Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
SEASON Of FAIRS
now FULLY OPEN
INTEREST WILL SOON CONCFN-
TRATE ON LOCAL FAIR.
Entries for Race Events Supposed
to Close Last Night, But Only
Seven EntGrGd-HOWGVer. There
viii Be a Good Field When the
Time Comes VIII Be a Success.

This is the season of the year when
peoples fancies turn to the subject
of fairs This portion Of the state has
a goodly number of them which are
taking place now or will within the
next week or two and interest in then
grows as the time approaches. It is
at these annual fairs that the farmer
proudly exhibits the fine stock and
grains he has raised the past year
and his wife the butter and prize iel-
lies of the culinary department of the
household. 1t is this feature of these
fairs that really accomplishes the
most good, for it educates the farmer
and his wife, but then their value do
social affairs must also be given
much credit.
City people, too, take continued if
not growing interest in fairs, even
though their nature has been changed
somewhat from the more spectacular
shows that once were with horse races
the chief features.
Just now, interest with Watertown
people is concentrated on the state
fair which is being held at Milwau-
kee this week and many are ayailing
themselves Of the opportunity to
visit it and view the many special
features that are being offered for the
amusement and pleasure Of the visit
ors. The annual exhibition this year
| is pronounced far superior to anything
of the past and the indications are
that the enterprise will not prove as
great a financial loss to the state as 1t
has in the past. Next week, how
ever, attention will divert to our own
fair-the second annual exhibition of
the Watertown nter-County Fair as
sociation. 1t will be larger and bet
ter this season and is local enter
prise that should be heartily encourag-
ed by every citizen of Jefferson and
Dodge counties. Arrangements have
been made by the fair management III
the running Of special trains on both
lines of road entering the city to
accommodate the people in the neigh
boring towns and villages and induce
ments have been offered to make it
worth their time to attend the fair.
Jeff Smith of the firm of Smith 4
McNutt of Columbus, was visitor in
the city yesterday arranging for the
race events at the fair here next
week. They will have four runners
entered in the races. The entries
were supposed to close at midnight
last night, but the time will no
doubt be extended, as up to last even
ing there were only seven entries.
The management is not discouraged,
however, as it is invariably the case
that horsemen wait till the very last
minute The purses offered by the
Watertown Inter- County Fair associa-
tion are as liberal as any in the state
and there is no doubt but that there
will be plenty of anxious horsemen tC
90 after them when the time comes.
Other fairs to be held in this sec
tion of the state and their dates are
as follows:
Baraboo-- Sauk Co. Fair, Sept. 25-
%. Charlie Wild, pres; F. E. Shultz,
treas. S. A. Pelton, sec'y.
Beloit- Interstate Fair. Aug. IA
19. Col. H. V. Horton, mgr.
Beaver Dam Dodge Co. Fair. Sept,
14-l8 W. A. Van Brunt, pres. H.
B. Drake, treas. C. w. Harvey,
sec y.
Berlin Berlin Fair. Aug. 1881.
G. E. Mcintyre, sec'y.
Chiffon Calumet Co. Fair. Aug.
29-31: Fred Bowman, pres. w. S.
Boyd, treas. Gregory Dorschell,
sec'y.
Elkhorn-Walworth Co. Fair. Sept.
1921. c. A. Mulary, pres. Jas. E.
Brett, treas. H. c. Norris, sec'y.
Jefferson Jefferson Co. Fair, Oct.
2-5. w. H. Carlln, pres. E P. Kis-
pert, treas. ; O. F. Roessler, sec y.
Lacrosse Interstate Fair. Sept.
1929 7. H. Spence, pres. E. M.
Wing, treas. &C. S. Van Auken, sec y.
Madison-Dane Co. Fair. Sept. 18-
21. John I. KING, pres. VIM. Fehr-
landt, treas. M. w. Terwilliger,
sec'y.
Monroe-Green Co. Fair Sept. 12-
10. Willis Ludlow, pres. Leland c.
White, sec'y; L. A. Hodge, treas.