Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-09-08

great annual event in this county
opened on Tuesday. 1t looked ol
Monday afternoon as If rain was &C
Ing TO spoil everything. At that tim
3.05 inches fell in few hours and th
predictions by the weather bureau
was for more wet weather. While i
rained further up the valley OH Tues
day, none fell here, and it enabled th
track being gradually placed in gooc
condition. The day was taken up il
bringing In stock, produce, arranging
displays, making entries, etc. Their,
was, as usual, splendid display o
produce in agricultural hall. the en-
tire lower floor of the main building
being taken up and this with the dis
plays made by some of the towns anC
handsomely arranged booths by hom,
merchants made that building yery
attractive.
The live stock stables were not a,
well filed as in former years, owing
To a number of our extensive owner:
making changes in their herds anC
Others making changes in their build
ings, and not being able to get theil
stock in shape. In horses, sheep
swine, poultry, ETC., the display was
excellent.
Wednesday was almost a perfect
day for the fair and thousands of our
people attended, and enjoyed the dis
plays, the specialties and the races.
Thursday was cold enough to wear
fur coats, in fact many were out in
their heavy wraps. This condition
prevailed all day and along about 8
p. m. there was a little rain, though
not enough to drive anyone off the
grounds, though they did have to get
under cover. This was the great day.
There being something like $4,000
people on the grounds. They came
from every part of the county,
and neighboring counties also. One
may not see an old time friend
throughout the year, but he is very
likely to meet him at the county fair.
Everyone who has ever lived in Wau-
sGu, IL they are within so miles of the
city, will attend the fair.
Friday was as perfect day as was
ever turned ~out and the attendance
at the fair greatly enlarged, on that
account, over the closing DAYS of the
former years.
Taking all in all, the fair of 1914
was in every way a success and the
officers and executive board are to be
congratulated. Especially B. f. Will
son, Pres, and John ID. Christie, sec
Tetary, are entitled to much credit
for their untiring and very effective
work.
INDUSTRIAL PARADE.
On Wednesday was the industrial
parade at 100, and in line were the
following floats: Curtis & Yale Co.,
wood work; Mohr Lumber Co.; Will
son Mercantile Co.; The Johnson
Electric Co.; Mayer the shoe man;
the Wright Music & Jewelry Co.,
victrolas; Peth Candy Co.; Halls
Garage Co., autos; Healy- Brown Co.,
horses; Ben ]. Hett, plumber; Wad-
hams Oil Co.; Northern Milling Co.,
-four; Marathon Co. Asylum, agricul-
tural products; Ritter & Deutsch Co.,
furniture, all splendid exhibits of
these concerns and of their manufac-
ture and sale.
LIVE STOCK.
In pens and stables we're fine exhib-
its of live stock as follows: Healy-
Brown Co., draft and driving horses
in large number; Walt Alexander,
fifteen Shetland ponies; c. S. Curtis,
HI. f. Marquardt, NJ. p. Towle, r. w,
Mossholder and Adolph Stark, Otto
Paeske, Leo Schuetz and Louis Smith
Of Wausau and Marathon county, and
Louis Sammo of Hancock, Mich, all
draft and driving horses.
The cattle exhibit was excellent and
In fine trim: Red Polls-Clover Belt
Farm, Hamburg, eleven head; Guern-
seys-Ed. Swanson, town of Flieth,
three head: c. j. Bauman. Marathon
City, three mead; Paul Kickbusch,
Wausan, five head; Fred Prehn, town
of Wausau, two head; Adolph Thomp-
son, eleven head; Lily Dale Farm,
eleven head, all from the town of
Flieth, and III. f. Marquardt, nine
head, from the city; ns-Fred
f. He'll, town OF, Flieth, 10 head; Paul
Seymour, Wausau, two head, Nick
Grum, Ringle, Is head and f. f.