The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-08-01

fark Association, ana delegates OF
tho various townshipsin Wapeilo Co.,
was held at the Court House this
9th day 0! July, 1867, at three o.
clock.
The following delegates being pres
emit: as y,z 4
7 Agency sTownsiip-E. L. Randall.
Mai, s. X. Cramcr, Dir La Force.
Center--N G Hill, J NJ Hcdrick.
a Lotspcich, VIM Shepherd, Sheriff
Derby, DR. lIinsey, and DR. Taylor.
Case W Myers.
DaLloneya-M II Lane, Capt W.
a kitterman.
Kcokuk-Jo ohm Pedrick.
Polk Henry Garfield. I'll
Pleasant-Geo Neville.
| Washington - Anderson Myers,
Capt Ping and Thos Foster.
Richlapd-P F Dana, Hugh Brown,
II Page and jose Fulton.
On motion of D B Abrahams,
Thos Foster Of Washington town
ship, was called to the chair.
On motion Of J. L. Taylor, "A D
Moss was appointed to act as See'y,
| J D Ladd, President of the Ottum-
wa. Driving Park Association, ad-
dressed the meetiag, stating its object,
tc.wit: To perfect ways and means
for holding County Fair this fall
say in October next, and signifying
the willingness of the members of
the Ottumwa Driving Park Associ-
alton to offer their grounds for such
purpose.
Maj. S X Cramer of Agency town
ship, moved that we organize an Ag
ricultural society, to be called Wap-
clio county Agricultural Society.
Motion receiving second was carried
unanimously.
] NJ Hedrick Of Center, moved
that a Director from each township
be appointed, and selections made by
the delegates Of the respective town
ships.
The following Directors were
nominated subject to the approval of
/ the sense of the meeting:
] Agency Township-E L Randall
;. Adams-W CCloyd
/ Center-Jas NJ Peck
i Co.umbia-Thos Mclaughlin
| Competinc-Martin Dickens
! Cass-Geo Myers
! Dahlonega-W A Kitterman
| Green-D H Michael
I Highland-W A Moore
| Keokuk-S A Monroe
| Polk-II Garfield
] Washington--Thos Foster
Richland--Hugh Brown.
Z Taylor, moved that the nomi-
nations bcapproved. Motion second
ed and unanimously carried.
Pc Danna of Richland, desired
that proposition be definitely made
by some officer ofthc Ottumwa Driv-
ing Park Association, as to what
they propose and will do.
Jas d Ladd said that as an officer
of the Association he was authorized
to make the following statement and
proposition. 8
i That we have bought ample and
beautiful grounds alta cost OF $4,000
and made thereonat'an expense ofbe-
/ tween 500 and $500, one of the
best half mile tracks in the State
! That we are ready to go onand fence
their grounds, erect stalls, halls, dig
wells &c, putting them in complete
order for holsling a Fair on, and offer
them for that purpose TO the farmers
of Wapello county, provided that
they will raise a sum Of money not
less than $500 to be awared in prem.
iums---they to appoint committees
for that purpose, and we pledge our
selves to pay every dollar that they
put into our hands for this purpose
upon the order of SAID COMMITTEES
We are also willing and suggest that
when you appoint persons to can
vass their respective townships, for
money for premiums, that you
authorize them to furnish every one
who shall give them, or subscribe,
50 or more a right of ANIMAL member.
ship, emitting them and every mem
Der OF their family under Is years OF
age to enter and occupy the grounds
as exhibitors or spectators, during
the time@of the Fair. All monies Ia
ken in at the gatesor raised have any
source whatever, other than the
above named we shall retain, to help
to pay the expense of fitting up the
grounds, maintaining order &c.
Esquire Lotsrcich standing said /:
That the proposition of Mr., Ladd in
behalf of the O.. d. p. Association,
was very liberal indeed, it was moro