Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-26
FIRST COUNTY
FAIR A SUCCESS
a Large Attendance, Fair Weather
Good Exhibits, Slow Track
and Punk Ball Games


with the results, With the exception
OF the first day, the weather was
ideal and the attendance was good,
being nearly 5000 the second day.
Although there were many disap-
pOintments, there was enough on
the program to keep something
doing all the afternoon. Mayor
Becker of Milwaukee arrived Mon
day and went to Cameron dam to
see Deitz, returning to Milwaukee
without filling his appointment to
speak at the fair. Some of the race
horses that were expected failed to
show up and the Ladysmith For
ester team was the only one present
on Fraternal Day.
The exhibits were good in all class
es. The live stock pens and sheds
were all filled with horses, cattle,
sheep, swine and goats. There was
also good exhibit of poultry
In the agricultural hall the fruit
display was particularly attractive
apples, grapes, crabs and plums,
! few people knew could be success
fully raised in Rusk county. The
vegetable display was something
grand-many said that the potatoes
could not be beaten by any at the
State Fair. There were tomatoes
equal to whatca be raised any where.
| In the fine arts department Mrs.
| Thos. Foster, who is a natural ar
tist, never having taken a painting
lesson, had two oil paintings which
were greatly admired. Mrs. j. r.
McNeely, living north of Bruce, had
a magnificent display of house plants,
including a bearing orange tree2
which made beautiful centre piece
to the hall. County Superintendent
Mackin had collected a fine assOrt-
ment Of school work, which showed
what Rusk county is doing in an
educa tional line. X. A. Austin Of
Bruce had a large collection of rare
and ancient coins on exhibit, some
of them dated before Christ. The
culinary and fancy work depart
ments h I'd but small exhibits,
though everything entered wa
worthy of q blue ribbon. The Bruce
Mercantile Co, II. Leppert and the
Misses Moller of Bruce had business
displays in the building.
About half dozen stands were on
the grounds. The News-Budget had
tent on the ground for the accom-
moda tion of mothers with children,
which idea will probably be taken
up by the ladies OF Bruce another
year.
T h e speciality attractions were
good and filled in the program Of
races.
The ball games were all very much
one sided. Tuesday Glen Flora beat
Bruce by a score of 8 to 0. Wednes-
day Ladysmith won over Bruce IL
to 0, and today I.adysmith was de-
feated by Glen Flora Is to l.
The racing was good, though the
track was slow on account
of it's newness. The t h e e
horses entered in the running races
were all owned by st. Paul man,
and all the trotters were from out
side the county, Col. Petit and Mr..
EWers of Barron and j. c.. Bennett
of Cumberland being the owners.
Wednesday the grand stand was
filled to it's capacity.
Over 700 from Ladysmith attended
the Fair.
The Glen Flora and Bruce bands
| furnished music.
Congressman John j. Jenkins de-
livered a short address Wednesday.
G.. Moe went to Chippewa Falls
the first of the week to take views of
the fair.
The latest popular song for 25c.
Write Harry f. Christensen, Haw-
kins, Wis. 25tf
j. Collins, the 500 roadmaster at
Rhinelander, made business trip to
the city today.
Miss Laura Wolff left today for
Abbotsford to visit a week with her
sister Mrs. l.. Blair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Karst left here
today for st. Paul to spend a few
days with friends.
A bounty was issued today to
Fred Pitson of Atlanta for the kill
ing of three wolves.