Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-04
BUSY PREPARING
FOR Bis FOUR FAIR
PREMIUM LIST IS READY FOR AN
NuAL EVENT WHICH IS Al.
WAYS STAGED At ELDoN.
DATES ARE CHANGED
This Year Sees the Exhibit and Races
Coming In Second Week OF Aug
ust Instead Of During
Early September.

The committees are hard at work
on the preparations for the Big -FOUR
fair which will be held this year, on
August II, IL, Is and IA, at the Eldon
fair grounds, located just below the
city limits of that place, in southeast
erly direction. From all indications
this years event, which will be the
twenty.fourth of its kind, promises to
be bigger and better than ever before:
The premium lists are now completed
and the entire program Is brimful OF
good. wholesome entertainment ana
Interesting events for the many people
who will be In attendance from wa
pello. Jefferson, Davis mad Van Buren,
counties.
Neat little booklets have been issued
by the oflcers of the Big Four district
AGRICULTURAL association, under whose
direction the annual event is given.
These contain the full premium list Tor
all departments and also the rules and
regulations Of the fair as they are
to be observed by the contestants IN
the events, the entries IN the races
and the exhibitors in the various de-
partments and the public in general
who will attend. The Eldon fair has
been q we'll known early fall event 1or
= rood many years and has been look
ed forward to BY Wapello county peo-
ple. This year a decided change IS
made in the program in that the event
has been changed from the early part
of September to the second week III
Aurust. This is complete changing
about for directors, exhibitors ana
those attending and the resulting IN
terest taken in the gathering and the
comparative size of the crowds attend
ing will be watched with conidseraole
attention by those in charge.
Some Excellent Events.
Some excellent events have been ar
ranged for the entertainment OF the
crowds attending. Tuesday, August
II. the first day, will be more OF day
of preparation than anything else. IL
Il ia possible to do so the management
Is very DESTROYS Of having all STOCK
and articles for exhibit, on the grounds
by that evening. Entries may be
made at the once of H. r. Baker, the
secretary. in Eldon on August and
10. and on the grounds on the opening
day. August II. until 6 o'clock In the
evening when the entry books will be
closed and no further entries can be
made except by special action OF the
board. On Wednesday, Thursday and
riday some very fine horse races
have been arranged for. Wednesdays
program is featured by a 2:25 trot
which will be managed by the Eldon
merchants and on Thursday an inter.
estina event will be 2:20 race staged
bv the Ottumwa wholesalers. A prize
Of S25 for each second made will be
given 10 the horse which breaks the
present track record which Is 2:12 80.
In the exhibition pens there Will be
prizes given for all sorts OF different
breeds OF cattle, sheep, swine, horses
and poultry. A good deal Of space will
be given to the showing of field pro-
ducts, including all kinds OF grains,
grasses and vegetables and fruits. The
babies health contest will be under the
direction OF Miss Belle Albert. Mrs.
George Myer will be in charge OF the
art hall and there will be many en-
tries under the various groupings OF
cut and ornamental flowers. pantry
stores, fancy cakes, preserves, buffers
1ellies, pickles and catsup, sweet pick
las and spices and the domestic manu-
featured goods, including all sorts OF
fancy work. embroideries and sewing
craft. Prizes will be given for the
handsomest building for trades display
erected on the grounds to remain as
long as the secretary desires. The re-
ouirements are that this building must
be tasty and ornamental and ten to
eighteen feet square.