Charlevoix county herald., 1917-09-14
County Fair
Sept. 25-28
EXCELLENT FREE ATTRAC.
TIONS BOOKED.
Patriotic Day on Wednesday will
Be a Big Feature.

The 33rd annual Charlevoix County
Fair will be held this year OH Septem-
ber 1928 inclusive, at the County AS
sociation's Fair grounds in East Jordan.
And indications are that il will surpass
all Fairs heretofore held in the County.
The Fair Association, in an effort to
give its patrons real and interesting
horse racing and for patriotic reasons,
has this year limited the entries to
horses ownedsin Charlevoix County
and has stipulated that races must be
run in three minutes or better or no
money paid. A number of local owners
are getting their horses in shape and
the entries to date assure good racing.
One feature OF the race program is the
chariot race. A prize OF 5000 is offer
ed the winner OF this race. Chariots
may be of any design and must be
drawn by at least two horses. Several
have entered their teams from East
Jordan and vicinity and it is hoped that
teams from Charlevoix and Boyne City
and vicinities will be entered and that
the race will resolve itself into a race
between the fastest teams of the three
communities.
Another interesting feature OF the
race program will be novelty race in
which the ladies will harness and hitch
their horses before the grand stand and
then race for half mile. 5000 is
offered for this race and large entry
Inst is expected
Dedos Comedy Circus, introducing
educated pony, educated dogs, trained
monkey and Dynamite, the bucking
mule, together with Dare Devil Oliver
and his diving dog, make up the list OF
free attractions. cash prize will be
given slyone who can stay on Dyna-
mites back for three minutes. Dare
Devil Oliver performs feats of fancy
and spectacular diving into tank con-
tanning fifty-two inches of water. He
is assisted by diving dog. Dare Devil
Oliver dives from height of hundred
and fifty feet and his dog from height
of fifty feet
Competent and impartial judges from
out of the County have been secured
for all of the departments. These men
will first do the judging and after hav-
ing made awards will be glad to point
out the reasons for their awards. This
is expected to be an interesting and
educational feature of the Fair.
The attention of farmers and dairy
men is called to new feature of the
Fair. A first prize OF $500, second
prize Of $500 and third prize of $1,000
is offered to owner OF COW producing
the largest number Of pounds OF butter
fat during the four days Of the Fair.
Cows must be in their stalls on the Fair
grounds by six p. m. on Tuesday Sep.
tember 25th, when the first milking
will be made. Milkings thereafter will
be made at six a. m. and six p. m. dur.
ing the continuance OF the Fair. The
milking will be under the supervision
of Mr.. Mather. The milk will be tested
publially at ten a. m. each morning al
the educational building. Cows enter,
ed in the butter fat contest are moi
barred from entry for other prizes.
This is an excellent opportunity fol
farmers and dairymen to learn just
what percentage of butter fat their
cows are producing and a number oi
entries are expected.
The usual premiums are offered in
all departments and itis expected thai
the buildings will be filled to over
flowing with exhibits. II is the patriotic
duty Of all farmers in the county tC
exhibit their best products and the Fail
Association confidently expects eacf
man, woman and child to do his or hel
share toward making the buildingl
groan with their load of exhibits.
Gov. Sleeper, by proclamation, ha,
asked each Fair Association to set aside
one day for Patriotic Day. The Fail
Az citation has designated Wednesday
September 18th as Patriotic Day fol
Charlevoix County Fair and on that da!
speakers OF national repute will delivel
patriotic addresses. An effort is beinl
made to have the Governor present OF
that day and the Association is now il
receipt Of telegram from Congress
man Scott stating that he will be pres
ent providence and the business of thu
nation permitting. Patriotic Day cele
bration will be continued into the even
ing by the citizens Of East Jordan. The
present plan of the committee in charg'
of the celebration calls for fire works
band concert and masquerade dance