The Detroit times., 1915-09-08
STATE FAIR
GROUND NOT
FOR SALE
lCon lnusd LON raEe OnsI

welfare OF the fair"
The fact that the sun managed 20
stay from behind the clouds and
eventually succeeded in chasing the
raIndrops out OF the skies In he
morning hours OF Wednesday caused
"a great rush for the fair grounds.
and city and interurban cars unload
I'd crowds AZ the gates. II was es-
tImnied That about 10000 persons
had pusscd through the turnstlles
mp 10 noon. and the officials looked
for three or four times that number
before he day f. over II Jupiter Plu-
vlus continues 10 remain out OF bus
mess
THIS IL state Grange day, which Is
responsible for the large number OF
farmers on the grounds.
Bad roads kept away many farm
ers who planned TO motor TO the fair
today but the suburban cars were
Well filed with rural jewellers and
their families An address by John
O. Ketchum, OF Hastings. master Of
the State Grange. is scheduled as
one % the features OF the afternoon
program Mr. Ketchum has been
working for several years 20 secure
greater cooperation between farmer
and consumer and his efforts along
this line have been attended by con
siderable success.
Indications during the morning
were that The aeroplane flights would
be- made as scheduled during the az
tornoon Band concerts and vaude
Vile acts will be in order in the
grove
Attendance Tuesday. Old Soldiers
day. was close 10 % 600, according
10 The fair officials Cars bound for
the fair were well filed after the
sun began 70 show itself in The az
ternoon. and by o'clock the big
exhibition was in fun swing for The
FIRST time since the opening, Mon
day morning The midway 1ally-
hoos we're yelling themselves hoarse.
Turing a good.natured pu &C 20 the
sweltoring interiors OF their tents.
where painted ladies disDorted them
selves I'm gaycolored cotton cos.
tunes and sang afrociously over
head could be heard the purr OF mo.
tors as o Z. Williams and Boshek.
the Australian aviator circled about
IN their planes over the heads or
The gaping throng.
Toward evening The Battle In the
Clouds. deferred from the opening
day. was pulled of. and It was a
rather thrilling spectacle Soldiers
OF the Thirty-drst regiment Michi-
gan National Guard fred blank vol.
'oys at the avia;ors from their camp
IN Tho race track Enclosure. while
he birdmen replied with bombs that
were equally harmless but looked
like tae real thing.
The fireworks In the evening were
well forth waiting for and provided
entertainment not only for those in
the rrandstand, but for dwollcrs for
miles around Just before the good
night piece was touched of il
started TO rain and the late stayers
TONED in a merry stampede for the
cars.
The following babies were Judged,
Wednesday. in The better babies
contest Virginia Bockstanz, daugh
tor Of Mrs c. K Bockstanz, No. l3S
Hjghlandave, Highland Park En-
MA Miller. daughter OF Mrs Valuey
FILLER. Birmingham. Mich Ethel
Marie Robbins, daughter Of Mrs
Charles Robbins. 30 POGO Gratiot
ave. James Welsh, son OF Mrs
Alice Welsh 30 go Second.ave;
John Robert Henderson, son OF Mrs.
Homer Henderson. No 40 Grand
River-ave George Hawley Hopp
son Of Hawley Hopp, Royal Oak.
Mich Carl. a baby from Michigan
Children's Home society; Henry a.
Nessner, son OF Mrs. Henry Ness
ner, No. 330 Brush-st, Ruth Logan.
daughter OF Mrs. William Logan, No.
so Whitneyst.
Moro POTATOES than ever before
are entered in the agricultural de-
partment for the exceptionally lib
ersl prizes offered A blanket award
@: $40 was made by the state fair
management for the best hushel OF
potatoes shown The Northwestern
Michigan Development association
vent the fair enc better by Offering
en- additional award OF $40 II the
test bushel OF potatoes was produc-
ed In some one OF the northwestern
Michigan counties. and Otsego rails
Cd the ante $40, making n total
lrize OF $50 for the best bushel OF
potatoes at the fair. providing Il was
grown in Otsego county, AS re-
sult nearly 100 bushels Of potatoes
arc IN competition for this prize.
The widespread interest in the
children's homo and school garden
movement Is evidenced by the ex-
tensive exhibits which have been
made by the children. They are
sponsored by the Children's Garden
club, Of Crosse Pointe. a subsidiary
OF the Mutual Aid Neishborhood
Grub. and the Garden club OF the
Detroit branch OF the National
Tlant, Flower and Fruit guild
Mrs. Henry c. Walters. or Crosse
Pointe shores. chairman OF the