The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-12
GARDEN CITY'S PET.
Village On the Watonwan Sc
cures County Fair Again.
Agricultural Society Officers Say Man
kato Is AwfuIIy Nice But They
Can't Change Location.


Garden City, Saturday
The Blue Earth County Agricultural
society held its annual meeting at
that place. The western end of the
county was well represented, and as
usual the representatives from the
lsastern end were conspicuous by their
absence. This city had one lone repre-
sentative present, and when il came
TO show down on the proposition to
shange the location of the fair from
Garden City to Msnkato. Garden City
| won, hands down.
The secretsry's report showed total
receipts for the year of 81, 1885, n, of
which 1888. 81 was gate receipts and
$3.50. % was received from the state.
The amount paid out in premiums
was $433 so and other disbursements
were $651 "a, leaving a balance on
hand of $14S3
The principal subject under discus
sion at the meeting was the adoption
of a new constitution. There were
about a hundred members present and
all took warm interest in the pro-
CT tdipgs and participated in the dis
c lssions over the changes in the con-
ftution. Some radical changes were
iade. The officers are al 10 be elected
ballot and are to be allowed free
bcess to the fair. where heretofore
; pey have been obliged to ''put up
Ike any common, ordinary mortal.
fhe work of deciding on the date and
making arrangements for the annual
eir is now placed in the hands Of the
Executive committee, and for that
reason the date of the 1908 fair was
not fixed upon yesterday. The execu
tive committee will see to getting out
the premium list, appointing mar
shaIs, judges, and all other officers.
except those governing the affairs of
the society. The salary of the secre-
tsry was fixed at $40 per year. and
that of the treasurer at one per cent of
the gross receipts. The treasurer IS
required to give bond in the sum of
81, 600. William Schulze of Garden
City proposed this feature, and the
meeting got back at him in due time
! by elecring him treasurer.
| Section eight of the constitution
was the one that provoked the most
prolonged discussion. 1t provides
that fair shall be held annually by
the society at Garden City. John G.
Wise, the only Mankato member pres
Eent, read letter from the Merchants
Protective association requesting that
the society consider the many logical
reasons why. Mankato should be select
ed as the. proper place. for holding the
fair There was nothing doing,
however. Garden City and her sister
towns were "there with the goods
and when the vote was taken on the
section as proposed, there wasn't a
dissenting vote The meeting then
proceeded to place such safeguards
around the introduction of constitu
tionsl amendments that Mankato will
have TO hurry if she ever runs off
with that fair now.
The election of officers followed
President A. l.. Crane and Secretary
George Gilman were reelected. Will
lam Schuize, who will represent the
Democratic pstry in the county ad-
ministrstion after the fret of the
year. was elected treasurer. The vice
presidents are L. T. Silkey, Smith
Mills, John G. Wise. Msnkato;
George W. Norman, Lake Crystal !;
L. s. Terry, Vernon and F. 81 Griffin.
Good Thunder.
The work of revising the constitu-
tion brought forth the old record book
Of the association, which was quite an
object of interest. The association
was organized at meeting held Feb
ruary 1s, 1869, and the officers elected
at the meeting we're: President, l..
Matthew's; vice presidents, g. Z.
cleveland, B. F. Smith, John J.
Shsubut; treasurer, Henry Shaubut !;
corresponding secretary, j. F. Stock :;
recording secretary, 8. G. Kitchin.
At meeting held March 90. 1851 J.
a. Wiswell, Edward Nickerson, d.
A. Squer. J. Nj. Mead and J. Lewis
we're appointed committee to receive
proposals for permanent location for
the grounds At another meeting held
May they reported that no proposals
had Been received and the matter
was indefinitely postponed. Lster-in
June-a proposition was received from
the town of South Bend to hold the
fair there and fair was held there
October LIST. The weather was unfav-
cradle, bat one of the features was a
decided c.ess-the baby show. The
records show that Mary Rosetta Styles
of Judson was awarded the FIRST prize.
After this the matter of location was
: undecided until April, 1865. when the
executive committee met at Garden
City and after hearing the respective
merits of Mankato and Garden City
argued before them, they voted to To-
cate the fair permanently at Garden
City on the grounds of Elbridge and
Anthony Case-its present location.
The articles of the society were filed
with the register of deeds
In spite of the fact that the PROPOSE.
ton for the location of the tair al
Manksto was voted down so decidedly
Saturday, there is strong and grow
ing sentiment among many people IL