The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-08-23
FAIR NOTES..

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Friday coined money.
All the inmates of the Children's
Home enjoyed the fair Friday.
1t is evident that the size Of the am
phitheatre must be increased again.
The receipts at the grand stand We'd
nesday We're $40 higher than in 1908.
There was excitement in the show
where the train robbery was depicted.
1t is noticed by the observing ones
that large per cent of the fair goers
are ladies.
There is every indication that the
managers will be able to pay all pre-
miums in full.
During the Roman chariot race
Thursday afternoon dog ran in front
of the horses and was killed.
The u. b. & N. electric railway
company carried some 8. 600 passengers
to the fair grounds Thursday.
Mr.. Denhardt, of Leipsic, the prof
essional judge in the sheep and hog de.
partment. did satisfactory work.
The AuRlsize county fair managers
had representatives on the grounds.
Their fair will be held September
27-3O.
Mr.. Omer Mcpherson had fine dis
play of pups east of the poultry exhib
it. The little bull dogs caught the
eyes OF everybody.
The W. G. t. U. rest room is pop
ulsr place. Tired ladies fini comfort
there. The rest room has become a
necessary convenience.
Fair goers will have nothing but
pleasant recollections Of the exposition
of 1904. The secretary and managers
deserve credit for their hard work.
Willie Colvin. son of Mrs. Matte
Colvin. of Cooper avenue. strayed
away from his mother and was found
by the police and taken to the Secre-
tary's Office.
All the barkers connected with the
various shows shouted the merits of
their several entertainments through
megaphones. A sideshow barker is
man in q class by himself
Truman B. Gest, the well known
stock buyer OF Urbana. was secured as
Judge in the cattle department He
was well pleased with the showing
made by the farmers of the county.
The children of the Children's
Home were visitors at the grounds Fri
day. On account of the rain and the
bad condition of the grounds they re-
mained in the Home wagon while
there
In few years the large lot of young
trees planted in various sections OF
the grounds will increase the size of
the shaded portion of the grounds and
add greatly to the beauty of the loca-
tion.
L. Press Taylor, member of the Fair
Board. Friday found q gentleman's s
pocketbcok near the Hamm cigar store
here which the owner can recover by
calling at this Office and describing the
property.
Member o. G. Dickinson of the fair
board Thursday found at the fair
grounds lady's pocketbook and la
dy's belt buckle which can be recover
ed by the owners calling at this Office
and describing property.
Editor E. NJ. Day, of the Hunts
vile News. spent all day Thursday on
the grounds. He stopped the man.
moth presses and turned his force
loose for the week. Editor Day sees
fun in every corner at the fair.
The Daily Index was on the grounds
leach day with a IL O'Clock edition.
The large sales made by the news
boys WAS evidence that the enterprise
was appreciated. Many callers paid a
visit to the Index booth each day.
There is q crying need for new cat.
tie and sheep barns on the fair grounds
Before another fair is given new
buildings should be erected. STOCK
J men will not exhibit when there are
such poor accommodations as are afford
: ed here.
Thursday was Msrysville Day. Thos
good Union county neighbors of our
did not turn out as has been their Gus
tom but we will send big delegation
to their fair in October just the same
; They persist in holding mid winte
expositions" over there.
Arthur Hamer, the well snowl
horse man who was injured by
horse some weeks ago, is now able t
get around with the assistance of
4 lcane and came out to see the races
! He was delighted with the showing
u made by the flyers. Mr.. Hamer enter
ed no horses in this years races.
I'll The draft horses exhibited made
!, fine showing in the center of the trsc
o Wednesday. Roadsters ana standar
= bred horses were shown in the rim
Thursday. Friday the general pul
,s pose horses were shown. Superintender
70 Henry, Of the horse department, wa
.. delighted at the fine displays in til
/, line.
gel George Smith, of Washington. G. 81
er who for twenty-six years has so
re whips at the fair grounds pointed
ne the stump of a walnut tree just nor
of merchants hall yesterday which tr