Show PERMANENT QUARTERS county fair association makes move president hansen and secretary magleby trying to secure site for fair grounds now that it has been definitely decided that richfield will be the scene of the county fair each sear it is necessary that a suitable site be secured for fair grounds the president of the fair association A K X hansen and the secretary parley magleby are bending there einer gies to this thia object it is conceded that sui grounds must be secured for holding the fair ane park north of the city has many advantages but the association is cramped for room the city has an admirable site east of town and close to the railroad depot which could be made into first class fair grounds the property of the richfield fair and driving association has many things to recommend it for fair grounds there is an admirable race track a good fence and a splendid grandstand the officers of this now defunct organization are obligated for the debt of the company they hae made an offer to the county commis that if the county will pay half of the arii they will turn the grupe over oer to the county for county fair purposes the objection to this isthan is that the grounds are situated too fai from town and are hard to reach the president arid and secretary of the fair association have de demised ased a means hom however ever retty the county can acquire title to this ground and then a trade can be ef fectea whereby the present association can get rounds near to the city mr magleby appeared before the city council last thursday and asked that the city park near the depot be leased eased to the association for fair pur purposes poes and if the county secures the race track the fence can be moved and also the grandstand and other improvements improvement s inaugurated for tha holding of an annual county fair the citi councilmen were all ir favor of helping in every way possible the fair project and the matter will probably result in a permanent site being secured for the holling holding of a county fair each year A meeting of the fair association will moll be held on saturday april and this matter will be thoroughly discussed it is desired that all the members of the association be present so that the fair may he be properly arranged tor for and that work may mav be started in time to have every detail taken up the success which has attended the former efforts have shown that a successful fair can be pulled off in this county and it is a wonderful im petous to the resources and possibilities of the county count let all hands boost for a conty fair |