Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-09-01
WHAT THE STATE FAIR
HAS IN STORE FOR YOU
An Enumeration of Some of the
Sights and Things Visible at
Minnesota Fair

The Minnesota State Fair promises
to eclipse any previous undertaking
of its kind this year and will undoubt
eddy draw multitudes on every day
OF its holding The Fair Board has
made every effort to make this 1920
Fair record breaking performance
and success already looms up on the
horizon. The program for the sever
days from September i'll is we'll sell
ected and will furnish everyone some
thing interesting to witness or listen
to. Here are some of the salient
points in the grand seven-day pro
gram.
| A display of machinery valued al
| twenty-five millions of dollars will be
exhibited which is the most complete
in the history of the Fair.
Half mile automobile racing will in
clude such well known drivers as Sig
Haugdahl and Fred Horey who have
pinned up high records recently al
other racing meets.
AL Wilson. the aerial dare devil
will climb from one plane to another
with Ruth Laws Flying Circus which
is hair-raising stunt and ought to
be drawing feature.
Premiums for poultry totally 81,
100000 are being offered and some OF
the best specimens of the feather
tribe will be on exhibit and in the
contest.
The Lunatic Chinks, one of the
stellar acts Of it's kind in the world
made a sensational name for them
selves at the Hipprodome in New
York and at considerable expense
will perform each afternoon and even
ing on a platform larger than any
Twin City Theatre stage.
Billy Willy, the world-famous clown
will also be on hand with his clever
and ludicrous antics. A joy to the
| boy and grOwnups.
Then there is chap whom some
call crazy because he stands on his
head on the top of 40 # pole at the
same time tossing balls around from
one hand to the other in a careless
and don't care fashion.
! The worlds biggest specimen OF
the human race, by the name of Jan
! Van Albert. who measures feet and
5 inches in altitude will be feature
| He is but nineteen years Of age anC
is quite certain of reaching twelve
| feet before he attains rs years.
! Horse races will have their right
full place in the weeks events. Some
of the best horse flesh now fascinat
ing the American sporting public viii
enter the races as the Minnesota State
Fair has nationwide reputation
and drivers of good horses vie will
one another to win the prizes.
The fireworks display at the Fail
this year will be doubled as the man
agement knows how the general mass
of people enjoy. that feature.
Among other important items are
the $4,000 rabbit show, Tiny, the
trick dog gymnast, style show where
women will lose themselves inspect
ing and memorizing the good points
of garments and other fnery, pis
and monkey star performers, an I'm
usual pair of entertainers, the pres
ence of two presidential candidates
Warren Harding and James Cox, who
will address the Fair audiences, 81
gantic locomotive collision when two
10000 pound engines running at g
miles per hour. will meet before the
Grandstand on the first day only, the
C. A. Worthan shows made up O
stellar attractions, rough rider:
congress and wellmany other thing!
too numerous to mention.