Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1914-07-17

SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS.

Beginning Sept. IS.
Automobile races on Monday, Sept
-
Aarness and running races Tuesday
"Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Free vaudeville attractions every al
fsrDoon.
Music furnished by eight bands ant
ore orchestra.
5eachey lin Tying maehine) an
OIdneId I'm automoblte) probably vii
,r.rs on Friday, Sept. 10.
n night all fair week milwaukee,
slii make special efforts to entertain
2sar visitors. City will be especially
Sighted, with music everywhere.
Milwaukee, Wis. July 14-Biggel
xnh better than ever; that's what tbs
Sse2te Fair this year will be.
When a tornado swept over tbs
grounds early In June. leaving a trail
NJ damage amounting to BLOC 900. 4
xas announced that It would not be
{ynssible TO hold this years fair. This
announcement. however, was not au
zhhorized by the Wisconsin State Board
enf Agriculture and was Absolutely
without foundation.
Discussing the damage at the fair
grounds, and plans for rebuilding and
Enpairing. President o. G. Rewey, of
She Board. said today;
NJ Rebuilding Is Going on.
"By the time the gates are thrown
open for the 1914 fair, every mark OF
the June tornado will have been eras-
ed We have let the contracts for re
Building all OF the buildings blown
Down. and for making all other re
gaira. The fence the Board will re
aaild and repair itself. Most CT the
work will be completed by Sept. /.
THE grounds will be IN better shape
for this years fair t.an they were in
Cor the 1913 fair"
Horse Department Excellent.
What OF the fair itself-the ex-
hibtts2
IN The horse department there will
be more exhibits than ever before. and
many Lew strings win be shown. This
wH he especially true of the draft
riasaidcations. in which the premiums
are more numerous and larger than
before. In n class a special classi-
~Ffcation for Wisconsin horses, Clydes-
dale, has been provided by the Ameri-
can Clydesdale association, and this
organization gives a special premium
OF 800. To this amount the Wiscon-
sin State Board of Agriculture adds
another 500.
in order to more generally popular
4Ezs the horse. the E'~~~f Il. together with
The Boards OF Iowa, Min. aaota, and IL
itnois. is offering a saddle 1orse stake
g0r a purse of 5 $1,000. If addition to
1he regular saddle horse classes. This
mas been done to stimulate the har-
ness and saddle horse business. Sec
Eetary Mackenzie announces that he
has already received many entries for
8his special stake. and that It will
prove one OF the best attractions at
9hs 1914 fair.
Ga the Cattle Department.
In the cattle department the display
OF dairy cattle will be by far the best
sever given, and the same can be said
OF the beef cattle cl-assifcations. Wis
x5onsin Is known the world over for
91s cattle, and the 1914 fair viii add
10 MS renown In this respect,
In many instances the premiums
have been added to. In the Holstein-
Eeriesian class. for instance. Here pre-
Eaiums will be given this year for
senior yearlings and junior yearlings
and for senior and junior calves. some.
thing that never has been done.
There are a great number OF special
premiums, as usual. and this entry lists
~ date indicate that the exhibits will
be greater In number and quality than
aver before.
Swine. Sheep and Poultry.
In the sheep department Wisconsin
~sill lead as usual There have been
additions to the premium lists and to
me special prizes, and the entry list
~ date shows many notable additions
All who are Interested In sheep can.
not afford to miss this years fair. for
a new mark will be set for number
and high class OF exhibits.
The swine department will be by FAR
che best ever shown in Wisconsin
a large amount OF money has been
added to the premium list. Take foS
Instance the Poland-ChIna Futurtty
Prospects classification. managed and
guaranteed by the Poland-China Rec
OF association. The display will bc
of unusually high class and exception
sally large.
In the poultry division over 4.O0C
Birds will be shown. and no othei
atAte will be able to boast Of as an ex
G@nsive pigeon display.
A New County Building,
Entries to date In the Agriculture
department warrant the stRtemen
chat never before has this industr,
beer so largely or adequately repre-
scented as it will be at the 1914 fair.
II has been necessary to provid
more space for this department. an
IN addition to space allotted last yea
She present county building will b
given over to agricultural exhibits.
This departure has been made POI
able through Or. G. A. kletzsch. {
Milwaukee, member OF the Board, VIII
Mts man 0ev gen tntrl
$500 So