Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-07-28
Cavalier Co. Agricul
tQral Society.

LII lllc dDScucc VI quorum Inc all
nual meeting of the Cavalier County
| Agricultural society was adjourned
from June 18th. to June 30th. and from
June 50th. to July 23rd, 1892, at which
latter date an enthusiastic meeting
was held in the Office Of the secretary.
with President D. Mclaughlin in the
chair. and II. D. Alert secretary.
The secretary presented his annual
report which was duly read and on mo-
ton accepted and ordered filed.
Annual report of II. d. ALERT, Secretary of the
| Cavalier County Agricultural Society.
MI. President, Directors and Stock
holders:
have the honor to submit my first
annual report as secretary Of the Cava-
lier County Agricultural Society.
assumed the office of Secretary of
this society in 1888, or at the time the
society was first organized, but owing
to the non-co-operation of the officers,
directors and stockholders this organi-
cation became virtually thing Of the
past, though L repeatedly made calls
for meetings through our newspapers
In 1891, or the spring of last year, !
was requested by some enterprisinG
farmers of Harvey Twp. to again make
a call for meeting, which 1 did, and
was gratitied to find that many re,
sponded to this call and in consequence
an enthusiastic meeting was held on
July llth, 1891, at which time the so.
ciety was reorganiZed. electing Mr.
Donald Mclaughlin, president and Mr.
Isaac Ullyott, vice president. Il staff
Of directors we're elected, who met in
session after the meeting of citizens
and perfected the organizations. AT
this meeting 1 was honored with the
reappointment of Secretary for the new
organization, and have endeavored tC
discharge the duties Of this important
Office according to the constitution and
bylaws and the best of my ability.
This organization has had many dis.
advantages to contend with owing tc
the frequent failures OIL partial failures
Of crops. to have successful fair it is
necessary to have a prosperous people
but must say that under the disad.
vantages with which we had to contend
that the success of our fair Of last yeal
surpassed even my most sanguine ex.
pectations, and l feel satisfied that il
the members of this organization take
hold this year with renewed vigor that
we must necessarily meet with greater
success than last year; the crops are in
better condition and the people in gen.
eral feel more jubilant over this croI
than they have for many years; all this
goes to insure successful fair for the
year 1892.
The financial standing of the society
is also in better condition than we had
hoped for. Several calls were made by
this office to the stockholders request.
ing them to pay their shares of stock
and in many cases the call has not beer
IN vain. While 1t IS true that a gOOC
portion of said stock now remains un.
paid, it is also true that many have
paid though they were hard up, thus
showing their interest in the venture.
submit the financial report of the So
ciety as follows:
| RECEIPTS.
| SIOCk pdlu III. .32Ul "
Tickets sold. ........... ....... 40 OK
Receipts at gate....... ........ 10 0;
/ Total. .$251 OF
/ DISBURSEMENTS.
Secretary's salary. ......... 90. SO OF
Other salaries. J.. 6 OF