Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-09-11
Notes on the Fair.

Rural Free Delivery Number Three.
Notes on the Fair.
Rain spoiled the last days show.
Eighty-one people entered produce
or stock in the various departments.
No one can say but that it was one
of the most successful fairs ever given
to the county.
The hog barns were filled with as
good a grade of hogs as ever were
shown in the county.
The merry-go round proved the
drawing card for the children and
some of the older ones INDUCED in
ride also.
Yellow Rose owned by M. E. Jen-
kins, of Brayton, took the 2:30 pace
easy in three heats, with time of
2:24, 2:22, 2:22 respectively.
The members of the Catholic church
gave good meals to those who went
without taking food, and gave every
person their moneys worth.
All the superintendent of the vari-
GUS departments are deserving of
displayed the articles put under their
care.
In the county run Wednesday,
Billy H, owned by F. P. Huffman,
took first, Victor, owned by T. H.
Swezey, second, Dick Devett, owned
by S. E. Hunter, thiro.
The three year old trots had the
following colts: Daisy Dillon owned
by F. l.. Andersen took third, Wick
man, owned by M. e. Jenkins, took
first, Hank Lowe, owned by Frank
Rice, took second. The best time was
2:489.
In the county run Thursday l.. T..
Whitehall entered Joe Foster.
. J. E. Heath entered Dick Grey.
T. F. Noonan entered Nellie Castillo
l.. A. Cripple entered Jack Tiger.
Ct e. Gallon entered Louie Foutz
: and the first three were the winners.
The corner fitted out by the ladies
r of the Columbian Club, was very
a creditable one and the people owe
them vote of thanks for the wares
displayed. They had some of the best
i Their display of hand painted china
L
I had in their homes. 1t was corner
J that was school within itself.
Bessie O'Brien, Jack O'Brien's two
y year old, surprised every one in The
. three year old county pace by taking
second money. The colt has been in
training only since May but proved tc
e have about the best bottom and speed
of any thing in the county. Jack die
n not expect to put her in the race las
l. spring and only brought her to towr
n to get her well broken but she develop
e ed such speed he decided to let her go
make the swiftest animal ever raised
in the county.
IS The people of the county were repre-
It sented this year for the first time by
9 produce from the county farm. Over
IS seer r. N. Carper, has some fine pro
IS duce this year and entered TO-
competition and secured irst premium
v on the following: Beets, corn ant
, turnips. He got second on beets
a. onions, cabbage and ducks. Among
q q the stock he got second on shorthorr
% bull. He sold one of the POLAND
= This was very creditable shown,
for the farm and reflects credit OF
Is Warden Carper.
ar The county races showed som
lie mighty fine horses and colts in tn
ar county. In the three year old pace
i. Marion Jenkins, f. L. Andersen, Jac
,e O'Brien and Geo r. Gill, had thei
colts entered and they went six heat
to decide, and the best time was 2:351
"a Alice G, Gill's colt took first gettln
y the following places in the consecutiv
70 heats, third, second, first, first, SECOND
!: third. Bessie O'Brine, got SECOND
is and held the following heats second
~ first, third, second, first, second. Vars
y; bel, Anderson's, took third, and til
10 following heats, first, third, SECOND
N third, third, third.
Why do people enter their produc
no at the County Fair? Is it to get tn
n prize money? We do not believe it
~, w on the whole. The small amount tn
=, association gives, and they give a
90 they can afford to, does not pay an
or one, but the fair is given to stimulat
w every body to do their best in ever
~ or line of industry. Each year the stoc
No No and fancy work grows better. TT
-. vice given from stockmnn to stoc
~ raiser helps each other andlthe folloy
ing year each know better how to cal
to for stock or have purchased somethin
he to raise the standard grade of the
or herds. The work in the fancy depar
he ment teaches the ladies how to in
in prove the nice things in their hon
ill and their homes are the brighter fl
ey it. More people should look at ii
ey fair in the light of an educate
tn Should have enough patriotic loyal
nd to their profession to want to help al
,ly ha ha1pad Tho fo;r 10 tho has, ad,1o