Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-09-09
WINNESHIEK FAIR
OPENED YESTERDAY
Prospects Excellent for the Greatest
Fair in History of the County.
Everybody Enthusiastic.
ATTRACTIONS
WILL AMUSE MANY
Showing of Horses. Cattle, Swine,
Sheep Finest Ever Shown, and
Floral and Agricultural
Halls Are Teeming
Over With Fine
Exhibits.

The great Winneshiek fair opened
yesterday, and a good sized crowd at
tended the opening exercises. Pros
poets now are for a record breaking
fair. The weather is all that could
be desired and today should bring a
record crowd.
The floral and agricultural halls
are teeming over with the different
products of the county, and never
before have the prospects looked so
good.
The livestock exhibition is by far
the best ever seen here, some of the
finest horses, cattle. hogs, and sheep
in this section being shown. A few
of the exhibitors we observed yester-
day and their exhibits are:
W. ]. Hauswirth, five head Jer-
seys; E. w. Cutting, 10 Duroc Jersey
pigs and a Jersey COW and bull calf
six months old: z. l.. Beard & Son,
five head Of handsome Belgian hors-
es; c. S. Boice, Shetland ponies;
Fred Sellman, Jersey COW and calf;
John Logsdon, II head fine sheep;
Hiram Logsdon. pens Poland China
hogs; MeSsrs. Curtin, Roman and
Baker, Angora goats and the famous
Mulefoot hogs, showing which
should not be missed. T. ]. Crawford,
Frankville, Z head Belgian horses
and two Shorthorn bulls; Albert Van
Welt, Hesper township, 10 head
short horn cattle, 6 roans and reds,
headed by King Emperor; besides
the cattle he shows pair of fine
road horses; Brandt Bros. of Frank
vile show two pair matched horses
and a farm team, suitable for all
kinds of work; p. T. Ramlo shows
about "a fine Poland Chinas, and
Nick Richert is on the ground with
five loads of the famous Duroc Jer-
seys; E. c. Bolson shows Shorthorn
cattle. Shoemaker-Van Pelt Mayne
Co. of Waterloo, we'll known breed
ers of high class stock, have great
showing of Jersey cattle, an exhibit
which should not be missed. Of
course other exhibitors are bringing
in exhibits today and the stock
show promises to be the best ever.
Another exhibit which proves fine
this year is the exhibit of chickens.
The Baby Health Contest, held un-
der the auspices of the Monday Club,
is going to be one of the big attrac-
tions which takes place today and
tomorrow. Something like AZ babies
have been entered, 22 girls and 25
boys. Seven doctors and four train
ed nurses will officiate in the scoring.
The contest for girls will be held
today and the boys tomorrow.
The base ball games between Cal
mar and Ossian, with picked teams,
many Of them professionals, are go
ing to be big features Of the fair,
and will draw heavy patronage.
The fast harness races with some
of the best horses in the country go
ing. will be great event. M. T..
Grafton, the we'll known horseman Of
Preston, will officiate as starter.
The balloon ascensions, high dive,
platform attractions and tented
shows are some of the best ever seen
here.
The Merchants Band. under the
leadership of w. B. Coup Is furnish
ing excellent and entertaining mu-
sic daily.
The officers have done their best
to give the people genuine fair, and
we look for the biggest crowds this
year in the history of the fair.