Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30
County Fair Had
Many Fine Attractions

: to let anyone take the machine OF
: bis car last evening until someon
agreed to pay for the damage done
An agreement was reached late Il
the evening and with Mrs. Longrel
In personal supervision workmel
removed the wreckage. The plane
and wings were totally wrecked bu
the $4,000 engine was not damaged
One of the men who helped ge
Mr.. Longren out from under hii
machine said that both legs were
PINNED by brace against the wheel
of the car. The right trouser leg
and the shoe on the foot of the leg
which was broken were completely
torn off. His right trouser leg was
torn off and a stick jamming into
the instep of his right foot forced
his foot out of the shoe, tearing the
leather on the other side. He re-
ceived severe cuts on the forehead,
nose and temple from flying glass.
L. Reep, one Of the special po-
lice. was standing near the place
where Longren fell. "The machine
came over the trees headed down.
ward and seemingly headed for me-"
said he. "The front part where was
the drivers seat struck the top of
the Neiderheiser car and crashed
along the side. helped get the avia-
tor out. His head struck the running
board of the car and the machine
coming on top of him did the rest
CT the damage"
After first aid treatment had been
given at the emergency hospital on !
the grounds he was taken to DR.. '
Conklin's office where his wounds /
were dressed and his leg, which was
broken below the knee, was placed
in a plaster of paris cast. He was
ater in the evening taken to DR..
Conklin's home on West Third.
This morning he was reported to
)e doing nicely and was not hurt
Internally as was first reported.
All his fair engagements have :
'een cancelled. Mr.. Longren has :
made 1870 successful exhibition
lights besides his many test flights,
MY to be seriously injured on the
271st.
Dr. Conklin said this afternoon =
nat Mr.. Longren was getting along
cry we'll and had not given up =,
opes of flying again after he re- ~
overs. The wrecked machine was :,
lipped to Topeka and Mr.. Longren =,
ill build another as soon as he is "
Die.
Free Watermelon for All g
Everybody ate watermelon at the
,pense of the fair association Fri
EN- with corn knives the huge
ices were carried away and the
DIS dived into the juicy red with
cir whole hand while ladies and
ntlemen used knives and forks.
Lrge slices were given to every
dy and very few came back for
second piece, the first proving a
eat sufficiency.
$50 Automobiles Parked
One farmer said "The people of
,kinson are becoming millionaires
they are becoming automobile
d, for just look at those autos"
hose autos" certainly were one
md sight. There they were, four
vs. of evenly parked automobiles
the greater part. of them be-
ging to the farmers of this coun-
Five hundred cars were parked
that one place and with the others
different parts of the grounds
re must have been 750 automo-
's on the grounds during the en-
day. Judging from appearances
ry farmer in the county seemed
own car, but the auto agents
sold numerous motor cars to
visitors and took orders for
srs to be delivered.
Club Cooking Exhibits
he most difficult task on the
lie judging list was that of Miss
en- in selecting the display for
awards in the club cooking ex-
tion. The Ladies' Rural club,
Here and There, the Twentieth
Lury and the Columbian club
had grand displays and in the
riding Miss Hazen was sorely III
lexed for a while. In the final a
it the Twentieth Century club
awarded first and the Ladies'