The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-03
AEROpLANE AT
COUNTY FAIR
First Aeroplape to be seen
in Van Buren, County will
be Feature at County Fair
CIRCUIT RACING PROMISED
Circuit Formed by Leading
Fairs Will Bring Big Field
of Fast Horses.

Six aeroplane flights. probably az
fording thousands of people in this
section of Michigan their first oppor-
tunity to see an aeropIane in action.
will be feature of the Van Buren,
County Fair to be held at Hartford
from September 20 to October /.
Despite the important part which
aeroplanes have played in the European
war and the important aviation meets
that have been held in this country,
there are hundreds of people in every
Michigan community who have never
seen this latest of mans inventions in
his battle for mastery of the air.
1t has fallen to the lot of the Van
Buren, County FAIR to import the first
aeroplane to fly over Van Buren, county
soil, the importance of theSevent being
emphasized by the fact that an aero
Two flights will be made on each of
three days of the fair, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. Under the terms
Of the contract each flight must be of
at least ten minutes duration, the aero
plane must attain height OF at leas
1000 feet and the operator must per-
form during each flight some of the
maneuvers which have thrilled thou
sands at every important aviation
meet.
The first two flights will be given on
Wednesday, school day, when thousands
of school children-will be in attendance.
Students tickets will be distributed
among the schools of Van Buren,, Cas-
and Berrien counties. and the admis-
sion to students will be reduced to ten
cents on Wednesday.
Another amusement feature of prime
Importance is the racing program, which
is expected to bring to the fair the best
field of horses ever gathered in south
western Michigan. The Van Buren,
county fair mas become member of
the Western Michigan Fair circuit,
along with the Greenville. Holland and
Grand Rapids fairs, and practically all
of the horses seen at these fairs will
also be.seen at Hartford. Purses ag-
gregating $4,000 will be offered for the
three days of racing, and the first cir
cult racing seen in Van Buren, county
will be afforded at the fair. The half
mile race course has been newly
"clayed" this summer, and horsemen
declare the track is in prime condition
to secure some new speed records this
fell.
While the management of the fair
have been lavish in their amusement
preparations, the fundamental features
of county fair. the agricultural, hor-
ticultural and stock departments, have
not been neglected. Approximately
So, 600 in premiums will be offered in
the exhibition departments, and the
superintendents of the different depart
ments are predicting that the exhibits
will eclipse those at either of the two
previous fairs.
Bountful crops are being harvested,
and while the "showiness" of some of
them has heen decreased by super
abundant rains hundreds OF farmers
and fruit growers are securing excep.
tionally choice specimens which will be
in evidence when the horn of plenty is
inverted and its contents poured into
the exposition grounds.
A factor in the exposition will be the
exhibits by the various Granger and
Cleaner organizations IN Van Buren,
county The two organizations will
not compete, but 500 has been set
aside for the payment of premiums upon
the exhibits produced by each orgsniza-
tion which will make the agricultural
and horticulturals displays of the Clean
ers and Changers an important part of
the crop display.
The stock departments.this year will
reflect the increasing Importance Of
southwestern Michigan's stock in
dustry. The effect of the two previous
fairs 10 already seen in the reviving in
terest in ck.raising and the importa-
ton of better class of stock than this
section of Michigan has boasted before.
and many of these new animals will be
shown at the fair this fall.
Withal the Van Buren, county fair
promises to be the most. important ex-
position and amusement event that
southwestern Michigan.has ever staged.
The premium competition has been
opened to Cass and Berrien counties
as well as Van Buren,. and the fair is
already assuming the proportions of
tri-county event.