Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-08-11
THE OLD RELIABLE FAIR.
Its Annual Occurrence in this City
Next Week.
FEW OF THE NUMEROUS FEATURES

The managers of the Mineral Point
Fair for 1904 have strenuously en-
deavored to have it equal to any of
the many excellent exhibitions held
in this city in the past, and there is a
prevailing belief that with favorable
weather it will prove the best of all.
Exhibits of rare merit are already
assured for every department.
Being the first fair of the season
its races invariably have the largest
| number of entries, and the horses,
not having come together before, the
contests are usually "for blood"
No horse ever made faster time on
some other track than this the same
season. That proves the claim that
this is one of the fastest half mile
tracks in the state.
The floral parade will be some
thing grand. such as promises to
eclipse all former efforts in Mineral
Point, which means much.
Base ball contests Wednesday and
Friday, equal in skill to any ever
witnessed in these parts. The players
are ripe for the best that's in them.
Black Diamond, the wonderful
Trottihg Ostrich, to be seen at this
fair, is one of the leading attractions
before the American people today.
The Five Flying Banvards, the
human birds OF the air, Will each
day give a performance well worth
twice the price Of admission. They
are the only artists accomplishing
the original feat known as the double
loop the loop.
The famous Dode Fisk will exhibit
his wonderful trick horse "Decryon"
on the track every day of the fair.
The horse dances to music, walks on
it's knees, walks on its hind legs and
performs many other startling acts.
Fisk's great circus will be given on
the grounds every evening.
The floral and fine art hall Will be
bewildering scene of skill and
beauty and joy forever.
There will be blooded stock of all
kinds - horses, cattle, sheep, hogs,
poultry, etc. equal to any in the
world, for the eye to gaze on.
Expert judges and starters, moth
ing lacking.
Besides all these attractions and
features of excellence, the Mineral
Point fair always proves one of the
leading social events of the year.
Here one meets acquaintance and
friends not seen for years, and what
a pleasure that is.
An efficient police force always on
duty to protect the people from
sharks and thieves, whereby this I'M
welcome class has learned to steer
clear of Mineral Point. It's too hot
for them.
The whole RECALLED with spell-bind-
ing band music day by day.
One feature fully as important as
any is the welfare and satisfaction
of the inner man during fair time. In
this our fair has excelled for years,
| and will as long as the p. M. church
ladies have charge of the eating
house on the grounds. It's sub
stantial, home cooked, wholesome
meal every time. Besides, no city of
this size has better hotel accommo-
dations.
If you want an enlivening, inscruc-
tive, sightseeing, social, gala time
attend the Mineral Point fair, held
in this city next week.
The oldest inhabitant cannot re-
call a more delightful summer in
Wisconsin than that Of this Year oil
Our Lord 1904 On the whole the
: valleys and plains have blossomeo
II like the Garden of Eden. The at
mosphere has been cool md bracing
J notably weld of violent disturbances
r Everything, excepting politics, hal
been calm and peaceful and serene
: exactly right for the comfort ant
: prosperity Of the noblest specimen