Morris tribune., 1917-10-05
COUNTY FAIR WAS
STRICTLY HOME EVENT
Amusements, Exhibits ALI From
County-New Idea Seems To Be
Popular One

The Forty-fourth Annual Stevens
County Fair was in many ways
great surprise. The attendance, the
interest shown, the number of eX-
hibits and entries all exceeded ex-
pectations. Much of the success of
the fair is due to the consistent
plugging of D. H. Lawler, president
of the fair association, and G. R.
WolIthan, secretary Of the fair. The
work done by Mr.. WOllthan in en-
tering the exhibits and field events
was prodigious, and to him an ex-
ira amount of credit is due.
The large attendance this year
and absence of large purses for out
side horses and motor driven mach
ines, will enable the management to
have a considerable sum of money
to apply on the fair debt accumulat-
ed in former years. The attendance
would have been much larger, too,
if the farmers had not been busy in
the fields with their fall blowing
and corn cutting.
notwithstanding few draw
backs, the exhibits were all Of high
quality and numbered more than at
any fair within the past few years.
The women's building and main ex-
hibit building, where all of the
grain, fruit and vegetables were
shown were all filed and there was
a large and interested crowd of Wis
itors in the building at all times.
The amusement features of the
fair we're the appearance and man
oeuvers of the twenty volunteers
from Stevens county that are now
enlisted in the First Minnesota In
fantry and the second public ap-
pearance of Norris Company A of
the Home Guard. The drill and ap-
pearance of both organizations was
splendid and their efforts were
heartily cheered by the large crowd
The Ford touring car that was
ratified Friday of the fair was won
by Sigvart Johnson, of Alberta Mr.
Johnson drew the car on a ticket
that cost him only three cents. The
lucky ticket was the tenth drawn
from a hat by a ten year old gir1
that was blindfolded. The car haC
been ratified by the Home Guard
which organization had sold enough
tickets in excess of the cost of the
car to nearly pay for their uniforms
Perhaps one of the most interest
ing and instructive places on tn
fair grounds was the exhibit of tn
West Central School of Agriculture
The agricultural school had all O
its exhibits in a tent near the mail
exhibit building and here showed
samples of grain grown on the uni
versity plots, various experiment
that are now being carried on an
number of building plans and de
signs by the students in the farm
engineering classes.
Another place of interest was tn
booth where the girls of the Han
cock, Alberta, Morris and Choki
public schools held their cannin;
contest. The canning contest wa
school and the Chokio, Norris an,
Alberta girls placed in successive or
der.
The results of the winners of al
the different exhibits are not avail
able at the present time. Only men
ton Of some of the winners of thos
contests where there was more com
petition can be made in this week
issue of the Tribune.
C. F. Kirk won all of the prize
offered for Polled Angus bulls
COWS, heifers and calf. Mr. Kirl
also won the prize offered for tn
best thorobred bull and herd TIL
prize offered for the best dairy here
was won by George Cruze.
c. A. Jenkins was awarded frs
prize for the best shorthorn bull
2 years old and under years.
M. Dripps was the winner of tn
first prize offered for the banne
Shorthorn COW years or over.