Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-13
A GREAT FAIR
Biggest Success Ever Scored in
Point Of Attractions.
ATTENDANCE GURTAILED BY RAIN.
But Was Still Very Gratifying
to the Management.
PREMIUMS WILL BE PAID IN
FULL!
ATTENDANCE GURTAILED BY RAIN.

1t takes fat hogs, cattle and sheep,
sleek horses, big pumpkins, big pota-
toes, big squashes, apples, pears,
peaches, grapes, plums; in short it
takes an exhibit of all the varied pro-
ducts of farm, garden, household,
studio and shop to make a big fair,
and in this Napoleon and Henry
county excels as was attested by the
magnificent display at the Napoleon
fair last week. In point of attractions
it is readily conceded that the fair of
last week was by liberal odds the
greatest of all the great successes
scored by the Napoleon fair associa-
ton. Not only was the county iber-
ally represented in the products of
her soil and various resources bat,
notably in the live stock and agricul-
tural Department., outside counties,
knowing the reputation of our fair
association for paying its premiums
promptly, have been attracted hither
to compete for the liberal premiums
offered by our fair, and every year it
becomes more evident that the asso
citation will have to enlarge its facili-
ties for the accommodation of ex-
hibitors.
But it is not alone the products of
the soil, kitchen, studio, ETC., that
goes to insure the success of fair.
We Americans must be amused and
entertained as we'll as instructed-and
our tastes are as varied as are the
tints of tropical skies. Our sweet
American girls demand merry-go.
rounds, waltzing arounds, lemonade,
bananas and hoky-poky and refuse
to be comforted without them; our
American small boy must have pop
corn, peanuts and red balloons with
out which the fair would be dreary
waste; our American sucker must
have his chance to bet on another
mans game-he must buck the tiger
and run up against the chuck-a-luck
board or his loose change would burn
holes in his pockets and there would
be no fun at the fair for him; there
must be fast horses to tickle the fancy
of fast men-in short the fair must
add all that is new and novel to the
Old line of amusements in order that
the varied tastes of humanity may
be gratified. And there was no dearth
of these on the grounds last week.
There was amusement galore and
humanity was happy.
That it was the largest fair in point
of exhibits ever held in the county
was freely attested by the association
officers as well as by many of the
exhibitors who have been here every
year since the fair was started an6
lit is the best county fair in North
western Ohio" was a frequently re
peated expression of men who make
the rounds of fairs with herds of live
stock. As to the attendance, it will
fall short of the big records of othe
years but this was entirely due tt
threatening weather rather than an,
lack of enthusiasm. There is NJ
doubt that had it not been for tn,
threatening rain of Wednesday anC
early Thursday morning the attend
ance would have surpassed that O
any other year, as it is the ticket sale
have only been exceeded on one O.
two years since the organization O
the fair ten years ago. The heav,
rain of Tuesday night and showers O
"Wednesday, while detracting largel,
from the attendance of Wednesday
also made the abandonment of som,
of the features of the speed ring ant
other program events necessary, bu
with the clearing up of the weathe
on Thursday the crowds began pour
ing in and when the gates closed a
night nearly 5000 paid tickets hat
been taken in. Friday was anothe
good day so far as weather was con
cerned and the attendance was large
than usual on the last day, swelling
the total paid attendance to some
thing over 5000 and the total receipt
of the fair from all sources will no
fall much short of the banner year.
While it was necessary to abandon
some of the advertised events on ac
count of the weather the forepart O
the weak, enough were crowded int
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seeing, pleasure seeking crowds bus,
and happy.
One of the most attractive ant
pleasing events of the whole fair wa
the parade of premium live stool
which took place at noon on Friday
1t is safe to say that a large percent
age of the visitors to the fair did no
realize the extent and magnificene,
of the show of horses and cattle unit
they saw this parade. Headed by tha
excellent musical organization, the
10Th Reg't band, the premium getter
were led into and around the rae,
track, and to the lively music of tn,
band the long list of fine bred horse
were led past the grand stand pranc
ing and dancing and called out man,
outbursts of enthusiasm and prais,
from the hundreds in the grand stan(
and thousands that lined the fence
along the track.
Immediately following the horse