Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-22
THE CENTRAL FAIR.

Another exhibition of the Central Wis
consin Fair society has closed and the
results, as whole, are not as satisfactory
to the association, land all others interested,
as might have been. Still the Central
has Jared no worse than its kindred assc-
Citations have thus far the present season.
This appears 10 be an "off year" on fairs
all around. The weather opened well on
Wed nesday, a day when there is at best
only small attendance, but rain on
Thursday, usually the big day Oft the fair,
spoiled things materially. Friday the
last day the attendance was quite good
the base ball game between the Lake
Mills and the Hartford clubs alone draw
ing large crowd.
The exhibition although by no means
large and indeed very meagre in some
departments, was good one as far as it
went. The following were among the
exhibits:
VIM. Weber & Co., coal and wood
stoves, parlor and cook; .. q F. Kusel,
stoves, ranges and cutlery; Globe and
Empire Mills, of the Globe Milling Com
pany, display of winter and spring wheat
-four of every grade, and corn meal; M.
F. Pease, of Lowell, made fine exhibit
of family -four; p. Heinrichs & Co., sash,
doors, moulding, ornamental fence posts.
common chairs and bedsteads; Schiller &
Quentmeyer made the largest display in
the Fine Arts hall consisting of an endless
variety of Gents furnishing goods, cloth.
ing, hats, caps and cloths; Mrs. L.
Sckwarz, fancy goods, ribbon and fancy
work. Among this exhibit was a beauti.
full Gala of arsene work; Straw & Muir
ply exhibited paints, oils, varnishes,
pictures, frames, assortment of wall paper,
window poles, easels and brushes; j. 8.
May displayed from his gallery fine
specimens of Photographic work and
some of those exquisite Watertown views;
]. K. Pagan occupied large space with
an assortment of cabinet photographs
which were much admired; Fred Specht
showed saddles, nets, robes, and silver
mounted double and single harnesses;
Woodland & Stone made fine exhibit of
crackers, cookies and candies; Schleuter
Bros, in cigars and tobacco goods had q
good show. Their sign made from cigar
tips attracted much attention. Mrs
Fred Sprague and Miss Ida Sprague
exhibited some handsome specimens
of art, among them shovel with winter
scene OH the blade and another winter
scene represented on butter bowl with
gilt wheat frame, and crayon of Pharoah's
horses; Mrs. Fl d. James displayed
beautiful silk crazy quilt, paint work,
table scarf, KensingtOn painting, ribbon
and lace work and ottoma1s; buggies,
carriages and wagons were exhibited by
w. E. Jones, Fl. A. Block and I'D.
Casey; Becker & Roper made the only
display on the grounds of farming imple-
ments, showing Fond du Lac and Apple
ton seeders, South Bend chill plows,
Moline, Ill. plows and Racine Fanuing
Mills. There was small exhibit of
poultry and also a small showing of both
hogs and sheep. In cattle the show was
the most meagre ever seen on the grounds
with very few horses. The Devon bull
exhibited by W. Ii. Potter, of Farming
ton, was fine animal.
In the free for all race Friday afternoon
the Whitewater horse, Allegro, made the
circuit in 2.4624. After this race VIII
Hurd, of Lake Mills, ran around the
track on bet of $500 that he could not
make the 4 mile in three minutes and
he came in under the wire in 2:40; but
he was Immediately taken with hemor-
rhage of the nose and for long time bled
profusely. 1t is very apparent from the
result this year, that if the Central Fair
is to live more interest in its welfare will
have to be taken than was displayed this
year. Very little was done by the farmers
to sustain the Fair and our business men
generally allowed it to run ITSELF 1t is
certain that unless more spirit and life
are shown in behalf of the Central tina t
it must wind up its affairs.
cruann MAurn