Show enthusiasm FOR FAIR association is much encouraged at last saturdays meeting the representation was vas large and enthusiastic the meeting of the count fair association lat last saturday was vas a most enthusiastic gathering there were represent atnes es from all allaer 0 er the county ind all a disposition to burk until the pur fur is in assured fi success c ore re twenty awen 13 five very ardent orreis at the meeting from silina on oil the north to monoe and elsinore aid jo coph eph on the south every committee was represented and each had something to suggest for the promotion of the enter enterprise prize no laggard dembar i could be found and although the time is short for complete arrangements set there is a manliest intention among the nem hers bers of the association to have a very complete display of products of all kinds it was discovered that the ery cry excellent industry of horticulture had been left out of the list of committees mit tees teeL and tiis hiis defect was the first thing to claim the attention of the meeting 0 P washburn C W loiell and T G humphrey were vere named as that committee and they will secure a satisfactory exhibit of fiffia although the season is a had one for that industry judge attention to the fact thit he had been named as chairman of the committee on snort games and amusements for the fir and unfortunately unfortunate lv he would not be able to be present it at the fair nor for ome time prior thereto ile he asked that some other member of the corn com mattec be named as rb chairman airman a and ul he promised to do all in his power to assist the chairman until unta he had to leave here C at heppler was named as the chairman and thit that committee subsequently reported that they would have hae a series of b iseball and other conlest hor Is race foot rices ind gemeril sports and garre gaire each do da of if the fair and that 0 would be away in prizes prices for the differ crt crL con tests among the in int tined ned games will be a baseball g gime ame be betseen ticen different teams in the county and for the winder winner of these contests ghelev v ill be a silver cup of the value of 50 59 of feied this cup u will ill remain in the possession of the victorious team until next year when it will again be contested for and each victorious team will have its inscription placed on the cup when any team has defended the title to the cup tor for a certain number of years then it will become the property of the team all members of the committee are ardent lovers of sport and they will see to it thit th hit it an interesting program is arranged erastus anderson anderaon and will spafford of annabella annabel la were present and manifested a desire to do all in their power to promote the interests of the tair had both been away when the first meeting was called and now they were nere ready to go to work mr air anderson was assigned to the committee on live stock and mr air spafford to the committee on agriculture jacob willard on of resigned horn flom the committee on manu I 1 coures and joseph F r peterson i 1 as appointed to succeed him P D jenen of donroe was assigned to the committee on mines ai d mining to succeed john jukes who lii is absent from this part of t e slate in hp matter of finance the crimm committee attee reported that a baleful cinas cin vas amborg the busi busine neb ao men of richfield had resulted in about being T e citi council gave towards th the grou grounds nL the committee was instructed ted to keep up the good normand Nor work kand and to petition the bounty court lor for in an appropriation of the se secretary detary was instructed to draft a form of petition to ti tre tie e commissioners and bah of the merr bers present at the meeting signed it on oil motion of pirey airey Alag magleby leby a committee on education brofe dional i and literary exhibit was vvs added to the list of ind J L quist I 1 I 1 ra F aik k jorgenson ind P D jensen were named as the commit ce the committees were ere all instructed to make a careful estimate of the spice space for their respective exhibits and the amount of means necessary for each exhibit and to report at a 1 meeting mealing to be held on mond alond daiy diy y august augast it 3 3 3 clock when the chairman of each committee will meet and submit the estimates so that th the c I 1 committees comm on grounds and finance call can make the proper arrangements mrs airs al J loring of thu the committee on arts and relies relics reported that subcommittees are at work in each town and there promises to be an CLel celent Jent exhibit in this department george hansen of richfield was added to the continued ou on sixth page enthusiasm FOR FAIR from third page committee with special instructions to take charge of the relies relics domestic science and culinary art was added to the deportment which will give the ladies a chance to pre present seni specimens of cooking for the exhibit the clestion q estion of mineral exhibits ehi bits and other exhibits from outside the county ins is dig discussed cussed and it wab waa determined ter mined to restrict the exhibits to counte productions except the mineral exhibit and that was loft left to the discretion of the committee the committee on nth culture reported that an excellent exhibit of fish in various stages ot development will be made providing the necessary supply of fre fresh freh h water cin be obtained tins this matter was settled ird ard there will be ample viter ater on the grounds from the city mains the committee on advertising was authorized to expend 25 for advertising for the 0 ning of the publicity campaign the matter of transportation and rates rateb was referred to the executive committee it was vas decided to award cash prizes prized in each department ment for the hest exhibits and the matter of arranging the same was nas placed in the handa hand of the executive committee A small entrance fee will be charged in the way of a season ticket to exhibitors and the price for the ticket will be 75 cents which x will ill entitle the holder to take his live stock into the stalls an ana go and come as lie he pleases into the fair rg all other exhibits will bill be admitted without the season ticket the eason ticket is meant to cover er the entrance en fee in live tock stock exhibits where aish prizes will vill be awarded it was dkeidek to eloge close entrances of exhibits of he ie steel and poultry on september in ardi r that the committee mt kiy y premire the qu arters for all en entner other ex billits are ejected to be in place early on oil the morning of the first da the matter of getting all the band members of the count into one big band for the occasion vaa discus cd and the following committee vl was a a appointed I 1 p to attend to this very im porting matter john hood krank wilcox john parker thomas ranson 1 P F I 1 peterson leslie rasmua sell eph dastrup john al M john johnson johnon on an effort tort will be mide mida to ret all the bonds bands to cooperate ind have hane a big bind b nd to furnish a program eier eer daa da on the fair grounds gro much enthuse ism developed duning the meeting and all 11 the tives nivea pledge thLin selves for a successful fair the discussions were nere par ticie cited in hy by ill hat hai da ind the fit fair r is rio noil launched on the of success |