The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-30
FAIR PLEASING
TO Big CROWDS
HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN AND
ADULTS swARMEp AMPHl-
pRoME YEsrERDAY-sle
DAY TODAY.

over 1000 adults attended the fair
yesterday and although not record,
it is enough to warrant the assertion
that the attendance this year will ex-
coed that of any previous year.
Today and tomorrow are the big
days at the fair and the attendance
should reach the high water mark.
The awarding of prizes kept large
number of judges busy all day yester-
day and today and they will not finish
their work before tomorrow morning.
Everything that has been entered will
be reviewed and the winning exhibits
tagged.
Yesterday was children's day and
the Amphidrome swarmed with lit
tie folks. over $500 ehildrens tickets
were sold and the Amphidrome held
more children than ever before in it's
history. The schools were closed yes
terday afternoon TO allow the children
to attend. They came in swarms and
in punches, in ones and twos. with
and without their parents. They adj
mired the cows and horses. made faces
at the hogs and crowed 60 the roos-
tiers. They devoured tons of candy
and ate gallons Of ice cream, passed
over all the exhibits until they came
TO the school corn exhibit and made
many plans for the future, many re-
solving to be farmers. The little girls
talked of preserving and baking and
told their girl friends how their
mamas made. bread.
y Olagawalaga. the bucking, unride-
able mule of the Rex comedy circus
was the delight of the children. The
ugliest. stubbornest, homeliest mule
that ever lifted his heels brought tears
of laughter To the youthful audience,
but tears of pain to the quartet who
attempted the feat of riding him. No
man could ride him and least
of all Jack Johnson" the coll
ored attache of the circus to
cial dislike. His efforts TO avoid the
heels and teeth of the mule are ludi-
crous in the extreme. Children's day
was a great success and is sure to be
repeated next year.
The baby show is a very interesting
feature OF the fair. The little mites
make very creditable showing in
their holiday dresses, and most of
them appear in their little go-carts or
carriages for the judges TO pass SEN
tence on them. This is a very difficult
job as each fond mother considers her
child the prettiest in the world. How
ever, the judges are probably not to be
Influenced by the power Of suggestion
and usually select the ones most wor-
thy as the winners.
The prizes awarded yesterday were
as follows:
Baby girl one year and under first
prize-Five dollar gold piece-Mrs.
Mary Richards. Coles Creek, Hough-
ton, Mich. Second prize-Two and
one-half dollar gold piece-Mrs. II. w.
Grams, Houghton.
Baby boy one year and under First
prize-Five dollar gold piece-Mrs
William Carroll, Hancock Second
prize two and one-half dollar gold
piece-Mrs l.. v Richards. Calumet.
The prizes awarded yesterday were
for twin babies under two years and
the first and second prizes of five and
two and one-half dollar gold pieces
were awarded 20 Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Bernier Of Houghton and Mr.. and Mrs
-
The baby show this afternoon is for
baby girl one year and under three
and for the baby boys Of the same age.
The prizes TO be awarded are as fol-
lows:
Baby girl one pear an under. First
Five dollar gold piece; second; Two
and one-half dollar gold piece.
Baby boy one year and under, First
Five dollar gold piece; second, two
and one-half dollar gold piece.
A freight car carrying fourteen
Berkshire hogs arrived this morning
at the copper country fair from the
Roycroft farm at Sidnaw. The hogs
were expected Wednesday evening but
the car was delayed in transit.
These are the prize Berkshire hogs
that won nineteen prizes at the De-
troit state fair this year and there
are none better in the country. Mr..
Prickett. the proprietor of the Roy.
croft farm, has given especial atten-
ton to the raising of this breed OF
hogs and his success is attested by
numerous prizes and premiums at
state fairs all over the country.
II was Mr. Prickett's intention 70
send the Berkshires here direct from
the state fair. but the delay in ship
ment prompted him TO the belief that
they would be entered to late TO re-
ceive any prizes and they were un-
loaded at Sindaw. when Secretary
was told of this he inn
mediately spoke to Mr.. Prickett. who
had just arrived in Houghton. and the
the result was a long distance call
the reloadIng OF the hogs and
their shipment 10 the fair.
The Northern Garage Co. is operat-
Ing an automobile stage line between