Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-09-28
FAIR WAS SUCCESS
FINE WEATHER AND ATTRAC-
TIONs SWELL RECEIPTS
Exhibits Were Unusually Good and
the Races Fast--Neariy Twen-
ty Thousand People
Attended
fFrom Saturdays oailv.l


most successful Dickinson count.
fair in several years. Thursday ant
Friday were the big days, over sew
en- thousand people being in attend
ance each day. 1t would be safe t.
estimate the weeks crowd at be
tween eighteen and twenty thou
sand. The exhibits this year were
better in almost every department,
than they have been for severa
years past. The free attractions
brought added interest and furnish.
ed something to do every minute OF
the time. The football game be-
tween Abilene and Dickinson coun-
ty high schools attracted many peo-
pie as did the big barbecue. Some
trouble was encountered in proyid-
ing watermelons for the big free
feed but enough were finally Sc
cured to satisfy the large crowd that
gathered around the stand after
the football game.
The horseshoe pitching contest
created much interest and the brass
horseshoes were won by William
Cooley of Talmage.
Auto exhibits were very good, ev-
. cry car sold in town being shown.
Buick, Ford, Oakland, Overland,
Studebaker and Maxwell cars were
on exhibition and made very in
teresting display
The flower display was very beau
tiful. that of Mamie Hayes, which
took first prize, being especially at
tractive. Although she is less than
IL wears of age Miss Hayes had 2S
different varieties of flowers on
display. all arranged in most
pleasing manner.
In the fine arts department there
were many interesting things. A
picture in black and white painted
by Miss Emily Johnston, a sunflow-
er picture exhibited by Mrs. A. W..
Rice. an old hand made picture,
collection of old relics by Mrs. H.
Harger. among them a valuable
stone cameo pin, silver spoon OF
ancient workmanship, an old cover
let and paisley shawl of colonial
days probably manufactured IN
Scotland.
Too much praise cannot be given
TO the children's work shown IN
the fancy work exhibit-the old
arts of tatting and crocheting are
revived and some of the children
work is better than their grand
mothers.
The Sisters of st. Joseph brought
TO the fair AZ children, ages from
three to fourteen.
Yesterdays racing feature was
the free for all pace which went five
heats before the race could be de-
cided. They really went six heats
for the fifth heat was declared no
heat since it was evident to the
iudges that the drivers were at
tempting to throw the race. In tins
race the results We're:
Miss Measure 1, 4, 4, ], !, BIZ
hurst 2. 1, j, a, a, Sid 3, 2, 2, 8 =
Tiberas A, 3, 3, 2, 81 time 2;l4;
2:14; 2:13A, play. 2:14. Time
of the fifth heat which was declar-
ed no heat was 2:45.
2:27 trot-Judge Monte /. |, I;
Peter Ross 8, 2, 2; Queen of Abb
lene ., 3. 8; Morganyille Kid 4, A.
4; time 2:24A, 2:251s; 2;24h'
In the five-eights mile running
race Trumpet won, Nellie F. was
second and John Walters third
time 1:06A.
The fair association deserves
great credit for the successful man
ner in which it has conducted the
fair.
Something had been provided TOT
every minute of the day and no
body lacked for amusement. These
men have spent considerable time
and energy in giving Dickinson
county a successful fair and it IS
through their efforts that the coun-
ty will be able to support a fair IN
following years Following is list
of the men who have done the
work. Pres. T. r. Conklin. Secretary
Elmer Elwick, Treasurer o. ,. Ian
des: directors, w. d. Fulton. J. 7.
sellards. C. w. Taylor, B. F. Lam
c.,-aor Jonathan Har-