The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-08
Get READY FOR
HENRY co. FAIR
OUTLOOK GOOD
Plans for. Annual Exhibit Being
Whipped Into Shape; VIII Have
Fine Program.
Especial Correspondence

Cambridge, Sept. S.-Tne Do an
nual Henry county fair will be
held Sept. 1922. 1922. The fair as
sociation is preparing for the
largest and best fair ever held in
Henry county. Reports from the
various departments show large
entries, even at this early date.
Entries in cattle, horse, sheep and
swine departments indicate that
very choice breeds will be present.
The poultry and water fowl en-
tries in the cattle, horse, swine,
sheep, and poultry departments
close Sept. Is, and no entries will
be taken after that date.
The boys and girls calf and pig
club will have a large tent to
house their pets, and it is said
that the calves and pigs are even
better than last year.
Women's work and decorative
art, farm and garden products,
cut flowers and growing plants,
fruits in all variety and display,
will fill the floral hall.
A big six-team baseball tourna-
ment with cash prizes and cup to
the winner is offered. Starting
Tuesday at 1870 p. m. a double
header will be played, on We'd
nesday at 10 a. e., one game and
likewise on Thursday and Friday.
The following teams will play:
Galva, CISCO, Bishop Hill, Andover,
and Nekoma, will furnish real sport
for the fans.
Wednesday will be Cambridge
day and Caslen's Light Guard band
will furnish music, day and night.
School children on this day unner
II years of age will be admitted to
the grounds free. The racing pro-
gram on this day consists of the
2:25 trot and the, FPS pace with
large entries in both classes. There
will be plenty of free attractions
both day and night, and fine dis
play of fireworks in the evening. A
horseshoe tournament in the morn
ing, with a cash prize and an en-
try fee of so cents as added money,
will be given.
Thursday-Galva day. The Gal
va military band of 80 pieces will
furnish music both day and night.
The roly-poly tournament will start
at a. m. A large entry list is ex-
pected for this event, and entry fee
of so cents as added money and
cash prize will be given to the win
nefs.
Ball game at 10 a. m.
Free attractions both afternoon
and evening. The fireworks will be
grander and twice the size OF last
year.
The racing program on this day
will bring together large fields of
the fastest trotters and PAGERS that
are out on the half mile tracks.
There will be three races on this
day, with the following classes:
2:13 trotters. 2:15 PAGERS and the
2:17 trotters.
Friday Geneseo day. Geneseo
band will furnish music both day
and night. Ball game at 10 O'Clock
to decide the winners and cham
pions. The grand parade of live
stock will pass in front of the
grandstand. Do not miss this grand
display of livestock. Free attrac-
! lions afternoon and at night big
show with grand display of fire.
works.
On Friday the fastest class races
of the week are as follows: the
2:11 PAGERS, the 2:19 PAGERS and
the 2:20 trotte-s.
The Henry county fair board is
putting on this year the largest and
best fair they ever held. They in
vite the people Of Henry, Rock Is
land and Mercer counties to come
to the fair and spend the week
They have reduced the season tick
ct if purchased before Sept. 10 to
81, which are good at all gates. A
rumor has been circulated in some
parts OF the county that the general
admission would be IS cents. This
IS absolutely untrue. as the genera
admission will be SO cents.