Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-16

The above tabulated statistics of the
attendance and gate and grand stand
receipts tell in figures the story of the
sixth and most successful exhibition
ever given by the Marshall County
Fair Association. The fair came 10
an end Friday night, making distinct
step forward in local fair management
years fair to strive for.
AS the figures show the total at
tendance was 2s.S67, compared with
27.S12 for last year. an increase OF J.
055. The money taken in at the gates
and the amphitheater totaled s6.s63.S5,
compared with s6.291.55 for last year.
an increase of s572.1o. When it is TAX
en- into consideration that the rain cut
Wednesdays attendance TO at least a
quarter Of what 1t would have been,
the showing is remarkable
Palr Has Cost More.
Altho every effort was made to
avoid extravaganza, nevertheless TO
keep the fair just a little above the
nigh standard set in previous years
more money was needed and spent
This demanded that there be an in
crease in receipts in order that the
ISOLATION might break even. 1t has
probab bly, done this and little more.
No exact figures could be secured to-
day of the expenditures. but it is
known that the concession money was
more than a year ago and entrance
money in many departments made a
larger sum than last season. Altogether
it is likely that the association will
have a few hundred dollars left over
t.
with.
Friday Was Good Day.
Friday was an exceptionally good
day. exceeding as it did the last day
of the fair last September. The at
tendance was 473 greater. and the gate
and grand stand receipts were s37940
more than the same day year ago.
All children were admitted free dur
ing the day and evening. The at
tendance at night numbered 775. The
gate receipts for the week show a
greater increase correspondingly than
does the attendance. This is due to the
increase made in the admission to the
grand stand.
Much of the credit for the increase
in attendance and the gate receipts
must be given to the night perform
ances which. during the three nights
they We're given. attracted large addt-
tional crowds
Closing Days Program.
The closing days program consisted
of the parade of the prize winning live
stock in front of the grand stand at l
o'clock. the harness races, half mile
dash for Marshall county horses, a re-
lay race between eight-men teams
representing Taylor township and The
town Of Laurel. that ended in dead
heat and was not run over. and an
automobile race that was started but
was stopped by one of the cars dash
ing thru the fence. No one was In
jured in this accident. which proved to
be a most lucky one.
The Laurel band played during the
day The Marshalltown band furnished
the music for the night shows.
Auto Dashes Into eusgies.
The fve-mile automobile race, in
which three cars We're entered, had
hardly startedwhen the worst accident
o. fair week brought it to a sudden
stop. The other cars were halted be-
cause people were flockng across the
track. While just leaving the curve
into the back stretch, a. l.. Frazer,
driving DR.. A. C. Conaway's staver
roadster, crashed into the fence. The
car HURLED thru the woven wire fence,
knocking down two fence posts and
tearing thru the wire down a three
foot embankment into vehicles which
were parked close to the track Keep
ing on its wheels the car crashed into
q single buggy, overturned it, and
brushed it aside and dashed on into a
surrey belonging to Emery Veach. two
miles southeast OF Llscomb.
vshielss Empty; Injuries Avoided.
The surrey was also overturned, and
by that time the car had been stopped.
The running gears of both vehicles
were badly damaged and the buggy had
two wheels crushed and the Surveys
role was broken. II. w. Bolts, VINO
works for Mr.. veach, had driven to the
fair in the surrey. The owner of the
buggy had not appeared long after the
accident, and his name could not be
learned. AS it happened no one was
in either buggy and the horses were not
Eitched to them. These circumstances
tc9ether with the automobile not turn
ing over, saved Frazer from being hurt
and avoided injuring others. The auto
mobile was not badly damaged. After
wards Frazer said he could not see the
track or the fence for the dust.
Nslay Race . Draw.
Eight stalwart sons of Taylor town
set.ip and the town of Laurel, were pitt
ted against each other in a half-mile