Show MORGAN COUNTY F FAIR AIR AND EXPO POSITION GREETED WITH RECORD BREAKING ATTENDANCE it can truthfully be said that morgan county had one of the very best fairs in its history this year opening thursday morning with record crowd of exceeding 1500 people friday about 2000 and saturday about the same number perhaps the main feature of the exhibits was the countes coun tys agricultural and farming po possibilities in a display of vegetables centered upon cabbage sugar beets potatoes onions cauliflower etc for which the morgan valley is famous the 4 H clubs and the S smith mith hughes students in the various schools of the county entered their work as a unit and the showing was indeed most creditable the fruit display was not up to standard ow ing to the many late frosts this spring but the flower display was most wonderful the various wards of the county as well as many individuals divi duals displayed household work such as car canning ming sewing arts and crafts and baked products be it t said to the credit of the communities of the county that every community in morgan county was very creditably represented the livestock display was undoubtedly larger than ever before including the countes coun tys leading dairy producers with their jersey guernsey and holstein herds and the boys clubs too were there with their thoroughbred sheep there was also a splendid poultry showing the entertainment feature was fully up to the standard our own morgan county high school band gave daily concerts rees bros brouwere were there with their theu wild west rodeo 1 jimmie WEE richardson ard n the fenry funn down clown and acrobat johnny rosell resell and his seve seven i piece G L becker crack shots shot t heloys the boys juvenile broadcasting orchestra horse pulling and last but not least bun arid tabby the famous lions quartette each evening a new feature was introduced a free program being pr presented dented in front of the grandstand the feature program was presented on friday evening at which over guests were present those taking part in this program were the peterson sisters the heiner family mrs mckinnon instructor tor little lads and lassies classies of morgan in a dancing exhibition exl of exceptional high class the juvenile orchestra bun and tabby in song hits jimmie richardson etc every number was heartily encored and a delight to the audience the ball game on thursday afternoon between devils slide and morgan and on saturday between aej peterson and devils slide were asplen tild aid exhibitions the first game resulted in a victory for the slide and the latter in favor of peterson the boys abys we are informed through their great respect for their most esteemed co player merrill redden who suffered the loss of a leg in the devils devil S slide cement factory recent ly y gave the entire amount of the receipts of the two games to him to assist in defraying his hospital expense hurrah for the ball boys I 1 the officers the board of directors the manager the department supervisors and list last but not least the he program committee are to be congratulated they did yeoman service and we want them to to know that the public heartily appreciates it t the gentlemen and ladies above ef erred referred to wishes the news to thank morgan county people for the hearty pope cooperation ration and good will accorded them for without their aid and assistance they could not have succeeded the dances on both thursday and saturday evenings at como springs cepe were most liberally patronized red ayd crowds being in attendance upon both occasions the morgan lions dub club through the hearty cooperation of the business men of the city sponsored the public address system all three days the service was very satisfactory and could be heard upon all parts of the grounds fred L parkinson had the feature in charge for the lions the other members of the committee being robison porter and perry |