The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-08-29

- - counties e the state might prons'
T,,,on county. situated seventy miles
ease az indianapolis. and bordering upon
eho boundary line between Indiana ano
Ohia u one OF the smaller counuss OF 'ns
800 hsvtnr An area Of only los square
..,,e. ana = population In 1900 OF ess
Union county Is favoratly conditioned 10
esv4cuIturo and horticulture. being wei
vnfaroA ana having . generous SOL
~hich rsspcnds satisfactorily when intel
sir,sntlv cultivated In 1900 Union county
hsa q ~ acres devoted 70 the cereal
crops-whsAt corn. oats ano rye-o'
which n produced emitting wheat. i.Ai'.
SK bushels. IL produced $500 tons o.
timothy and clover hay and n-s0 nusne.s
OF Irish potatoes. and had on hand aA$o
head OF live stock
The oeacers OF the Union County FaiE
association arss
Yresidsnt--Jamss NJ. Eaton.
Vice sident-Waitsr Abernamy.
escrstary-Aluton Maxwell.
Trsasursr-s- NJ Lefregs.
The society begins operations under IA
vorsblo auspices and its drst fair. 70 Dc
hid Sept 3 TO promises TO meet the
oangufns expectations OF the society.
y1sney County Agricultural Assoelsr
ton.
In 100 Henry county produced OF the
Three cereal crops. corn. oats and rye.
pW ~ bushels. tho wheat crop being Tor
chat yoar q failure The county also pro-
Aucsd e. ns tons Of timothy and clover
hay ana u5so bushels OF Irish potatoes.
and the farmers had on hand 5IsS head
81 live stock The county. which Is SIT
uated forty miles east OF Indianapolis
has an area Of 100 square miles II 10
well watered and Justly boasts OF inc
great fsrt.lsty OF its soil. and field ana
Farm and orchard yield bounuful re-
eurn Tor the labor bestowed in their cul-
ovation Henry county In 1900 had pop
ulation OF Is 0Ss showing an Increase "
Ten years OF lis. and the total value OF
the property OF the county Increased Dc
tween 1890 and 1900. $. s-os4o. The Henry
County Agricultural society was organ
fzed April %. 1895. with Charles s. Hern-
Is. president: Robert II. Cooper. vice-pres-
idert: A. d. Ogoorn. treasurer. ana ".
l. Risk secretary The society entered
the arena TO compete for distinction la'e
as compared with many other similar
associations in the state. but II mas oeen
rrogre sssve from the start and has mace
a good record
smith. president: r. ii. Cooper. vice
president: H. L. Risk. secretary, ana Ri
N. Frazier treasurer The Henry coNn-
~ association has held its fairs annuaily
since its organization. which have grown
steadily in public favor. the annual prem
.u.rs paid ranging from $500 TO sS"S
which speaks eloqueusly for the associ-
alton a. also for the agricultural Inter
ests II The county. the attendants am
nuawy ranging from 1000 10 1850 when
ia Il county having a population ~ = -
s. eN that could he expected. lhe nss'-
citation has WEI arranged FIR grounds
Thoroughly eqnlpred che vaiH0 ~
which Is car-ervatelv estimated ~ 81
on THE buildings are Az new and COW
erred wiki steei roofing and are admir-
ably ar-are u mr. business n grove or
era tsecs lr1 6vsrs faii Ctr4iina pope
Jar ,rfts a-e st rvt ihs purpose hr4ng
~ ufte tht grove IN n'fraf'vr fHfk
The fats r-'anfs h1vr hsif mile speed
track nle 0r TIE hesf ip the stFfe art
the ernrd srera is -ifNa-sd that tno
wun's raa ftH~ -I.# tl+ horses
fat rm star io rnisa II county
s. iHst'v renowned ftr iorlr-rai
f4-s ara trlt i4irs uts- held "a SsN