The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-28
'BALLOON|sT
IS INJURED
Performer at Memphis Fair Falls
When Her Parachute Ropes
Burn Fifty Feet
Up.
LANDED ON HER BACK
No Bones Broken When Woman
Crashes to Earth in Sight of
Seven Thousand
People.
LANDED ON HER BACK

MEMPHIS, Mo-, Aug 2S.-As she
was ascending to make triple para
chute leap at the fair grounds Thurs
day evening late, the lady balloonist
met with an accident which it is fear
ed will cost her life. The balloon, a
= hot air one, was inflated and was
Juggling at the ropes held by men wlo
were so close to the suffocating heat
they were anxious for the bag to get
away. Before they cast off the ropes
the woman cried to cap the fire, but
before it was done the balloon was
freed. AS the bag shot upward the
woman was dragged over the fire, the
ropes on the parachute afire. When
in the air about fifty feet from the
ground the rope burned through and
with an agonized shries she fell 70
the ground, striking on her back.
She was tenderly picked UP and hur-
| ried in a car to her room in town,
two physicians in attendance. An
examination showed no broken bones,
but internal injuries are feared. She
was delirious all night, regaining con-
seriousness Friday morning. Saturday
morning her condition is more hope
full.
The fair association had one of the
hest meetings since it's organization.
THE attendance was above normal
and the crowds were well pleased
with the programs. Thursday the
paid admissions exceeded 1000
| Through the organization of asso-
Citations the Durcc hog men and
poultry raisers caused better accom-
modations for their exhibits. The
former appealed to the state organi-
zation for competent judge, saying
a race horse man had been appointed
to that place An outside hog man
was sent to judge these exhibits. ,he
State Poultry association sent man
from headquarters to judge the poul-
try and he did some radical judging.
For one thing he disbarred over
score, explaining why to the owners
and showed them how to breed to
taYoid such birds in the future. In a
number Of entries he gave no first
premiums at all, showing the exhibit
tors why they could not quality Iof
first prizes Every bird exhibited was
handled and examined.
w. L. Perry, who judged the poul-
try, in private conversation said A.
ID. Walker living west of Memuhis,
is credited. with being the best turkey
raiser in Missouri; that professional
turkey Nraiser anywhere in this state
outside of Scotland county, when A.
D. Walkers name is mentioned, calls
him the liking of turkey raisers in
Missouri" He further said that
Walkers flock is nearer perfect than
any other raiser in the state. no jrdr"
finding his birds more than a half
point off of perfect and that he had
SO bred as to get the blood strain
almost perfect.
| Through trouble with the director
who had charge Of the concessions,
the carnival company pulled out Wed
'nesday, number of concessions. how
ever, staying on the grounds.
A pleasing feature of the fair was
the night session. The fair company
installed their own electric lighting
system and the grounds were well
lighted. The display of fireworks
were grand and drew large crowds at
night.
Outside the accident to the lady
balloonist no accident marred the fair
this wear. A noteworthy thing about
county fairs in this day is the grow
ing scarcity Of horse drawn vehicles.
When a few years ago the hills above
the ground were filed with teams,
this year but few scattered teams
were present. But cars-thousands of
them were parked near the track.
This changing mode of travel will
soon cause fair directors to make
radical changes in the mode of park
ing cars.