The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-06
FAIR At GARDEN CITY
ENDS IN fine STYLE
THREE, DAY SHOW PROVED
TO BE BIG SUCCESS
Rousing Patriotic Address Was
Delivered Yesterday BY
Rev. Colbert

which was large for the last day.
The flying machine, under orders,
left for St. Paul in the morning
which was Disappointing to the peo-
pie.
The judging revealed to those in
charge that they had first class ma
terial to deal with.
e.. T. Champlin was master oil
ceremonies for the afternoon program
presenting as the speaker of the day
Father Colbert of Winnebago, who
gave stirring, patriotic address. Fol-
lowing this, was short talk by Will
liam Thompson, who was raised in
this community, and Is now an edu-
Gator of some reputation.
A quilt made by Mrs. Marion Nor
phew was offered for sale by Col.
G. E. Fitch the fund to go to the Red
Cross. A total of almost $50 was rea
lized from this source.
= The acrobatic stunts were enter
tanning. The ball game called the
people to the enjoyment of this dis
tirctly American game. The stands
report good patronage and the eating
house was very satisfactory. Ralph
Mccormack won first prize in the pig
raising contest and will go to the
state fair. 1t was delightful to see at
different times groups of old time
friends forming dinner parties and
chatting over times past. Throughout
the entire fair there has been evident
an appreciation of the tense Gays in
which we are living and desire to
advance the welfare of humanity
Thus closes another annual County
fair, decided success.
Successful Three Day Fair.
So Contributed
The Blue Earth county fair held at
Garden City, closed very success
full three days session yesterday con-
sfdering the scarcity of farm help
and the delayed threshing season. 1t
was one of the most successful fairs
ever held in Garden City.
Mr.. Mcclure of the university farm
judged the dairy cattle, also the
small grain and corn. Mr.. Jones, also
of the university farm judged the
horses. hogs, beef cattle and sheep.
Mr.. Jones. assisted by NJ. R. Bene-
dict, county agricultural agent, judg-
ed the fruit, vegetables and poultry,
while M. H. Coe assisted by a capable
Judge had charge of the girls can
ming contest
:, Speaking in general way while
the exhibits were not large in any
class, the articles shown were by
far the best ever shown there
The dairy cattle were from we'll
known herds .of A. Wendland and
Son Of Good Thunder, George and
Frank Richardson of Garden City and
T. G.. Norman of Lake Crystal and
several young breeders of dairy cat
tie who are fast making the dairy
business one of the leading industries
of Minnesota.
Several head of these same dairy
animals were shown at the Mime
sofa State fair last year and were
good enough to carry away several of
the ribbons. The beef cattle were in
fine condition and the exhibitors are
surely entitled to a place among
foremost breeders of beef cattle The
hog exhibit was great show for a
county fair, the o. l. C. breed pre-
dominating. Such hogs are seldom
seen only at state fairs or national
live stock shows.
The boys and girls pig project
proved to be one of the most in
teresting events of the fair, especially
for the boys and girls, there being
about a dozen pigs competing. First
prize was won by boy from Garden
City on a registered Duroc Jersey gilt
five months old which made a gain
in weight of trifle over one pound
day for 11S days at feed cost of
about II cents a pound. The sec
Ond prize also went to Garden City
boy on grade Duroc Jersey; third
prize went to a boy from Mapleton on
a Poland China and fourth prize went
to boy from near Madelia on a o.
/. G. The pigs were all unusually
good and showed what can be done
even by boy.
Lawrence Hodgson, mayor of st.
Paul delivered a mastery in the
way of a patriotic address and Rev.
w. Colbert of Winnebago also made
rousing patriotic talk
ON the second day of the fair an
aeroplane from the u. S. Mechanics
Aviation school of st. Paul was on
the grounds and the Second Regi-
mental band. furnished the music
which was good enough for Garden
City or any other city, none barred.
The free attractions were clean
and enjoyed by all. Lake Crystal and
Amboy baseball teams staging two
sfiappy ball games, each team win
ming one.
The writer of these few lines wishes
to state that he is not an officer OF
the Blue Earth County Fair associa-
ton, but is only writing this account
to accommodate both The Free Press
and the fair board.
My work during the fair kept me
constantly on the move among the
crowd and in all my time have never
seen crowd of people who seemed
to be better satisfied than the crowd
at our fair this year.
There was not one person in
toxicated and only one that seemed to
be peeved and that was a woman
and she was peeved right about some
thing. She growled at everybody and
every thing but everybody else was
having such good time that they
did not have time to listen to any
tales of woe and I think she became
ashamed of herself and went home