Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1904 — INDIANA STATE FAIR. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE FAIR.

The Indiana State Fair will be held at Indianapolis, September 12 to 16. Prizes aggregating $30,000.00 are'offered, which are apportioned among the different departments as follows: Draft and Light Harness Horses, $2,500.00, Racing, $10,000.00; Beef and Dairy Cattle, $6,200.00; Sheep, $1,800.00; Hogs, $1,300.00; Poultry, $1,800.00; Farm Products, $800.00; Fruits, SBOO.OO. Flowers, $550.00; Dairy Products, $200.00; Culinary, $160.00, and Fine Arts, $1,300.00. Following the example of many of the Eastern State Fairs, the managers have at great expense secured several big specialty acts, which will be given free twice each day during the fair in front of the grand stand. Among them are Holloways High Diving Horses; Dare Devil Tilden, Bicycle High Diver; Mile. Zoar, in a novelty Black wire act; Rice and Adams, gortesque European Comedy Acrobats; Reklaw, Champion Comedy Bicyclist of the world and the original four Flying Banvards. Other free attractions will be announced later. The Indisnoplip Military Band of thirty musicians will furnish the music. The prize lists of the fair can be obtained by mailing a postal card to Charles Downing, Secratary, Room 14, State House, Indianapolis, Ind.