Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-09-01
AUDUBON FAIR NOW ON.
BIG ATTENDANCE YESTERDAY.

BIG ATTENDANCE YESTERDAY.
Exhlblts up to the usus, standard.
GOOD Haces. sig crowds.
Yesterday opened foggy and the low
clouds kept some people away, but
sunlight came before noon and the
afternoon was ideal. II the weather
is good today as all are hoping, the
attendance will be immense.
Mrs. Watts, assisted by Mrs. John
Weighton, Mrs. Ward and others
have beautiful art show while Mrs.
Moon presides over a nice exhibit of
textile fabrics. Sam Cramer was
never happier than yesterday when he
proudly pointed out the big cabbages
pumpkins, potatoes and corn. The
corn is as good as usual but not so
we'll matured as common for this date.
J. w. B. Cole has charge of the usu-
ally good line of pantry stores and G.
A. McIlvane of growing flowers.
Among the Stock.
George Weighton is superintendent
of the swine department and they have
the best exhibit of hogs ever made by
Audubon county people. There are
in all 1855 animals, so blacks, SO Duroc
Jerseys and 7 Chester Whites. John
and Owen Davis, John Weighton,
John Norris, Nels c. Jensen, Of
Oakfield, J. G. Hardman, of Oakfield,
Jas. Hunt, Hi Mendenhall, J. E.
Walker, A. J. Story, Sam Kopp and
Cappie Dodge are among the exhibit
tors. The hog business is great in
dustry here and these breeders are all
successful.
Among the exhibitors of draft
horses and colts are w. w. Weston,
J. c. Hardman, Cappie Dodge, VIM.
Layland, James Law and Dave Ran
dolph. George Foley is superinten-
dent. Many of the animals are splen-
did specimens of horse flesh.
The cattle show is small. We have
many successful cattle breeders in the
country, but there are not many show
ing here this year.
Harry Webster has charge of the
poultry exhibit and while they lack
some for room they make up in
quality.
The Pike.
The Midway" has developed into
the "Pike," keeping time with expo
sition nomenclature. The Audubon
county fair has a "Pike" this year
that. would do credit, II such term Is
admissible, to a small exposition.
The first attraction one meets on enter
ing is the Lacey show of minstrels.
They do lot of buck and wing dane
ing and singing, and have several
trained bears and an African badger,
making quite an aggregation.
At the far end of the street Is q
black tent advertising itself as
Thompson's Electric Theatre, showing
a picture of Monnt Pelee and moving
pictures of train robbery. This is
really a good show full of interest to
those not familarwith moving pictures.
They have Chief Running Bear, an
Arapahoe, son OF chief who took
partin the Custer massacre.
Near the moving picture show is the
A. G. Brooks vaudeville and musical
show. Then there is an old gentleman
and lady who are exhibiting in q
tent a bald headed monkey from South
Africa, a dancing parrot and an ali
gator six feet long. In another show
there is O freak of nature, a three
legged colt. Along the street on
either side are the usual lemonade and
peanut stands, some shooting CALLER
les, some games Of chance fellows,
and the air echoes with the usual din
of the organ grinder, the whistle of
the merry go-round and the other dis
cordant noises of a real live fair. II
is an occasion to make glad the heart
of the boy and girl to whom the great
occasion comes but once year.
The Christian Church ladies have
charge of the dining hall and we hope
they will have a good patronage.
Mertz & Creveling, of Gray, and Mr..
Staley, of Audubon, are among those
running lemonade and refreshment
stands.
George Hoover has building of
his own and is showing fine line of
furniture and hardware as we'll as
bnggies and and wagons. Johnson g.
Buck have a good exhibit of imple-
ments and machinery Of many kinds.
Morrissey & Ruhs have a lotofpianos
and organs in charge Of the blind
musician.
The hall is attractive and pretty.
The center has its raised circular
shelving filled with the fruit in charge
of E. N. Taggart. Ripe grapes and
peaches tempt the appetite. They are
surprisingly nice. In fact few knew
Audubon county was producing such
good fruit. There are many other
fruits, apples, plums etc.
The Races.
There were five starters In the 2:30
pace and six in the running race yes
terday. The pace went to Alice Gill,
a local horse, and was a good race.
The special trot was put on as the
2:3O class did not fill. The 'gallopers