The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-09-05
THE IRON COUNTY FAIR
Promises to Be the Best Ever Held
MANY Fine Attractions

A. NJ. arriving in Crystal Falls al
seven hfty-hve A. NJ. and arriving in
Iron River at 9:l0 A. M. This train
will return leaving Iron River at 10 :3t
p. M.
The Fair promises 70 be a big sue
cess and much money has been spent
in high class attractions Everyone
who is able 60 get away should take II
in and are assured in getting their
moneys worth. All reports indicate
that great many people from all
over the Range are going to attend.
There is no doubt but that the Iron
County Fair will this year be the big
gest and best fair. not only ever held
in Iron County, but in this section OF
the State. ON Monday, September 7th
at two O'Clock p. NJ. there Will be held
gigantic parade composed of two
sections, the first section being the
labor unions and the second section
being composed OF children. IL is
estimated that there will be fifteen
hundred children in this parade which
will be beautifully decorated and con-
tain a great many floats This parade
is the first of its kind 10 be staged in
Iron County and it is believed il VIII
make great impression on all who
witness 10 IL ia well worth the time
TO 20 TO the fair ON Monday to witness
this parade alone.
At three o clock Monday afternoon
Miss Katherine Stinson School girl
aviator, the youngest licensed aviator
in the world, man or woman, will
make her first flight OF the fair.
During this fight She will demonstrate
the use OF the aeroplanes in the Euro
pean war by dropping a bomb and
destroying fortitcation which will
be erected on Minklers hill top. She
performs the spiral and other feats of
the air She hys a big Wright ma
chine and will carry passengers
During one of her flights she will
make an attempt to break the worlds
record for ladies in high altitude flying
This will be the first flying machine
TO make flights in Iron County and IL
may be the last for a number of years.
Everyone who is able TO get away
should witness this attraction.
Secretary Rite has just received
letter from Miss Stinson advising him
that she will be in Iron River on
Saturday and be ready for her Monday
flight, and asking him 20 have
room reserved for her at the hotel.
The public can rest assured that it will
not be disappointed in this attraction.
On Tuesday September Sth at two
o clock the decorated automobile
parade will he staged There are
large number of people decorating
their cars and building floats for this
parade The judges are John Quarn
strom of Iron Mountain Judge
Anthony Brackett of Norway and f.
b. Moulton. President Of the Menom
inee Fair. Everyone entering this
parade is assured Of an impartial deci
sion. First prize is n beautiful silver
loving cup valued at fifty dollars,
Second prize is fifteen dollar, and third
prize is ten dollars.
ON Wednesday September 9th at two
O'Clock will be held the decorated har-
ness parade. There are large num-
ber of entries in this parade A. b.
Miller has twenty-eight head of the
finest horses travelling which he will
enter into this parade However Mr..
Miller has been barred from competing
for the prize He is proud of his
horses and has elected to enter them
even though ho cannot compete. The
same judges aud prizes are in this par
ade as in the automobile parade.
On Wednesday evening at nine thirty
T.. NJ. there will be given street
dance ON Genessee street and Iron
River will be turned over 10 its visit
ors Traffic will be barred on that
portion Of Genessee street where the
dancing takes place and the Iron River
band from the Boyington House bal
oony viii furnish the music. This is
the first public dance given on the
street and IL will be q matter Of amuse
ment 10 both old and young
A nav building has been erected on
the Fair grounds known as the Min
eral. forest and stream exhibi;" build |
ing. This building will contain the
finest specimens of Iron ore as we'll as
fish of numerous varieties and noun.
ted animals and fowls. II will be one
of the most unique exhibits at the
fair.
Each evening of the fair there will
be brilliant display of fireworks
A. B. Miller carries man with his
shows who manufactures these fire.
works. The destruction Of Moscow is