Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-10-11
CREDITABLE in ALL WAYS
VIOLA FAIR IS GREATLY IMPROVED
ON NUMEROUS LINES.
The Band and Ball Contests a-e Full of
Ginger Stock. Aericulturai. tc-
ing Feature are Fine.

| Iin8er -Stock, APriculiurai, tc-
ing Feature are Fine.
Our neighbors at Viola, and the ofli
! GERS who had matters in charge may
well congratulate themselves over the
completeness and eredability of their
fair held last week, Weather condi-
| tions were ideal, with nothing to detract
| except bad dust. Their attendance was
largely above past years, estimates vary
| ing from 5000 TO 5000 made for Thurs
days crowd, with perhaps 1000 to / 800
| less the day following From first TO
! last, it can he said tine fair was success.
| Secretary Frazier, for new man. had
! things well in hand. His veteran as
sistant J M Allen, is hard to beat en-
| details Other officers did their part
! For the police service the CENSOR wants
| to say it was frst-class. The comfort
| and convenience OF the visitors was their
! first care.
The race meeting was splendid sue
/ cess and gave satisfaction to those who
! most admire that featuTe,of fair. There
were over fifty horses entered for the
races, which were contested for the mo,
| ney and honors The best time made
WAS 2.l6l, by George F., winner of the
fast pacing race.
In the stock department there was a
most creditable exhibit of cattle, hogs
/ horses, sheep, of which Vernon county
exhibitors secured m41y, nearly all the
breeds being Represented. Floral hall
was packed with .tiuery, and the farm
| and garden products attracted especial
attention
Plenty Of pure, fresh water, pumped
with gasoline engine, was fine thing
/ for thirsty crowd and a splendid ad.
vertisement for g firm that conceived
| tee idea Of such an illustrative demon
stration Of the value of the machine.
| Good eating stands are always an ac-
ceptable accommodation at the Viola
/ fair Aside from the general exhibits
| the ball and land contests aroused gem
/ eral interest, - the contestiDg organi-
| cations bringiD enthusiastic friends to
cheer their faYl -ites.
I THE I5ALL TOURNAMENT
Viroqua and La Fargo played their
! fifth game for the season, Friday fore
noon, before the most anxious and en-
| thustastic crowd of rooters that could
/ be imagined. It was an intensely anx-
| ions hour, each team and its following
determined that they would win. DIR.
! G II. Nye umpired the game with sat
! isfaction TO the contestants. There was
/ little OF rag chewing Both sides did
good work. likewise had many errors,
and it is Just to say that errors on either
, side permitted the score of 4 to 3 Fol-
/ lowing is the score:
LaFarge. IL 0 0 0 0 8 0 x-d
| Viroqua. o 0 0 o . 0 0 O. 3
La Fargo had for battery Goodwin. a
! league pitcher of Milwaukee, and CAL
| hoor for catcher. Two hits that pro-
ducsd three.baggera on part OF Good
/ win was the real feature of the game.
| Smith and Borgerson, the hGme battery,
| played good bsll. An error In the sew
/ enth inPlng is believed to have lost the
ga:.o for Viroqua, but it was one OF
those easy slips that come with overcon-
fidence, and are sure to happen at a IA
tai moment.
| The two towns have strong bali
| teams, composed of young men of char
acter 1t is therefore natural that their
meetings should end in harmony, as did
| the Viola contest, with financial cred
it for La Fargo Of 500.
La Fargo and Readstown played on
Thursday, the former winning to- &.
| THE BAND CONTEST.
Music, plenty and inspiring, was the
order at the Viola fair, four bands pro-
viding the same The society put mp
$500 for the best band, four entering.
Prot. Redhead, a musical expert of La
| Crosse, was engaged to judge the merits
and he did so strictly on professional
lines On scale of one hundred he gave
/ the decision rs follows: Viroqua band
SO, Westby r., Soldiers Grove rs, Viola
| 56 The tournament throughout wac
most creditably conducted, each organ
cation making commendable effor. >
capture the honor In speaking of the
home band Prof, Redhead said he con-
! sidered the music and effect the finest he
had ever heard produced by an amateur
band And we have right to be proud
Of our home band and its accomplish.
ments