The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-10
THIRD ANNUAL FAIR
OF TIE
Lyon Comfy Agricultural Society,
To he Held at f:nporia. kansas,
September lst, I'd, Sd and 4th, 1874.
Tinie- and Regulations ard premium
List.
JESSE SITUATION. PEEsIDEFr.
&. a. WATSON, Vice PRESIDENT

; The IhIrd AnnuaI falf or the
y Lyon County Agricultural Society
= will be he!d'at Emporis on the LIST,
= I'd, 81, and 4th, days of September,
: 1874.
a The grounds. the same on which
the Fair Of 1873 was held, are stu
9 ated one mile west OF the city lin
: its. .
Our Premium List has been care
i fully revised, ana many new and at
. ;ractive features have been added.
: The price of admission has been
I | reduced 10 twenty-five cents.
IL is important for those who are
= DESTROYS OF exhibiting fine stock to
I make their entries early, as the
stalls and pens win be assigned ia
r order OF entry. Entries ca.t be
J made at any time.
No entry fee will be charged.
Nothing will be left undone bv
the Board 10 make the Third An
nuai Exhibition credit to this pur-
ton OF the State. All we need is
the cordial support of our farmers
and artisans to make this fair a
source of pleasure and profit to
both exhibitor aud spectator.
We call upon the ladies, especial
~, to aid Us in beautifying and or
namenting the halls By the exhihi-
ton OF flowers, paintings, and 9TH
Il err evidences OF skill and taste.
Tne usual railroad arrangements
for freight and Messengers have
been made.
Premium Lists will be furnished
on application To the secretary,
Eniporia, Kansas.
RULES AND CALCULATIONS
l.. Articles, other than stock. will
be received on aud after the 3Ist. of
August, and may be shipped TO
The care OF the Secretary; butin no
case will such articles be brought
ON the grounds and placed ON ex-
hihiiion, except by and at the ex-
pcnse of the owner or his author
| ized agent,
ENTRIES.
|. Entries may he made at any
tine before the Fair, by addressing
! the Secretary, at EmI0ria, or by
application 10 him at his Office.
Persons making entries by letter.
IL the entry be OF live stock, must
give the name and age OF the ami
NAL, the name and residence Of the
owner. and the class and lot in
which he wishes TO enter.
II the entry be machinery. nipple
mcnts, Ne, the applicant must give
the name and residence of the ma
ker, the name of the patentee, and
the name and designation of the ar
ticle-
:. All entries will be free.
). Articles which are the result Of
mechanical or artistic skill, must be
entered by the artist, manufacturer,
contriver or his agent.
1. Articles which are the product
OF the soil, must be entered by the |
| producer OF the same.
.. Every animal muaL be entered |
for competition by the owner or his |
| agent.
| q. When an eutry is made, the |
Secretary will give to the party a |
card which win contain the number |
| of entry, class and lot, which must |
| be attached TO the animal or article. |
! Z. No animal or article viii be
! assigned - place on the grounds I'M
Ill the entry shall have been made
3. Such statements aud copies of
( pediSrees as are required TO be ex-
amined by the awarding committee |
| must be filed with the Secretary |
! before the books 90 into the hands |
! of the Superintendent. All per- |
sons may ing thoroughbred stock to |
exhibit, shall appear before the Ex- |
ecutive Committee, when request |
ed, and give satisfactory evidence
| of the correctness of the pedigrees
of their stock.
| .. ~ single animal may also be
! exhibited in sweepstakes, provided
such Gaimal shall have been pre-
! viouSly entered for premium in an
other lot, but shall not otherwise be
entered in more than one lot.
10. Exhibitors will at all times
give the necessary personal atten-
zion TO Whatever they may have on
exhibition, and at the close of the
Fair take entire charge of the'same.
Ali diligence will be used by the
officers OF the Board to prevent in
jury 10 animals or articles on exhi-
bition, bat they will not be respon-
sible for any damages or loss that
may occur
IL. No entries will be made after
I the class books go into the hands
OF the superintendent.
! INSTRUCTIONS TO AWARDING COM
MITTEEs.
l. Members of awarding com
mittees will report TO the Superin-
tendents of their respective depart
ments at 3 O'Clock .. IN. of each day
of the Fair, when all vacancies will
be filled, and all necessary arrange
ments made.
>. No person can act as Superin-
tendcnt or Judge of any lot in
which he may be an exhibitor.
4
unworthy shall be awarded pre-
| MUM.
II 4. The Judges will report only the
, animals or articles entitled TO pre-
I niums, except that they may spe-
| | ciaily commend such others as may
. DC deemed worthy of commenda-
/ ton.
> ,. Should any doubt arise as TO
= the regularity of the entry, or any
e other important matter which the
: committee feel incompetent To de-
:. eide, they may at once report the
n same TO the superintendent of the
: proper department.
q q. No premiums will be awarded
90 barren females shown in breed
Il ing classes, and proof OF breeding
!. qualities must be exhibited TO the
y committee. breeding cows must
: have produced living calf within
= the two wears last past.
q 4. ANY improper interference
n with the duties OF the awarding
, committees will be promptly re-
~ ported To the Secretary, that pre-
q miums may be withheld for this
, reason.
\ s. Awarding committees will be
m selected from the various sections
M OF the country. with great care, bus
10 their names will not be made pub
re- lie until the Fair.
of .. The committees of award will
IL be nominated by Class Superin-
~ tendents and approved by the Ex.
$ ecutive Committee. by whom va.
"a cancies Will be filed. COMPLAINTS
m OF inefliciency or iInproprietv, OF
sv the part of the committee. may b(
nj made TO the Executive Committee
I'M and committees may be changed b,
l,n them, for cause.
al 10. The committees are instructed
nm TO render their award by ballot
lie and without consultation with eacl
adj other or with outsiders, but ma,
We receive necessary information
IN through the Superintendent of til,
ar class. No persons are allowed il
hi the ring when animals are on eN
in Inhibition, excepting the Superin
los tendent of the class, awarding com
i'm mittee and officers of the Society
so ii. No discretionary premium
re-. shall be awarded; but animals o
Dv articles not included in the reeula
fiaf NAV ho