Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-12
COUNTY FAIR
IS A SUCCESS
WEATHER MAN SMILES UPON US. AND
LARGE NUMBERS COME.
TILLnAN DRAWS BIG CROWD
One Of the Most Successful Fairs Held in
Years. Attractions are Good. Base
Ball Games Each Day Being the
Center Of Interest.

The Winneshiek County Fair of
1906 will go down in history as one
of the best held in years, in point OF
attendance, attractions and exhibits.
While there was a deficiency over some
preceding years in sCme departments,
vet taken as whole the showing was
good, and everybody who came had
good time. Financially the fair
was a success, enough being taken in
to pay all expenses and also pay off
the debt, we understand.
The big day of the fair was Wednes-
day-Tillman day. Since the announce
ment was first made that United States
Senator Benjamin r. Tillman-
"Pitchfork Tillman" would make a
speech here everyone who could pos
sibly do so made preparations to be
on hand that day, for they had heard
so much about this ''fire-eater" that
they wanted to hear what he had to
say. HIS subject was the race prob.
lem in South Carolina and the United
States, and he handled it without
gloves. While there may have been a
few among those who heard him that
could not agree with what he said, and
while all of them could not agre g
with some things he said, yet the most
of them thought that the most of the
things he said were about right, and
that the southerners are better prepared
to cope with the negro problem right
at home than the northerners at "a
distance. At all events, all were i'm
pressed with the fact that he meant
inst what he said and few there were
who were brave enough to attempt to
discuss the question with him.
Large crowds saw the base ball
games each day. The association
secured a drawing card when they
arranged these games between neigh
boring towns, and each game was a
good one, exceptionally good for the
size of the towns from which the
teams. came. We have space only to
give the scores without attempting
to write up each game, for if we were
to give each game in detail, together
with all the rag chewing" that was
INDUCED in, there would be nothing
else in this paper On Tuesday Burr
Oak defeated Postville in very SUI
perior article of ball, score to o;
cd al llanOIa
played file game, DEBORAH having
battery and first baseman from
Blair, Wis, and Calmar a pitcher
from Oxford junction. The score was
to in Decorahs favor; Thursday
the winners of the first two days.
Burr Oak and DEBORAH, played. De-
corah winning by score of IL to 2,
and Friday the losers of the first two
DAYS Calmar and Postville. had a red
hot game, Postville being ahead until
the ninth inning, when Calmar took
squirt and tied the score, and in the
tenth Calmar got another. winning
the game, TO 6.
There was enough of horse racing to
give those who enjoy this sport
sufficient amusement. On Wednesday
the 2. 40 pace had three starters, Durez.
Brit and The Moslem, winning three
heats in the order named. time 80
:3615 and 2 80 Thursday in the
3 100 trot the starters were Claude
Melnott, Irene H. and Lulu B. d,
winning in straight heats in the
following time: 2:4214; 2:43 and
1874. Also a 2 80 pace between Durez,
Brit and The Moslem, finishing in
the order named. with the time
2:344 :s2l4; 2:291a. On Friday
the 40 trot between May Neville
and Zeletta B. was won by the for
mer. time 2 :341 800; 1865 and
2:35h. There was also donkey race
in which George Baker won with his
burro.
In Floral Hall there were not as many
exhibits as usual, owing perhaps both
to lack of interest among those
having things appropriate for exhibit
ton, and the fact that the premiums
are not as large as they were year:
ago. There were only ten or dozer
paintings. although in needle worl
there were a lumber of meritoriou'
designs. Mrs. Helen II. LarseI
showed rug that was a curiosity
made by her mother in Norway, whC
made the yarn from which she woyt
it, each row being dyed distinc
color, the whole being fine piec,
of work. Mrs, Banning of Ossian
showed some shaded embroidery anC
Mrs. G.. Il. Baker of Ridgeway 1
unique crazy patchwork quilt. Mrs
L. L. Schuck showed case o.
luscious fruit from the farm of w.
III. Barber & Son of Grand Junction
Colo, where her husband is spending
the summer, which was far in adj