. Clay County. Agriculture. 34 CLAY COUNTY ILLUSTRATED. Where the Big Community Picnic Was Held for the amusement of all. There were sports and ball games, addresses and music, and everywhere friends and neighbors to greet and visit with; and all attractions had a full audience at all times. The dinner hour was enjoyed in the usual way, congenial groups of friends gathering about their full baskets in shady spots wherever fancy dictated. A snapshot taken from the top of the 75-foot embankment of the Northern Pacific Railroad shows how the crowd disported itself over the grounds. It is the plan
. Clay County. Agriculture. 34 CLAY COUNTY ILLUSTRATED. Where the Big Community Picnic Was Held for the amusement of all. There were sports and ball games, addresses and music, and everywhere friends and neighbors to greet and visit with; and all attractions had a full audience at all times. The dinner hour was enjoyed in the usual way, congenial groups of friends gathering about their full baskets in shady spots wherever fancy dictated. A snapshot taken from the top of the 75-foot embankment of the Northern Pacific Railroad shows how the crowd disported itself over the grounds. It is the plan of the union to make this annual picnic the great day of the year for Clay County. The wealth of many Clay County farmers is estimated at from $40,000 to $200,000 each, and every dollar has been taken from the soil. Growers Four Briggs Brothers, growers, would be an appropriate name in every way for the four who are engaged in growing. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Meeker, D. W. [from old catalog]. Moorhead, Minn. , D. W. Meeker
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