Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11
BY oliver E. Remey, Secretary.

BY oliver E. Remey, Secretary.
Madison, Aug. This year, for
the first time since Wisconsin took
rank with other leading states in the
matter of an annual state exposition,
Wisconsin will present truly Wis
consin fair.
Because of prevalence during early
months of the year of the foot and
mouth disease, horse, cattle, swine,
sheep and poultry classif1cations were
closed to all except Wisconsin exhibit
tors. Not all of these classificatlons
come under the dreaded disease, but
it was thought best to make sweep
ing order and ascertain just how the
Wisconsin idea works out
State Fair officials have received
every assurance from exhibitors con-
cerned that unusual efforts tor
strong exposition of Wisconsin re-
sources will be made.
Therefore, with the best attractions
ever presented at the Wisconsin 0Iate
Fair, with the best music and great
est number of bands ever gathereu
on the fair grounds, and with IAN
proper strongly augmented IN all III
portant departments, patrons OF the
fair this year will be more thau
pleased.
Every Department Is Improved.
Every department of the fair Will
be improved so that it will be OF great
instance, in the cattle, horse, SWINE
and sheep departments, poorly pred
stock will be shown alongside the
best bred stock, so that the fair vlsl-
tor will see by contrast what words
cannot convey In the Dairy Depart
ment exhibits will be made attractive
by use of statuary effects, legends
and novel features, and an orchestra
will entertain visitors. Exhibits Will
be so arranged and shown that all
who wander through the Dairy Build
ing cannot help but get clear IDEA
of Wisconsin's importance as dairy
state.
Every division of the Dairy Depart
ment will have some attractive, I'M
usual feature AS an example OF
what is meant by this statement, 1t
can be said that every visitor to the
Dairy Building will be given taste
of good cheese, and will be told the
value of cheese as food product,
and how it should be eaten.
The Department of Horticulture
will be given more space this year.
The Fine Arts Department having
been discontinued, the space occupied
by this department last year will be
added to that given over to horticul-
ture and Horticulture in 1914.
There will be between forty and
fifty acres of machinery.
Many New Features Added
Those who have visited past State
Fairs will find several new depart
ments to claim their attention.
All of Machinery Hall has been
leased to the Milwaukee Retail Auto
i mobile Dealers Association for an
Automobile Show, and this will be
the first great auto show of the sea-
son. All of the important 1916 mod
els will be shown three months ahead
of the regular auto shows. Machinery
hall will be decorated with $4,000
worth of decorations used in recent
shows at the Auditorium, and two
orchestras will entertain visitors
A Horse shoeing Contest for black
smiths of Wisconsin will be conduct.
ed during fair week, and 1900 black.
smiths of the state have been furnish,
ed premium lists. Competition will
be along lines of ordinary horseshoe,
ing. Dr. E. NJ. Sullivan of Milwaukee
will be in charge of competition, and
the famous DR.. Jack Setter of Chicago
will officiate as judge.
There will be Baby Health Con.
test. Mental and physical develop.
ment will be the tests; mere beauty
will not count. The aim of this de.
partment is a better race
Boy aviators will show models OF