Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1919 — IDEAL AUTO TRIP [ARTICLE]

IDEAL AUTO TRIP

Drive to»Kankakee Fair Is Unexcelled. Good * Roads, (Excellent Entertainment; Last Week In August. During the .week of August 25th to 30th motorists will find a one-day trip to the Kankakee Inter-State Fair, at Kankakee, Illinois, an excellent idea. At that time the roads leading to that city are in the best condition of the year; the days are not too hot and the evenings are comfortably cool. On August 25th the great Kankakee Inter-State Fair will open; and will continue its -unexcelled outdoor entertainment for a solid week. On each of the days there will be presented a mammoth progriyu of harness horse races, free outdoor circus acts, over 25 in number, a magnificent fancy horse show, and* a myriad display of live stock, farm products, fruits, flowers* and fancy work. One-Day Trip. By leaving home in the morning the auto owner can, by moderate driving, reach the Fair grounds by noon. The program dqps not begin until about one o’clock. Then during the three or four hours of the afternoon the visitor will be, entertained by the most remarkable Fair program he has ever witnessed. An early evening drive, in the cool w cdmfort of that time of day, •will bring the motorist home with the feeling that he has indeed enjoyed a perfect day. The dates of this great Fair are August 25th to 30. h, 1919. Thousands of people who have made such a trip in the past are making plans for a drive to Kankakee on one of the days of Fair week. Parking Space. Consistent with its long established policy of giving the public the best there is, the Kankakee Fair makes ample provision for parking space. Tfcree years ago a twelve-acre tract was purchased, and added to the Fair ground, and practically the entire space Is given to auto owners who attend the Fair. Take off a day to go to the Kankakee Inter-State Fair. The trip is delightful, the entertainment cannot be excelled, and the prices of admission are very nominal. The dates are easy to remember —the last full week of August.