Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-09-09
EXCELLENT Exhibits of Agricul-
tural PrOducts.-Bruce Ball
Team Wins
QUITY SOCIETY TAKES
LEADING PART IN FAIR
9ple Enjoy Program of Music.
Sports, Etc.-Fair Management
Extend Cordial Welcome
To All

Splendid exhibits, pleasing pro-
am, and big crowds of people all
attributed to make the Bruce fair
festival a success.
The people commenced gathering
rly Monday forenoon to see the open
number of the program, the
cade. This was the most spectac-
feature of the two-days' enter
nment and drew forth much favor
comment.
large number of floats, represent
the agricultural industry of the
ippewa Valley section of the c0un-
and the business industries of the
iage Of Bruce, featured the parade,
lie the Bruce band furnished the
sic Of outstanding Importance in
parade were the floats of the At
lta Union of the American Society
Equity, the Thornapple Local OF
A. S. E., and the town of Big Bend.
le latter float was probably the most
mplete in point of amount of farm
Oducts shown, variety of crops, and
tistic arrangement of the display,
any ever before exhibited in north
II Wisconsin, A News-Budget repre-
ntative was informed that the entire
Ihibit of this float was the product
the farm and garden of F. \.
rainerd, whose farm is on the west
INK of the Chippewa river, in tue
puthern part of the county. Who
yer designed the display was an ar
st whose best assistant was BOunti-
ii Nature. 1t is doubtful if any dis
lay of farm and garden crops from
single farm ever exceeded this one
4 quality and variety. 1t spoke val
mes for the industry and intelligence
f the Brainerds and the productive
less of the farm that furnished the
isplay.
rhe new First National Bank Of
zee had a neat float bearing pithy
.ntences the Bruce Lumber & Supply
%. and Max Weinmann & Sons had
cry appropriate displays, and Leon
lrd. Crossett & Riley's float showed
hat Rusk county, at least, will have
potatoes to export the coming winter.
other Bruce firms were represented in
he parade, but their floats scattered
# the end of the march.
The Equity warehouse was used as
IN exhibition hall. 1t was all right
or this purpose, except i'll the matter
# size. 1t was crowded with agri-
.ultural displays and was inadequate
o accommodate the thrOngs of people
who pressed into ii. If anyone mad
any doubts about the productiveneSS
# the Chippewa valley section OF this
county, or the effect of the seasons
growing conditions, they would have
been dispelled right here. Practically
every product Of the farm and garden.
from corn to hops, was represented III
This hall. and the quality was very
high and gratifying. The dairy side
Of farming was represented by the Off
cial cow tester of the community and
his assistants. They had a booth in
a corner Of the rc&m, we'll supplied
with dairy literature and fixtures.
The officers of the fair were busy
bunch, but appeared to move along
smoothly and they gave hearty wei
come to the people, especially those
from beyond the community limits.
The Bruce baseball team covered it
self with glory, and filled the local
fans with pride, by winning two hard
fought games The first day, Monday.
the Bruce boys defeated the fast Phil
lips team, by a score of s to 10. And
afternoon they trimmed their
rivals. the Turtle Lake club winning
by 8 to score.
Taken altogether. the fair should
be a source of satisfaction to the peo-
pie Of the community at large, and to
the Woodworking management.
A considerable number of Lady
smith people attended the festival
each day and report good time