There was, to begin with, the big parade
in which eight clubs, took part, each
making an excellent showing. The fol-
lowing clubs were in the parade, all the
members being in uniform: The Home
Boosters, Home township; East Side
Progressiyes, Sleepy Eye; Willow Grove;
Walnut Grove; Shutdown; Springfield;
\ iberia, Stark township; Jolly Farmers,
slsepy Eye; Wanda, Redwood county,
Eden: No.
The parade of the marching clubs, held:
on both days of the fair, was the big
event. tt attracted more attention
than all else, and when the narchers
reached the speakers stand at the corner
OF the two principal streets, the crowd
was SO dense that traffic in that part Of
the city was impossible. AS each club
reached the stand it gave its club song
and yell.
Boosters Make Hit.
- The Home Boosters made tie hit with
the crowd on both "a rs. Insrhe march
its members led the parade, all the men-
bers being dressed in white, with white
I caps, both suits and caps being trimmed
with old gold braid. It was headed
by it's own band, several of the musicians
being young women.
All Of the clubs in the parade carried
neat and appropriately worded banners,
!, many Of which were exceptionally clever.
Then there were side-clubs, also in the
8 nrade, including the Girls Bread Baking
club, the Boys Pig and Corn club and
others.
The program started Friday morning
at $50 with a street concert by the
Orpheus band of Springfield. This was
followed by the first street parade.
Following the club songs, yells, ETC.,
there was an address of welcome by N.
Bendixen.
By misunderstanding On the part
of the speakers engaged for the oratorical
features, the programs for the two days
were switched. It had been planned
to hold the various races, games, etc.,
on the first day, and the speaking pro-
gram on Saturday afternoons, but thru
some error the speakers, with the ex-
ception of W. II. Dempsey of this city,
arrived Friday, and it was decided to
have the hot-air work pulled off on that
day.
Wilson Principal Speaker.
Prof. A. d. Wilson Of the University
Extension department was the principal
\ speaker of the afternoon. Prof. Wilson
IS particularly interested in the farm
club, and more especially in the com
munity club spirit, and his address was
devoted to this particular topic.
Miss Elizabeth Lang, in charge of the
Domestic Science department. Of the