Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-18
Villas County's Fair Largest Ever Held
THIS SEASONS COUNTY FAIR
A GREATER SUCCESS THAN
EVER BEFORE

The last day of the Villas county
fair being the publication day of the
Review prevented it from making any
report of it. In many respects it was
even better than the day before, the
weather being ideal and a continuous
program of entertainment was in pro-
gress until late hour that night
In the morning the county spelling
contest was held, participated in by
forty school children, and the first
three prizes of $500; $1,000 and $500
were won respectively by Mildred
Cook, Genevieve Abraham, and Fannie
Immenen.
The Frisco band of Anvil lake and
a Croatian orchestra from Ironwood
furnished dance music for all who
cared for dancing and the floor was
filled all the time.
A ball game between State Line and
Winchester was a ten inning affair
The score board showing at the end
OF the ninth, 0 and o. State Line grab
bed off four talIys in the first half Of
the 10th, giving them the game, and
thereby were slated to go against
Eagle River in the afternoon for the
county championship In that they did
not fare as well, the locals taking
their measure to 5. Had the team
been as fresh as in the morning the
results might have been reversed.
The Eagle River band put up their
usual brand of good music at intervals
all day, always one of the best at
fractions at any fair.
In the evening, band concert, and
a temperance of the Great Lester,
with program that was warmly
applauded took up considerable time,
and then the fireworks display was set
off. That was not the success that
it would have been, owing to the rain
that set in about shutdown AT that
number OF spectacular pieces were dis
charged of a kind not often seen at
county fairs and they were admired
by a great many who had never be-
fore witnessed such elaborate displays
The remainder of the evening was
given over to dancing and most of the
large crowd seemed eager for the op,
portunity.
The Cleora-Miller quartet, made a
great hit on both days of the fair
with their saxaphone, cornet and from
bone offerings piano solos and dane
ing. They were right off the bIg time
circuits and in securing them for the
fair, patrons were afforded an oppor-
tunity to hear one Of the high priced
attractions OF the largest play houses
At the business meeting held in the,
afternoon, the present fair officials
were all reelected with no opposition
consisting of ]. G. Seyfert, president;
Ed. Martinson, vice president; Chas
FL. Adams, secretary and C. H. VIE
gand, treasurer. 1t would be hard to
find other men who could excel them,
in taking a more active part in the
numerous details that have to be per
formed by some one in the staging of
successfully county fair, and every
one was glad to know that they will
direct the affairs of the Villas County
Agricultural Society for the coming
year.
Much credit is also due to f. w.
Carter, who as chairman of the amuse
ment committee looks after the engag
ing of attractions designed to please
fair patrons and this year in particu-
lar secured program that caused
more favorable comment than ever be-
fore.
In building the pavilion where the
different amusement features were
given, the association did more to pro
mote permanent interest in the fair
than any other one thing that has
ever been done before. Who ever or
iginated that idea, had lucky
thought and it was proven by the
throng that occupied the building all
through the fair
In order to accommodate the live.
stock exhibits another shed had to be
built and the entries as a whole ex-
ceeded those of any past fair, so it
can readily be seen that the Villas
County Fair will in short time take
its place with the best of Wisconsin
fairs.