The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30

The 1916 WatertoWn Inter-County
fair will go on record as being the
best ever Every department will be
filled to overfoWing with exhibits OF
the highest order. Every available
foot Of space on the grounds has been
contracted for and so the management
will be enabled to live up to their
promise, that there will be something
doing every minute" The fair will be
notable this year for the many high
class attractions in the amusement
line. No expense has been spared in
the securing of these attractions
They represent the cream OF the
amusement line. Everything will be
furnished from classical dancing and
operate singing down to the newt
able acrobatic stunts. Wild West acts
have not been forgotten either. Truth
full, thrilling, sensational cowboys,
cowPirls, bucking horses and wild
Longhorn Mexican steers will be pre-
sented in one grand array of spectac-
ular hair raising events. The from
tier attractions have four carloads o.
horses and cattle and twenty-five diff
ferent acts.
Ruly and Jones, comedy acrobats
will introduce funny falls and bumps
while Veda and Quintarow will pre-
sent difficult equilibrium feats on q
rolling globe. There are many other
acts but they are too numerous to
mention.
Labor Day, Sept will usher in the
opening of the fair. The doors of the
fair will swing open in the evening
to admit the large crowd that are eX-
pected to attend. A special feature
Of the nights entertainment is the fire
works Twenty-Five different magni-
ficent displays will be set off. A de
scription of one of these will go to
show what they are like. The Land
of the Midnight Sum-" was especially
designed for the WatertoNn Int
County fair. At given sign
dreds of crimson lights will bldze
forth and illuminate the entire scene
A signal is fired and the lights change
to a soft golden glow while from other
points, shimering shafts of flame
spring. Then there will be reproduc-
tons of Niagara Falls the Ameri-
can flag, and wonders of the Yellow
stone. One can easily see that the
fireworks are of the highest order.
Wednesday has been set aside as
Watertown Day 1t is hoped that quite
a majority of the local people wilt
turn out on that day as they have in
past years. There should be no diff
Guilty in reaching the grounds as there
will be enough jitney busses running
and the special accommodations offer
ed by tto Electric company will at
tract m ers.
Ever G9pa.tment will be full in the
way of eXIiLl!5 and from the number
of den, dds for concessions there is
ample ideGce that this section of the
country has feen blessed with boun-
tiful clr,,s 'ris year 1t is true that
the hot weather damaged quite a bit
of the annual crop but good show
ing has been made just the same. The
agricultural and floral exhibits are
greater in number and better in quail
ity than before There are also fine
exhibits of live stock, horses, cattle,
sheep and swine. All these exhibits
should not escape the gaze of the fair
visitor. None should fail to pay a
visit to the Merchants and Manufac-
turers building. There are some eX-
ceptionally fine exhibits. The Fine
Arts building is one of the pleasing
attractions on the ground and should
be interesting to the members of the
fair sex.
An exceptionally good speed pro-
gram las been arranged for Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday. Tuesday
is CGildren's Day, on which all chill
dren under fifteen will be admitted
free of charge. Wednesday will be
Watertown Day and Thursday and
Friday will be Visitors Day Races
will be held every day with the ex-
ception of the opening day. Tuesday
will witness races between local peo-
pie.
Wednesday offers another good race
program. There will be the PIP pace
for a purse of s400 the PIG trot for
a purse of S400, winding up with 6
3-year old trot or under, for purse
of $500.
The other races are: Thursday
2:17 pace, purse s400; 2:15 trot, purse
s400; free-for-all pace, purse 5000.
Friday. 2:25 pace, purse $500: 2:24
trot, purse $500; 3 year old or under
pace, purse $500
Adequate police protection has beer
provided for.
Machinery will occupy an import
ant place. Devices for 1essening the
burden of the farmer and his wife
Will be exhibited by many OF the loca