The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-01
COPPER COUNTRY
FAIR TO CLOSE
TODAY is THE LAST DAY OF
GREAT FAIR-PRlZEs IN CORN
GROWING CONTEST ARE
AWARDED.


Today is the last day of the grea
Copper Country fair. The fair ha
been greater success than ever be
fore and the exhibits this year ar,
more numerous, better and more at
tractive than those OF former years. /
IL not expected that the attendance
will break the record of last years
exposition but it is thought that to.
days attendance will be greater thar
that for any separate day before this
on children's day, Thursday, over $500
paid admissions for children alone
were taken.
Everything has gone smoothly with
the exception of the lamentable death
of Homer Hazard. the baIoonist, who
Is thought to have met watery grave
I'm Portage Lake on the first div of
the fair.
Exhibits are Attractive.
The grain and field exhibit under the
supervision of John A. Doelle does
great credit to this great farming Sec
ton. Neatly tied stalks of grain are
shown. indicating the possibilities of
raising wheat, rye, oats, buckwheat
and barley in this section. Bunches
OF beans, peas. alfalfa, clover and
timothy are plentiful.
In the vegetable department super-
vised by James f. Croker of ontona-
ROn. tho avhfbffg
equal and better than any ever shown
in any fair held in the north.
The potato exhibition was especially
large containing potatoes of all varle-
ties. Supt. Lucas admits that the fruit
exhibit this year is not what It has
been In other years but this has been
an off season for fruit, the crabap-
pies being conspicuous by their abb
sence. The flower exhibit under the
supervision OF Mrs. j. H. Edwards of
Dollar Bay makes very pretty show
ing at one end of the Amphidrome. The
livestock show is marked by the quail
ity of the exhibits in the cattle and !
horse departments, and the poultry de-
oartment is larger than ever. Entries ,
n the livestock department are main ,
y from the Roycroft farm of Sidnaw. ,
be j. X. Barnes Fair Oaks stock farm ,
II Even; Rudolph Stindt's farm of ;
Topaz ad the Pryor Lumber companys a
'ercheron- draft horses.
Baby Show Yesterday.
One Of the most interesting features :,
I yesterdays program was the baby .
now. Baby boys and girls under
hree years and over one were entered
the contest. Twelve proud mothers q
cid up their children to the Judges
hen the call for baby girls was
and the first prize was. after
1me hesitation awarded to the girl of A.
Ir. and Mrs. William Kellan of Man
an. The daughter of Mrs. Thomas
yslop of Calumet was declared the =,
'cond prettiest. When the announcer 9,
I'VE the call for baby boys, Is sturdy =,
faced the judges The son 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Metcalf of Hans a.
'ek was declared the handsomest h.
Jung gentleman. while baby Karr "a r
oughton came IN for a cloese sec NJ
IA.
The Calumet & IIescla band which ~
aged every dajs OF the fair, deserves n
share or praise for the manner in a
Mich N rendered the concert numbers. ~
1rther praise would be supernuous
hen 1t is said that the band PLAYED pr
usual" NV
A motor boat race will be held this WI
ternoon at four o'clock or imme- sid
ltely after the performance i'm the TO,
The races will be an of
unced by megaphone and will be in
irge of Ernie HauserI Motor boats pr
ned by Messrs. Benefits Dee. Fun {
= Fletcher, Granville and others will Sci
npete. IL is probable that slight S
idicaps will be arranged by the gor
ners of the boats in order to make {
races more interesting. Mil
Premiums in Corn Contest. q
he premiums for the corn contest Der
e yesterday awarded. over five Anc
ldred entries were made i'm this mo,
ees' "h'eh Is one OF the features of ga,
Copper Country fair "A
mis- feature was intended to interest Mai
Dol children along agricultural Har
$. and incidentally educate their X
RS to the value of copper country kos
for farming purposes. The grand sar,