Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-24
FAIR TURNED OUT WELL
DESPITE BAD WEATHER
But the Receipts May Not Fully
Cover All Expenses.
The Cost of Permanent improvements
Was Very Heavy-This Years
Exhibits the Largest Ever.


might have been much worse. 1t
rained all day Tuesday. threatened
Wednesday and part of Thursday,
was fine Friday until evening when it
set in for another rain, so that the
fair really was conducted between
rains-immediately before and i'm
mediately after.
The crowds came literally on
Thursday and Friday-particularly
Friday, and the exhibits were the
largest and finest ever seen upon the
grounds stock, agricul tural and
horticultural. culinary, needlework
and art. Nobody could look at the
displays without realizing that Grant
county is a wonder.
Owing to the fact that large sums
have been expended this year in perm
anent improvements to grounds and
buildings, it is thought the receipts
will fall somewhat short of meeting
all expenses, but all bills will be
promptly paid just the same.
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each day, and was all that could be
asked for in that line. Thousands
were present this year however, who
had seen the same aviator make
equally as fine flights last year, and
like the child with a used toy the
novelty was gone and much of the
interest lost. One of the big attrac-
tions that had been booked for the
week-RObinson' S trained lions and
leopards. failed to come and $500 was
spent in putting on an equestrian
and hippodrome act in its place, so
that the free attractions were very
good and seemed to give good satisfac
tioI. The fancy trick bicycle riding
WAS extremely good.
The exhibits of machinery and
vehicles of all kinds we're large and
showed much enterprise upon the
part of the business men, who spent
much time and money in making the
displays for the benefit of fair. visitors
and for the society.
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tionally good and large. The leading
exhibitors in the several departments
were as follows:
CATTLE
Brown SWiss-Dr. j. Godfrey, Ian
caster.
Guernseys-C. A. Wilkins and j.
II
Livingston.
Jerseys-Geo. P. Martin & Son,
Henry Zenz, Lancaster D. A. Don
nan, Theo. Werley, Fennimore.
Holsteins-Bennett & Baker,
Platteville; J F. Morse, Mt. Hope
John Fuerstenburg and Anton Schu-
ster, Lancaster.
Beef Breeds-Rech Bros, Dan Aup-
perle, Gay Landon, VIM. Hickin, F.
L. Richardson, Moore Bros, H. C.
Knoke estate, Lancaster.
Polled Cattle W. L. Gelbach &
Son.
Herefords -Chas. Case & Son, Ian
caster.
SWINE.
Berkshires-Mo Bros Lancas-
ter; Henry Vesperman. Fennimore
Poland Chinas- Dobson & Eastman,
Lancaster.
Chester Whites-Frank Atkinson,
Lancaster.
Duroc-Jerseys-W. A. johnson,
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SHEEP
Oxfords-Geo. w. Knapp, Fenni-
more; Chas. Case & Son and Dobson &
Eastman, Lancaster.
Shorpshires-Dan Carmody, Mt.
Hope.
HORSES
Draft Stations and Mares Peter
Caspers, Cassville; Doris Jerrett,
Henry Zenz, VIM. Krohn, Fred Bry-
han, Carl Alt, Ed e. Vesperman,
Chas. Cox, and Geo. Hoehn, Lancas-
ter.
General Purpose-Moore Bros,
Frank Heinrich, Lancaster; ]. F.
Morse, Mt. Hope; Lynass Bros,
Bloomington Geo. w. Knapp, Fenni
more.
Standard bred-A. E. Lewis, W.
b. Dyer, Moore Bros, Frank Smith,
Fl. T. Doll, Ira Murphy, Otto
Schmitz, Lancaster; Peter Kuenster,
Glen Haven.
Roadsters -Lynass Bros, Blooming
ton; Will Dunn, Rockville; Lew
Bendorf, John McAuley, Moore Bros,
Frank Heinrich, Lancaster.
Carriage Horses and Single Drivers
Doris Jerrett, Lancaster; James