Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-22
OVER 25OOO PAID AT THE
GATE TO SEE BIG
EXHIBITS
PROFIT IS SHOWN
SNUG BALANCE VIAL BE FOUND
ON RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE
LEOGER-CLERkS BUSY TODAY
CHECKING UP WEEKS RE.
CEiPTS.

The officers of the Fair Associa-
tiOn began working hard early this
morning, checking up and writing
checks to pay the bills for the most
successful fair in its history The ex-
position closed last night. At a late
hour this afternoon Il looked as if
il would be late tonight before .he
exact profits of the fair were known
There will be good financial foot
ins. Is the one thing that the officers
know and the other Is the fair was he
biggest success yet staged. The safe
receipts alone brought in SG,94O00,
which was much above expectations
When the gates of the fair wrrr
closed last night the officers of the
association congratulated themselves
on pulling off the most successful
fair In the history of the organization
The fair was great success in every
respect, financially and every other
way The automobile exhibits were
regular automobile "shOw" in them.
selves and worth the price of an adj
mission ticket alone. The stock show
was better than ever before and will
probably never be eQualled again on
the local fair grounds. The poultry
show likewise would be hard to dupli
cate again.
The dealers exhibits were not so
numerous this year but there was nc
extra space and what the exhibits
lacked in numbers they made up in
size. The dealers that exhibited all
say their space has more than paid
them we'll in advertising and some
Of the dealers made quite a neat little
profit selling their wares from their
booths. People are always anxious
to examine the wares in a dealers
booth and that held good this year
as always before.
1t is an undoubted fact that every
exhibit this year was much better
and larger than ever before. The
fancywork, the flowers and the Cul
mary departments took up much
more space and their goods were
much more crowded than in any pre-
ceding year The agricultural depart
ment attracted widespread interest.
The agricultural department of the
La Salle-Peru High School held their
classes at the fair one day, as did the
Rutland Agricultural class in order
that the pupils might have the advan-
tage of seeing such an unparalleled
agricultural show.
Many towns that had never had
separate booths in Educational Hall
before had booths filled with excel
lent school exhibits La Sale, Peru
Utica, Grand Ridge, Oglesby and lie
land each had separate booths in ad
dtion to the country and city schools
The free acts and the races were
far above the standard and were en-
joyed by everyone that Witnessed
them as were the fireworks. The
crowds assembled early in the morn
Ing and were not ready to leave until
late at night
There were lots Of concession
stands and plenty of ways for people
to spend their money. which they did
literally. Many of the younger peo-
pie and quite few of the older ones
carried home postal card pictures of
themselves that were taken on The
grounds and lots of people are today
in full inforamtion as to their future
after. visiting the fortune telling
booths.
Everyone that went had good time
and are already looking forward with
pleasure to next years fair.
Judges.
A complete list of the Judges fol
the different departments Of exhibits
were: Cattle, O. j. Piper; horses
F. l.. Boyle; sheep, j. M. Crawford
swine. A. G. Baldwin; poultry Del
George; grain and vegetables, r. c
Swift and G. u. Center; culinary, Mis-
Alice DeLagneau; needlework Mrs
e. b. Egan; art, Mrs. Wilson Wood
row.
Campbell Up.
Commissioner Charles Campbell
return to the saddle was respons
Bile for big ovation being given th
Ottawa councilman when he drove on
onto the field behind John H., DO
Hawkey's Belvidere geldlng and the
stepped into second money. This wa
the first time the Ottawa official "sa
behind" a trotter in four years. Nc
since the good old days Of r. +. |
and Waynetta could he be induced {
handle the ribbons over fast cours