The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-10-05
Almost an Accident.

of the fair was narrowly avoided
when the heavy ship mast" upon
which performed "Poier" the sailor
acrobat, fell into the crowd upon the
track and serious injury or worse was
ayerted as If by miracle, The pole
was being removed following the last
performance. The heavy pole was to
be dropped to the north but in some
unaccountable way it slipped one of
its stay ropes or guy lines. The men
on the other lines could not hold the
big weight and it fell to the south di-
reCtly across the track and into the
crowd. 1t caashed through the fence
bordering the stretch" and that it
fell without hitting someone is beyond
belief. The crowd was just dispursing
following the comforting of the hon.
ors upon the maskers and many were
directly in the path of danger. Only
one person was touched by the pole.
1t just brushed against one little girl
whose name was not learned, She
was knocked down, but the weight
of the pole did not reach her body as
the high bank held IL up.
The end Of the pole falling lower
than the base broke the big mast
about twenty feet from the top.
Will Clean the Grounds.
Following the removal of tho last
concession man and his freight, and
the striking and removal of the last
tents on the fair grounds and force of
workmen took charge to clean the
grounds and put them in park
shape" The grounds will be thorough
ly cleaned in every part, and every bit
of rubbish and debris cleaned up,
burned or removed. This work will re,
quire a considerable force several
days but the grounds will be left as
nice and tidy as though the fair had
not yet been held.
The Horse show exceeded all eX.
pectations. 1t over-ran preparation
made for its entertainment and the
fair management was up in the air
for time as to which way to turn
fer accommodations. All the space in
the huge new stock barns was en-
gagged, one man alone paying more
than $500 for stall rent. Four large
tents were called into use to shelter
some of the stock in addition to the
space provided in the show horse
stables.
No less than 269 horses were shown
and including all entries of ponies
etc, the list went to more thar 275.
When the number of outside hors
es Increased and arrivals from ad
joining counties were announced sew
eral of the home exhibitors withdrew
many Of their entries to give stall
space to the visiting horsemep, cour
Itesy that was greatly appreciated
This left the home exhibitors with
only competitive entries and less
than half the number of animals
they contemplated showing. AS many
as forty or fifty more home horses
would have been shown had accom-
modations been plentiful or stall room
available.
Conditions experienced with horses
were also true of cattle and had all
of the swim breeders been represent
Ell Who had intended being at the fair
the pig pens would not have been ade,
quate to meet demands.
lust what will be done next year
to provide Tor stock is not yet clear
One of the plans proposed is to move
the art or Floral Hail. to location
north of the present horse barns and
fit it out for stable room. It can be
made to accommodate a big number
OF horses. A new and more rOomy
art and exhibit half will be pro-
vidod for this portion of next years
eXh. bits.
As the record of the fair now stands
w. r. Lacey, of the Poultry Depart
ment, is the only one of the superin
tendents who had accommodations
to meet all requirements of exhibitors
go. ottumwa II. S. Orchestra.
Twelve members of the Ottumwa
High School Orchestra visited the
fair Saturday morning and provided
music during the morning hour. A
short concert was given in the grand
stard, taking place while the inter
scholastic meet was being staged.
Prof. l.. G. Collins of the Ottumwa
High school has charge of the orctes-
ira and acts as director. Only half
Of the organization made the trip
here. Saturday.
The work of the Ottumwa musical
body was excellent and we'll re-
ce.ved. Their program consisting of
a variety of selections was well given
and a feature of the Saturday pro-
gam.
Members of the orchestra playing
at the fair were: Ed Ruttick, Leroy
Phillippi, Philip Blake, Evar Garlic
son, Robert Swenson, Roe Hinsey,
Cioyd McClung. Misses Ruth Wor-
rell. Mary Worrell, Mary Hendell and
Miriam Howarth.
The Athletic Events.
Athletic events between the stu
dents of schools of the Southern
Iowa Fair and Exposition district
were held on the race track, directly
in front nf tho praudstand Saynral