Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-09-29
EXHIBITS ARE fine
RUSK COUNTY FAIR HAS SPLEN-
DID DISPLAY OF ALL KINDS
OF CROPS
ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN LARGE
Failure of AeropIanel to Come as Con-
tracted Big Disappointment
But Unavoidable

The displays of vegetables, fruits
grains and forage crops at the fall
this year are pronounced by many
to be the best in this county fol
ter filled this year than last ano
one found it hard to believe that we
had passed through backward sea
son after seeing exhibited what Rusl
county's fertile soil had produced
this year. The town of Stubbs had
a very creditable, diversified anC
tastefully arranged display.
Larger in amount and better is
the way the stock this year com
pares with last. In the cattle and
swine departments the exhibits are
doubled as compared with last year
and the classes are well filled.
The poultry exhibit is good, but
not as large as that of 1915, nor of
previous years.
One of the exhibits that came in
for no little attention was that OF
the A. w. Schram Manufacturing Co..
showing some of the fine pieces OF
furniture turned out by that new 10
cal industry.
The educational exhibits were
shown in the main exhibit building
this year, occupying two booths and
a section in the center, making al
together an exceptionally strong
display. The training school had al
exhibit, for the first time, we be
lieve, and it is certainly a credit
to the institution Displays that
have attracted much favorable com
ment were made by some of the
country and village schools of the
county and the Ladysmith city
schools are showing some fine work
The number of premiums taken by
the country children should encour-
age them to make still greater effort
next year.
A special feature of the fair
Thursday that interested a great
many was the land clearing demon
Stration at the east end of the
fair grounds. Two stump pullers
We're exhibited and demonstrated
yanking out stumps readily and in a
few minutes that would otherwise
have required great deal of ar
duous labor and hours of time. The
machines were both of the Kirstin
cOmpany's manufacture, one of them
being the famous "one-man' stump
puller and the other much larger
and heavier machine to be operated
by horse power. Another very prac-
tical appliance exhibited was the
'Conrath Home Made Piler," which
certainly made quick work Of piling
up the stumps and logs, reaching out
to a considerable distance for them.
The failure of the aeroplane to
show up was a great disappointment
to many, most of ALL to the fair of
flclals, who have been blamed by
many thoughtless people for some
thing they could not help, a series
OF unfortunate circumstances that
could not be foreseen. Contract was
made early in the season with B.
Ward Beam, of Celina, Ohio, one of
the leading managers Of aviation fea-
lures in the country, for two flights
daily by Normberg, one of the nest
popular aviators under Mr.. Beams
management. Last Friday, Secretary
Miller received a telegram stating
that Normberg had been mixed up
in smash-up with two other
aviators, but that a substitute, named
Couch, would be sent to fly on con-
tract dates.
Saturday afternoon, Mr.. Beam re-
ceived the following telegram from
Couch, the substitute aviator.
Ashburn, Ill., Sept 23,
Mother dangerously i'll, goina
home, returning Ladysmith contract
Couch.
Mr.. Beam forwarded this telegram
to Secy. Miller, together with a let
ter, in part as follows
Celina, Ohio,
September "a 1916.
Mr.. V. v. Miller,
Ladysmith, Wis.
Dear Sir:
1t is with the greatest regret that
i have to write you this letter in
forming you that it seems impossible
for me to get an aviator to your
place. As | wired, Normberg had a