Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-14
1918 ~ rs
Attenance 25.47s 35.o72 25,100
Receipts $e.196.9o $12.46o.7o $1,000. 80


record. and gate receipts that were the
largest for any last day in the history
OF the fair, the thirteenth annual Mar
shall county fair closed Friday night.
Without its being possible to ascertain
exact figures of cost. II was the opinion
Of Secretary W. NJ. Clark and Treasur-
er c. c. ST. Clair that probably the re-
reipts for the week would meet all ex-
pendtures for the fair, and II not the
! deficit would be small. This was only
made possible by the receipts for
Thursday and Friday the only DAYS
that the fair was favored with good
weather. being practically as large as
any other two days of the 1917 fair,
which set a record for both attendance
and receipts.
As was expected, however. the re-
ceipts fell far below the 1917 total, and
| also below the mark Of the 1916 fair.
The total receipts for the week were
s9,lss.90, including both what was taken
| in at the gate and the grand stand
This compared with the 1917 receipts OF
So. $50 20. shows a decrease of sS.26S.6o
and compared with the 1916 receipts Of
SIC. cO7.so. is a decrease OF $4,000.
Fridays Attendance Large.
Fridays total attendance has been
placed at 1871. allowing for 1000
school children VINO were admitted free
The paid admissions for the day were
6.So4, and the total gate and amphi-
theater receipts were s3,131. OF the
admissions to the grounds 10 were for
the evening show. which was disap-
pointingly small, the gate receipts after
; o'clock being only sl9i. OF the total
receipts for the day s724 was taken in
at the grand stand.
AS is the custom on the last day che
crowd began to thin out rapidly afte:
the afternoon performance vas over
and while the afternoon attendance
was large. comparatively few. COM
pared with Thursday. remained for tn
night SHOW.
Fair is Success.
Considering war conditions, and the
| fact that very many Of the young men
who are always fair visitors, are in the
service. together with the rainy wealth
er of the first two days. the fair car
only be considered as a success in prac-
tically every way. The exhibits were
| up 10 the SldnudTu sS-A'N
spects. particularly ii most Of the live
stock divisions. the number Of aOmais
entered was as large or larger than most
other fairs given by the association
That the receipts would not be as large
was expected after Tuesday, but that
the money taken in probably Will meet
| all expenses Is a matter Of congratula-
| ton for the fair management
Fridays Good Program.
! In many respects the Friday after
noon program was the best Of the
week. due partly to more pleasant
weather, altho late in the forenoon the
weather was threatening for a time
and a light sprinkle fell at the
grounds. The afternoons program
! opened with q parade Of the prize win
ming live STOCK. which were led past
the grand stand.
| One of the most interesting Of the
DETAILS Of the afternoon was the an
nouncement If the American army's
victory at st. Mhiel AS soon as
! Times Republicans reached the ground
the announcer gave the news Of the
victory to the crowd which cheered
loudly.
The racing program consisted OF
three events the race for 3-years- olds
being omitted because it did not fill
at the last moment. The 2:15 trot de-
veloped a battle for first money, that
required six heats to decide, Dennie
Sullivan. owaed by William Roberts.
Of Red Oak, and Billy Mead, owned by
W. II. Emerson, of Mason City, being
tied for first money at The end of the
fifth heat. they were sent for the
sixth heat, which Dennie Sullivan won.
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