Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-21
1osBEs HELD on SEPT. l' s26,. 81, ;Qs.

OF Inc new century by g. genuine effort
to entertain, instruct and amuse the
people of Kandiyohi County, or as
many Of them as will come, in three
days street fair and harvest home
festival. Willmar has experienced q
remarkable growth during the last
few years and is about to assume the
dignity, Of q city. This she has the
richness of the surrounding territory
to thank for to q large extent, and her
citizens now propose to show their
appreciation for the staunch support
she has received by inviting one and
ell to partake of her hospitality for
three days, and to still further pro-
mote the welfare of the county by an
exhibition of its resources and COM
petitive contest in all the various
branches of industry which constitute
the sources of wealth to the citizens
of the county. Her citizens realize
that in order to be able to carry out
the proposed idea they must secure
the hearty cooperation and cordial
support Of the public-spirited citizens
of the county, and this they ask for.
Let every wide-awake farmer save the
best OF his crop, every stock-raiser
the best of his herd, the creamerist
and dairyman the best of his product,
the poultry-raiser the best ofhis birds,
the apiarist the choicest of his honey,
the fruit-grower the cream from his
orchard, the gardener the finest speci-
mems grown in his garden, the house
wife the best products Of her skill and
ingenuity--to make an exhibit when
combined that will in some degree
worthily represent the resources Of
the county. Make ready to come in
with the best your farm affords, to
stay with us for three days, and the
public-spirited citizens Of Willmar
will strain every nerve to make it
worth your while and effort.
At the meeting held last Thursday
evening at the Odd Fellows building
the preliminary, committee reported
fair success in the matter of raising
funds for 8 harvest festival and the
meeting decided that the festival
should be held September 26, q and
2s.A A general organization was per-
fected by the election of the following
officers: President, A. F. Nordin;
vice-preaident, E. G. Wellin; secre-
tary,, VIM. T. Markhus; treasurer,
Russell Spicer. A committee on in
vitation was appointed as follows:
v. E. Lawson, ]. B. Boyd, A. II.
sperry, o. Berkness, I. T. Cramer,
Lewis Moline, E.. c.. Wellin, Chas. II.
johnson, Albert C. Johnson, Q. A.
Jacobson, P. K. Sletten, J.J. Ekand-
or, J. D. Wolpert, JIG. Jones, M.
JorRenson, L. o. Thorpe, Albert E.
Rice, J. T. Otos, Emanuel Christen-
son and Swan Anderson.
Various suggestions were made and
discussed, but it was decided to leave
all matters with the officers selected.
The preliminary committee reported
q subscription amounting to over
10000 and volunteered the suggestion
that more might be secured. They
were detailed to secure as much as
possible. The Fourth of July COM
mittee reported that it had q balance
of e83 in the treasury, which they pro-
posed to turn into the hands of the
harvest festival committee, and it Is
needless to say that the offer was
thankfully accepted. ss (. : q. I'd, { {
The officers had q meeting Saturday
afternoon, and decided among other,
things that the official name Of the
fair shall be the Willmar Street
Fair and Harvest Home Festival. z
President Nordin was delegated to-
visit RedWtng, where q successful
street fair was held last year, in quest.
of ideas. The president appointed q
committee Of progressive farmers, one
from each township in the county,
with a. H. sperry as chairman, to
!. secure experts IN the different lines Of
agriculture and stockraising to be
present to lecture and demonstrate inn
proved methods during the three days
Of the fair, also to promote interesti IS
/ the fair Ia their respective townships,
1 9 follows:
rctander, a. 81. Gordhamer.
Burbank, John s. Andrews.
C0lfax, N. g. Highstrom. B
ss Dovre, Magnus Olson. ss35sS
Edwards, Thos. H. Olson.
Lake Lillian, Chris. Johnson. li.
Fahlun, John Elmqu s.
sennsssee, Andrew Fl lygare.
Grsen I,ake, D., Hagsnstein So
Herrd son, John Feig.
Hol land, Frank Knox.
Irving, p. q. A Abbo, ii. ID b
diyohi, Jonas Monson.