Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09
1T IS A RECORD BREAKER.
The Great Audubon County Fair
a Big Success.
Crowds of People Throng the Grounds
1.-The Exhibits Races.

The fair is now in progress and is full
ly up to expectations. The attendance
Tuesday was about 1900 and yesterday
it was nearl5000. Yesterday the people
seemed to come from the very outer
edges OF the county and from everywhere
within its borders. They brought all the
children and came to have good time,
and we think the most Of them had it.
Old and young wandered through the
grounds viewing the exhibits and greet
ing their friends. The fair is valued as
much for its social opportunities as for
anything else. Here is the common an
nual meeting place of all classes Of the
people of the county Here old acquaint-
ances and friendships are renewed and
new ones formed. Everybody comes to
the fair.
or course there are few fakirs there.
Our people ought to give them wide
berth. They make their money from
those who bite at their bats. You don't
know how to play their game as we'll as
they do, SO they mostly win and you
mostly lose. Then there is the sleight
OF hand performer, the merry -go-round.
| the lemonade crier and the numerous
other attachments which always 60 to
complete the jargon Of the county fair
and make it a bowling success. 1t
wouldn't seem fair without them. To
add to the variety just a little lady for
tune teller was on the grounds short
time, but she claimed she did not need
to go to the grounds, as all came to her
ut the hotel whom she could serve.
People pay to hear her talk about some
thing she doesn't know as much about
as you do yourself.
The exhibits were very good in some
departments, but light in others. They
were especially good in swine, cattle and
horses. School exhibits and fine arts
were also good. Vegetables, fancy stoves
and fruit, while not large exhibits, were
very creditable in quality.
The managers have labored incesantly
to make a good fair, and have apparently
succeeded quite we'll SO far as they could,
and the result of their labors and OF the
people who bring the exhibits and help
in the work, is quite creditable to all
concerned. We think that Secretary
Marlin and President Henderson deserve
especial credit for good work.
| On Tuesday the Kimballton band fur /,
nished the music. The members are
Peter Martensen, leader; Jens Andersen,
Ole Olsen, Joe Larsen, Avens Marqueson,
Peter Bertleson, Chris Christofferson,
Fred Christofferson, Andrew Jensen,
Andrew Anderson.
They are nice young mon and gave
good music, the airs being principally
Danish ones. Yesterday the Extra band
led the procession. The following are
its members: w. r. Brinkerhof, eupho-
rum; Ed Milliman, tuba; Thos Dustin,
o fiat claronet; VIM. Heath, claronet:
Lester Peterman, picalo; Chas. Miliman,
cornet leader; Bert Jeffries, cornet;
Mesner OFT, cornet; Ernest Cotton,
Fred Jeffries, solo alto; John Knox,
John Harrison, Sol Peterman tenor;
Thad Carmichael, slide; John Peterman,
snare drum; VIM. Milliman, bass drum.
They furnished good music. Today the
Audubon band will Discourse music.
They are f. G.. Redline, leader; Frank
Reinemund, Mesner OFT, Sim Curtis,
Don Drake, Charlie Johnson, Carson
Brockway, Lorah Bailey, Clarence Bell,
Fred Lynch, Clyde Baker.
The Christian ladies society ran the
dinner hall, furnished good meals and
had house full yesterday. Indeed
there were endless crowds Of people
everywhere yesterday.
The races as usual attracted great at
tention. There were many close finishes.
The following is the summary of Tues
days and Wednesdays races:
| OBS TROT-Purse $50.