Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-07-23
Villas County Fair, September 81
Two Big Rousing Days-Exhbits That Win the Premiums
FAIR IN SEPTEMBER
Villas County's Annual Exhi-
bit of Her Products to Be
Held September 3-4 at
Eagle River-Better Than
Ever.

Ever.
The old time punkin show and
fake race-horse is a thing of the
past. Today the county exhibits
its grains, grasses, root crops,
live stock anu everything in that
line which tends to promote
scientific farming as she is taught
in the year 1919-not as our
forefathers carried out the old
idea of having side attractions,
fake horse races from plugs with
out a pedigree or steam, and
any old whatnot that would
separate the Individual from his
coin and make him a Bolshevik
for the remainder of the year and
then some.
Several years ago Villas county
inaugurated a one-day fair and
it has been such a pronounced
success both TO the exhibitor and
the association, that this year
two days are set aside for the
perfect enjoyment and better
still more time to the individual
who wishes to investigate just
what Villas county can raise in
farm products and stock.
And it is surely a beautiful
sight to enter the booths where
the spuds, carrots, cabbages,
wheat, oats, rye, clover, timothy
and all the kindred grains and
grasses are displayed in such a
pleasing manner that the most
pronounced crouch loses out
and feels the good OF being one
of the helpers in building up this
wonderful country of ours. His
smile blossoms out and is infect
ious to every person. The spirit
of community comradeship pre-
dominates and there is a peace
and pleasure in watching the
contests between Walford John
son and Charley Reed and Peter
Sandbeck of Conover when Fred
Campbell judges their spuds.
Even N. F. Niederlander and
Finn Lawler feel peeved simply
for the reason that they failed to
exhibit the mammoth squash or
pumpkin they have grown, in
their gardens. And these fellows
but voice the sentiment of every
one, tourists and out-of county
Individuals in general.
The meeting held last Thurs
day night of the agricultural
society set the dates of the Villas
county fair for Wednesday and
Thursday, September 3 and 4.
This is but week previous to
The state fair at Milwaukee
where Villas county will dress up
her booth and get into the game
Of exhibiting as she should ex-
h!blt with the seventyodd coun-
ties of the state. While Villas
county has never yet won the
Big prize at her state exhibits
neither has she carried off the
BOBBY. Several times she has
brought home prize money, and
Der exhibits have brought forth
4uch praise. On potato exhibits
and grains, we have failed only
carrying off the big chunk OF
bacon and much individual effort
dressing up and jockying our
exhibits. Let US do this and
srtainly will see the rich returns
ehlch other counties have been
saping from such a cause.
attraction is a valuable asset
9st as much as quality, and to
De county, who plans for all the
tad in this manner. it surely is a
sinner,
The advertising of Villas coun-
rs resources is sure to bring
suits of satisfying nature,
AItb her cattle and her forage
'nd feed stuff, there is no need of
Tying the necessity of failure at
nv time or place.