Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 186, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1918 — AUTO TRIP TO FAIR [ARTICLE]

AUTO TRIP TO FAIR

Drive to Kankakee Fair a Pleasant One. , LAST WEEK IN AUGUST The attention of motorists has receritly been called to an excellent trip or series of trips by automobile during the last week in August This is the week of the well-known Kankakee Inter-States Fair, Justly called the World’s Greatest Outdoor Entertainment; Good Roads. The big Fair is held Just north of Kankakee; and a motor trip to the Fair grounds during the week of August 26th to 31st is recommended as an exceptionally pleasant one. Kankakee is located on the Egyptian Trail and the Blue Grass Trail, while 4 the Dixie Highway is only a few miles from that city. Altogether the roads leading to the mammoth Fair and exposition are untformly good. Magnificent Fair. During Fair week the season is quite well along, the hottest weather has passed, and:yet the air is not so cool as to be uppleftsant. And while fthb doiwney la enjoyable,'the Fair that awaits then traveler at the Journey’s end is even more enjoyable At the Fair Will be presented harness horse races with unprecedentedly large fields of starters, an outdoor free circus of twenty-five scintillating acts, a premier horse show, a.mammoth agricultural and war cookery exhibit, large shows of draft horses, cattle, sheep and swine, a' textile-and .«rt show, and Patterson’s Premier -Carnival. After witnessing all these defighta a drive home in the cool of’the evening Will complete a perfect day. Dates. The Kankakee Inter-State Fair this year begins on Monday, August 28th, and closes on Saturday afternoon, August 31st—six days and five evenings.