Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-09-22
$4,000 People Attend Show on
ChiIdren'S Day.
BIG INCREASE OVER 1914
AeropIane Flights on the Afternoon Of
the First Day Are Postponed Be-
cause of the Wind-Few
Accidents Occur.

Last year there were l,5OU admls-
sions on the first day. The largest
Childrens day attendance in former
years was about five thousand. The
total of children was 26,261.
Gusts of wind continued throughout
the afternoon and it was necessary to
postpone the aeroplane fights and to
abandon the Battle of the Skies" -
o. E. Williams of the Patterson
company then attempted fight and
got up 1900 feet before being COM
PEELED to come down.
Wisconsin's best state fair" it was
unanimously voted by every person
who visited the grounds. Machinery,
automobiles, cattle, dairy, county, hOr-
ticulture, horses, swine and sheep sur
passed all former records.
The pike" was opened early and
long before noon the exposition took
on the appearance and characteristics
of midweek of other years. Bankers
cried, spielers spelled, children
packed the merry-go-round and the fer
ris wheel.
The special attractions of the amuse-
ment department were voted the best
ever shown.
There were comparatively few acct
dents during the day, considering the
great crowd of children. Four young
sters fell into the rain-swOllen creek,
only one of whom was in danger Of
drowning. Only one arrest was made
by the Company D guards, a man being
brought in on suspicion and later re-
leased. One robbery was reported,
little girl having a wrist watch stolen.
Considerable interest was manifest
ed in the automobile exhibit, admit
tedly the best ever held in the state
and classed with the best in the coun-
try Bart J. Ruddle and George w.
Browne of the show committee and
Supt Joseph Smith had their cars in
place early in the day. Many special
features are planned by the committee
during the week.
1T cost over $4,000 to put this
show on" said Mr. Browne. who is
president of the Milwaukee Automo-
bile Dealers association. THE dealers
Ored to put on the best show possible
for the people interested in cars
Children's day will go down as
real kids" day.
They did everything that children
are supposed to do when on outings or
at play They fell in the river-one
nearly drowned-they grabbed every
thing they could get hands on when
they thought they could get away with
it, and upwards of fifty had their
names entered on the lost" list Of
Capt. William Mehl of Company D in
charge of the fair police.
In the county building apples con-
tinued to mysteriously' disappear, and
even vegetables were missed Mrs.
Lucy Strong, head of the baby welfare
exhibit, was compelled to have all the
dolls and toys in her department
nailed down, but not until after one
doll and several toys mad departed"
Flags were distributed and over
100000 were procured by the $4,000
odd children.
United States marines who have
seen service with Uncle Sam in many
climes, who are manning an exhibit
on the grounds under the direction of
Sergt. Clarence B. Proctor, will CO.
operate in the Battle in the Skies"
Machine guns will be used in con-
junction with the Patterson company
staff and equipment.
Wisconsin's greatest automobile
show opened in the machinery build
ing
With the first exhibition of 1916
models in this section of the country,
the largest. entry Of individual cars
and a show that has never been
eQualed for beauty in Milwaukee Or
Wisconsin, it lives up to the predic-
tons of President George W. Browne
of the Milwaukee Automobile Deal
ers association; Bart j Ruddle, man
ager, and Superintendent Joseph Smith
of the automobile exhibits.
The entire building has been recon
structed.' Machinery hall was walled
in, the upper half of the walls being
swinging windows so as to permit al
most perfect ventilation The interior
was painted. Booths apportioulng OF
the floor space for the various exhibits
were provided by the installation of
decorated posts