Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-08-24
BIC BADGER FAIR
TENTH YEAR
NIGHT AND DAY.-AUGUST 80,
81, SEPTEMBER |, 2.
Grand Attractions = Glorious
Fireworks.


usual program.
Children's Free Day in connection
with the big Educational Exhibit is
the only day set aside especially for
school children by any fair in Grant
county. On this day Wednesday
school children are admitted free and
there will be in addition to the regu-
lar program motorcycle race for a
good purse, and a hose contest be-
tween two Platteville hose teams.
Friday is to be Ladies' Souvenir
Day, when every lady who holds a
paid admission ticket will be present
ed with a beautiful souvenir spoon.
This spoon is an elegant design and
is good silver plated article. 1t
will form a most pleasing remem-
brance of each lady's visit to the Fair.
While the extreme dry season may
limit the display of fruit and vegeta-
bic products to some extent this sea-
son, the exhibits in other lines prom
Use to eclipse the high mark of former
years. Already a large entry has been
made and horses, cattle, sheep, swine
and poultry will be far in excess in
both number and breeding of exhibit
tions usual at fair.
THE GRAND STAND ATTRAC-
TIONS are marvels of entertainers.
There will be the four Grohvinis,
the Incompatible and absolutely
greatest gymnic stars of the universe,
consisting Of the four champion lady
and gentlemen acrobats of the world
Mile Naomi Ethardo is an equilibristic
artist. Her famed and unrivaled
ascent of triple decked stand, each
covered with glass bottles, her entire
weight, balancing, posturing and
juggling) being supported on the
fragile glass tops. She has appeared
before the crowned heads of Europe
and is making her first appearance
in America this season. The Bottom
ley Troupe are, without doubt, the
most thrilling, sensational, soul
stirring and breath-taking aerialists
the world has produced They will
introduce their new and original
PASSING SOMERSAULTS in
MIDAIR, which is most thrilling and
awful act
THE GREAT NIGHT FAIR will
have in connection with these acts, a
grand display of fireworks, and will
take place on Wednesday and Thurs
day nights. The exhibit this year
will be of the very highest order. 1t
will consist of many expensive,
elaborate and thrilling designs. There
will be an unusual scene of different
kinds of rockets, varying from the
shower variety to the kind from
which strings of colored lights are
shot high into the air, huge set pieces
of different hued Chinese fire, consist
ing of emblems and pictures, between
which rockets and lights will literally
turn night into day.
The program will close with a fas-
cinating Pot Pouri, combining three
great finales, "The Pyro Rose Carni-
WAL 'The Battle in the Skies" and
"The PlatteviIIe Boquet" Weather
permitting, nothing more alluring,
fascinating, gorgeous, grand or spec
tacular has ever been produced in
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high class, intensely brilliant and
enchanting display Of Gregory's
Gorgeous Fireworks.
The attractive and interesting Mid
way or Pike will occupy it's usual
place on the grounds. The ever fav-
orite merry gO-round, the new and
moral roulette wheel, the tented and
platform attractions, the various
refreshment stores, souvenir stands
and the tintype gallery ali add to the
merriment of the fair. The manage
ment put morals and manhood above
money, SO no attractions will be har-
bored here that will tend to down the
moral tone of the fair. Nothing but
harmless concessions will find place
here, with something to amuse all.
$4,000 in racing should provide some
good contests for lovers of this sport
There is a large number of horses in
the circuit and horsemen look for
speedy and fair racing.
The admission this year will he 10
{ents for ADULTS for day and nlgst
air, when a redeemabIe coupon VIII
BE given which will give one the priv.
/ lege OF remaining on the ground
leaving the ground and returning for
The night fair, or redeeming it in
money Us cents) at the gate before
i o'clock n IN. Childrens tickets
viii be % cents, with a redeemable
10 cent coupon, or with the same
privilege as the adult ticket. Single
admission for night fair 25 cents.