The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-09-15
Of County Correspondents
was one Of the Interest
inc Events Of the
Day.
CALDERHEAD'S SPEECH
And Other Interesting land Important
Events Made Day of Unusual
Activity

Thursday was Old Soldiers Day
at the Fair and as usual was the big
day of the week. Early in the morn
ing the teams began to come in from
the country aud they kept coming
from every direction until after din
ner. There was a crowd of teams In
the streets around the square which
almost stopped traffic and all the
time there was constant effort to
get to the grove, blockade being
formed, for a quarter of a mile back
from the gate. The guesses as to the
siZe of the crowd were varied, depend
ing on the point of view. A good idea
was obtainable when the races were
called and the grand stand filled in
few minutes and hundreds were
turned away. From the stand west
TO the grove, and along the west side
of the track stood a dense crowd of
spectators in wagons and afout. The
gate receipts ran something over $1,000
showing that 1000 tickets were pur.
chased. Add to these the cOmpli.
mentaries aud the numerous season
tickets and 5000 people is good esti-
mate of the crowd at the grounds.
During the forenoon the exhibits
we're inspected and friends were To-
located and then came the big picnic
dinner on the grounds. OF course the
swings and the stands had to be ex-
amined and after dinner the speeches
and then the races. The crowd was
a sober, clean Save the dust, well
behaved crowd and no accidents oc-
cured and no arrests were necessary.
Every body seemed to be we'll pleased
and of course that il what Fairs are
for
MIR. CALDERHEAD'S SPEECH,
There must have been thousand
or more people about the speakers
stand when Pos Commander vii.
hanson introduced Hon. w. a.
Cslderhead, of Msrysville, as the ora
torof the day Mr.. Calderhead, (Re-
publican member Of Congress from
the Fifth district, and one of the
strongest and ceanest and most
courageous men in public life in Kan
sas,) is a man OF fine presence and
pleasing address, aud he gained the
good will of his audience with his
first sentence and held it to his last.
Without word Of party prejudice
the speaker reviewed briefly the
great events that have marked the
growth Of he United States, and paid
eloquent tribute to the men aud wo-
men whose loyalty ond self-sacrfce
saved the life of the Nation. For an
houI he spoke of the high privileges
and the great duties of American citi-
zenship, and every man and woman
who heard him was made happier,
prouder and more contented. 1t was
a splendid speech aud MIR. Calder
head may be sure of an audience
whenever he comes to Allen county.
Yesterdays RACES.
The races Thursday were neither
fast nor close, to look at the results;
but they were interesting from the
fact that there was very evidently "a
hot fight between the contestants.
In the 2:24 trot, st. Justice, one of
the Kentucky horses, had the best of
1t; but he was pushed hard by Billy
Pickering, b edonia horse, Justice
has won 81 a.'pg the circuit, Billy
beirg able rItur My one first
from him, nnd tua- ut Fredonia. Each
heat yes rday WA rght. Billy
broke "a the first, hui il 100. bod half n