Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-08-25
WINNESHIEK FAIR SUCCESS.
Biggest Crowds i'm Years Attended
Receipts About $4,000.

The Winneshiek County fair came
to a close last Friday afternoon, af-
ter enjoying the finest kind of wealth
er and entertaining an immense
crowd of people during the four days
program. The management is GER
tainly to be congratulated this year
on the zig program given.
The receipts for admissions, grand
stands, concessions, ETC., were about
$4,000.
The fair association was in debt
about $1,000 from last year, on &C
count of the poor weather the fair en-
countered. The management gave
their note to pay up the debt, and
after all the debt is paid this year
the management hope to pay off the
Indebtedness, and perhaps will have
small balance.
The first day was given over to the
professional automobile races, des-
cribed in these columns last week,
which were a great success and pleas
ed an immense crowd.
Wednesday the airship flight was
one of the big attractions. The avia-
tor had trouble with his machine
during his first flight. He got up, not
to any height though, and the ma
chine fell in the corn field south of
the fair grounds. He got the machine
back and made a second attempt, and
flight down towards Trout Run and
circled back towards the Ice Cave. On
his return the machine again got out
of order and the aviator dropped in
the pasture south of the hospital,
and the machine was badly wrecked.
Consequently he was unable to fly
the next day. The flight made was
a good one and demonstrated the
fact that an aeroplane can be gotten
up above the bluffs surrounding the
grounds. 1t was unfortunate that
the machine broke, as the managers
had planned on giving the spectators
a great exhibition.
The daylight fireworks proved an
ether of the big attractions of the
fair. These were something entirely
new and pleased the big crowds i'm
mensely. They were shot high into
the air and when they exploded, diff
ferent designs floated in the air, such
as paraChutes with American flags
atta ched, and different grotesque
features, animals, etc. This feature
was shown on Thursday also.
The ball games proved big attrac-
lions. Wednesday DEBORAH and Fort
Atkinson played, DEBORAH winning
in ten inning game by score of
8 to s.
On Thursday Waucoma and Cal
mar played, Calmar winning by a
score of 13 to IL.
On Friday Calmar and DEBORAH
were on the program and put up a
great game, Calmar winning out by
the close score of 3 to 2.
The ball games were big attrac-
tions and held the interest of the
crowd for three afternoons.
The balloon ascension by Walter
Raub and Miss Adams was the very
best ever seen here, and we don't
think better ascensions were ever
given anywhere. 1t was thriller.
Thursday afternoon Mr.. Raub and
Miss Adams went up together. They
assembled to a dizzy height, Miss
Adams cutting loose first, and drop
ped on Day street. just off OF East
Broadway. Mr.. Raub remained in the
air for a few minutes before cutting
loose. When he did he gave the
crowd a thriller by using three para
Ichutes. First one opened, then he
cut away and another opened, like
wise a third one. He dropped in the
City Park, right near the edge of the
Icliff on the west side. The balloon fell
in the Mrs. Mott residence, opposite
the N. E. l.. church.
On Friday Mr.. Raub assembled
alone, giving another spectacular ex-
hibition, using four parachute drops.
1t was one of the very best attractions
ever given here, and Mr.. Raub will
be big drawing card here in the flu
ture.
There was a good showing of poul-
: try also. r. F. Schwartz, Mrs. p.
Johnson, F. Bruner and w. Aders
| showed White Rocks.
) Stortz and Bolson and Len Larsen,
! White Orpingtons.
H. E. Miller, White Wyandottes.
F. Muller, j. w. Miller and NJ
Christopherson, Rhode Island Reds.
w. Hauswirth, S. Alstad, E. Lo'
r men and j. Wyland, S. c. White Leg
horns.