Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-07-09
Large Exhibit of Swine,

showing Of large, big-boned Poland
China hogs. Ed Rosendahl, Harvey
Rosendahl and Geo. Copp, quite even
~ divided the premiums offered in the
Duroc Jersey class and many fine in
dividuals were shown. NJ. w. Munger
& Son had large exhibit of the fam
GUS Chester Whites. r. A. Wood and
Nels Engen were other exhibitors in
this class
The poultry exhibit was up to its U.S.
ual standard and fine specimens of the
different breeds were exhibited.
The showing Of farm, field and gar
den crops was rather small but what
there was was good. B..
The big ice box in the dairy depart
ment did not contain as large an exhibit
Of dairy products as should have been
entered. Let us do better another year.
The Ladies Department of cooking,
canning, baking and sewing contained
a liberal showing Of work that interest
ed not only the ladies but many men.
Farm Machinery.
The commercial and industrial ex-
hibits at the fair are growing each year
and no lack of interest in these ex-
hibits was shown by the sight seers
who are ever watchful for new ideas
and equipment. Among exhibitors the
following firms were represented:
Lundgren, Wittensten & Co., Warren
Machine & Iron Works Co., W. F.:
Powell & Co., Warren Auto Co., VIM.
Erickson, K. J. Taralseth Co., Fred
Tiedt, Of Argyle, Frank Truhn, City of
Warren, e. L. Tornell, and the Warren
Sheaf A Hart-Parr tractor of the
Warren Machine & Iron Works Co.,
which lifted itself up in the air on a
framework Of heavy timber thru
clever &. ~.-..,,: ri ~. Z: o.. -. 80
object of interest. Lundgren, Witten-
sten & Co., have shown their interest
in the fair and their progressive spirit
by the erection OF q permanent build.
ing on the, fair gruullus. ::
= The Stock Parade. :
: The showing made lin the stock
parade on Saturday afternoon demon
strated that Marshall county is making
big strides forward in the raising of
pure bred stock. w. e. -. =
The w. G. T. u. Rest Room.
The local w. G. 7. U. have the thanks
of a large number of fair visitors for
the rest room they provided for the
women jim. the Industrial Contest build
ing. The room was furnished with
chairs, rockers and lounges, where tired
women and mothers with babes in their
arms could rest at intervals between
sight seeing. Water was also furnished
those who were thirsty. Many fair
visitors made use of the comforts thus
provided. The idea 81 rest room
originated with Mrs. A. B. Nelson and
she together with the other ladies who
assisted her, are entitled to great credit
for the success Of the innovation.
Horse Races.
The big events Of the fair were the
horse races and as usual the interest
conferred on the speed contests of the
we'll trained horses. Quite number
of horses were entered by out Of town
owners, coming from Montana, North
Dakota, Wisconsin and from different
sections in the state Of Minnesota.
The first race on Friday was the 2 :18
trot or pace which was won by Irene
Gentry, a brown mare owned by DR..
T. A. Sharon, of River Lake, Wiscon-
sin, and driven by p. e. Phelps in
three consecutive heats, the best time
being 2 :24A. Baron Wizard. owned
and driven by L. L. Phelps, Of Hibbing,
received second money. Dale Wilson,
owned by n. l.. Richards, Of .Bowbells,
N. d., received third money. Before the
second heat Of this race was started
Loretta Cecil driven by Bob Taylor
broke loose and without a driver cir
cled the half mile track twice and then
turned and trotted back to the judges
stand.
The 1926 trot or pace was won by
White Rose, a brown stallion owned
and driven by D. A. Co1eof, Glendive,
Mont. Best time, 2:27A McClene-
ham, second. Daisy NJ, third.
On Saturday, July 9Th, Daybreak
won first money in the special trot,
Peerless Rex, second Extina, third.
Best time 2:27A.
In the Free for ALL Irene Gentry won
first, Baron Wizard, second; Bessie
Bee, third. Best time 2:17A. In this
Geo. Durbin ran into the fence during
the second heat and was consequently
unable to finish the race.
In the running race, Dick Porter and
Donald Bradley were the winners. In
the mule running race Theodore Hille-
Doe won first and Harold Olson, third.
A team hitched to wagon walking race
was won by George Confer, Of Angus,
with a pair of mules, Nels Sorenson
and Geo. Copp, second and third re
spectively.