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Show THE COUNTY FAIR . COMMITTEE ACTIVE I Fix Dates for Coming Fair for H September G, 7 and 8, and Start Active Work. U CLEARING BRUSH FROM H PERMANENT F.AIR SITE Mayor and City Council Promise Loy- al Support This Year's Fair H to'Set the Pace. H The push nnd energy that is being M evinced by tho county fair committee lll is certainly reassuring and lends one 111 to tho conclusion that tho fair this H year is going to be n huge success jjH something far in advance of anything H heretofore attempted here. 'In tho H first place', n moro scnsonabla com- H menccment is being made. It has nl- . M ways been ono of the gravo mistakes ' of previous fairs that wo havo been t too late starting. Pcoplo havo had M their farming and gardening all dono before they wcro given the slightest M inkling as to whnt prizes wcro to bo lH awarded. A month or two, at most, before the holding of the fair, a grand M spurt has been mnde a premium list rushed off tho press,a few temporary ' sheds and pens, possibly a flimsy 'M grand stnnd constructed, n few exhib- M its hurriedly collected, nnd presto! M Hurrah for tho County Fnirl No H wonder tho pcoplo havo refused to becomo enthused with such n prospect. ' But this year, apparently, it is go- M ing to be different. In addition to tho H fact that a much earlier start is being made, work of a substantial character , is already being done. Even now a H largo crowd of men and boys nro busy lLl 'laying' out tT IWdkII mSftdT'racir ' " W TH track, etc. Tho committee is planning tho location for tho livestock pens, tho j grnnd stand, and other features, nnd jH it is tho expectation to oxpend not less 1 than $2,000 in tho preparation of tho lH sito for the fair. Improvements nro H to bo of u permanent character, which ;H will answer for future fairs, nnd will H be used each year that tho fair is held i Tho site is being supplied by tho IH city, and tho council has promised to lfl put both irrigation and culinary water 'l thero as soon as needed, and to fence M tho property. Citizens are subscribing tH liberally to help tho causo, both in il labor and meanB. Under theso con- ditions, and with so many boosters 'H for tho undertaking, tho fair cannot H fail to prove a complete success. H Another now depnrturo this year is H the giving of special valuable prizes H to bo specifically announced shortly, H for the best aero of wheat, potatoes, H and othor products, taking into con- H sideration tho yield as well as tho H quality of the samples exhibited. This H cannot fail to havo a stimulating of- H feet upon tho agricultural industries H of tho county. v H Date Fixed for Fair. 'H Another matter that is of consider- 'H ablo consequence in connection with H the fair is the selecting of tho dates H for the fair thus early. 'They havo H been fixed by tho committee for Sept. H l G, 7, and 8. It will bo noted that tho H I dates havo been set a little earlier wb-H I this year than usual, with a view to 'H I getting tho fair off before tho opening wM of the schools, so that thoro will bo 9BB no conflict. fiK Wo trust that the commltteo will $$ bo supported and backed up in their M? worthy iflforts by every loyal citizen !&& of tho county, and that tho fair this "Vyf year will set a now pace for county ' jgwV faira in this county. , $l |