The Mankato free press., 1917-09-21
PROTECTING DISPLAY AT FAIR
DELIGHTED LARGE AUDIENCE
Splendid Line of Attractions; Live Stock and
Other Exhibits Appreciated By Crowds;
Tomorrow Last Day

Beautiful and brilliant were the fire.
works at the Mankato fair grounds
last evening. The amphitheatre was
filled with spectators, and the
bleachers were also filled, while many
who were too late to secure a seat
were obliged to stand around on the
grounds in order to see the show.
The open air program started about
eight o'clock. Preceding the acts and
during the entertainment music was
furnished by the Sandon- Mankato
band, located in the amphitheatre. jap
anese jugglers, tumblers who played
ball with their feet and a barrel, a
pair of expert roller skaters, and a
daring high roper performer, gave
clever acts on the platform in front of
the amphitheatre, and were received
with we'll merited applause. The
stage was then set for the fireworks
exhibit, put on by the Duffield Thearle
company, assisted by men of Company
H and others. Colored lights stationed
across the field wrought a fairy-ike
illumination, and a number Of special
sky rockets, Roman candles, and other
vivid novelties were given preceding
the big battle scene, which was the
feature of the display. The capitol and
city of Constantinople was outlined
in fire against the night, and terrific
bombardment from battleship sent
sparks and colered lights flying. Two
battleships had an engagement off the
coast and one was destroyed. The
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in front of which stood two militia
men holding aloft the "Star Spangled
Banner" while the band played the
national air and the big audience
arose from their seats in reverence.
The display of fireworks was en-
Enthusiastically applauded.
The shows of the Capital City
Amusement company were also run
ming, full blast, and were well patron
ized The night shows and. fireworks
will be given at the fair grounds again
this evening.
Horses and Cattle Exhibit.
Horses and cattle Of the finest are
on exhibition at the Mankato fair this
year. In the big barn, at the left OF
the road when entering the fairgrounds
are to be found the displays of horses
and some of the high bred cattle.
A. F. Wendlandt of Good Thunder
proprietor of the Village Farm, has on
exhibition eight head of pure bred
Holsteins. They were also displayed
at the state fair and at the LIE Sueul
fair and captured a number of prizes
Richard F. Jones e Son, of Lake
Crystal, proprietors Of the Locust Hill
Stock Farm, exhibits some fine Clydes-
dale horses. He has had stock at the
fairs for the past four years, and has
also exhibited at the state fair and
the LIE Sueur fair, and won many
prizes.
| N. P. Grass of Amboy displays five
head of registered Percherons, and two
Holstein calves.
| L. F. Maker Of Lake Crystal dis.
plays three registered Percherons, an(
two registered coach mares.
w. Hoehn of Eagle Lake display:
seven registered Percheons.
J. A. Hjerpe Of Belgrade exhibit:
grade horses, a mare and colt.
Richard Reitz Of Elysian exhibits {
fine Percheron stallion.
E. w. Healy exhibits two prett!
Shetland ponies.
William Harris, two colts.
Judd Cornell Of Mapleton is super
intendent OF this department.
1 The Poultry Department.
In the poultry department are to b,
seen all the standard and best breeds
and the display is very good this year
Such varieties as Rose Comb, Rhod,
Island Reds, Silver Gray Dorkins, ant
many others gossip congenially owe
the edge of their cages, presumabl.
about their neighbors. Among the larg
exhibitors in this department are r
F. Neubert, J. H. Minks. S. Wilson, A
H. Spaulding of this city, and Mrs
William Meade of Mapleton. John w
HOLMAN is superintendent of this de
partment.
| Those who exhibit swine and cattl
are L. Silkey, T. B. Taylor, w. R
Adams, Swarball & Dauk, l.. A
Yeager, R. Heintzman, and H. B
Chapman. ]. G. Gerlich is superin
tendent Of this department, l.. T
Silkey, general superintendent.
Farm Products Shown.
Farm products are especially goo
this year. Henry Robel, Sr., superin
tendent of this department, state
yesterday afternoon that the exhibit il
this department was the largest h
, had seen in ten years. Splendid corr
, Of all varieties northern grown, grains
; ground cherries, carrots, pumpkins
melons, practically all vegetable
grown on Minnesota farms, an
, grasses of many varieties are to b
seen in this department. Potatoes
larger and better than ever, cabbage
gourds, stock vegetables of all kinds
[ testify to the industry of farmers an
richness of SOIL Splendid exhibits ar
shown from the gardens of Mrs. Joh
Colbert and Henry Robel. and ther
are more individual exhibitors tha
for many years past. Only one entry il
the boys garden contest.
!. In the fruit pavilion, A. L. Veige
superintendent, the fruit display
very attractive, and said to be tn
best in years. In addition to the fin
display by the Riverside Farmers clul
which was mentioned in The Ere
Press yesterday, there is wonderfr
exhibit of produce from one Mime
sofa farm. George E. Austin, who own
fertile farm near Lake Crystal,
the enterprising farmer who take
cpnb prida in bic 70 Y.r,, &c fo bovo a