The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-02

o. the week with Mr.. and Mrs. L. Ha-
Qema1.
Mr.. and Mrs. futile, of Popular
Grove, Ill, were Thursday and Friday
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs A. C. Stoxen.
ielen Stoxen, Hebron and Josephine
Stoxen Of Harvard were home for the
Vest Kenosha county fair last week
Mrs Ray Perry. OF, Lake Forest spent
tho weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. o. Lotus.
Mrs. Howard Peacock of Sheboygan
visited with relatives here during the
fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Gertenback and
family of Racine were guests Saturday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Vol
brecht and attended the fair.
The West Kenosha county fair clos
ed at Wilmot Saturday evening after
the most successful fair given in the
history of the association. The at
tendance during the three days easily
surpassed the 10000 mark. AS In for
raer years it was a real homecoming
for former presidents Of this vicinity
and many returned to see the lair and
renew acquaintance.
The fair board was highly compll-
mented on the success of their efforts
this year. They secured better exhi-
billions, splendid entertainment and
the visitors wen. home pleased. es-
/ D .cially, if they frst visited the din
ing hail where dinners were served
| twice daily by the ladies of the fair
association. Around FIVE hundred din
ners were served daily Thursday and
Saturday and 900 were taken care OF
on Fridays The money earned at the
dining hall is to be turned into the
gymnasium fund.
| A parfect spirit of cooperation was
exhibited not only by the ladies of
the association who worked untiringly,
bit by every member of the fair as
ISOLATION.
Poultry ard stock raisers were de-
| Lighted with the exhibits in these Tires.
Entries from the best and largest
breeders in this section were very MN
e:o;s and Judges found ample oppor-
srnity for awarding purple and blue
ribbons. Much favorable comment was
paBsod about carload of sheep
seugtt for Evansville by G.. w. Miles.
| The Chester White pigs from tae
sey Hogs of j. Oxtoby of Spring Grove.
| There was a. splendid showing of Per;
cheron horses from the Ludwig Bros.
| farm at Brighton and HOLSTERS of
Brighton. George Vincent, Arthur
Pacey, H. G. Reesman, Burlington, Mr.,
Rhodes were among the cattle exhi-
bitors. Many other>entries were made
for this department and the collec-
tions of champion and blue gibbons
attested the splendid grade of the
entries.
Friday was the big day. The Nc
Cormick Deering people had arranged
a special program with Prof. P. G..
Holden speaking in the afternoon. lie
talked to a large audience on coop
crative farming and several reels of
Movies were shown afterwards on
| aheep and poultry raising.
The parade Friday morning attract
| ed large crowd. Mr.. Duncan of the
| Allendale School at Lake Villa led
on one of the Allendale horse ex-
aibits. The Whispering Syncopators
| followed and 3hen the four floats en-
tered by the U. F. High School. Di-
visions of floats classed as Individual,
Ponies, mule teams, Buggy Outfits,
| Graded, Rural and Agricultural floats
followed The judges gave the fol-
| lowing awards:
Best Individual-Mrs. R. Ihlenfeldt;
| End Maytag; 3rd-Arthur Holtdorf.
Ponies-Allendale Farm - Herman
Sheen, Allendale Farm.
Mule Teams-1st and End. A. G..
| Stoxen farm.
Buggy .Outfts-Doris Ganzlin, Mrs.
Laura Drinkwater, Allendale Farm.
High SCHOOL,, Juniors; End, SEN
tors; 8, freshmen; a, Sophmores.
Graded School, Silver Lake and
| Salem Center eied. 2, Trevor; 3. Bas-
sets.
Rural Schools Oak Knoll.
Agricultural-Upp Grades - Will
mot Graded school.
Eiegel & Misunderstanding Outfit
| End.
Games consisting OF contests and
running races attracted a large fol-
| lowing every afternoon. Prizes were
awardad all winners. Much interest
VAS taken in the Horse Shoe Pitch
ing (Barn Yard Golf. Mr.. Case of Ke-
nosha won over Jack Hanson and
James Buckley of Wilmot, when the
championship for all three days was
played off.
The dances we're we'll patronized
each evening. All exhibits were open
to the public Thursday and Friday
| nights. Oae of the finest automobile
| exhibits of the Fair circuit was seen
| at W'ilmos. There was an excellent
showing of Cherolets, Lincolns, Fords,
Nash, Bucks, Stockholders, Flint, Oa6-
land, Dodge and Chrysler cars and
most of the tents included a radio en-
try besides.
One tent was given over entirely
| to furniture dealers from Kenosha and
| Burlington. The Werve Company from
| Kenosha had completely furnished
! kitchen, dining room and living room.
The daily drawings of prizes at this
exhibit always proved exteremly popu-
| lar
Electrical exhibits were put on By
the Maytag, White Lily Washing ma
chine representatives. VIM. Kruck-
man of Burlington, had tent to show
his display of milking machines hard
ware, etc.
An interesting cutlery display was
rut on by George Dean, of Bassetts.
J. E. Carcy had the largest and most
complete electrical display. Mr. Carey