Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-10-12
THEY WERE ALL HERE
Large Crowds, Fine Exhih.
its, Good Attractions
~. rs Fair Features

Favorable weather conditions
and good rruwds of merry max
erS MAJ ked every one of the
three days of Manstield's Fifth
Annual Agricultural and Stock
Show, held Oct. 5, e and Z in the
Gem City of the Oirks. The
fshow lived up t" it's name of the
Worlds Fair of the Ozarks. Elk,
hibits were good in every de.
partment,e there was p'enty Ut
au uspment for all, and refresh
ment stands provided food and
drink for the hungry and thirs.
tS. With the exception "f few
disturbances, good order pre-
vailed throughout The fair. Tie
! handling OF such lurge crowds
was no small job. and our officers
ure to be commended for the
Zeal with which they kept down
trouble and quelled dist rbaaces
when they arose. Friday was
tn. big day, the crowd THAT day
being the largest OF any of the
three days. There was also an
enormous crowd Saturday, aud
Il big crowd Thursday: in fact,
there were lots.of people'here all
Week.
From Thursday morning. bri
ght and early, t., Saturday mid.
night was one continuous round
), of music. fun and frolic. the car
nival spirit being manifested ev'
erywhere. The fair this year
was one of the best ever held
here. the people being determin.
ed to have a good time in a good
way; that is. most of them.
Some few seemed determined M
have what they considered a
gond time, hut in wrong way.
hut they were in the minority.
Must of our people and visitors
had the right spirit and we were
glad to have them here, but there
tare SOME We wish had stayed
away, or IL they must come, we
wish they had gone way back
and Sat down aud behaved them.
selves. All in all, it was salts.
factory affair and worthy dem
onstration of the fact that We al.
ways raise good things in the
Ozarks, that our women folk are
skilled in the domestic sciences
and the fine art of needle work,
and that our school children are
there with the goods in their
schOol work.
Tn. public school was dismis
sed Thursday at noon for the
week and the school children
and teachers, together with the
janitor, pardded from the school
house to the park, headed by the
Mansfield Concert Band, whose
music livened up the march
The children sang and gave Their
yells in the park, and this fea
ture proved one Of the enjoy yablt
incidents "f the fair.
Friday seemed to be Seymour
day, as on that day our city was
invaded by a hostof Seymourites
headed by their splendid band
and Col. Carl Garner Of the Sey
mour Citizen, secretary of the
: Ozark Press Association and one
of the best boosters of the On
arks. The Seymour people tool
.. ps by storm, and we are prout
Of the large delegation they sent
They never do things by halves
, ,lthey were all here. Their bant
-Rs in excellent condition, and tn.
fine music they gave US during
their stay here added much Il
the days exercises and wa.
highly appreciated, being hjghl.
complimented by all. Large del
egations from all the other sur
t rounding cities and villages wer,
( also present that day, and ever!
other day. The HartYille schoul.
i were dismissed Friday in ord.
= that the Hartville school cbildre,
{ might visit the fair that day, il
e company with Cal Huntsinger't
famous Kid Band, whose music
notwithstanding the youth of tn
band, ia OF a high order. Thei
coming was timely and appreci
n ated, and their musical selection
n were given hearty reception
/. The county seat was practical
> deserted Friday and Saturday
Il while their citizens visited tn