The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-03
MANIIOWOC COUNTY FAIRS
SILVER JUBILEEIS CELEBRATED.

fair ever held in the state, ana 1or
that matter county fair that is second
to none, the silver jubilee fair was the
center of attraction for Manitowoc Co.
last week. Starter Mckinney in short
talk between one of the races paid us
this grand tribute, saying, The Manlto'
VOC Co. fair with all its features and the
various phases that entered into its make
mn was the best in the United States.
He stated that he had been in twenty
three states of the union and had start
ed thousands of horses in the various
races, but nowhere had he witnessed
such clean and fair sport and horse
men receiving such just and courteous
treatment as oa the local grounds. He
next threw laurel wreath into the lap
of the directors of the association by
saving, They have worked day and
night to give the people OF Manitowoc
Co. the best obtainable in the fair mark
et and have succeeded" He then asked
for the hearty cooperation of all cltl-
zens 40 that the fairs of the future Will
be marked by still more progress ana
success. The fair grounds were the
scene of a beautiful picture, the meet
ing place of old friends whose echolng
footsteps had long since died on the
shores of Time of the long ago, since
last their familiar faces were seen In
these parts. Wednesday was known as
Home Corners Day and special pro-
gram with plenty of opportunity for
letting The eagle scream had ben arraug'
ed. but owing to the various kinds of at
fractions being offered, thus scatter
ing the crowd and the small attendance
at the hour set for the commencement
of the program, this feature namely, the
speech making was dispensed with, put
who will say that the kindly heart filled
with human sympathies beats the more
SLOWLY. even if the tongue is tied Thus
friend met friend and relative met rela-
tive, yes, it was indeed the piping OF
the clans. So they came alike from the
great emporiums of trade, the solitary
fastnesses of the forest the lonely ranch
and the distant sea back 10 Home
Sweet Home" at the call from thelr
common paternal roof, Manltowoc.
And now that it is all over, and the
tears of farewell have been dried the
last friendly hand clasps given, ard wa
are again moving along in old well de
fined channels. "Old Manitowoc' feels
like giant ready with renewed strength
and energies to climb the sleeps and
rugged paths of progress and advance
mept until we shall have reached the
top most rung of the ladder of the state
which has for its grand motto For
ward"
The first feature to catch the eye OF
the immense crowds vending their way
by divers ways to the tair grounds was
the large number of flags, nearly halt a
hundred. huttering in the breeze, this
together with the beautiful weather the
strains of national hymns and up-to-
date airs coming from the musicians
stand occupied by the Marine band OF
the city, the great throng OF people
and the various attractions on the PIKE
gave it the appearance of world city,
a scene not SO easily forgotten
Upon entering the grounds the visitor
was greeted by the registry tent for
home comers the large number OF tents
containing the attractions and scene OF
the performances of the Carnival Co.
who gave performances in the evening as
we'll as during the daytime. The even
ing programs given on the various even.
ings during the fair week were new
feature of this years fair and proved a
uccess
The grounds were well lit by scores OF
electric lights, we'll polced by a large
number of special police men, and visit
ed by large crowd of people during al
the evenings of the week. The various
games of chance and amusements offer
ed were all clean and fair, the so-called
gambling fakirs being absent. The var
ious booths, where could be obtained
all kinds of refreshments were conspcu'
GUS by the large number of them, and
all doing good business.
The cattle, horse, sheep, and swine
stalls of the large exhibition halls were
we'll filed with first class animals by
exhibitors both from within and with
out the county. Narions kinds Of farm
machinery and implements were exhib
tied, more numerous than ever before,
as was also milking machine in a
building especially erected for that pur
pose, with stalls for the cows to be
milked.
The exhibition building for the eXhibi
tion of poultry and pigeons was filled
with every variety imaginable, as was al
80 a small building to the back of it
where were housed the foreign birds
pheasants etc. The agricultural hall
in which was displayed all that the
farm, garden and orchard will grow, al
well as the products of the dairy togeth
er with some of the prizes offered fo,
that class Of goods, never before contain
ed better or greater variety of things
The exhibition building for the dis
nlay of the merchants was most beanti