Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-07-18

uii ciitSSeS III any one year. FIRST. IL
shall have held an annual fair or exhi-
bition during the previous year. Sec
ond. Shall present to the Secretary OF
State sworn statement of the presi-
dent and secretary that said society, at
its annual fair held during the wear for
which its appropriation was made. had
prohibited and excluded from lis fair
grounds and all adjacent lands under its
authority all gambling aud gambling
devices whatsoever, and had not outhor.
lied or permitted the sale of liquor up-
on said grounds. Third. Shall have
received into its treasury in cash during
the preceding year not less than two
hundred dollars from the sale of mem
berships, admission tickets. subscrip-
tons and other sources than from the
state. Fourth. Shall have, by its eX-
ecutive committee or secretary. made
and published M some newspaper of
the county n condensed report of its
principal acts and doings for the year,
setting forth list of its officers, IFS
principal meetings, a report of It's fairs,
showing the number of IFS entries, the
amount OF money received, the amour,
paid for premiums and for other pur-
poses, and full statement of the entire
receipts and disbursements of the
society for the year. showing from
whence all sums were received. AMI TO
whom paid, such report 10 be verified
by the oath of the secretary; and one
certified copy thereof shall be deposited
with the secretary of state and one
with the secretary of the state agricu
tural society on or before the first day
of February N each year Such sum
of money shall be paid TO, or on the
order of the treasurer of the society,
and only lpon the receipt of the proper
treasurer of each society entitled there
TO, couniersigned by the secretary there
Of.
From the foregoing, farmers ana tax
payers can see that the state pays forty
per cent of the premiums. and rs this
community is taxed 20 support other
fairs, why not have one in our midst?
Our live stock exhibit would equal any
in the state. The products of the soil
are as varied as. and would compare
favorably with, any other section. The
farm machinery we employ includes
every labor saving device from tank
heater TO a traction steam-engine. The
ladies would astOnish older societies in
the display of fine arts. such as paint
ing, needlowork, etc, and when it
comes 10 household products, our wives
and daughters, to express it mildly,
would take the cake.
Finally, the fair would be great
boom TO Fennimore. Something of
this kind is absolutely necessary, and
would arouse the energy and enthu-
siasm OF our people to higher stand
ard. Why patIonize other places,
when the homo town can be built up in
this way? 1t is standing fact that
the surrounding towns look largely for
the success Of their fairs in exhibitions
and attendance alike. to Fennimore.
All can be kept right at homo by hav-
ing fair at this point. The people of
the surrounding cuntry would much
rather prefer TO go to Fennimore, than
| TO any other place. II would be q good
thing for the business mon of the town,
rs we'll rs for the farmers, TO help the
thing along We are glad 10 motto that
the scheme has no more active pusher,
none more Jealous in its behalf, than
Hon. o. j. Arnold, of Mt. Ida. If it
is taken hold of in the right shape, with
more men of the same nature to en-
Gorse it, it will ultimately prove TO be
a grand success, and blessing To this
and to the surrounding territory.
70 determine the sentiment Of the
people, the following petition will be
circulated in Fennimoro and Mt. Ida,
and immediate steps will be taken to
organizize n fair for the fall of 1889:
1--WE the undersigned, citizens of Fen
nimore and adjacent towns. DESTROYS of
organizing an agricultural fair, the
same TO be held annually near the vii
lage of Fonnimore, TO be known as the
"Fennimore and Mt Ida Agricultural
Society" having for its object the de-
yelopment Of all useful knowledge
applicable to the art of agriculture, the
best means of promoting profitable
farming, stoek-raising, and the indus
trial arts connected Herewith. do here
by pledge ourselves TO its support, be-
lieying that if organized in tho interest
Of the farmers, the same would be ben
eiicial 70 the business interests Of tho
entire community.