Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-09-09
E. B. THAYER, Editor and PrOp-voL. xxxvn


1902 is now an event of the past but t
has left an impression on the people
who visited it as being one ct more than
ordinary merit so far as the average
county fair is concerned. The exhibits
in some departments may not have been
50 large as in former years hut what
there was was of excellent quality
There were two draw backs-the
weather and the lateness of crops. The
weather suddenly turned off cold and
windy, aud besides keeping many away,
il was also responsible for many who
intended to make exhibits to leave same
at home, for there were many who filled
out entry blanks on Tuesday who in
tended to bring articles w ednesday and
who were deferred in so doing by the
weather. Nearly all crops were back
ward this year in coming to maturity
and the farmers being busy threshing
this also acted unfavorably on the at
tendance and exhibits.
EXHIBITS
In the agricultural building there was
a display of farm products that was up
to the average in point of variety and
of most excellent quality. There were
some special exhibits, notably among
them being one of farm produce by
Fred Rietbrock, display of a great
many different varieties of apples raised
on the farm of A. l.. Kreutzer, and one
of fruit by ''Appletree" Barnes. and
mixed display by the Asylum. The
have been, owing no doubt to the
weather conditions. Those who did
make displays in this line were the Cen
tral Creamery CO., the Stettin Cream
cry Co., w. A. Voight, the Hamburg
Creamery Co., and the Sunset Creamery
Co. The balance of the lower floor of
this building was taken up by mer
chants with special exhibits, and among
those who occupied booths wherein
were tastily arranged line of wares
We may mention the following The
James Music Co, musical Instruments;
Gus. Naffz, drug sundries; Otto Mueller.
jewelry; Wausau LaundryCo. ,laundered
fabrics; the Pardee Drug Co, drug mer-
chandise; r. w. Pinder, chinaware;
The Continental Fire Extinguisher Co.,
the Chief fire extinguisher; j h. Wei
gand, photographs. In this department
of the james Music Co. made things
lively for there was piano music and
monographs in operation continually.
The second floor was taken up with art
and needle work wholly, and was
very interesting place for the ladies'
The poultry show was not as extern
sive as other years for the reason that
al entry fee of 25 cents was charged
for the purpose of keeping out scrub
stock aud it had the desired effect, and
the consequence was that the fowl that
were shown were of the first class
variety. Henry Voight, of the town of
Hamburg, had the largest display, and
captured large share of the premium
money.
The horse barns were well filled with
a good stock of draft and driving horses
but the people for some reason appear
to have lost interestin this department
for, as Il stranger remarked, there were
better horses to he seen on the grounds
elan were entered in the stables.
The cattle barns were the chief OBJ.
jects of interest, and drew the attention
of the entire people. We doubt If any
county in the state will have finer
display at their fairs this fall than that
shown here last week. Those who
made exhibits were:
j. Simmer, Is head; C. S. Curtis, IL
head; John Manser head. Pat Currau,
bull, Ben Hammond, | bull-all Red
Polls.
Alexander Stewart Lumber Co, 10
head Aberdeen Angus.
F. Reitbrock, Guernseys, Short
Horns.
Duncan Bros, Is Short Horns
Gus. Herman, town Vein, 2 Short
Horns.
VIM Merklein, Herefords.
Kline Bros, 20 Jerseys.
F. Dumdei, town Wansau, 8 Guern'
seys.
Ole Biller. Jersey.
G. W. Witter, Holsteins.
We can best describe the stock exhibit
by giving the opinion of Il. B. Johns,
superintendent of the new agricultural
school. as he expressed it to US, and he
is good judge of cattle. MIR. Johns
states that he has visited county fairs in
a great many of the southern counties
of the state, where they have been
raising pure blooded stock for years,
aud he has never seen as fine display
of the seven recognized leaders of beef
and dairy cattle as was shown at our
fair. In the herd of Fred Rietbrock,
there Is Guernsey bull, said to be the