Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-09-04
Every Indication Points to a Very
Successful Exposition.
AEROPLANE FLIGHTS ENGAGED.
United States Senator keny on Speaks
Friday, Hon. Dan w. Hamilton,
Candidate for Senator Thursday.
DIR. Talmaee. Bull Moose
Speaker, Wednesday and l.
S. McCrillis, Socialist,
Tuesday.

Things have been stirring the past
few days with the management of the
Winneshiek County Fair, which will
be held next week Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, and the
result is one of the most attractive
programs eyer prepared. The presi-
dent and secretary and the executive
committee have made an effort to pro-
cure the largest number of exhibits in
the various departments we have ever
had, which is after all what makes a
first class fair, and in addition there
to e program Of attractions and
amusements that will please and en-
tertain the large crowds expected to
ATTEND this year. They have thought
that their energies and investments
could be devoted to something better
this year than the vaudeville plat
form amusements like we have had
for so many years, and there will be
little of that sort of thing. On the
contrary there will be a program of
really good, substantial things, some
thing that every resident of the coun-
ty would gain and learn by seeing
and hearing.
In the stock department there is
prospect of complete exhibits all
along the. line. All the available
space has been engaged. and more
will be provided, if need be, to care
for the exhibits. In floral hall and
agricultural hall there will be with
out doubt much to see wcrth looking
at. while the poultry department
promises to be better than ever he
fore.
This being one of the greatest po-
litical campaigns the nation has ever
saw, the management has provided
four political days, upon which the
issue of the campaign will be pres
ented. Tuesday will be Socialist day
and Hon. l. S.. McCrillis, Socialist
candidate for governor will speak.
Wednesday will be Bull Moose day,
and the followers of the new third
party movement have secured DR..
Talmage, of Boston, one of the great
est orators in the United States
Thursday is Democratic day, and the
speaker will be one of the brainy or
ators of Iowa. Hon. Dan w. Hamil-
ton, of Sigourney, democratic cand-
idate for United States senator from
Iowa. Friday will be Republican day,
1.-The last best of all" and the orator
of the occasion will be Iowa's bril-
liant new United States senator, Hon.
William S. Kenyon, of Fort Dodge,
who was elected after long dead
lock by the Iowa legislature. and
nominated by an Overwhelming ma
jority in his first canvass before the
people at the June primary. His rec
ord In the senate has been notable
one. He has nevec spoken in Decorah
and his first appearance here will
doubtless attract a large hearing.
OF course the great attraction of
the fair will be the aeroplane fights.
which have been contracted for with
the Chicago Aeroplane Co., Pound
and Merrill, aviators. This is the
same aeroplane which has been here
for several days. and the manage
ment of the fair at this time have
every reason to believe that success
full flights will be made. but of course
cannot guarantee anything in this re-
spect. A new propeller came yester-
day for the machine and it has been
otherwise perfected, so that the avi-
ators assure us that they will be able
to fly, and that they expect to DEM
onstrate this fact to everybody's sat-
isfactiOn several times before the fair
opens, so that there will be no ques-
tion about flying then If the weather
lis not unfavorable. They have been
a short distance off the ground two
or three times. and say they have nc
doubt of their ability to make the
machine fly now. The contract calls
for two flights each day and no flight
no pay. so that they will make every
effort to fulflll 1t. 1t is probable that
in case they are not able to make
successful flights before the fair an