Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-17
FAIR JUST ONE WEEK
AWAY-BOOSTER TRIPS
THROUGH RIVER VALLEY

The Marathon County Fair will
begin just week from today, to con-
tinue through August 9th. 1t is an
ticipated by Secretary A. w. Prehn
that it will be as big and entertaining
a fair as Marathon county has ever
enjoyed, and through him, we are as
sured that the Superior shows, which
are coming for the week in over
twenty railroad cars, are the highest
grade carnival entertainment the To-
cal association was able to procure.
Directors of the association are
pleased over the prospect of excellent
exhibits, the weather lately having
been such that it is believed farmers
will be able to get more produce to
the grounds by August oath. The
stock show is another feature which
they feel certain will be most sue
cessful, more so than usual because
throughout the Wisconsin river valley
more interest has been displayed in
livestock this year than ever before
All those who bring livestock to the
fair grounds on Monday may have
their animals given tuberculin test
free of charge, Mr.. Prehn announces,
DR.. G.. A. Mills of this city is to give
the examination. This means much to
every farmer who owns cattle and
tuberculin test is a requirement this
year to be imposed on all those who
intend to exhibit stock.
Booster trips to various parts of the
county and the state were made on
several days of last week, and during
the coming six days a plan is to be
followed whereby cars going into the
country will carry a Marathon County
Fair banner and will urge attendance
at the coming festival. On Wednesday
last Rib Falls, Ponatoski, Corinth,
Milan, Cherokee, Colby, Abbotsford,
Dorchester, Medford, Athens, Ham
burg, Little Chicago and Naugart were
visited. and stops were made at Mara
thOn, Edgar, FenwOod, Rockville
and Stratford Dinner was served at
Colby. The boosters were accorded
encouraging receptions wherever they
stopped Friday a group of cars Wis
tied Nutteryille, Sunrise, Glandon,
Larsons. HOgarty, Amigo, Elmhurst,
Aniwa, Birnamwood, Eland, Witten-
berg, Galloway, Elderon, Bevent,
Hatley, Ringle. Gallon, Kelly and
Schofield
Among the places still to be visited
are Merrill, Pine River, Trappe. Bro
kaw and the town of Wausau
Arrangements for the automobile
show are under way and it is antici-
pated that this will be one of the big
gest features of the fair Between
fifty and seventy cars will be display
ed this number including trucks in
two tents, 120X1S0 and 70x120, which
have been obtained to accommodate
the show. The Misses Emerson and
McGoOrty, county nurses, will be pro-
Yided with a special tent where they
will care for children left with them
while parents are enjoying the sights
of the fair.
Col. Pier has been selected to repre-
sent the Wausau Lumbermen's associ-
alton in the preparation of a booth in
cooperation with the bankers of Wau-
sau for an exhibit by the lumbermen
and banks at the fair. A portable ga
rage WIFI be erected near the cattle
exhibit where bankers and lumbermen
VIII be able to meet farmers most con-
Veniently. Prof ID. H. Otis, of the
banker-Farmer Exchange will be pres
ent throughout the fair. Donald S.
Montgomery, of Milwaukee. secretary
of the Wisconsin Retail Lumbermen's
association. is expected to be in Wau-
sau during the fair and may assist at
the exhibit
The free attractions at the fair are
varied and Martins fireworks which
III previous years have proved to be so
popular, have once again been OBJ
tanned. Races are already arranged
for and entries il is believed will he
numerous. With the right kind Of
weather they should be fast and in
teresting. Many features of the night
fair are expected to hold visitors after
the day program is completed