Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-03-19
County Fair
Free Attractions
Secured
DAY AND NIGHT ENTER
TAINMENT PROGRAM
OF MERIT
CharlevOix County Fair-Sept.
1917 Inclusive To Be The
Best Ever.

Although the Charlevoix County
Fair will not take place until the week
of September 18th the secretary has
already secured the 1920 free at
fractions. All over the country, coun-
ty and state fairs are this year max
ing even greater preparations than
they did for the 1919 fair. The Char
levoix County Fair is leading the fairs
of this section in preparations for
the biggest and best fair ever held
This years fair will be open for en-
tries on Monday, September 18th.
Entries will close Tuesday, Septem-
ber 14th at eleven o'clock a. m. The
fair will be in full swing from that
time until Friday night. Night fair
commences Tuesday, September 14th
and an excellent program will be
given the nights of September 14th,
18th and 10Th. While the deal is not
yet closed prospects are very bright
for securing a five car carnival com.
pany to take care of merry-go-round,
ferris wheel and side shows.
The free attractions will be taken
care of by the Six Marvellous
Morals, who will perform on the cast
ing bars, putting on stunts in this
class of work which will excel any
thing which has been heretofore
shown at the County Fair. They also
have a slack wire artist who will
dance Spanish dances on the wire.
Among other things shown by this
troupe will be head slide, teeth slide,
hair slide and toe slide. These are
features which have never been shown
here. This troupe is booked at the
larger southern Michigan county
fairs and would have been booked at
the West Michigan State Fair had
they not already entered into a con-
tract to perform at the Ann Arbor fair
which is held the same week as the
West Michigan Fair. Advance no.
tices indicate that it is an act of un-
usual merit.
with the Byrnes-Weigand Fireworks
Company of Chicago for three nights
of fireworks. This comany will send
their own expert to fire the display
and have contracted to put on each
night program of fifty-two numbers
Among the said pieces which will be
shown, each evening will be the Bat
tie Of Chateau Thierry, produced by
the discharge of binding magnesium
flashes and reports, these reports
and flashes growing heavier and
stronger as the firing continues, final
ly finishing in a binding cannonade.
A realistic representation Of a battle
scene, the quick rattle of the mus
kerry and the boom of the cannon, the
flash and smoke of battle. This i
elaborate and very special, covering
a space of 200 feet in length. Among
other numbers which will be put on
each evening are the following: Real
istic naval battle, between a American
cruiser and foreign gunboat. In out.
lines OF fire the two boats are shown.
A realistic battle takes place in
which hundreds of shot and shells are
fired, concluding with the blowing
and sinking of the foreign gunboat,
the raising of the American Flag
showing the Stars and Stripes in
lines of colored fire. A wonderful
realistic and beautiful device creating
great admiration everywhere. 1000
feet Of bombardment is used in this
scene. Pugilistic contest between
Jack Willard and Jack Dempsey. Two
life-sized figures are shown and both
outlined in lines of colored fire, very
heavily lanced, reproducing a very
realistic scene of the last round of the
last pugilistic contest between the
two celebrities, in which Jess vii.
lard is being knocked out. Niagara
Falls showing one solid sheet of
aluminium fire, 35 feet high and rs
feet in length which has the appear
ance of the glittering water and the
sound of the mighty cataract itself
The molten fire reaches the ground
rebounds with a spray of silvery mist
creating a most realistic and inspiring
effect long to be remembered. rs feet
In length. This unusual fireworks
display will close the program each
evening and will please lovers OF
spectacular fireworks.
Music will be furnished by a com
bination Northern Michigan band
and will be of very high clas:
caliber.
There will be races each Afternoon
Of the fair the program Of which will