The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-29
SPLENDID LIVE
STOCK AT FAIR
EXHIBIT FROM RoYcRoFT FARM
INCLUDES PRIZE ANIMALS
ENTERTAINMENT FEA-
TUREs GOOD.

The third DAY Of the Copper Coun-
try Fair opened this morning under the
most auspiciaus circumstances and all
the evidences point to the most sue
cessful fair ever held in the copper
country. The only thing which has
I'm any way marred the exposition was
the disappearance and probable death
OF Homer Hazard, the balloonist.
The exhibit OF farm products Is this
year especially large and the superin-
tendents declare the entries in every
department are better than in any pre-
vous year The poultry department is
one Of the largest exhibits and the
manage nent has made special efforts
10 make IL very attractive. over 200
coops have been built. all Of one size,
and nicely arranged under cover, maxi
ing a very neat display. The fowls
are worthy the attention OF the best
chicken fanciers. The Roycroft farm
has a number OF exhibits OF White
Wyandottes and Red Rock Island
chicken.
Royeroft Farm Exhibit.
The main entry from the Roycroft
farm at Sidnaw Is a herd of fourteen
beautiful Jerseys. They comprise
some N the best FLOODED stock in the
United states. a magnificent bull.
valued at $4,000, and COW named
Golden Minerva. at about the same
valuation. are the pick Of the Roy
croft farm.
The bull Jacoba's Emanon. IS
grandson OF Jacoba's Irene. the famous
worlds record Jersey COW, whose rec
ord is 1.121A pounds Of butter year.
The bull is the head Of the Roycroft
herd and Mr.. Prickett. the proprietor
OF the farm. refuses 70 sell him at any
price. Golden Minerva Is COW OF
registered merit and has a splendid
record. The milk OF these cows is that
which is sold to Houghton people in
glass bottles.
Berkshires From State Fair.
Seven head Of monstrous Berkshire
hogs arrived last evening from the De-
troit state fair and are being exhibited
today. These are the animals which
cautured nineteen prizes at the fair
ana are sure TO win a number Of prizes
this week
The special attractions this year arc
strictly high class IN every respect.
Arakis troupe Of five marvellous aero
batic artists has delighted the public.
The slide for life Is one OF the most
dangerous and difficult piece of rope
work ever executed. The Young Jap
who performs this feat is called Dick
HoshL Dick was first initiated into ex-
hibitiOn life in the winter OF 1899
1900, at the Paris exposition He after
wards travelled with the Barnum &
Bailey circus throughout Europe. COM
ing 20 the United States in 1903. Dick
has procticed the slide for life abou;
four years and states that there Is still
room for Improvement. When the COM
pany arrived in Houghton this week
they purchased a new rope and this
has tended 10 make the feat more dan
gerous than before because HoshI
slides faster on a new rope than an old
one. AS he comes down he grips the
rope between his toes which acts as n
brake and guides him better. The new
rope being coarse blistered his foot the
first day ard now Hoshi comes down
with practically no brake and at fun
sped. Special precautions are necessa-
~ 10 stop him as he comes to the end
Of the rope and Hoshi allows no one
but his manager 20 grasp him.
Hoshi f. a well educated young man
and speaks French and German and
excellent English.
The little contortionist is Katus
Kishi, a sixteen-y ear-old lad who has
been in the United States for three
years.
Tim" Keeler. the manager OF this