Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-07-22
THE COUNTY FAIR.
Crandon, Wis, July Is, 1910.

Mr.. Editors
If you will be kind enough to allow
ne the privilege, I would like to make
4 few remarks to your readers in re-
gard to Che Forest Co. FAIR to be held
1T Crandon the 9th, 7th ard 9Th Of next
September. For three years past we
have held fairs at Crandon, and have
tried each year to get the people of
The east side to 'tcome over and help
u.s. but without much success, as it
took about three days to make the trip.
Each year we have tried to get spec
ial train on the C. & N. W. Ry. and
have failed. We are trying again this
year, and it remains to be seen with
what success. One year one of the
men from Wsbeno drove over with a
team and brought an exhibit with him.
The roads were very bad and he had a
hard time of it, and / think the at
tempt has never been repeated. We
were very glad to have him come and
although the time for making entries
had expired, the president said, LET
him enter of course, we can't afford to
discourage any help from the east side.
Not long since the writer along with
couple of others, made the trip from
Crandon to Laona, where we had din
ner, and then drove on to Wabeno.
The road has been SO much improved
during the past year, that it is fairly
good most Of the way. The hills have
many of them been cut down consider
ably, and what was little more than a
trail in many places, is now fairly
good road in consequence of widening
and grading. Nothing would please the
management of the Fair association
more than to have good showing in
the way of exhibits from the eastern
half of the county.
Many of the vegetable exhibits are
made by people living right in the city
with only small piece of land. Now
why could not you people club together
and make up one or more loads, a
dozen / hope) and send them over at
the proper time. BY starting early
Tuesday morning, the goods could be
in the buildings the same day, and if
not all arranged and tagged, that
could be finished Wednesday morning.
Entries could be made either by mail
or given to the one in charge and en-
tered with the Secretary on arrival.
Now many of you will say, "Oh, the
weather has been SO dry that our
things are not worth showing" Just
remember that it has been just as dry
here. ''Well ] only have one thing
that is good" says one, "and that is
some fine beets." All right, send the
beets. Probably your next neighbor
has some carrots, cabbage, onions,
squash or pumpkins. We want them
all.
If any of you have anything in the
line of live stock, and know you have,
for saw some / would like to own,
send it over.
And you, good housewives, if any of
you were present at the fair last fall
you must have been proud of the show
ing made by the women. We certain
ly were. Of course you can put up
just as fine fruit, pickles and jellies as
your sisters of the county seat and
nearby farms. Many of you do lots Of
fancy work and make fine bread, cakes
and candies. Bring them all along.
If we can only show you that we
want and need your help in the matter
of making the fair a success, and you
will show your willingness to give that
much needed help, perhaps we can get
the county board to do something to-
wards making the road connecting the
east and west sides of the county
enough better, so that it will be only
pleasant drive to get from one to the
other.
Hoping to see a good bunch of prem
iums awarded to exhibitors from the
east side, am, Yours truly,
SILAs S. SMITH