The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-26
SPLENDID ARRAY OF uP-To-
DATE FEATURES PROVIDED,
SURPRISING ANY PREV
IoUs EFFORT.

morrow September q with a splendid
array OF up-to date features, surpass-
ing any previous fair held in the cop
per country. The management has
endeavored to provide for the amuse-
ment entertainment, instruction, edi-
flcation. and recreation of the people
on a greater scale than ever before in
the eight years OF the history Of this
fair and, the appearance of the
grounds and the interior Of the AM
phidrome give promise Of a very sue
cessful event.
Preparation OF Grounds.
For the past week or two force OF
men has been busy preparing the
grounds. The fence outside of the
Amphidrome was built last week and
the stalls for the animal exhibits
erected. Inside the Amphidrome the
booths have been installed. The CEN
ter booths will contain exhibits of art
and curiosities while the booths on
either side are for business exhibits
and refreshments. The field and grain
exhibits will be shown on the platform
built around the sides Of the rink, the
corn exhibit being on the north side.
Everywhere in the Amphidrome build
ing has been going on and booths Of
all sizes and descriptions erected. The
field and game exhibit has been placed
in the waiting rooms and a large
space has been reserved on the main
floor for dancing.
An Elaborate Program. =
Secretary John 7. Mcnamara has
succeeded in arranging a most COM
plete and elaborate program of amuse-
ments for each day. The attractions
are all new this year and no state fair
has ever attempted to offer more for
the money.
The great balloon novelty will be
feature. In this act Homer Hazard,
a reckless balloonist. exposes himself
20 death by using two parachutes In
his drop 70 earth from a balloon. In
rising the balloon presents the APP
pearance Of a Fourth Of July toy bal
loon. the aeronaut being wrapped up
in the interior OF the bag. After
reaching a certain height an explosion
occurs. the balloon collapses and the
aeronaut is seen falling through
space. After a descent Of a few hun
dred feet his parachute opens. He
then cuts loose from this one and
descends to earth in a second para
chute. This is without question one
OF the most daring features ever seen
in the air He will make an ascent
every afternoon throughout the week.
Arald's japanese troupe is another
OF the strong acts 10 be shown this
year. His troupe consists of five Japs
in four strong acts. embracing. con-
tortion, ead-balancing and all SINH
lar tricks, for which the little brown
men are noted. The troupe has no
equals and has appeared in all the
leading theatres OF America. They
will appear two times a day, at after
noon and evening performances.
special feature which this COM
pany will show is the great slide-for-
life. The man who performs this sem
sational act is called Airlly. He goes
up many feet ard slides backward on
one foot on a rope to the ground. He
viii in all probability slide from the
highest portion OF the interior Of the
Amphidrome; at any slant the rope
may be placed. 10 the platform.
Rex's comedy circus is whole
show OF itself and comes direct from
the Minnesota state Fair The show
comprises seven people. three ponies,
six dogs. FIVE cats and a comedy mule.
and promises 10 furnish fun galore.
The Finnish Glee club OF Calumet
will sing every evening and the Calu-
met & Hecla band viii play all week.
The motor boat races will be held
Thursday or Friday afternoon and a
number Of good entries are expected.
A grand submarine explosion will take
place Friday afternoon in the lake
outside the Amphidrome when two
boxes Of dynamite will be sunk 10 the
bottom OF the lake and exploded send
ing a column Of water many hundred
feet into the air and creating a spec
tacle well worth seeing.
Couple to be Married.
The marriage ceremony is a special !
attraction which always creates the /
intense interest Secretary MacNa- !
mara has not yet given out any names 1
for publication but IL is understood /
that at least one couple has agreed 10 /
be welded at the fair. The manage /
ment offers a $50 gold piece 20 the /
couple marrying AT the fair this year /
and practically every merchant in the 4
copper country will donate household /
goods. The management considers
his a rare chance for some one who
wants a good start in life. on prev
Gus occasions II this kind, the couple
ias always been accorded the most
courteous attention by the people at
ending the fair and Secretary Mac
Iamara makes this assurance this
ear.
The Baby Show
The baby show also is big fea-
ure. The prizes, all in gold, are as
ollOws:
Wednesday: Twin babies under two
ears. First-Five dollar gold piece;
and one-half dollar gold
Iece.
Thursday: Baby girl one year and