Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
THE AUDUBON COUNTY
FAIR CLOSED SATURDAY
Notwithstanding The Bad Weather
Part OF The Time The Fair Came
Out With Pretty Good Success.

The Audubon County Fair closed on
Saturday evening and with a success
that was quite satisfactory considering
the wet weather the first two DAYS
Thursday was denominated Extra Day
and had the weather been pleasant at
immense crowd from that section of
the county would have attended. As in
was there were about two hundred who
came up on the train and made Of il
the best possible under the conditions
When Friday morning dawned upon MS
wet, cloudy and muddy, most people
thought the Fair was a goner for sure.
But early in the forenoon 1t began to
clear up and the sunshine and breeze
made the afternoon very pleasant. The
weather on Saturday was fine and the
people improved the opportunity to en-
Joy the day ON the fair grounds among
their friends.
The grounds were in nice condition
and the buildings better than ever be-
fore. The cement floor in Floral Hall
made it nice and clean, and the Rest
Room" for tired women and children
was highly appreciated. Quite u mum
Der of business men made fine display
of their goods and farm machinery. The
stock pens and barns were fairly well
filled The corn show under the di-
rection of Mr.. Nash attracted much at.
tention There were not so many horses
as usual for the track which was just
rs well, because of the weather. On
Saturday afternoon, the large crowd
was entertained by the automobile races
which were novel and exciting
The automobile races were pretty
thing to watch. The machines we're
In perfect condition and stripped TO
the wheels and machinery. The
drivers were all experts and did
some nice turns in their driving. The
Overland seems to have been the
winners of the greatest honor and
Mr.. Petty is very proud of the record.
OFFICERS
President, G. w. Hoover.
Vice President, g. w. Wilson.
Secretary, S. G. Curtis.
Treasurer, f. Vermilya.
The following are the premiums
awarded on live stock and poultry.
We can not give the space for pre-
miums awarded in the floral hall.
HORSES, CLYDEsDALE BREEDS
stallion, 3years and over, lst J. C.
Hartman.
Stallion, year, lst and Ind J. c.
HaTdman.
Mare, 3 years ana over, LIST and 2nd
w. w. Weston & Son.
Mare, 2 years, lst. and End; mare
year, lst j. Q. Hardman.
Colt. either sex, foaled after March
l, 1910, lst j. @. Hartman.
PERcHERoN BREEDS
Stallion, years and over, lst G.. M
Dodge; End NJ. L Foley.
Stallion, years, Ist Jake Layland.
Mare, years and over, lst and 2ud
Jake Layland.
Colt. either sex, foaled after March
/, 1910, lst Geo. Foley.
GRADES, DRAFT
Mare, years and over, 1st James
Hunt.
Mare, years, lst G. FL. Christensen.
Mare, / year, Let Abe Anderson.
Stallion or gelding, | year, lst G. M.
Dodge.
Colt, either sex, foaled after March
/, 1910, lst and 2ud Abe Anderson.
DIVISION Z
Jack, any age, lst Jas. Law.
Jennet, any age, lst and End Jas.
Law.
Sweepstakes in horses, LIST w. w.
Weston & Son; 2ud j. G. Hardman.
CATTLE, SHORT HORN
Bull, 3 years and over, Let Stetzel
Bros.
Bull years, lst Stetzel Bros.; End
Jas. Hunt.
Bull, l year, lat and 2ud Stetzel
Bros.
Cow, years and over, Let Stetzel
Bros.
Heifer, 2 years, LIST; heifer, ! year,
Isl and End Sleizel Bros.