Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-09-13

~ well, OllCH hlIIult IldIlu 10 gOul
ear and we'll tell you of some of the
things we saw and mayhap some
things We didn't see.
To start with, we've got to settle
the weather question. The weather
was fine-just the kind Marathon
county always has for her county
fairs. Our people are never satisfied
unless they have the best of every
thing, and this holds true regarding
weather as in everything else. Well,
the weather was as fine as the hair
on toad, so that point is settled.
Aside from the weather the next
most essential thing to have in max
ing a county pumpkin show success,
is people. You must have crowds
present, with pockets full of jingle.
every crowd has silver lining," so
quoth Barnaby, the celebrated um.
brella mender. Money makes the
mayor go. The DANCED stuff is needed
in most every enterprise, and so it is
with squash exhibits. Well, to make
long story not so long we will say
right here, William, that the Mara.
thon county fair of the year 1910 had
good attendance. Take it from US
brother, when we tell you that the
attendance was as good as it ever was
We saw one man there whom We
never saw at fair before-or behind
either. Our county fairs always carry
their own attendance. Some of the
good people of other municipalities
let primary election go to the bow
vows and came to the city the first
day of the fair. We are speaking
now of sight seers, not exhibitors
These people, to our way of evolving
a think, were wise. They have more
solid matter than buttermilk up in
their belfrys. They wanted to get
into good live town for few days
and see some deMerrilliZed people
We are the whole show when it comes
to that. Every train which entered
the city was, for several days, loaded
down with young folks and old peo-
pie, all bent on seeing the blue pig.
Vestibules were put on the COW catch
ers, but eventually more coaches had
to be added to each train. There
were all kinds of looking people got
off those trains.
We have stated that we got the
kind of weather we were looking for
also the~attendance. Now We'll have
TO give the people something for their
money, so here goes:
The agricultural hall is usually the
first place the person of average in
telligence steers for. The other kinC
go over to the trotting stock barns
Much had been told all summer about
sickly looking vegetables being raised
in this county this year. The fellow
who started that yarn could say that
the weather in this cline is sultry iI
February, and keep a straight face
when he said so. The vegetables
looked every bit as good as did those
of other years, with the possible ex
ception of Irish lemons. The latter
were scarce in variety, as well as il
numbers. And pumpkins! Fo' de
Lawd sake, chile, you should have
seen 'em. A description of them car
best be stated by saying that one o.
them was taken up to the Duncan
farm last Saturday, to be followed
out for pig sty. Those who have 3
face built for pumpkin pie could not
be dragged away from this exhibit
The squash, too, were abnormally
large and fat. So it was along down
the line. The asylum, as usual, haG
very neat and tasty exhibit in this
building. There were very gooC
specimens of grasses and clovers, con
sidering the season. Very good corr
and grains were shown. The showing
of cheese, butter, eggs and honey wa;
about on a par with that of Other
years. The lower wing of this build
ing was taken up with school exhibit!
and booths. The upstairs well that
didn't interest us SO much. The
writer being of the masculine persua
sion, will never go daffy over needle
work, chromos, four story cakes anC
painted sea shells. When we started
for the stairway from this department
we followed the injunction giyeT
Lots wife.
The chickens next attractedour at
tention. We always did like chick
-stewed, fried, baked, pie or an!
old way. The coop was well filled
but the more interesting lot was tht
exhibit of Z. G. Roberts of Ft. At
kinson. He showed 81 varieties o
fowl, some of which were never showI
here before. He had a variety o
ducks with warts growing on thei
faces. He had some chickens Will
Paderewski top knots sassy look
| ing little things. The owner carriet
of great many premiums and h
was Justly entitled TO them.
The principal exhibitors of sheel
were Geo. Phillips of Welcome: B. F
Wilson, city; NJ. L. Smith of Elderon
j. H. Dixon of Brandon; A. E. Heink
of Stratford. The first mentionei
also exhibited representatives of tn
Billy and Nanny family. The compe
tition in the wool department wa
stronger this year than ever, and h
who won premiums on his animal
got them on their merits, instead 0
on his own good looks.
4 Now we come to pork. The one
making the largest exhibit of pig
some say hogs were A. B. Moore Q
Campellsport; d. W Merritt & Son
of Fond du Lac: L. ]. Schultz c
Il Tomah: G.. d. Arnold of Galesyille