The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-10
FAIR OPENING
PREPARATIONS ARE BEING
MADE FOR THE EVENT
DAYS, SEPT. l6 TO Is
Flushing Touches Put On
Grounds, Buildings; String
Of Attractions

1uohhulO eiO pOAAb
gotten into shape for the three days
OF the fair. September 16, IT. and is
and 1t only lacks few finishing
touches to put the entire grounds in
the finest condition in the history of
the association.
The race track tina year, owing to
its constant use the entire summer
in the training of the hne string of
fest horses which will be raced the
three days of the show, is in very
fine condition.
Seating capacity of the grandstand
has been added to materially. Dr.
rectly in front Of the stand Is box
section, which has just been COM
pleted. This section will have a seat
ing capacity of 400, and the beech
ers just added to the south side of
the grandstand have an additional
seating capacity of 400.
The $4,000 livestock pavilion Is
rapidly nearing completion. The barn
section of this structure Is now COM
pleted and will afford shelter for a
large number of either horses or cat
tie.
There Are Forty Two Stalls.
There are forty-two stalls in the
barn section of the pavilion which
can be used If necessary. The ampi-
theatre in the show ring with q seat
ing caracity Of 700 will If possible be
made ready for the first days open
ing of the big show. The pavilion
when completed will be great Gre
dit to the grounds. 1t is expected to
have the heating plant and other
equipment installed for the early
sales Of live stock to be held there
soons
In order to leave more room on the
inner grounds for display, a plat of
ground to the south of the livestock
pavilion has been rented by the man
agement OF the fair association for
the DISPLAY of large machinery, trac-
tors, etc. The space just inside the
main entrance will be devoted to the
display of automobiles etc.
Stalls in the Mankato Caledonian
Curling rink have been touched I'D,
and are ready for the housing of, cat
tie In the east and IL this building
the ladies will hold their child well
fare clinics, the red cross work, etc.
A rest room has also been provided
FOR the ladies and children Plenty
to ell parts OF the grounds for
both man and beast.
Every available pen In the swine
building has beer spoken for. and
additional pens are now In course of
construction. This is also true with
the srace for the exhibition Of sheep.
PlentZ OF pens Will be built. however.
VIII Conduct 6owery Dance.
w. A Roberts of Garden City will
conduct bowery dance on the
grounds the three nights Of the fair.
Good music will be furnished for
this feature Of the entertainment.
The poultry exhibit which will be
put on at the fair this year under the
AUSPICES of the Breeders and Fan
ciers Association Of Mankato, prom
ises to far surpass that of last year.
Those In charge will be ]. w. Kohl :
mann, president; A. w. Spaulding,
vice president; L. c. Diamond, treas
urer; w. A. Weber, secretary and G.
L. Wilson superintendent.
Other superintendent of divisions
OF the fair are as follows: Judd Cor
ness, horses: Thomas McGovern, cat
tie; John Steel. swine and sheep:
george, q: Austin, farm products !;
Colonel J: R: Barclay, and L. z.
Smith, fruit; Mrs. q. w. Foster. cul :
mary department; Mrs. H. F. Troost,
flowers: fancy work superintendent is
yet to be selected. NJ. H. Coe, bows
and girls club work.
The officers Of the fair association
are: Chris Steiner, president: w. B.
Falancter, vice president: William
Schultz, secretary; and ]. J. Flachr
seminar, treasurer.
Retailes Sell Tickets To Fair.
At the meeting of the board of d.
rectors of the Merchants association
yesterday committees were appoint
ed who will sell business houses In
the city tickets for the first day of
the big Mankato fair. In that prac
tioally all the retail stores are clos
ing at 1890 on Thursday, Septem ber
l6, the first day Of the fair, the mer-
chants are all buying tickets for their
employees who will take part In the
parade that will start from the cor
ner of the Y. M. c. A. at 1880 SHARP,
me following committee were ap
pointed. c. A. Nachbar, G. NJ. Rob.
eTts, Guy Butts. George Draper from
merry street west. Wilbur Taylor
Lee Wood. Stan Smith, I. B. Fisher
from Cherry to Hickory. William ID
VanNess, Leo Landkamer, B. n. Nc.
Cleary, Henry Stein from Hickory b
Main. H. j. Sperra, H Leonard, Ed
ward Langes, Joe Busch on North
Front street. Last year similar com
mittees sold over two thousand tick
cts for the first afternoon of the fair
and this year they expect them tc
go over three thousand and make
Aankato Day the best ever.
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