Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-27
TO HAVE STREET FAIR R|
MASS MEETING DECIDES TO 60
AHEAD.
Committee Selected to Take Subscrip-
tions and Give the Matter Good
Start-Another Meeting Friday
Night.

The mass meeting called by the
Commercial club to discuss street
fair was held at the club headquarters
Monday night. About % were present
and A. B. Rose presided. The mat
ter was discussed freely, all aspects Of
the undertaking being presented. A
letter from DR.. Hewett Of Emporia
was read in which he told of that
towns efforts and advised the secur-
ing Of promoter to push the enter
prise along. Some Of those present
expressed themselves as doubtful of
the towns ability to carry it through
but on the vote on a motion by John
Johntz, seconded by j. E. Brewer, it
lacked but three or four of being
unanimous for the fair.
1t was decided that an effort should
first be made to raise funds-say
~, 900, and the following committee
was named to take subscriptions:
P. H. Halleck, j. 7. Prendergast,
C. L. Estes, j. E. Brewer, G. C.
Sterl, F. E. Nottorf, H. J. Hodge, J.
B. Case.
This committee will begin work at
once and another meeting for its re-
port will be held Friday night.
If the fair is held it will doubtless
be three days late in September,
Several blocks in the heart Of the bus
iness portion will be shut to teams
and booths, tents etc. erected in the
street for the display Of products.
Premiums will be offered for all kinds
Of produce and also premiums for
special displays. There will be a
midway with attractions suitable
thereto, stock pavilion, races, fire.
works, parades ETC., etc., to keep
everybody in good humor and in.
terested. There will doubtless be the
biggest crowd the town ever had.
The fair CAP only succeed by a
hearty and enthusiastic support
of it by all the businessmen Of the
city. Now is the time to help it and
keep something going on.
A local poet contributes the follow.
ing effusion on the free street fair;
Old fenced-in celebrations country fairs
and their relations,
Have all got rather STALE you're well
aware,
But now the worlds a buzzin' with the mil
leniums country cousin,
Biggest thing that ever was and that's the
Free Street Fair.
rQnDIrs
Oh, yes it's up to date, there's no payin at
the gate,
sure's you're born everybody will be there;
So open up your city, and make everything
look pretty,
For down the pike we're comm with the
Free Steet Fair.
We'll have the freedom of the city the
streets they'll look so pretty;
And the coppers they won't bother any
where;
Well crown the Queen of Folly hang the
kickers to the trolley,
And make everybody jolly at the Free
Street Fair
Yes, the city keys are ours, we'll have mu-
sic, fun and flowers,
And the queen and all her glory will be
there;
At night both wed and single will mask and
shout the Jingle,
Hottest birdie In the bundle Is the Free
Street Fair"
The merchants and the farmers, the dude
lets and their charmers,
And the reuben with the hayseed In his
hair,
The butcher and the baker, the baloonisi
and the faklr
VIII all be In their glory at the Free Street
Fair.
Yes, there's Something ln the name, for She
gets there all the same,
And the cake walker isn't In II for share
We're In line with Yankee Doodle, get th,
crowds and get the Doodle,
And all the fun there's a-golng at the Free
Street Fair.
Farmers Institute Dates.
The dates and places OF the farmers