The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-08-28
THIRD ANNUAL FAIR
~ or THE
Lyon County Agricultural Society,
Tobr Held a, Iemporra. kansas.
September LIST, I'd, 80 and 4th, 1874.
Esalss aa.l Regulations and Premium
list.
JESSE sFEATFos. PRRsIDKPT.
=. ~. WATSON. Vice PRESIpFNr-

4OsEs
= The grounds, the same on Whic
q the Fair of 1873 was held, are stu
= ated one mile west of the city lin
= its.
= Our Premium List has been care
fully revised, and many new and Al
e tractive features have been added
: The price of admission has bee
= reduced to twenty-five cents.
= 1t is important for those who ar
: DESTROYS of exhibiting fine stock t,
make their entries carly, as tn
stalls and pens will be assigned ii
! order of entry. Entries can b
|, made at any time.
No entry fee will be charged.
Nothing will be left undone bN
. the Board to make the Third An
! nual Exhibition q credit to this por
ton of the State. ALI we need il
: the cordial support of our farmers
: and artisans TO make this fair 5
source of pleasure and profit tC
both exhibitor and spectator.
We call upon the ladies, especial.
~, to aid US in beautifying and or.
namenting the halls By the exhibi.
ton Of flowers, paintings, and otll-
er evidences of skill and taste.
The usual railroad arrangements
for freight and passengers have
been made.
! Premium Lists will be furnished
on application to the secretary,
Emporia, Kansas.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
/ l. Articles, other than stock, will
be received on and after the 31st. of
August, and may be shipped to
the care of the Secretary; but in no
case will such articles be brought
on the grounds and placed ON ex-
hibition, except by and at the ex-
pense of the owner or his author
lied agent.
ENTRIES.
L. Entries may be made at any
time before the Fair, by addressing
the Secretary, at Emporia, or by
application to Him at his Office.
Persons making entries by letter,
| If the entry be of live stock, must
give the name and age of the ami
NAL, the name and residence Of the
kowner, and the class and lot in
which he wishes to enter.
If the entry be machinery, imple-
ments, &C., 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.
2. All entries will be free.
3. Articles which are the result of
mechanical or artistic skill, must be
entered by the artist, manufacturer,
contriVer or his agent.
4. Articles which are the product
of the soil, must be entered by the
producer of the same.
5. Every animal must be entered
for competition by the owner or his
agent. --
6. When an eutry is made, the
Secretary will give to the party a
card which will contain the number
of entry, class and lot, which must
be attached 10 the animal or article.
z. No animal or article will be
assigned 3 place on the grounds I'M
I'll the entry shall have been made
as above.
8. Such statements and copies of
pedigrees as are required to be ex-
amined by the awarding committee
must be filed with the Seeretary
before the books go into the hands
"a NAAO 3AAl DGI3
sons having thoroughbred stock to
exhibit, shall appear before the Ex-
ecudve Committee, when request
ed, and give satisfactory evidence
OF the correctness of the pedigrees
of their stock. /
8. A single animal may also be
exhibited in sweepstakes, provided
such animal 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.
ton to whatever they may have on
exhibition, and at the close of the
Fair take entire charge of the same.
All diligence will be used by the
officers of the Board to prevent in
jury to animals or articles on eXhi-
bition, but they will not be respon-
sible for any damages or loss that
may occur.
IL. No entries will be made after
the class books go into the hands
of the Superintendent.
INSTRUCTIONS TO AWARDING COM
AiITTEEs.
i. Members of awarding com.
mittees will report TO the Superin.
tendents of their respective depart
ments at 8 O'Clock q. IN. of each day
of the Fair, when all vacancies will
be filed, and all necessary arrange
ments made. .ssI
2. No person can act as Superin-
tendent or Judge of any lot in
which he may be an exhibitor.
). No animal or article deemed
unworthy shall be awarded a pre-
MUM.
4 The judges will report only the
animals or articles entitled to pre-
miums, except that they may spe-
cially commend such others as NAV
be deemed worthy of commenda-
| ton.
8. Should any doubt arise as 10
the regularity of the entry, or any
other important matter which the
committee feel incompetent TO de-
eide, they may at once report the
same to the Superintendent of the
proper department.
g. No premiums will be awarded
to barren females shown in breed
ing classes, and proof of breeding
qualities must be exhibited to the
committee. Breeding COWS must
have produced living calf within
the two wears last past.
q. Any improper interference
with the duties of the awarding
committees will be promptly re-
ported to the Secretary, that pre-
miums may be withheld for this
| reason.
8. Awarding committees will be
selected from the various sections
of the country, with great care, but
their names will not be made pub
lie until the Fair.
.. The committees of award will
be nominated by Class Snperin-
tendents and approved by the Ex-
ecutiVe Committee, by whom va
caneies will be filed. Complaints
of inefhciency or impropriety, on
the part of the committee, may be
made to the Executive Committee,
and committees may be changed by
them, for cause
10 The committees are instructed
, to render their award by ballot,
and without consultation with each
other or with outsiders, but may
/, receive necessary information
through the Superintendent of the
class. No persons are allowed in
the ring when animals are ON ex.
inhibition, excepting the S1perin-
tendent of the class, awarding com.
mittee and officers of the Society
IL. No discretionary premiuml
shall be awarded but animals Of
, articles not included in the regulal
: list may be commended, and ths
!. commentator entered on thu