Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-09-02
1HEW|NNEsH|EkFAIR !
OPENS next TUESDAY.
September 8th the Gates VIE
Swing Open to the Greatest
Fair in the History Of
Winneshiek.
$14OO IN PURSES FOR
FAST HARNESS RACES
The Exhibits, Free Attractions and
Other Features Will be tho
Best Ever. Make Your
Plans Now to At
tend.

The Winneshiek County Fair for
1914 will swing open its gates next
Tuesday morning, Sept. 8, for four
big days. The time is drawing near,
only five days left to get everything
in readiness for the greatest fair In
the history of Winneshiek. The
secretary is doing his best to make
the fair success and ait this writ
ing the prospects are fine.
One new feature of the fair this
year will be the fast harness races
with $1400 in purses. Seven car
loads of high class trotters and pac-
ers will be here, and the best racing
program ever witnessed in this Sec
ton will be staged.
Read the list of entries in the
page advertisement of the fair in this
paper. Besides the races the ball
games and free attractions are going
to be the best ever. The best line
of high class free attractions given
are on the program. Of course ball
games and free attractions are only
incidental features of the fair, and
without them the fair would be aa
lonesome as the day after your mo-
ther-in-law went home, and a fair
with nothing but amusements would
be like light waters, you think you
tasted something good, but you
wonder where it's gone.
So just remember there is the
foral and agricultural halls, which
will be filed to. overflowing with the
finest products OF the county. Be-
sides there viii be the best showing
of fine cattle, horses, swine, poul-
try, etc., you ever saw, mostly pro-
ducts Of Winneshiek county, besides
there will be many exhibitors from
outside with high class stock.
The cattle show will be particu-
larly interesting this year. There
will be an exhibit Of Jersey cattle
by Schoonmaker-Van Pelt-Mayne Co.,
of Waterloo, well known breeders Of
high-olass stock. Mr.. Van Pelt Is
the head of the Iowa Dairy associa-
tion, and the showing of this great
herd of Jerseys is very important
70 of tho notfIa ayhihif
The Better Babies Contest will be
a specially interesting feature of the
fair this year. The contest will be
held on Wednesday and Thursday.
and prizes will be given in each class.
There will be two classes each for
girls and boys, with cash prizes In
each class, with three dollars for
nrst prize and two dollars for second
prize. In the first class will be ba-
bies from six to twenty-four months
old, and in the second class children
from two to three years old.
The contest for girls will be held
on Wednesday and the contest for
boys on Thursday. The hours win
be from one to four o'clock each
day.
Mothers intending to enter chill
dren are requested to send postal
with name and age of child and
names of parents to Mrs Norman
WiMett, President of the Monday
Club, Decorah, Iowa. All applica-
tions to be in by Monday noon. Sept
7th. Children will be examined In
order as entered.
We hardly need to urge the at
tendance OF our people. The VIM
neshiek county fair is for the peo-
pie of the county. and all will be
made thrice welcome. The officers
of the association have taken the
utmost pains to see that an enter
tanning and meritorious program Is
given. They have done their best
to make the fair a success and it Is
now up to you to give it loyal sup
port. Also remember that it is q
home institution and that it is your
fair.