Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-08-09
NOTES OF THE
STREET FAIR [
Items Of Information About The
Approaching Annual County
Exposition and fr0lic.

The Willmar Street Fair, which
occurs on Sept. 13 to 10th inclusive,
promises this year to become an un-
usually interesting event. The prem
ium list is now in the hands of the
printers, and is expected to be ready
for distribution within two weeks.
It is the most liberal list yet issued,
and should prove very interesting to
all who produce anything in the
county.
The fair committee has decided to
make little change in the arrange
ment of the fair booths this year. 1t
has been decided to place the booths
on Fourth street, and leave the park
open to view on Pacific avenue. It is
expected that the horticultural ex-
hibit and the ladies exhibit will be
housed in the old hardware store
building and the Lewis block res
pectively. The free act platform
will be at the foot of Fifth street and
the band stand in the old place at the
foot Of Fourth street. The poultry
(exhibit will be in the same place as
last year and will be housed in tent.
The Kandiyohi County Miniature
Farm and the flower exhibit will be
placed in a tent at the south end of
the booths on Fourth street. A con-
tinuous line of pennants and Chinese
lanterns will extend from one end of
the fair streets to the other. Space
will be provided for the County Ex-
hibit at the State Fair, so that all
the people of the county may see
what that was like.
The free acts will include Patrick
and Francisco, in their original pro-
duction Of Bounding Hay Rack
Rubes, which feature never fails to
amuse the people wherever they ap-
pear. The Velde Trio will perform
sensational acrobatic feats and Mar
ia Velde's Looping the Loop Dogs
will give two startling performances
every day. Besides these the Jones
Brothers, acrobats, will do their
stunts. There will be fireworks each
evening in the park and an abund-
ance of band music.
Arrangements will be made fo1
parades as usual. The civic parade
will take place at two o'clock on
Thursday, Sept. 16. It is desired
that the farmers take a greater in
terest in this eventSby appearing with
decorated rigs bearing the names OF
their farms and compete for the
prizes offered. Every business house
in the city ought to be represented ir
this parade, and by everyone making
plans early and making preparations
accordingly, this event can be made
a very big one. On Saturday after.
noon, the annual automobile parade
will take place, headed by the prize
auto containing the winners of the
carnival contest. All owners of au-
tos in the county should make thei1
plans to decorate their machines an6
appear in this parade.
The members Of the Street Fail
|Committee consist of L. A. Tjosvold
F. G. Handy, E. c. Wellin, Selme1
Berg, Ed Benson, Peter Bonde, V. E
Lawson, C. B. Carlson, VIM. 0
johnson and 0. r. Berkness. They
are giving their time and attention t,
make the fair success, but to maxi
it such an event as will prove Will
mars continued supremacy in thi:
line among cities Of the state the,
should have the most hearty cooper
alton of every Willmar citizen
Therefore boost, brother, boost al
the time for the street fair, the an
, nual event of Kandiyohi county
There is no admission charged to tn
lgrounds and therefore the street fai
depends upon voluntary contribu
tions to pay the expenses. The fin
ancial end therefore needs boosting
first of all, SO the committee will fee
safe to go ahead with all other ar
rangements necessary to make tn
5 fair a finished success. When tn
Z solicitor comes around, let every ma
> consider how much he can give rath
er than how little he may escap
with. A little raise over last year
donation will help put ginger into tn
E committee and be more creditabl
than cutting down the allowance.
Those who saw the miniature far
, last year will be surprised to see tn
e number of improvements that wi
have been made on the same for thj
fair. Sheriff Peter Bonde and h
corps Of assistants are at work e,
cry spare moment contriving add
4 tions to the attractions. Last ye:
there was not sufficient space pr,
vided for the feature, which pr,
vented many from getting a goo
d view of the same. This year Sc,
: arate tent will be provided. Th
a tent will also contain the flower sho,
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