Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-12
1922 EXP0SITIO GETS
UNDER WAY WITH
WEATHER IDEAL
CHILDREN GUESTS
BOYS AND GIRLS OF SCHOOL AGE
ARE ADMITTED FREE AT GATES
EXHIBITS EXCEED THOSE OF
FORMER YEARS.

The heavy clouds and light shove
of the early morning did not in an.
way dulen the spirits of the visitors
OF the La Sale County Fair associa
ton, and the 1922 fair, which opened
at s o'clock this morning, gave prom
ise of being the most successful IL
the history of the organization.
From early morning until press
time, visitors poured in the park in
never ceasing stream. Shortly after
noon the school kids started swarm
ing in the grounds, making the at
tendance one of the largest ever re-
corded at the park Every depart
ment superintendent reported that
the entries in their exhibits was lar
ger than ever before.
Two hundred loads of cinders had
been hauled in the grounds and used
in building roadways, making the
park quite comfortable in spite OF the
heavy rains.
A checking over Of the records this
morning showed that 500 hogs, 100
ponies and horses, 100 cattle and 200
sheep had been entered in the live
stock exhibit, while the poultry house
display was filled Heads of the art.
fancy work. culinary, and floral de-
partments reported that their dis
plays were larger than ever before
This morning at 9 o'clock the
Hampshire, Kanworth, Mulefoot and
Yorkshire hogs were Judged, The
Judging of the Poland China, Chester
live stock will be started tomorrow.
Other live stock will also be judged
tomorrow.
Every available inch Of display
space at the park, has been pressed
into service, and several merchants
displays had been arranged in tents
around the grounds. Not only has
the display space all been taken, but
the concession room is also all gone.
The ladies of the United Evangeli-
cal church, the War Mothers, the
Woman's Relief Corps, the American
Legion auxiliary and the home bureau
all have serving tents. The repub-
lican ladies of La Sale county have
a rest tent
Three radio systems have been in
stalled in merchants exhibits, where
radio concerts will be given. One isl
in the Conde exhibit in machinery
hall, another in the booth of the
Ottawa Electric company and the
third is in the Tompkins drug store
booth in floral hall.
Many of the merchants did not ar
range their displays until this morn
ing. Those exhibiting in floral hall
were as follows:
Jordan Hardware Co.
Corbus Drug Co.
Morey Roberts piano store.
Lucey Dry Goods Co
Tompkins drug store.
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
La Sale County Osteopathic Co.
Chicago Butchers meat market
Heinrich music store.
Ryburn hospital.
Those in machinery hall, the grand
stand and in tents were as follows:
Ottawa Electric Co.
Charles Grover cigar store.
Delco Light Co.
COnde garage.
Knowles auto agency.
Harvey White, autos.
Walter Mers, autos.
Nudge garage, La Sale.
Hilliard garage.
Norem e. Wjdman. autos
B. M. Jennings Hardware Co., Ton
lea.
Charles Smith, La Sale, autos
Leverich garage
King & Hamilton factory.
Moore e Futterer, autos.
Butterfield garage
Philip Godfrey. autos.
Danielson garage.
B. n. f. Motor Sales Co., Mar
settles.
Raymond Carr, autos, Grand Ridge
The state department Of public
works and buildings had an inter-
esting exhibit showing the hard road
construction and another showing
the deep waterway project.
This afternoon the home bureau
pageant was. followed by the annual
athletic contest of the La Sale coun-
ty school children.
Tonight there will be vaudeville
program of free acts in front of the
grand stand. and band concert. To-
morrow, Thursday and Friday there