Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-06-02

Northern Iowa Sanitary Fair,
To be holden At Dubaque.
Commencing June 2lst, 1864
20 Magnificent Prizes
OPEN FOR COMPETITION TO ALL.
The following liberal premiums are Offered
by the Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Com
pany for the best Shirts:
gr.,r LIST OF PREMIUMS. r7f
For the best made gentleman's shirt-On
of Wheeler 4 Wilson's best No. / Sewing Ma
chimes, silver plated, with glass foot and hem
mer, set in a polished mahogany full cabine
case. Value Sis. ~'# 1@Faiaa" "''a
For 2d best made gentleman's shirt-On,
of Wheeler & Wilson'S best No. Sewing Ma
chimes, silver plated, with glass foot and hem
mer, set in q polished mahogany half case
Value SIS 90. saa- a3s#8@ " .-.--.- 81
For Sd best made gentleman's shirt-One
of Wheeler & Wilson's best No. Sewing Ma.
chimes, bronze finish, with glass foot and hem
mer, set on polished mahogany table. Val
ne S65 90.
To encourage sales, there is offered to the
gentleman who shall be the lucky purchaser
of a premium shirt, the right to purchase al
HALF PRICE, a machine like the one awarded
to the shirt purchased. ......-..r-,ss
All shirts offered for premium must be do.
mated to the Fair, and sold for the benefit oil
the Sanitary Commission. The shirts shall
be offered for sale at q reasonable price, which
shall be fixed by the Committee. The bust
ness of the department will be under the ex-
elusive control of the Executive Committee,
subject to the following rules AL #
The Committee shall designate three CON-
petent judges to award the premiums t
The award shall he made on the day prcvi.
Gus to the Fair. and delivered in writing Ia
the Secretary of the Department, who shall
faithfully withhold IL until the close of the
sale.
The Committee shall appoint suitable
person, who shall be Secretary Of the Depart
ment He shall receive all contributions and
number oonsecutively rs they are received.
He shall keep book i'm which he shall enter
each contribution as received and numbered.
The Register shall show the name and Post
Office address of each contributor, with blanks
for entries of purchasers name, and price
paid for the article.
The several clerks employed by the commit.
tee shall each keep book in which they shall
enter the name and Post Office address of each
purchaser, the number of the shirt sold, and
price received. After the sale is closed, the
clerk book shall be delivered to the Secretary
of the Department, who shall post the sale in
to his register, and deliver the books, with
his register, to the President The receipts,
accompanied with statements, each clerk shall
paw over to the Treasurer of the Fair. The
cards on the shirts will be so arranged that af
ter the award, no person, not having access
to the Secretary's Register, can identify tn,
articles 10 which premiums have been awar
ded No person but the President Of the Fail
shall have access to the Sccretary's Register
until the sale is closed and the clerk entries
are posted. -..-
After the sale the President will cause to b,
published the names of all donors. the win
ners of the prizes, and the purchasers Of tn
premium shirts.
The machines offered as premiums will b,
on exhibition during the Fair, after which
they will lie boxed free Of expense and shipped
to the order of the fortunate owners, or de
livered to them in person at the Office of Tia,
Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company
Agency, 2l2 Main street, Dubuque.
SHIRT DEPARTMENT.
Directions for making and forwarding shirt
for the Premium Shirt Department Of tn
Northern Iowa Sanitary Fair: ...-za..
Shirts must be made of bleached cotton
without collars the bosom, collar bands ant
cuffs are to be linen bosoms plain, not les
than l8 inches long, with centre plat incl
wide, and three plaits on each side incl
wide; collar bands ii inch wide in back and
inch wide in front /; cuffs 81 inches wide hut
ton holes for sleeve links. In measuring tn
sleeve measure from centre OF back to end c
cuff Different sizes must be made Of the FOL
lowing dimensions:
Size l.--Neck Ia in, yoke in, sleeve 3
in, body SO in, wrist 81 in.
| Size 2.-Ncck LA ins, yoke in, sleeve
! in. body 80 in, wrist 10 in.
Size g. Neck Is in. yoke 81 in, sleeve
| in. body SO in. wrist 10 in.
Size 4-Neck l5I in, yoke 81 in, slew
81 In, body 81 in, wrist 10 in.
Each shirt must be washed, ironed and !;
beled with card giving the size of the shir
and the contributor name and Post Office a.
dress Wrap them in paper and put up
packages not exceeding four shirts each. wit
a thin piece of board at top and bottom, Il
full size of the package. Mark each packae
Sanitary Fair, Dubuque" and send to Il
nearest Express Office.
WHEAT AND FLOUR.
The following premiums are offered by Il
Key City Mill Company of Dubuque:
Thirty dollars for the best specimen OF IA
wheat flour Of not less than two barrels.
Thirty dollars for the best specimen
spring wheat -four, Of not less than 1--WE oa
rels. .
Forty dollars for the largest donation
either fall or spring wheat flour Of good qui
ity.
. Twenty five dollars for the best specim
of wheat, either fall or spring, of not Il
than five bushels.
Twenty five dollars for the greatest guam
ty of sound wheat donated to the Fair.
~ BUTTER.
The following premiums on butter are off
ed by Luther and Edgar Tisdale: II
Thirty five dollars for the best three gall
crock.
Fifteen dollars for the second best.
All wheat and -four donated should
marked For the Northern Iowa Santa
> Fair. Dubuque. Iowa. and sent or deliver
/, to NJ. Kingman of the Key City Mills.
, Butter donated should be marked in the sal
way, and sent or delivered to Edgar Tisda
2 Dubuaue, Iowa, Fifth street, between Nj
! and Locust streets. The name of the dor
and his Postoifce address should be attach
to each article.
: The preiniums on wheat, flour and but
!, will be awarded by committees chosen by
Vice Presidents.
.--. HENRY A. WILTSE, Pres't
= AUSTIN ADAMS, Sec'y. E