Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-09-18
FAIR is A SUCCESS
Society Has Two Good
Days For Fair.
RAIN PREVENTS KENYON TALK.
McCrillis, Talmadge and Hamilton
Address the People, While Base
Ball, Races, Etc., Amuse.

Although disappointment anLH n
fortunate circumstances marked'2c,
opening of the county fair last wee 4
and to some extent followed it to the
close, nevertheless, viewed from all
sides, the annual exposition of the
agricultural society compared favor
ably with former fairs and with the
fairs of neighboring counties. There
was this year a noticeable lack OF
the vaudeville stunts that have
characterized our fairs for some
years past, the management believ-
ing it wise not to engage them for
this year, but rather to put their
efforts in other directions. Never
the less, the exhibits were up to the
usual standard, and the amusements
and attractions furnished an abund-
ance of entertainment for the crowds.
In fact. the fair this year offered as
much to amuse, entertain and en-
tighten as any of the neighboring
fairs, and more, and the general
public found their moneys worth
and to spare; yet there were OF
course as there always is, those who
expect to see as much at county
fair as they do at the state fairs,
and who would find something to
complain about, no matter how much
was given them.
The most prominent feature OF the
fair outside of the exhibits was the
making of each day a political day,
and the speeches by noted represent
atives of the various political par
ties. This feature alone was enough
to make the fair a success, had there
sheen nothing else to see. A candl-
date for governor, national cam
paign orator, a candidate for United
States Senator, and also United
States Senator, all representing diff
ferent doctrines and policies, are sell
dom heard in city the size of De-
corah in a single week. On Tuesday
Hon. l. S. McCrillis, the candidate
of the socialist party for governor OF
Iowa, presented an appeal for sup
port of his party in forceful argu-
ment before the usual small Tuesday
crowd Wednesday there was
large attendance, and the speaker
was DR.. Talmage of Boston, who
talked at length for the new Bull
nnnPh
curiosity as to what he would have
to say. Thursday Hon. Dan w.
Hamilton, democratic candidate for
United States Senator from Iowa,
presented the democratic situation.
Mr.. Hamilton is an able man and
a good speaker, and had the largest
audience of the fair. On Friday
United States Senator VIM. s. Ken
yon was on hand as announced to
sneak for the republican party, and
had the weather been favorable he
would have been greeted by large
crowd as he has never spoken In
this part of the state and many
wanted to hear him. However, 1t
rained throughout the entire morn
ing and the afternoon was so cold
and disagreeable that it was thought
best not to have any fair. Senator
Kenyon has kindly agreed to come
to DEBORAH at some future date and
speak to our people. He spoke to
the high school just before noon,
and made an address that was lis
tered to with much delight by the
teachers and pupils.
AS usual baseball was one of the
main attractions of the fair, and
large crowds watched the games
each day. On Tuesday the high
school and alumni teams played a
very interesting game, and Wednes-
day and Thursday afternoons the
Ossian team played against the De-
corah team. Wednesdays game
ended with the score 8 to in De-
corah's favor, after good game.
The Newcomer boys of Fayette were
the battery for Ossian, and Ryggs
and Gutteboe for Decorah. Six hits
were made off Riggs and off New
conner. The score by innings was as
follows:
Decorah IL 0 0 0 0 l / %
Ossian ...0 0 0 0 o O-4
Thursdays game was more one-
sided, but with the exception or the
sixth and eighth innings was close
and furnished ample amusement for
the crowds. Heuser and Graf, the
Calmar battery, played for Ossian,
and sullivan and Gutteboe We're De-
corah's battery. Only two hits were
made off Sullivan, while our boys
made 13 off Heuser. Sullivan struck
out 19, Heuser T. The score;
Decorah 20 O0 0 XII
.Ossian 80 0 0 0 0 0 o.
The motorcycle races were excit-