Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-22
SPECIAL DAY SET
FOR TWIN-C|T|ES
Thursday, Sept. II, Will See
Big Doings at the Rock
Island County Fair.
20" WILL CARRY CROWDS
Liberal Purses Offered for Races and
Good Premiums for the Vari-
Gus Exhibits.

Thursday, Sept. Il, will be Rock Is
land and Moline day at the annual
Rock Island county fair to be held at
Joslin Sept. GIL. There will be spe-
cial train service over the Burlington
road TO and from Joslin and the
crowds will be taken to and from the
grounds by autos and hacks. The
value of the prizes offered this year
is expected TO bring large number
OF entries in all classes of exhibits
and more spirited competition in the
raceC1lnd other sporting events.
Tide will be a special attraction
each day in front of the
.&b,Aneatre, entitled "The Comedy
,sJ agon Performance"
70 admission will be charged on
Tuesday, when exhibits will be placed.
Wednesday morning at 1920 there
will be a ball game for a purse to be
divided $50 to the winners and SIS
to the losers. The fair association
will furnish the umpire. In the after
noon the following purses will be Of
fered in the horses races:
2:4O trot-First, S175; second,
$3.50; third, S43.75; fourth, $3.50.
Free-for-all pace or trot-First, 500;
second, $50; third, $50; fourth, $50.
Free-for-all half mile running race
Purse Of $50 to be divided into three
parts.
PRIZES FOR THURSDAY.
Thursday there will be another ball
game in the morning for the same
amount Of money. The racing purses
are:
2:35 pace-First, 500; second, $50;
third, $50; fourth, $40.
2:25 trot-First, 500; second, $50;
third, $50; fourth, $40.
Running race, three-quarters of mile
and repeat-Purse of S75 to be divided
among the three winners.
In addition TO ball games and horse
races there will be foot races and
other sports conducted under the d.
rection OF Judson Wainwright, for
which the following prizes are Of
fered:
Fat mems race, free for all over
30 years OF age and weighing more
than 200 pounds-First prize. $1.50
box OF cigars given by Z. NJ. Rogers
Port Byron; second, s1.25 buggy whip
given by Scholfeldt, Port Byron; third
81 buggy whip given by Charles Stew
art. Hillsdale.
Girls foot race. free for all over
years of age and under 11-First
prize. 50 silver mesh bag, given by
1undt & Co, Moline; second. 81 cash
given by E. l.. Hanson. Hillsdale.
Foot race for girls from IL to 1f
years-First prize, So silver mesh bai
given by Lundt & Co; second, 81 casl
gwen by L. l.. Hanson.
PRIZES FOR BABIES.
Thursday afternoon one of the lead
ing attractions will be the baby show
neld under the direction of II. II
Palmer of Hillsdale. Prizes are OF
fered as follows:
For the heaviest baby under one
year-Any collapsible go-cart in tn,
store, given by Fisk & Loosely, Mo
line
For the lightest baby under on,
year-Cloak valued at 81, given by FISH
a. Loosely.
For each pair of twins-Two prett.
bonnets given by Fisk a. Loosely.
To each baby under one year regis
tered at the pavilion-One pair of sc
cent shoes, given by Fisk G. Loosely.
For the prettiest baby under on
year-Go-cart given by Dewend, Grill
& Co. Moline.
A. NJ. Sayre & Son offer specia
premiums for PeTcheron foals of 1911
as follows:
Best stallion colt-First prize, SO
second, Sc; third. 81.
Best mare colt-First prize, SO
second, Sc; third, 81.
Rest foal, either sex. sic.
or course there are long lists o
prizes for all classes of horses, cattle
swine and sheep. for produce Of gar