The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-09-10
COMMUNITY FAIR
BETTER THAN EVER.
BAD WEATHER KEPT LIVE
STOCK FROM THE FAIR-Ex-
HIBITS NUMEROUS AND
CROWDS PL E A E D WITH
SHOWING MADE BY FARM
Frs AND LOCAL ENTRANTS.

Ely's Annual Community Fair
closed Saturday evening. A steady
downpour of rain Friday and Sat
urday kept many of those intending
to EXHIBIT away and notwithstanding
this black-eye administered by the
weather, the attendance and num-
Der of exhibitors were much larger
than on any of the previous tlree
successful Community Fairs held in
this city.
As no stock barns are provided
and at previous fairs animals were
exhibited in the open, the base ball
park being utilized for this purpose,
the rain kept the live stock exhibits
away. This was unfortunate as In
the past year this branch OF the
dairying industry in this section has
Teen greatly improved with the adj
dition of pure-bred and registered
stock and the showing would have
demonstrated the value of good cat
tie.
The exhibit was staged in the
Washington Auditorium and bins
and booths were crowded with the
finest line of vegetables, fruits,
flowers, canned stuff, needle work
and baking. Many garden vege-
tables were shown for the first time
this wear which were considered
non-producable in this section. The
flower display was profusion OF
blossoms and showed some twenty
five different varieties in their sew
eral stages of intergrowlng and I'M
proyement. Canned vegetables,
pickles, jellies and jams made up
quite an exhibit and filled one sec
ton to overlooking. The needle
work section included everything in
plain and fancy sewing, knitting
and crocheting. The baking section
was one of the most pleasing in the
exhibit.
In addition to the usual exhibits,
several of the local firms had ar
ranged displays in the corridor of
the Auditorium. The McMahan Lum-
Der Co., Ely Lumber Co., Vermilion
Electric Co., Jacob L. Pete, Ely Hard
ware Co., Laing Hardware Co. and
several others had excellent exhibits.
Einar hanback,, Thos. Saari and Alex
Hanka were exhibitors from Embar-
rass. Mr.. hanback, is known as the
"Embarrass Potato King"
The Ely Community Band fur
nished excellent music during Satur-
day evening and Pudding Eating,
Watermelon Eating contests and
other stunts were furnished for the
amusement of the spectators. A
hen and rooster chase was staged in
the Memorial Gymnasium which was
won by Mrs. Henry Berg, Mrs.
Oscar Hakko and Mrs. Russell
Keene of Hastings, Minnesota, a
guest at the A. j. Thomas home.
The Girl Scouts acted as attend
ants at the various tables and racks
and kept the exhibits from dcing
the disappearing stunt. The prize
winners among the 1928 entrants
are as follows:
DIVISION A.
Class 1. Domestic Science and Ar
Sewing.
Bedspreads, any style-Mrs. OLAF
Knutson, $1.00; Mrs. John Klobut
char, 75c; Mrs. E. L. West, soc.
Cap, knit or crochet-No prizes.
Centerpiece, any style-Mrs. An
ton Moravitz, $1.00; Barbara Ger
Yin, 75c; Mrs. Anna Rowe, SOC.
Collar-Mrs. Frank Merhar, $I.00
Coverall Apron-Mrs. T. III. Bren
nan, $1.00; Mrs. Anna Boldine, Sr.
75c; Mrs. Anna Boldine, Jr., Soc
Dresser Scarf, any style-Mrs
Jake Skala, 81 90; Mrs. Anton Mora
Wiz, 75c; Mrs. T. H. Brennan, soc
Fancy apron-Mrs. Anton Mora
vitz, $500; Mrs. Lydia Remus, 75c
Mrs. Sam Koski, soc.
Guest Towel-Mrs. Jake Skals