The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-31

MONDAY, september o, tLdDOf DdyJ
marks the opening of the eleventh an
nual fair of the Watertown Inter-Co-
unity Fair association. Like Barnum
& Baileys, its bigger and better than
ever" It's the great five day, day and
night fair, with interurban cars to the
main gate. Remember the dates, OF
the great event-Septembe 6 to 10.
Before another issue of the Leader
is out, the big fair will be in full
swing and there will be something do
ing from the morning of the 9Th, till
the evening of the 10TH and everyth-
ing possible has been done by the
management for the benefit of the
fair patrons Nothing under the sun
but heavy clouds and rain will inter
fere in making the fair of 1915 the
biggest and best ever
There will be attractions galore.
Among the many and great attrac
tions in the Nate Riss shows, said to
be the best in the United States and
there are also ten free attractions.
There will be the bike mule races
with local drivers holding the ribbons
This feature will be seen each day of
the fair, and local men will do the
driving.
Premiums to the value of $1,000 are
offered and purses to the amount of
over $4,000 are offered in the track
events. Every inch of show space will
be utilized for exhibits, but there will
be plenty of room for the big throngs
which are expected.
Two hundred members of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers associa-
ton OF Milwaukee will make a visit to
Watertown on Thursday, September
g. The party will leave Milwaukee at
o'clock on a special train and will
return at $50 o'clock the same even
ing The train will arrive in this city
at 80 o'clock and the afternoon and
early evening will be spent here.
Chairman Klingler of the transpor-
tation committee of the Merchants and
Manufacturers association stated the
object of the trip was largely to per-
nit Milwaukee merchants to meet GUS
toners in the cities that will be in
cluded in the itinerary and for the
purpose of renewing friendly rela
tions with the merchants.
Governor Philip will be member
of the party, and Mayor Bading will
also be a guest on the train. Both
the governor and the mayor are ex-
pected to make speeches during their
stay in Watertown.
For the accommodation of patrons
and exhibitors at the fair, a complete
postoffice will be established on the
fair grounds. 1t will be operated as a
temporary sub-station of the local
postoffice and will be open from 10 a.
m. till 5 d. m. during the five days of
the fair
In connection with the postoffice, a
parcel post exhibit will be maintained,
at which will be shown boxes and 9TH
er containers of corrugated board and
other materials best adapted for the
transportation of various farm pro-
ducts, including butter, eggs, fruits,
vegetables and poultry. The use of
these boxes will be explained, and all
kinds of questions concerning the par
eel post and other branches Of the
postal service will be cherfully ans
wered by government employees.
At the fair grounds postoff1ce. post
al cards and stamps of all kinds will
be on sale, and parcel post packages
will be accepted for mailing to all
parts of the world A collection box
for the depositing of mail will also
be erected.
The local labor unions this year
will cooperate with the fair associa-
ton in the celebration of Labor Day.
on which date marks the opening OF
the fair. The parade will be headed
by the Watertown City band and the
big carnival band will also be in the
parade The parade will leave Union
: hall at $50 o'clock Monday morning,
the line of march to be as follows:
Leave Union hall west to Fountain
Square, countermarch to Fifth and
Main, south on Fifth to Western ave-