Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-29
Fair Time Next
Week On Range
Gogebic County Fair Begins Tuesday
and Runs Four Days; Compe-
tition Open to Iron County.

Next week is fair week on the Go
gebic range, when, starting Tuesday.
Sept. list, and continuing for four
days, the Gogebic County Fair will
be in progress. The dates this year
are about two weeks earlier than
usual.
Through arrangements made be-
tween the FAIR officials and the Iron
county board of supervisors COM
petition in the exhibits and in all
events Is open to residents of Iron
county. Farmers from this county
may enter their prize corn or any OF
her farm product and compete for
the prizes offered. This is also true
of manufactured products from this
county as well as all other depart
ments of the fair. Thus Iron coun-
ty people may feel that it's their
fair as much as Gogebic county's,
even though it is an institution main
tanned in Michigan.
Amusement Attractions.
Particular attention has been paid
to the booking of amusement attrac-
tons for this years fair. Accord
ing to Frank A. Healy, secretary of
the Fair association, this feature will
be the best ever. Numerous free at
fractions have been booked Among
them are Chief Silvertongue, styled
the Indian Caruso, who will enter
tain daily with vocal selections. An
other &c that comes well-recom-
mended is the Novikoff Troupe, who
present comedy and daredevil acts
on the high wires.
One of the acts that is declared to
be headliner is Lii kerslake and his
trained pigs. This act, said to be the
funniest on the road, has never be-
fore been presented in this part of
the country. Among trained ami
mails pigs are the rarest and it is sell
dom that they are seen as amuse-
ment attractions. They are difficult
animals to train and for that reason
are not as common as other trained
animals. Mr. Healy believes that
this act will prove to be the strongest
of any Of those offered.
In addition to the free attractions
there will be the Gilman Amusement
company, carnival company pre-
senting four rides and six shows.
A pageant review, presented for
the first time at last years fair, will
again be a part of the entertainment
program. The pageant, composed
largely of local talent, will be pre-
scented on each of the last three even
ings
The Ironwood Municipal band will
be on hand and will discourse music
on each of the four days of the fair.
Good Horse Races.
Lovers of horse races will have
opportunity to see some classy con
tests at this years fair, A bigger
number of entries than ever before
for competition for the attractive
purses hung up is expected Horse
races have always been strong
feature Of the Gogebic Fair
In addition to trotting and pacing
races there will be pony races, open
only to Gogebic and Iron counties
ponies. The pony races will be run
on Wednesday and Thursday after
moons. Purses have been provided
for each afternoon.
New Stock Pavilion.
A new stock pavilion nearing com
pletion will afford ample facilities
for taking care Of and showing stock
1t is expected that this year will see
the finest showing of livestock ever
seen on the grounds. Graded and
purebred stock is fast coming to the
front on the range Heretofore it
has been difficult to properly take
care Of stock at the fair With the
completion Of the new stock pavilion
this condition will be remedied The
premiums offered for stock are high
er than those offered in any other
county in Michigan or Wisconsin