Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-05-20
The Fair Association.

The stockholders and directors of
the ASSOCIATION met at the court house
Saturday afternoon, May 9th. Judge
Mckay kindly gave them the use of the
court room. There was a good attend
ance, and the membership and officers
elected demonstrate that it is distinctly
farmers movement. The town people
will help the association along, but it is
desired that the farmers should control
and manage the affairs.
There is no question but a county fair
will be of great benefit to the farmers,
as it will encourage each one to raise
better class of stock. and to take better
care of them. He will also take more
pains to raise good grain and fine fruit,
as county fair will give him a chance
to exhibit his fine products and COM
pare with his neighbors, and get new
ideas. This fair association as now
organized is in the hands of the farm
ers and it rests, to great extent, with
them whether it will be success or
not. In support of this assertion we
give below list of the officers and di-
rectors with the location IN the county.
of each:
G. w. Ellis, president.
G. b. Curne, vice president.
Z. b. Peck, secretary.
G. y. Graves, treasurer.
DIRECTORS.
f. a. Smith, HaZelton township.
f. IL. Shelley, Kiowa township.
X. NJ. Smith, Elwood township.
James Lockard, Eagle township.
r. NJ. Sparks, Medicine Lodge town
ship.
| Samuel Stewart. Medicine Lodge.
township.
d. Clough, Sharon township.
John Fair, Sharon township.
John Blair, Valley township.
e. c. Grigsby, Elm Mills, township.
James Stranathan. Moore township
ID. L. Pierce, Turkey Creek s.
G. H. Douglass, Sun City, g
VIM. Doles, Mingona township.
Frank l.. Gordon. Lake City township.
Geo. McAdoo, McAdoo township.
w. b. Springer, Nippawalla, town
! ship.
The president, yice-president, secre
tary and treasurer also. are members of
the Board, making total of twenty
one directors now elected.
1t was decided at the last meeting to
increase the board of directors to TWEEN
ty-fve, leaving four more to be elected.
An executive committee was elected
COMPOSED of the following: c. w. Ell
lis, E. b. Peck, Samuel Stewart, r. NJ.
Smith, VIM. Doles, James Lockard and
G. B. Currie.
Mr.. 5. K. w. Fields had been elected
secretary but being unable to give it the
attention required, E. b. Peck was cleo
ted in his place.
The capital stock of the association
is $4,000. divided into 1000 shares at
so each: and under the resolution
adopted brings it within the reach OF
nearly every man in the county to own
few shares. The resolution was, that
the first payment or assessment oil the
stock, to be made between now and
July 1st, 81, should not exceed Is per
cent; that is, that no more than Is per
cent should be called for by July 1st
If that much is not required, the call
will be for less. After that date. or as
is intended. after harvest, another call
may be made but it is not expected that
the second call viii exceed Is per cent
making total of so per cent this year
The affairs, as stated before, are under
| The control of the farmers. and We may
rest assured no more will be called for
than is absolutely necessary. Leteyery-
one subscribe for the stock and let us
make our first annual fair booming
success. Subscriptions may be made
with E. B. Peck, secretary.
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| Inquire at this Office.