Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
FlrTy-sEcoNo ANNUAL Fair.
Greatest Annual Live stock and In.
dustrial Exposition on Earth.


dustrial Expedition on Earth.
AS an all-round agricultural, live.
stock, industrial and amusement OK.
position the Iowa State Fair has no
rival. Iowa people are fortunate in
having opportunity to attend such an
exposition annually with least expen-
diture OF time and money. The splen.
did park Of 266 acres owned by the De-
partment of Agriculture, beautified by
nearly 20 years OF systematic cult
walton, covered with hundred great
buildings especially for the use OF the
state fairs, will be for one week the
scene Of great activity. In the past
few years more than $l74,0O0 has been
expended in permanent improvements
in the fair grounds and this year $685.
600 Is being thus used. 1t /. Is ex-
pected that the attendance this year
Will be not less than 100000. Every
thing has been done that is possible
for the convenience, comfort, health
and pleasure of these visitors who
come mainly from the farms OF the
farms of the state. The transporta-
ton to the grounds is best and chear-
est, there is fine camping ground,
and for the ladies there Is rest
building and in case of illness there is
hospital on the ground.
The live stock show is the heart OF
this great fair. With upwards Of 400
horses, 500 head Of cattle, 5000 hogs
and sheep and poultry in proportion.
all representing the very best that
American breeders can produce, the
lovers of fine stock will have feast.
In all the other departments that go
to make up complete State Fair this
one is nearly perfect
The machinery exhibit and imple-
ment show will take up 20 acres OF
space and everything that is new and
valuable will be seen there.
The speed program includes five
days of excellent races for good purses
and some of the best horses of the
country yill be on hand.
One of the great features of the
fair will be the sensational fight Of
the famous Knabenshue Airship, which
on Monday. Aug. u will make start
from its station on the fair grounds.
and going at a height Of over 500
feet will make the trip to the city,
encircling the dome of the state
house on the way, then returning.
This Airship will give daily exhibit
lions of airshipping, the first ever
seen in Iowa. 1t is the only success.
full airship outside of France.
The music for the State Fair will
be the finest possible Liberati with
his great concert band and soloists
will furnish the leading music and give
several concerts daily. The Fifty
sixth regiment band, l. N. G. of Fort
Dodge has also been engaged, and
an orchestra for the pavilion.
A soldiers reunion will be held on
Old Soldiers day, August %, on
which the veterans of the Rebellion
with their wives or the widows will
be admitted free. 1t will be in charge
of the G. A. R. department of Iowa.
In the matter of amusements there
has been secured for the State Fair
the finest line of high class and clean
vaudeville ever seen at any state
fair. This includes the Miller per-
forming elephants, the Allison troupe
of acrobats, the Pickards in aerial bar
performing, Castelane and Volo in
the Double Gap of Death" the Buck
eye trio in comedy work, the famous
Pekin zouaves, and other features.
Each of the great evening entertain
ments will close with splendid exhi.
bition of fireworks.
The fair opens August "a. On the
Sunday following Liberati will give
the opening concert and the exhibits
will be opened for visitors Monday
August q