Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-21
SECOND DAY Of FAIR
BRINGS OUT $4,000
Race Events Yesterday We're Exceptionally Good and We're
Witnessed BY Thousands of Enthusiastic Spectators
Free Attractions Made Decided Hit--N None Better
LILLIAN RUSSELL LOCAL HORSE WINS THREE STRAIGHT IN 217 PACE
the Owner Congratulations Many
FriendSTOO Apt Carries off the OnOrS the 229 CdsSTo
days Races Will Gredt-Four Good Events in List.

The second Gay of the Watertowi
Inter-County fair was a success il
everything that the term implies
The weather was again ideal ant
brought hundreds of visitors from tht
neIghboring cities and villages anC
surrounding country. 1t is estimated
that there were fully if not more thar
1000 people present on the seconC
day. The grand stands were crowded
to their full capacity. The fences or
both sides of the track for quarter
of the distance around the track both
ways were lined with spectators
watching the race events, which were
as good in their class as any admirei
of horse racing would care to see.
The officers of the fair association
express great satisfaction at the size
of the crowd yesterday and can now
rest assured that with good weather
today and tomorrow, the second annu-
al fair will not only be a triumphant
success as far as an exhibition is con-
cerned. but a financial success. There
are certainly the attractions to draw
the crowd each day and today promis-
es to be the record breaker as far as
the attendance is concerned.
Yesterday was Watertown day and
the merchants. manufacturers and
business men of the city generally
certainly showed a loyalty to their
city in closing their places of bust
ness and permitting themselves and
their employees to attend the fair and
lend encouragement to this local en-
terprise. the future success of which
is certainly fully assured. The Lead
er, with the rest had "closed shop. -
Therefore the news columns of the
paper this morning will not be quite
up to standard 1t is hoped by the
management of the paper that the
readers will appreciate the situation
and forbear with US. The Leader
will, however, try to do justice to the
fair itself in the way of complete
report of the events.
GROWS IN POPULARITY.
1t is evident that this section of
the state is becoming familiar with
the success of the Watertown fair and
each year, with favorable weather,
the crowds will increase and five years
hence will witness an improvement on
the ground that will be like trans
formation scene.
Every train arriving yesterday on
both the c.. M. & ST. T. and the
Northwestern roads brought crowds of
visitors. On the $50 train on the
Milwaukee road, Oconomowoc sent $50
visitors and later trains brought
many. Ixonia and the country tribu-
tary sent it's share. Waterloo and
Reeseville sent 300 on the same train
The people at "Cooney" reciprocated
for the liberal crowds Watertown sent
to their midsummer carnival last
month. That little city did we'll and
Watertown will never forget them
Juneau, Beaver Dam, Fort Atkinson,
Lake Mills and other towns along the
Northwestern sent good crowds.
Quite a number from Columbus and
Waterloo We're among yesterdays
visitors. A few were here from JEFF
ferson. but not many.
,I, ~
ternoon and several of the jurors,
witnesses and attorneys came up to
enjoy themselves.
All day yesterday visitors came
from every direction of the compass.
The farmers. judging from their at
tendance yesterday, are showing more
interest, for they were we'll represent
ed, in tact, much more than last year
Streams of farmers rigs poured into
the city from all directions from early
in the morning till we'll into the af-
terncon. There were the typical,
the modern and up-to- date and the
happy medium. All appeared to en-
joy the whole show, from the ''pike"
clear around the circuit till they
reached it again and then enjoyed it
some more.
MUSIC WAS THE SIGNAL.
The arrival of the Juneau band in
the morning and their march through
the principal streets, together with
Thacker's band of this city, contrib
uted their fall share to the realiza-
tion, that rafting good fair was on
in Watertown. The Juneau band is
good one for city of that size and
they were the recipients of many
words of praise for their excellent
music discoursed throughout the after
noon at the fair grounds and in the
evening during the free attractions
on Main street. The music by this
band and the local band was fully ap-
preciated.