The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-06
CROWDS AT COUNTY
FAIR GROW LARGER
GARDEN CITY WAS MECCA FOR
THE SIGHTSEERS

IHE SI6HISEEkS
Splendid l0t0f Exhibits Shown;
Livestock Display Is
Immense
Something like 5000 people attend
ed.the Blue Earth county fair at Gar
den City yesterday. The threaten
kept many people away, but the aft
ernoon turned out bright and cheer
full. Large delegations from Mankato
were in attendance. The grounds
presented a gala appearance. The
Stars and Stripes were in evidence
everywhere.
One of the splendid features of the
afternoon was the patriotic address
delivered by Lawrence HodgsOn
mayor of st. Paul. He was intro
| duced by Hon. E. T. Champlin.
There were acrobatic stunts by
clever artists and a number of events
| that served to please the crowds. The
| floral hall was as usual, the mecca
| for the fair sex. Here there was a
great array of fancy work. paintings
and works of art.
The absence of Mrs. I. l.. Lorine
and her curios was noted. Mrs
Loring has bee ma regular exhibitor
at the fair for years. She is an
elderly lady and her health is very
poor.
| Exhibits Up to Standard.
| The exhibits were up to standard
The finest of poultry can be seen and
the fruit is fine, especially the apples
Vegetables are well represented. The
| fancy work, baking and canning, etc.
in the floral hall is up to the
| standard.
The canning exhibit by the boys
and girls clubs is interesting and
shows the splendid work on their
part.
| The stock display is fine and some
of the finest cattle, horses, hogs and
sheep are shown.
Frank Richardson of Garden City
has eight head OF Guernsey cattle
and George Richardson, also of Gar
den City, has seven head.
Ray Howard of Lake Crystal has
two head; Ed Burke of Good Thunder
has nine head T. D. Griffith of Gar
den City has one: p C. Norman, Lake
ICrystal has twelve head
A. F. Wendlandt of Good Thunder
has 10 head of Holstein/ on ex-
t, hibition, Fred Wingen of Garder
City, four head of Roam Durham, Mr.
Hemingway of Vernon Center five Rec
Short Horns, Fred Fleming of Yer.
non Center has ten Polled Durhams
and F. P. Nickerson, Good Thunder
J, seven Polled Durhams.
Il G. M. Warren of Vernon Center has
several Polan China swine there
Rasmussen Bros. of Madelia, si1
Chester Whites, A. D. Mccormack
Garden City four Duroc swine; T
l.. Bristol, Madelia, Chester Whites
The only sheep on exhibition are
five pens belonging to Fred Winger
of Vernon Center.
4 L. F. Maker. Lake Crystal has sew
eral head of Percheron French coacl
horses; j. ]. Duffield, Garden City
one Morgan stallion; B. A. Buckles
Garden City, a team of Morgan driv
J ing horses.
| The Garden City fair is noted TO
I, its very excellent display of live
stock, horses and cattle
Very Fine Feature.
One of the features of the Gardel
City fair, which attracted consider
. | oh fha ri
LIE Sueur, and Nicollet County Hol
stein club booth. This was very at
tractively decorated and a great man
people received valuable information
regarding the "Black and White.
These booths will be continued at tn
| Mankato, LIE Sueur and ST. Pete
5 county fairs. All Holstein Breeder
and anyone interested are invited t
make their headquarters at thes
:, booths. Those in charge will be gla
!, to give any information requested
Be sure to avail yourselves of thi
j opportunity.
The Watonwan Farmers club hav
a very creditable club display i
:. floral hail.
The musical program given by tn
. cth ASOSAAuChldi Uelhu VI VndhhdIO w q
4 greatly enjoyed.
l The ball game was exciting, th
Amboy and Lake Crystal teams play
S ing resulting in the score of ga
!: favor OF Lake Crystal.
An aircraft from the aviation schot
] in Minneapolis attracted a great de;
S of attention. 1t was in charge of sew
eral men who explained its work
ings, but the plane did not ascen
toward the sky.
An exciting mule race created cor
D siderable comment among tn
i sports" One of the mules bolte
the track and came very near land
9 ing its rider in the river
: This afternoon Rev. Father Colbel
of Winnebago addressed a large au
i dience. He delivered very fin
address.
e Renewed Old Acquaintance.
ell B. F. Pay and sons w. H. an
r Frank Pay attended the Garden Cit
a fair yesterday, and renewed man
pleasant old acquaintances. B. F. ia
S was one of the promoters of the frs
!. fair at Garden City, which he attend
: ed with his son, w. f. Pay fifty seve
e. years ago. He has missed but one Q
S two of the Garden City fairs sine
that time, having made it his annus
i custom to be in attendance. The goo
o old fashioned community spirit whic