Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-07
FORTIE'TH ANNUAL FAIR.
Good Exhibits, Large Attendance and Average
Weather Live Stock Showing
Better Than Ever.

up Iner NERDS. AT present the
wealthy lumbermen, who own the
beef herds, have no competition, and
each fall carry off the ribbons and
money. But in dairy cattle it is diff
ferent and some of our farmers are
wedding out their old scrub stock and
are building up herds which are a
credit To the county. The introduc-
tion of pure bred sires in almost all
sections of the county is greatly ele-
waiting the standard of stock in the
county. AT meeting of Guernsey
owners held in this city fair week a
county society was organized which
may do much in getting rid of the
scrub dairy COW.
In the horse barns were entered
some very fine stock of the standard
breeds of draft and coach horses.
Healy 81 Browns exhibit occupied six
teen stalls of one of the barns. This
exhibit consisted of heavy draft ami
mails, al fine looking beasts.
AS one travelled up the pike he
was impressed with the fact that there
were more yenders and fakirs than
ever before. The PILOT has several
times claimed that all these go to
make county fair, and we still claim
so. A fair without them would be as
quiet as spiritualistic seance. There
was Wild jim, the Saddle King; a girl
with head two stories high and one
story wide, said to be a musical
wonder; Nora, the wild girl Ia buck
nigger); Zeko Brooks, the fat man;
some snake shows a Turkish tent show
where ladies and some men, who did
not care to be seen doing SO, paused
noe; ferris wheei; a merry-go-round;
two fortune tellers and peanut stands
without number.
For those who visit a county fair to
see something aside from a mammoth
pumpkin or an oyergrown animal, the
this year offered plenty
VI shilA Sbdilt IlbSCllCHOS. DcSluC
the horse racing each day the Araki
family of japanese acrobats gave per-
formances between heats. Their work
was very clever and it was another
of the fact that for the
class Of work they performed, where a
steady nerve and quick eye are re-
quired, the Japs have no superiors.
Marguerite, the boneless girl, also
gave exhibitions of contortion work.
The name, boneless girl, fits her. She
did some seemingly difficult tricks and
it appeared as if she had no spine.
A fellow dressed in tatters, repre-
senting tramp, performed on a uni
cycle, a wheelbarrow and some other
of his own invention, very
to ride. His work was very
attractive feature of the program
As to the races we will mention them
elsewhere and will here append few
notes:
OBSERVATIONS.
1t is reported that one farmer ex-
hibited number of Bermuda or
Spanish onions, all big fellows, which
ne purchased from some merchant.
If this is true such work should not
De tolerated by the management, for
It is not the purpose of fair to
give premiums on produce raised out
side the county, even though outside
stock breeders are allowed to compete
with our own.
Someone stole three cheese out of
5he refrigerator on Friday during the
temporary absence of the superin
rendent of the dairy department.
The cheese belonged to a Lincoln
county man who intended taking
them to the state fair. How man
could get away with three cheese in
that crowd without being seen by
someone is a coDundrum. 1t is re-
ported that some articles were stolen
in the needlework department. 1t
may be necessary in the future to
have floor walkers stationed in the
agricultural building to watch for
thieves. If the thief who stole the
cheese is caught, the management
ought spare no pains in prosecuting
lim TO the fullest extent of the law,
for thievery carried on successfully
will work against the fair. People
will not take exhibits TO the grounds
if there is possibility of their being
stolen
The county asylum management.
as usual, took all those who are able
to get out, over TO the grounds on
in charge of attendants.
These people went around, visited the
different buildings, watched the races
and seemed greatly TO enjoy them
selves.
notwithstanding the fact that there
were so many refreshnent stands on
the grounds, the ladies of the German
NJ. e. church, who had the privilege
of serving meals in the dining pavil-
ion, did very good business. The
ladies' of 81. Stephens charch also
had a lunch counter, the proceeds
going to swell the building fund of
the church.
The stock parades were eliminated
because the management concluded
that they are getting to'be chestnuts.
Both local bands being given an OPP
portunity of furnishing music, caused
no diSsension in music circles this
time. Wednesday evening concert
was given ON the west side and ON
Thursday and Friday nights the band
played to the large crowds which con-
gregated on the court house square.
There was ample police service on
the grounds. but there might 5 we'll