Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-09-13
COUNTY FAIR !!

Fairs have been held in Marathon
4 county for the past thirty years but the
one of this year greatly surpassed any
previous one and will without doubt be
awarded the record for the best county
fair held in Wisconsin in 1904. Indeed
in some exhibits it WAS close second to
| the state fair. GIoGE1 settled DER the
faces of those interested when on Tues
| day morning rain shower set in which
continued at intervals nearly all day.
This fortunately, did not deter exhibit
tors from making their entries and after
noon it was plainly apparent to visitors
| that the exhibits in each department
would be complete and in excess OF an
tieipaiials Wednesday also was
cloudy and cold although the atten-
dance was larger than for the cores
ponding day year ago. Every cloud
has silver lining" and the clouds of
Tuesday and Wednesday were followed
by fine summer weather the Two follow
ing days the result being that all records
in attendance were broken. In 1908 on
the banner day there were IA 800 people
on the grounds but ON Thursday there
We're, according to the most conserva-
tive estimates, at least Il, 900.
THE Exhibits
| AS above stated every department
was complete but those which attracted
the most attention were perhaps the
cattle and horse exhibits Those who
have visited the state fair in the past
and who attended our fair this year say
that our cattle SHOW this year equalled
any like display ever seen at the state
fair The management had to con-
struct a new barn and even then a
great many animals had to be placed
in horse barns The herds were I'M
usually large and several new types
were shown. Those who exhibited
were:
Harry Witter, T. of Maine, 8 Grade
| Holsteins
Stewart Lbr. Co, Wausau, IS Aber-
deem Angus.
j w Hutchinson, Randolph, IA Hol-
stein-Friesians
G. w. Thompson, Woodstock, H.,
Z Herefords.
Kline Bros, Wausau, 81 Jerseys.
+. II. Scribner ~ Son, Rosendale, II
Jerseys
H. n Thompson, Woodstock. H., Z
Herefnrds.
Nick Grim, Wausau, II Holsteins.
+. III. Scribner ~ Son, Rosendale, l
IIoIstein
r. II. Jones, Athens, Guernseys.
[ Paul Kickbusch, Wausau, Jerseys.
r. Freeman, Emmett, 6 Shorthorns.
JAS Kennedy, Easton, Shorthorn.
Walt. Hinton, Trappe, l Shorthorn.
| Duncan Bros. Wausau, Is Shorthorns.
A. A. Arnold, Galesville, 10 Short
horns.
g. S. Curtis, Wausau II Red Polls.
S. Nj. Quaw, Wausau, 10 Shorthorns.
Chas. Huckbody, Maine, 6 Grade Red
| Polls.
l.. Donahue, Aniwa, Grade Red
/ Polls.
j. Simmer, Wausau, IA Red Polls.
jenkins ~ Halsey, Athens, s Guern-
seys
John Manser, Kelly, 10 Red Polls.
Besides the above there were many
fine specimens of graded cattle both of
the beef and dairy types, but one thing
was particularly noticeable and that
was the absence of scrubs" A number
of fat steers were entered in the fat
steer contest and Duncan Bros. were
awarded the prize on a ShorthOrn-a
| big fat fellow weighing 800 lbs. The
steer was sold at auction Friday morn
| ing and for time there was spirited
| bidding between Julius Thielman, a
Merrill butcher, and j. w. Fiber, pro-
| prietor of the Daisy meat market. The
steer was finally sold to Mr.. Fiber for
$3.50 or ten cents per pound.
More Marathon county farmers
had pure blood cattle entered
tered this year than ever before seen,
which is an evidence that our farmers
are awakening to the fact that it pays to
aa1 rood cfAol auon orpo HaH aattla
The horse barns showed some fine
specimens of pure blood stock of the
coach and draft varieties, in fact it was
the best showing ever seen at a county
fair in Northern Wisconsin. III. A.
Briggs, of Elkhorn, had number of
Belgian and Percheron registered stall
lions in these barns, that excited the adj
miration of all who saw them. During
the stock parade of Thursday these
horses were decorated with store"
flowers, and as they marched past the
grand stand behind the band they made
an appearance that drew forth the hand
clapping of the people seated therein.
In the farm horse competition the
town of Texas took the palm. For best
teams, prizes of $S, Sc, "a, 81 were given
to Walter Hinton, Frank Guris, Fred
Krueger and Carl Bliese, all of that
town, in the order named. In another
contest for the best four teams from any
town, farmers of Texas were given first
money $3.50 and Wausau second (S25)
The pig pens contained some excel
| lent specimens of Berkshires, Poland
Chinas and Chester Whites, the largest
exhibitors being Ed. Hoffman, of Sugar
Bush; Marathon County asylum; A. A.
Arnold, of Galesville; w. l.. Smith, of
| Eldron, and j Simmer, of Wausau.
| The sheep pens, while not containing
| so large number of sheep as has been
seen at fairs in the past, showed some
excellent specimens, A. A. Arnold, of
Galesville, having some very fine head
of Lincolns.
In the poultry shed nearly every
variety of fowl was represented and
made a nice showing In this shed
also were some fowls that weren' fowis,
such as guinea pigs, rabbits, goats, ,hares,
/ white rats, etc. Near by was large
crate on wagon in which were twelve
foxes, also cage of squirrels. These
attracted great many people. In an
enclosure of wire netting was u
damesticated doe and her fawn.
/ In describing the display of farm
products we can say no more than that
every grain, vegetable and grass pro-
iduct. raised in Marathon county was
represented with excellent varieties and
| liberal in the extreme. Some of the
specimens shown we're revelation 10
strangers visiting the fair who are un-
acouaiuted with the capabilities of
Marathon county soil. The display of
the Marathon county asylum was, as
usual. very good and tastily arranged.
1 The fruit display by The state hortieul-
tural society was fine. the bulk OF the
specimens shown being grown in the
states experiment orchard on Jacob
Gensman's farm.
The wing in the lower part of the
! building was occupied principally
for commercial advertising pur
poses by business houses. In this
wing also IS large glass refrigerator
for The storage of butter, cheese, eggs
honey, etc Little can be said of the
cheese display but that of the butter
was excellent. A test of the creamery
butter gave the following number OF
points to the creameries having pro
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