The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-09-29
Fair Opens for
Five Big Days
MONDAY DEVOTED TO GETTING
THINGS IN READINESS FOR
BIG OPENING TUESDAY.
Exhibits Good;
Attractions Many
FOUR AFTERNOON AND FOUR
EVENING SHOWS TO FILL
WEEK.

In spite of high wind which busi-
ly flapped all the tents and a chilli
ness which made hot coffee booths
more popular than those selling ice
cream cones, the Redwood County fair
got well under way Tuesday morning.
Every concessionist was finally setti-
ed, every machine man had his trac-
tor or cornbinder at last placed just
where it suited his critical eye and
every one of the pigs was penned-
this last being about the hardest job
the management had to do. The day
will be spent in judging stock and 9TH
er exhibits, in looking things over thor
oughly and in enjoying the programs
which will be given at the grandstand
afternoon and evening. Season tick
cts sold steadily all day Monday and
there is, judging from the outlook at
the time of going to press, every pros
pect of.a record breaking attendance.
Officers are anticipating that Wednes-
day and Thursday will be the biggest
days. However Fridays program will
be just as complete as that given on
any other day and the racing program
for that day premises to be exception
sortunity to come only on Friday will
not need to be afraid of missing any
thing
Concessionists have crowded the
pike so that it has bulged at the mid
die and oozed out at both ends, stretch
ing out over the grounds more than
ever before. Machinery row is es-
pecially we'll filled also this year, all
the local dealers having large displays
Of farming implements which will be
demonstrated by experts. Those ex-
hibiting include, Jaehning Bros, Far
rell and Keefe, E. Duncan and {. ID.
Thompson who all have permanent
buildings on the grounds, and Carity
Bros, Jackson Bros, and the various
exclusive automobile dealers who are
tent-dwelers for the week. The main
exhibit building is we'll filled in the
most of the departments. The two
Farmers Club booths, Paxton town
ship Of Redwood County and Beaver
Falls township of Renville county,
form mo- attractive exhibit at the
north entrance. This building has
been fitted up with booths and glass
wall cases for the better display of
fancy work and painted articles and
pictures, and this makes the south
wing very attractive in appearance.
There are also several very attractive
special exhibits in this building. The
school building houses splendid dis
plays from all over the county.
Plenty of Work.
The stock exhibit is attracting its
usual share Of attention. While the
display of cattle is not so large as
was first expected there are some
wonderfully fine animals on display
What the cattle exhibit lacks in num-
bers, however, is more than made up
by the swine exhibit for there are
more than a hundred and thirty pens
of blooded porkers on display. Where
ever there was bit of unoccupied
space, a pen was Immediately set and
just as Immediately occupied. This
is without doubt one of the best hog
exhibits in the Northwest and will be
looked at with admiration by thou
sands of visitors. The fame Of the
Redwood County Fair has so spread
that every year the number of out
of-the- county exhibitors increases.
This year among the hog exhibitors
are Art. Bellig of Brown County, /.
Matter of Brown County, August
Thirstrup of Renville County and
Gustave Grabow and Ray Johnson al
so of Renville County. John O'To0le
of Brown County is showing several
pens of fine Durocs and his son, The
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