The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-09-26
CITY MERCHANTS
HAVE MANY LARGE
DISPLAYS AT FAIR
Ten Different Makes of Cars
and Trucks Featured in
Fair Auto Show
MANY SCHOOL EXHIBITS
Horticulture, Farm Produce and
Other Departments Draw
Large Interested Crowds


are we'll represented at the fair
grounds with the largest array of
merchandise ever seen at this Fair be-
fore. This is among the indications
that next to the State Fair the Red
wood County Fair ranks first of all
fairs of Minnesota this year.
In the automobile show tent at the
west end of the grounds seven Red
wood Falls automobile dealers have
their new line of automobiles. w. T.
Wilcox is showing the new Whippet
and WHY'S Knight cars. Pugh-Imes
Company have complete line of
Graham-Paige SKIES and eights with
Carity Motors, Incorporated having
on display the new Fords.
Tom Erickson is showing the new
Hudson and Essex line with Stems
vads Chevrolet Company having on
display the Chevrolet cars and the
new Radiola radios. H. w. Fathers
is showing the Durant with Herman
Brothers displaying several models of
the new Chrysler. Near the auto
show tent there is separate display
of the new Buick presented by
Mankato firm.
In the main building John Schmid
has complete display of Home Brand
Food Products. The Duncan Electric
Shop is showing a line of electrical
supplies and also the new Frigidaire
refrigerator. The communit,- in and
around Belview has long been noted
for it's honey. A display booth of
Belview honey is found here.
Also in the main building are to be
found any number of different Red
wood county farm products. This dis
play in farm produce and horticulture
is perhaps the best showing ever
made in Redwood county. In the
Pantry and Kitchen, the Needle and
Fancy Work and the Household Art
departments there are numerous dis
plays of interesting material.
One of the interesting displays in
the Farm Produce is the oats which
was awarded first prize. j. A. Bal
kie, upon his return from Scotland
last year brought same oat seed.
The oats were raised by Mr.. L. j. Col
berg, who entered then at the Fair
this season.
The Minnesota State Forest SER
vice, showing the natural resources
of the state may be seen in the main
building also.
In the School Exhibit building Of
which Miss Theo Jensen is in charge
different schools of the county
have displays of sewing, manual
training, industrial work, art work,
booklets, essays and general exhibits
which are interesting.
In the E. A. Pease building will be
found a display. of heating and
plumbing supplies, also display of
washing machines by the Redwood
Hardware Company. w. F. jackson
is showing the new Studebaker auto
mobile and line of farm machinery.
The Jaehning Hardware has a
neat display of hardware, gifts, fur
naces and stoves of all kinds, Stew
art Warner radios and the Meadows
washer.
In the Redwood County Oil Com
pany building, the local company has
a complete display of all Texaco
petroleum products. An interesting
feature which has caused wide COM
ment is the Texac6 Golden Motor
Oil display in which is shown the full
body and viscosity of the oil. Sharing
this building with the Redwood Coun-
ty Oil Company is the Maytag Store
in which display of Maytag Alum
inum Washers, Majestic Radios and
General Electric refrigerators is be-
ing shown.
The Sebo Implement Company is
showing a complete line of farm ma
chinery and International trucks. w.
T. Wilcox has a display of hardware
other than his showing of cars. The
Carity Motors, Inc. showing of the
new Fordson Tractor with a corn
picker attachment is attracting at
tention. H. D. Thorp has a radio
display showing the new Atwater-
Kent and holster radios.
There has never been a larger Of
fering of amusements at any gather
ing in Redwood Falls. An effort has
been made this year by every menu
Der of the Fair Board to see that
only clean and wholesome attractions
and amusements have been entered.
While it is too ,early to state how
successful this effort has been, the
Fair Management is to be compli-
mented upon having made it. The
complete change Of attractions for
the last two days Is adding much to