New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-09-03
NEW GRAN Sta Nd
FOR F AIR GROUNDS
CONCRETE STRUCTURE TO BE
ERECTED DURING COMING
YEAR.
UNPRECEDENTED ATTENDANCE
MADE ANNUAL EVENT
BIG SUCCESS. s

BIG SUCCESS.
Is new grand stand will be erected
on the Brown County Fair Grounds.
during the course Of the year. according
to- present plans Of the Fair management.
The structure VII be Of the concrete
variety and its seating capacity will be
more than twice as large as that Of the
present grand stand.
For several years the need of this
change has been felt by both the fair
managers and the visitors on the grounds.
But the financial status Of the Fair
Association did not warrant the carry.
ing out Of the plans for new building.
cord-breaking Attendance.
It was the unusually large and wholly UNI
.precendented attendance at this years
County Fair that decided this question:
in very short fashion. Tuesday after
moon not less chan 10000 persons were
Oh the grounds, according to conserva-I
tive estimate BY Nj. Engelbert, the
secretary. To these should be added.
about 5000 more, who passed the gates
id the evening Of that day. It was d
gathering as New Ulm never witnessed
before during Fair days Most yisi-
tors came by automobile keeping the
policemen busy all afternoon and eve
ming to line. up the machines and
find room for chem on the grounds and
all around the fence.
The Receipts.
The receipts at the gates and all
|other places on the grounds were IN
proportion to the big crowd that had
Come to find amusement for themselves
and for the Riddles. The receipts at
the gates Tuesday afternoon were ST.
912. SO, according to a statement given
out by w. f. Engelbert, secretary Of
the Brown County Agricultural Associa-
ton. In the grand stand they were
E$185.5O. In the evening Of this day
the gate receipts We're $629.06 and in
the grand stand, $l7l .O5. Through
the sale Of refreshments $9OO.57 were
taken in on Tuesday, and $172.60 at
the Doll Stand. The receipts Of this
day alone we're higher than the total
receipts last year.
Although the crowds on Wednesday
were not by far as large as on the previ-
Gus day goodly sized crowd was present
at both the afternoon and evening pre-
formances. Tie money taken in on
that day amounted to 81 .95, divided
as follows: $676.50 gate receipts in the
afternoon and 1928. Is in the evening,
At the grand stand the receipts were
1925 in the afternoon and $9S.7O in
the evening, while the refreshments
brought in $377, 75.s The total receipts
for both days were $5,50s.26 as against
S3,8l6.22 last year.
Performa nces Pleased. N
The Fair visitors we're well pleased
with the free attractions booked by the
management this year. The diff erent
numbers proved to be high class vaude-
vile acts Of real merit. The long delay
between the acts might have been
avoided by building a larger platform
A large number Of New Ulmites made
use Of the presence ola reliable flyer to
Eget birds eye view Of the City and its
surroundings. wv. I. Murray of Donald
son Bros, Milford, Ia, arrived in the
city Tuesday morning about 8 O'Clock,
having left Milford, Iowa, at $50.
He gave two exhibitions Of his air stunts
every day, the machine making the
spiral and nose dive and looping the
Hoop.
The Contest Winners.
The usual baby beef and pig contests
were held at the ffai 4 First prize in the
former went to Elmer Isakson Of Spring
field. The amount, was $40. Alfred
Dorrow from near Springfield won
second prize, s25, while Edmund Meier
bachtol, also 81 Spring field, went home
with third prize, $40, and Marvel Schultz
of Sleepy Bye with the fourth, So s.
$40 were given to Erwin Runck, Edwin,
Arndt and 3. Smith, Of Springfield and
Clarence Schultz, Emily McNall and
Elsie kIonall, Of Sleepy Eye. The first