Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-09-26


The Public Marriage and Other Special Features
Create Unusual Interest.
Fair weather makes fair, generally.
Bad weather usually makes failure OF
what otherwise would be blooming
success. Vernon county fair this year,
had about between and betwixb these
conditions. What was designed To be
and without doubt would have been. the
| greatest agricultural fair and race meet
| ing this section has ever seen was in a
| discouraging degree interfered with by
| foul weather on last week But il might
/ have been much worse. AS it is the
society will be fortunate iAsieed if its
| affairs are closed up without loss The
week opened as fine as could have been
desired, and Tuesday, the first day,
brought drizzling rain during the after
noon and evening, and Wednesday was
| an all-day rain. Thursday opened as
bright as bell and fully 2, 500 people
from the surrounding country came
through the mud TO be rained upon in
| the afternoon. 1t was voted to extend
the exhibition through Saturday Fri
day was ideal weather, and brought a
crowd of at least 5000. Saturday was
not much inferior in weather although
the attendance was not so large. Officers
of the society and people made the best
OF the situation, and altogether the fair
was quite asuccess from whatever source
viewed; but nothing to compare with
what 1t would have been under favorable
conditions, The number of entries has
never been exceeded.
THE STOCK DEPARTMENT..
There sas the usual Lively competi-
ton, csnd Dad weather failed to make
losing interest. In cattle all the breeds
We're ca exhibition, and one or two more
than usual There We're the Red Polls,
Jerseys, Herefords, Shorthorns, Gallow-
ays, Guernseys every stall and pen in
that section being filed, and the show
was most creditable to the breeders of
the county. The horse fair was up to
It's usual standard in both standards and
grades, with perhaps not quite as many
animals as on some former occasions
But there was more pride shown in the
matter of presenting them TO advantage.
Each year there is being shown more
thoroughbred ANIMALS. In sheep and
swine the pens were we'll occupied, but
it is noticeable that the scrub in both of
these classes was not there. In animal
industry Vernon cnunty farmers have
made rs rapid and satisfactory strides
in sheep and hogs as anywhere in the
state. None but what are considered
the best breeds are now sought for
Poultry exhibit brought out the usual
variety of the feathery kingdom, al
though the number OF exhibitors has
frequently been greater.
FLORAL HALL OBSERVATIONS
In vegetables, grains, and cereals gen
orally, the bad weather appeared to
have had a demoralizing effect. The
exhibit. although one of the most pro
ductive seasons for these things in years,
was limited in quantity but not inferior
in quality. With the exception of fruit
display there was noticeable absence
| > roughout floral hall of the crowded
condition that usually prevails there
! The fruit exhibit was never better The
| flower row through the confer of the
north wing of the building was nicely
arranged and added to the beauty of the
| house. In fancy work and paintings
| there was plenty of competition and the
array in these classes was creditable.
! Cookery, cauned goods and some'o other
| things in these departments were not at
| their best. Domestic manufactures in
| the hall were short. OF curiosities and
| miscellaneous exhibits there were few
| indeed. Throughout the building there
! was less interest shown than for a dozen
| years, but there is little question but
this was caused by bad weather
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT.
This department, under Supt Gard
ner, was well represented by individual,
school and district displays. The efforts
put forth by Young edIcators and stu
dents are worthy Of emulation by every
department of the fair There seemed
to be nothing lacking in this direction
except more room and better quarters
| for the display, yet the superintendent
| says his efforts in the management of
| this department would have been more
successful had fair weather prevailed
THE BALL TOURNAMENT.
There was the usual interest shown
| in this, and the sport drew its share of
| visitors to the fair Only three clubs
| entered, and three games We're played,
the first on Thursday, between Viroqua
and Pecktown Ia nine made up from
players in the neighborhood of Hunter
| bridge, in Liberty in which the home
team was an easy winner by score OF
Ia TO /.
On Friday LaFarge and Pecktown
slugged each other and made an inter
esting exhibition, but the losers of Thurs.
daywere again defeated, to Is in favor
| of LaFarge.
| The last contest was between the
winners of the two previous games and
proved an easy victory for Viroqua, II
| TO against LaFarge. The game, al
| though a big score, was well contested
and a great deal of interest was shown
! 1t was in this game that the ''rooters"
| got in their work, and pandemonium
reigned throughout the game This is
! of course, one Of the expected conditions
of base ball game, but it is too often
carried TO extremes and i'll feeling en-
gendered between neighboring sections.
1t were far better If much of the un-
gentlemanly 'guying' INDUCED in on
such occasions were left unsaid.
In the tournament Viroqua received
first place. LaFarge second, and Peck
town third, and the purse Of $50 90 wa
! proportionately awarded There wa
no financial recompense in the tourna
ment but it gave the ballists Of the
county an opportunity to congregat'
and become acquainted
rHz SPEED DEPARTMENT.
Az zsusl the racing crsated greatest
interest, and it has come TO this that Q
county fair without speed programme
and a string of fast horses, is practically
! barren Of general interest. It may be {
bad sentiment, but il is true and tn,
condition has to be dealt with on tina
basis While this is the drawing card
| Il Is The ehearast feature Of the fair 81