Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 189, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1919 — WORLD'S GREATEST OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WORLD'S GREATEST OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT

Varied, All-Around Fair—Races, Horse Show, Circus. AUGUST 25TH TO 30TH

Never before in all its history has the Kankakee InterState Fair presented a fair, horse show, live stock exposition and outdoor circus equal to the one that will

this year be presented during the week of August 25th to 30th. Eneh department of the fair at Kankakee is in itself a classical event; each department alone will furnish entertainment and amusement of outstandquality. It would be worth a trip of.hundreds of miles to see the horse show of to witness the spectacular free acts; to.observe the brilliant live stock shows, and to take part the celebration and hilarity of the countless thousands who attend this fair. Beginning on Monday, August 25th, and continuing until Saturday afternoon, August 30th, there will be a continuous and unbroken stream of visitors to this fair, coming from all points of the compass; coining by rail, by wagon and by automobile, all to join in this gala weqk of 'amusupsent and entertainment and good time. Kankakee is a Mecca. At no other season of the year are the people of Eastern Illinois and Western Indiana presented with great--er opportunities for education, for clean, wholesome fun nnd for witnessing a remarkable all-around fair. Al-

ready the indications are that capacity crowds, embracing the young and the old, the rich and the poor, will Journey forth during the last week of August with the Kankakee Inter-State Fair as their Mecca. All of them will come with their minds for. a good time, and none of them- will be disappointed. As they come and go from the great Inter-State Fair they will be living witnesses of the unrivaled superiority of this widely famed agricultural fair, race meet and horse show. The outstanding quality of the mammoth Kankakee Fair is due not alone so the absolute perfection of each department, but is due also to the fact mat all of these departments combined produce what has Justly been called the World’s Greatest Outdoor Entertainment. No matter what interest a person may have in"life; no matter what his business may be, or what his inclinatidns may be, he will be satis;.ed by a visit to the Kankakee InterState Fair. There will be splendid live stock to interest the farmer; automobiles and machinery to attract the mechanic and manufacturer, and a_ great outdoor vaudeville to satisfy the seeker after amusement. Glean and square races for the sportsman; the horse show for the admirer of thor-ough-bed stock; auto races for the speed fiend,-culinary and textile shows for the housewife,' manufacturers and merchants’ exhibits for the business man. Then added to all this will he the many refreshment and amusement stands at which to satisfy the palate and to while away the time. Premier Horse Show. The far-famed reputation of this Fair for Its splendid horse show will be maintained By the programs of 1919. True to its practice of steadily increasing the programs and prizes, the Kankakee Inter-State Fair has augmented its'purses for the fancy riders and drivers from somewhat over $9,000 to a total of $12,000. The money will be split up into purses for roadsters, for classy heavy harness horses, for tfle

attractive ladles’ classes, and interesting gig, runabout and tandem shows. There will be substantial' premiums for park'horses and for hackneys In harness. The horse show will take place each afternoon and evening of the Fair. During- the afternoon there will also be speedy race exhibitions, and both afternoon and evening the free outdoor circus opposite the grand stand and on the spacious midwfty will be found the World at Home Carnival attractions. The week of the Kankakee Inter-State Fair is a week full to overflowing of amusement, excitement and entertainment. ""