The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-10-06
Treasurer Charles L. Pearson Reports More Monev bv
About $500 Than Received at Show
Last Year
THE SKILLET CREEK FARMERS CLUB A WINNER
The Largest Hole in the Doughnut was Baked by
Mrs. w. H. Premo.- Young Man is
Bread Winner.

If Secretary Pelton had gotten the
ear of the weather man he could mol
have done better. The days of the fair
were simply ideal. Blue skies, no dust
Italian atmosphere, what more could
man want.
| Record of Receipts Broken.
| Treasurer Charles l.. Pearson reports
| that the gate receipts on Thursday
amounted to about $1,000. Last year
the big day only brought 81 300. The
grand stand brought $l25 which was
ahead of last year. The receipts for
Thursday of this year goes ahead of
Thursday of last year by about 500.
Skillet Creek Farmers Club Wins.
For the best collection of farm pro-
duets the Skillet Greek Farmers club
had a walk-a-way. The showing was
very fine and much credit for the ar
rangenent is due to Mrs. Wilbur M.
Cowles, Mrs. Willis Ryan and Wilbur
Nj. Cowles. The Winfield collection
under the direction of A. L. Kleeber
took the second prize and the exhibit
made by the Sauk County Corn
Gro wers' association was fine.
The tent erected by the Skillet Creek
Farmers club was reunion place for
many of the visitors. The large tent
was usually filled and the accommo-
dation served well it's purpose. Presi-
dent Toole and other members of the
club were present to greet and lend as
sistance to the visitors. The w. G. I.
Z. tent was also in demand.
In the display Of photographs, E.
Burt Trimpey of Baraboo won first
prize and Ellmen E. Palmer second.
Miss Nellie Robinson in the needle
work department reported a baltimore
entries than ever before.
Young rlan Wins Bread Prize. :
At the fair prizes were given for
loaves of bread baked from the various
kinds of -four and then prize for the
best loaf of the best loaves. The judges
decided that the high prize went 10
Curtis n. Villas son of Superintendent
and Mrs. G. B. Villas of the Chicago
& North western. The bread was
baked from Piilsbury flour. The Sec
ond was given to Mrs. William Simon
who used Gold Medal -four. The prize
for the best collection of bread, cakes
and other cooking went to Mrs. Henry
Simonds.
Mrs. George Ude of Reedsburg had
the best collection of jelly.
Mrs. III. II. Porter had the best col
lection of canned fruit and Mrs. George
Ude, of Reedsburg, had the second
best.
Tie Dougtnut Jumbo.
AS before remarked Nehs & Son
offered prize for the largest hole in
doughnut and some came to the fair
almost as big as wagon wheels. The
champion Jumbo doughnut baker
was decided to be Mrs. w. I'll. Premo
of Prairie du Sac.
The best loaf of bread baked in the
Hot Blast range sold by the Lee
Radtke Hardware company, was pro-
duced by Mrs. w. M. Cowles. Mrs.
Cowles was also awarded the prize on
the best collection of bread and cakes
as well as the best jar of dairy butter.
Amongst the Antiques.
In the antique department there
were some rare and unusual objects.
There were German silver tea spoons
which belong to the III. M. Acott fami-
ly that were given as wedding present
as long ago as 1775. They are indeed
treasures. A spoon belonging to Mrs.
Fl. J. Case goes back over 80 years.
The engraving on these old spoons is
quite different from those of today.
When the Babb family of Reedsburg
emigrated to Sauk county from Ohio
as pioneers, they came by team. A SET
of the names from the old harness
were exhibited. There were some of the
Old tin lanterns, one of the old square
glass ones, some fine old dishes, rare
ancient letters and deeds and show
case full of embroideries that came
down from our great grandmotnerS.