Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-02-14
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FIELD OF FAIRS.
Annual Meeting of the Ohio, In
diana and Michigan Field
of Fairs.

we take tne following proceedings OF
meeting, held on Friday last by the Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan Field of Fairs Asso-
citation, from the Kendallville Sun, H. G.
Groschner, president of the Napoleon Fair
Co., attended the meeting, enrolling our fair
in the field:
The regular annual meeting of the Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan field of fairs was held
in the parors of the Kelly house Friday
afternoon, Feb. s, 1895. The meeting was
called to order by Hon. R. M. Lockhart,
president. The minutes of the last meeting
we're read and approved. The following
fairs were represented:
Ligionier, Ind, by j. l.. Dunning.
Angola, Ind, by II. L. Huston, Sec.
LAGRANGE, Ind, by L. M. Rowe, Sec.
North Manchester, Ind, Hon. B. F. Glenn
ems. Sec.
Waterloo, Ind, M. Kiplinger, Sec., and
W. A. Patterson.
Montpelier, o., ]. G. Holloway, Sec.
Napoleon, o., H. c. Groschner, Pres.
| Kendallville, Ind, N. B. Newman, Pres.
A letter from j. f. Fitzsimmons, secretary
of the Toledo, o., fair was read. He could
not attend but desired to have his society
and that of Hillsdale, Mich, of which he
was formerly secretary, considered as mem
bers of the field.
| Mr.. Huston moved that the rules adopted
for the government of all the societies in the
field last year, 80 far as practicable, be ad-
opted for the coming year, and that all
members conform as nearly thereto as pos
sible.
The following are the rules referred to and
which governed the management, of all the
associations of last year:
| Rule First-That no privilege be sold for
| less than IS, and that in all cases not less
than 80 per cent. shall be paid before setting
up and taking possession of the grounds
and that invariably the balance shall be paid
oa or before Thursday morning of the fair
at nine o'clock. Also that when the price
is not over S. complete payment shall be
made in advance.
| Rule Second-That each s. paid for
privilege entities the purchaser 10 one pass,
| if it is necessary, at the discretion of the
| Rule Third-That all box horse stalls shall
| be rented at 81 each for the fair for both
speed and exhibition The holder in the lat
ter case being required to purchase an ex-
hibitor's ticket good during the fair. That
cattle stalls be free and each exhibitor must
purchase ticket for himself and each help.
er required.
Rule F'ourth-That each secretary of the
! field of fairs shall keep "dead bead' list
|
whose fair has not yet been held, list of
all persons who bought privileges and did
not pay the full contract price for the same.
Each society, by mutual agreement, is re-
quired to have small advertisement insert
ed in the newspapers of their respective To-
calities, giving the dates of all the fairs in
the Field and name of each secretary. 1t
was also agreed that each society devote at
least one page in premium list TO advertise
| 81 Ia 9 ha al 7 hof
each society should place an advertisement
on the back of all envelopes used by them
selves and induce as many of the business
men in respective towns to use them as pos
sible, the advertisement to have the names
of fairs, dates and the name of each secre-
tary printed thereon.
The following dates were claimedfo hold
ing the fairs for the year 1895, subject to
change if foun1 to be necessary or expedient
Toledo, Ohio, last week in August.
Napoleon, Ohio, September 3.
LAGRANGE, Ind, September 3.
Hicksville, Ohio, September 10.
Lgionier, Ind, September a.
i North Manchester, Ind, September "a.
Montpelier, Ohio, September "a.
Kendallville, Ind, September 30.
Hillsdale, Mich, September 30
Angola. Ind, October 7.
The date for holding the Waterloo fair was
not Qeunapely uXeu auu may U0 6ltneF D6pb.
80 or Oct. 7. The delegates present announc
ed that it would not be held later than the
last date mentioned, and would probably
commence on that date, Oct. 7.
On motion of III. L. Haston, the name oi
the field was changed to read, Ohio, Indlans
and Michigan Field of Fairs.
Mr.. Patterson made motion, which was
adopted, that fund be created from among
the members of the field for the payment o.
Joint advertisement to be inserte in a
least four turf newspapers of general circu
lation, each fair or association to pay fol
such advertising in such proportion as thu
amount of purposes offered by each bears tt
the whole amount offered.
The matter of selecting the large posters
100. for each fair in the field was again dele
gated to the secretary. He was also di
rected to provide the requisite amount o
speed programs as in former years and sent
bills for same to each society, the copy TO
the same TO be furnished not later than Ma.
LIST, 1895.
The matter of closing entries for races
} was discussed, and the opinion seemed t,
prevail that the same should not close unit
, the Friday before the fair. This will how
ever quite discretionary with each assooia
tion.
| The election Of officers resulted in the re