Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-06
FAIR NOTES.

The official program this year is
fine piece of workmanship being print
ed on a good quality of paper and
filled with pertinent facts concsey
told.
While a large crowd of people were
viewing tho cattle Wednesday, two
cows belonging to w. c. Winder 400
east Thirteenth South street started
hostilities and stampede was nur-
rowly averted.
The Wade-Walker aeroplane has so
far reclined quietly in its tent. an ad-
mission of 10 cents being charged to
see 1T. Someone stepped on the dell
cate propeller, which was detached
and lying on the ground: and the car
penter In attendance had to make q
new one. A flight may be.attempted on
Friday.
Before any cattle were allowed to be
exhibited at tho state fair they were
obliged to undergo the tuberculin test
Two cattle were barred this year on
account; OF infection. One was regis
tered imported COW from the Isle of
Jersey valued at $3.50. She will have
to BIO killed. Utah Is the first state to
adopt this precaution.
Friday will be chillrens day at the
fair and the management Is preparing
week. Every public school In the city
will close for the afternoon and the
youngsters will be admitted on Decent
tickets. Secretary Ensign Is expecting
$4,000 little tots on that day.
The balloon ascension OF Prof. Robin
son is a hair raiser as he and the lion
with him ascend to about thousand
feet and then descend In separate para
chutes 1t Is q thrilling scene and &C.
D,,rios n hO,,t % rOinutaS each 0ly
Along tho Midway excellent acts arc
now given each day, tho O'Brien troupe
being the center Of attraction. The
shooting of n young woman from a
cannon, the tumbling and the rope
work are very pleasing
president James G. Mcdonald Is
pleased with the manner inswhich the
fair Is being patronized; he says that
this years fair is the greatest ever and
that all records for attendance Will be
beaten.
Police headquarters at the fair Is a
very Interesting place, several OF SAT-
Lakes finest being constantly obliged
to hold some urchn until mamma"
arrives.
The Jewel Stove Manufacturing COM
many Is giving away a fine home range
to tho lucky ticket holder. Every visi-
tor at the fair Is entitled to free
chance by calling Mt the booth of the
company. The Moline Plow company
Is giving away Il new Schutler farm
wagon in the same manner.
The horse show parade will be held In
front OF the grand stand at the race
track at $3.50 every day.
The largest trout ever caught with a
hook and line In Utah Is now on eX-
hibit at the fair in a solid block of Ice.
The hugo fish weighs 20 pounds; and
was caught by DR.. Carter In Fish lake
The trout is of the GA stern lake or
Nrackinaw variety. Bill Bingley the
pane warden, Is the trout's keeper dur
Ing fair week.
An innovation In portable and take
down houses Is the exhibit of tho Il.
a.. KENYON company at the state fair.
Rungalows, garages and other such
buildings can be erected in two hours
md made as comfortable as Il house of
permanent structure. The house can be
folded and moved about In n wheel
barrow or n wagon. tits one or the
finest things shown Tor use IN canyons
and on picnics
A fish screen huiit on ne" ilnes ny
II. A. Howard is being shown ut the
state fair grounds adjoining the fish
exhibit at the horticultural building.
q. Gotch OF Davis county is exhibiting
n l2O-pound squash in the horticultural
building
Many OF the exhibitors In the manu-
facturers' building md elsewhere
throughout the fair have hung up no.
tIces that the hest things on exhibit
will BIO raftied the closing day. There
arc perhaps a dozen things ranging
from a farm wagon to house stove
that will DO ratified on the free chances
given the fair visitors.
Jack Brown. the ex-dcputy sheriff
Who exhibited six Traveller Pit Game
chickens In tho poultry show, won foui
first prizes md two seconds. e..
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