Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-08
GRANT COUNTY FAIR
SEPTEMBER |, z AND 8
The Premium Lists Are Being
Issued This Week.
Some Fine Attractions Are Booked for
This Year and Big Exhibition is
Looked For.

The premium lists for the sd an
nual fair of the Grant County Agri-
cultural society. to be held in Ian
caster Sep. 1, and 3, are printed
and the distribution of tb5In by the
officers of the society began on Thurs
day of this week The books are larg-
or than last year, consisting of 1913
pages besides the covers and contain,
IL addition to the regular premium
Aist. various announcements by the So
ciety and advertisements from most of
the business houses and professional
men of the city. as we'll as from var
Sous outside commission firms. There
is a notable absence of advertise
AGENTS from outside liquor FIRMS
which characterized last years books.
The fair will be in progress three
days this year, Sept. 1, 2 and 3. The
management has contracted this year
with the celebrated Heras Family of
Hungarian acrobats. to give several
performances each day at the fair.
They are said to be the best in their
lire in the United States and are ten
in number. It costs six hundred dol
lars to secure this attraction, and their
performances will be given free for
all who attend the fair. Somersault-
ing from head to head, and shoulder
TO shoulder whether from the height
Of one, two, three or four persons,
is executed with precision and grace
ful ease.
The association has set apart $3.50
to be paid for base ball games On
Wednesday and Thursday. 1t is not
definitely known at this time what
teams will play but they will be good
games The fast semi professional
Lancaster team, which has been beat
ing all of the crack mines in this Sec
tion, will play one of the two days,
and the society will endeavor to have
Bioomingtn and Fennimore teams rep
resented in the games.
A number of changes have been
made in the list of premiums offered
to exhibitors in the various depart
ments this year, which adds to the to-
tai Offering and makes the list more
complete and up.to-date than before.
It is the desire of the management
to have entries in all of the depart
ments more complete this year than
ever before. The superintendent in
the various departments this year are:
A-Horses-John Dobson
LCattle-James TrelOar.
C-Sheep and swine-Wm. p.
Richardson.
observation-disclosures lockwood.
Farm Produce-B. Dobson.
E E-Culinary-Mrs. W. p. Rich
arison.
domestic Alice Edwards.
GvSpeed Dept..-W. A. johnson.
Entries in any of the premium de-
partments can be made with the
secretary of the fair on and after Aug.
% and all entries close at o'clock
p. N. on Sept. 1.
In the speed department. some ex
cellent racing is promised on We'd
nesday and Thursday. four races. be-
ing scheduled for each OF the four
days. The race program, and the
purses offered are:
Wednesday, September 2.
IL mile run. 2 in g.. 800. 90
90 IL Glass Pace. $500. Oh
Ak mile run, 2 in g.. 800. 90
4-2 year-old racs ........ 800. 90
Thursday. September 3.
~ mile run. 2 in 3. ..,... 500. 90
2-2 :35 Glass Trot. $500. 90
3-Free for All Trot. ..... 5000. 90
az mile run, 2 in B. $50. $1,000
II you don't receive a premium list
you can get one on application to
Geo. A Moore, the secretary.
The ladies of st. Clements church
will conduct the dining hall on the
grounds again this year.
Special trains ON the Northwestern
road. from Dodgeville and Rewey,
will be run on Wednesday. coming
early and returning late. Make your
arrangements to attend the fair both
of the leading days. and make an
exhibit in some of the premium de-