San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26

COUNTY FAIR
A BIC EVENT
Community Exhibits Sur
pass Those Of Previous
Occasions.
CROWDS OF VISITORS
Various Entertaining Fea-
lures Are on Event
full Program.
CROWDS OF VISITORS
Fredericksburg. Tex. Aug. 2s.-The

Fredericksburg. Tex. Aug. 25.-The
rhirty-seventh annual Gille-pie county
fair opened Friday morning with bet
ter exhibits than any previous fair.
Especially attractive were the COM
munty exhibits, the la 'ge hall being
attractively arranged.
The community fairs at Doss,
Eckert. and Morris ranch, just pre-
ceding tho fair aroused more than
usual interest in this line of en-
deavor.
Also the helpful advice of County
Agent r. $. Miller is apparent.
The local shamher of commerce I'M
lertook TO make the town put on
festive appearance.
John W. Metzger. John Ostrow. Fe-
lix G. Stehling. and Harry V. Hey
land, the committee decorated the long.
wide Main street with Urge flags and
banners.
The Chamber of Commerce also
urged all merchants 10 close for the
afternoon and met with a hearty re-
Spouse.
Ladies Take Part.
At the grounds the adde's depart
ment is well represented. There is
an abundance of flowers, of sewing
and fancy work, bread, biscuits. and
cake.
Three individual exhibits If home
canning. all items being exhibited in
small glass jars, and the one-farm
exhibit of Ben Hagel attract great at
tention.
In the community exhibits are rep
resented: Eckert. Willow City, Rocky
Hill. Grapetown, Palo Ito, Crabapple.
MeusehFch Creek, Lurkenmach, Nor
ris Ranch. and Gold.
These exhibits embrace garden and
farm products. canned goods, fruits.
and fancy work.
Some special work of boys and
girls of the community is also in
cluded.
The stalls for horses ana mules
are ell filled. Some of the exhibitors
here are all Gillespie county men,
John Thomas. Albert Leyendecker.
Alfred Ersch. George Klein, York Rad
lift. Emil Schellhase.
In cattle ID. NJ. Miller of Boerne
has on 'xhibit some fine Jersey stock.
Local exhibitors are: Hereford-Wil
liam Roeder, II. c. Reese, Hugo Cren-
walge Louis Walter: Aberdeen An
gus-F. b. Riley. Galbert Henke:
Jersey. W. Thomas: fat steer
Walter Henke. The Alamo shows
have some fine species OF Brahmas.
Hogs and goats are well represented.
Outside exhibitors here are: Adolf
Stieler. Comfort: W. Fl. Rawlins.
Leaky: II. L. Kraft. Marble Falls;
+. Klappenbach. Johnson City; J. l..
Gulley and Sons. Uvalde; A. ID.
Fuchs. Cypress Mills: c. A. Pepper,
San Antonio ]. A. Ward, Sonora.
Fine FurOc Jerseys.
William Burns exhibits fine strain
of Duroc-Jersey hogs and pigs;
August Eckert and William Roeder,
Essex; Walter Henke an S00-pound
Poland China boar. and w. II. Me
Coy of Burnett the finest kind of
Poland Chinas.
W. II. DurroW, ulslrlc- agent VI
A. & NJ. College. Miss Bennie Camp
bell. district home demonstration
agent. and c. W. barrow. beef
specialist, are here TO look after the
judging.
Exhibits which advertise products
are Gebhardt's Eagle Chill Powder.
Miss Kentz demonstration. assisted by
Chilli Charlie. Newell House Coffee.
II. c. Maggart; II & 4 Coffee. Paul
Rachs Swans Down Cake Flour. Miss
Harris: Neffendorfs Ca1nery. home
Lett Dixie feed mixer in
operation receiving power from a
Fordson tractor. l.. Kott and Com
pany: Case tractors and Moline i'm
elements. Werlich and Houy: Loyal |
Music store. A. W. Maier. saddles. |
Sweet Orr goods. Srrhling Brothers.
In the evening the public school |
auxiliary presented "A Womanless
at Klaerner'f Opera House.
This was a great success. finan-
tally us well as an entertaining fea.
.urc.