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hard races that are coming being seen
by their great preparation and care
of their stceds. II made the heart
beat with anticipation to watch these
jockeys work their horses, rub them
down AMI talk to them as II they we're
about to enter the great contest for
name or for shame. Those steeds OF
the turf will thrill any man, and the
races promise to be the greatest
drawing card of the fair this year.
They began Wednesday afternoon.
TENTS ARE UP
The Red Cross and the w. G. T. u.
are putting up rest tents for the
weary and sick, and will do all in
their power to make things easy for
those who are taken i'll on the
grounds.
The Boy Scouts of the different
towns of the county will perform the
ground guard duty and will camp on
the grounds during the week. They
will have the time of their lives
cooking their own meals and spend
ing their spare time on the lake and
in various athletic games. The boys
were the first on the job and were all
set for their work on Tuesday even
ing.
CHICKENS ON DISPLAY
One of the largest and most com.
plete displays on the grounds will be
the show Of chickens. The birds are
beautiful specimens of many breeds
and will command the admiration of
everyone. In the same barn will be
found the rabbit contestants, their
owners proud of the fact that they
have rival on the markets of this
country to help out in the great de-
mand for meat kindred to poultry.
The rabbits are excellent specimens
of their kind and prospective breed
ers will do we'll to give this display
more than passing notice.
There will be only one drawback
in the whole fair and that is that it
comes too early for the display of
the county's fruit and vegetables to
the proper advantage. But the other
fine displays will fill the bill for this
year, and the small but fine show that
is on hand in these lines will but
prove just what could have been had
son.
EXHIBIT BY SCHOOLS
The schools of the county Will have
a whole building for the display of
their work, and it is expected that
their work will be one of the marvels |
of the whole fair. The one big result |
Of this show, it is hoped, will be the |
convincing of the people that the
money put into the educational in
stitutions of the county in recent
years has not been in vain. That this
will be accomplished is a certainty.
The shows of hogs, sheep and chick
ens and other products raised and
cared for by the boys and girls of
he county will be one of the big fea-
ures Of this fair. 1t is wondered
whether or not they will show up
heir mothers and their fathers in
he size and in the quality of their
productions.
WAR RELICS EXHIBITED
Among the attractions of the fair
hat will interest a great many people
S the large display of war relics that
iill be on hand, donated by the SOL
iers who have been in France and
iermany during the last two years.
his display will bring the reality of
he great war home to all when they
ee and realize exactly what the tools
f fighting were. These relics will
e found in the art room. There is
mother article in this room that ev-
ry woman of economy wants to see,
nd that is a complete outfit made of
he patches and pieces left from the
eason's sewing. 1t is worth three
ines the price of admission.
So goes the whole fair in every
apartment 1t is a grand spectacle
nd no citizen or visitor can afford
, be absent.