Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-16
FOR A COUNTY FAIR
Interest Taken by Those at Initia
Meetings Augurs Well.
THE SOLICITING COMMITTEE NAMED
Will Hold Meeting and Get to Work at
Once and Stock Subscriptions Will
Be soIicited-second Meeting to Be
Held Next Tuesday Evening.

II the citizens of Ottumwa take the
interest in the project for holding a
Wapello county fair that is being taken
by the men who attended the meet
ing last evening at the Grand opera
house, Ottumwa will again take her
place in the front rank of county fair
cities and the old fashioned but ever
enjoyable county fair will again bel
revived in all it's glory. At last even
ing's meeting a soliciting committee
was appointed and these men will visit
the public-spirited men of the city and
county with a view to selling stock in
the new fair association, and next
Tuesday evening when second meet
ing will be held at the Grand, report
of the progress OF this committees
work will show the possibilities for an
Ottumwa fair this year.
Up to the People.
The proposition is now UP to the peo-
/ pie. A subscription list has been start
ed and will be circulated among the
business men, horsemen and farmers.
Those who want to see Ottumwa have
fair that will draw people from all ov
er the state and horsemen from other
states and will enliven the summer
season at time when it needs to be
enlivened will subscribe for stock. If
| there are enough of this class of people
who think the fair can be made sue
cess it will be held and according to
| the sentiment of those who attended
| last evenings meeting if it is held
and the weather is good it will be a
success, financially and otherwise.
The Same Old Dates.
| Investigation into the facts regard
ing the claiming of dates for race
meets and fairs in Iowa reveals the
fact that Ottumwa can claim the sec
ond week in August for county fair.
This is the same week that was for
merly taken each year for the old Wa
pello County Agricultural society's
fair and is very convenient one mas
much as it Immediately preceded the
state fair week and is a good time
therefore for getting horses. August
| IL to IA will probably be the dates
claimed by Ottu- va in case the nee
essary amount o. Interest is taken in
| the scheme.
Must Gel. to Work.
AS stated last night by N. F. Reed,
who has piloted the Eldon fairs to sue.
cess in former years, if Ottumwa
wants to have fair the people must
get to work at once. Mr.. Reed states
that much time will be required to get
out The premium lists. which must be
in the hands of the patrons of the fair
/ by June / at the latest. Dates must
also be claimed and this work, which
cannot be done until the stock is sub
scribed, will be late in being started
unless the committees and the men
work collectively and individually for
the success of the project and start
this work at once
I Last Evenings Meeting.
! The meeting last evening was called
to order by Calvin Manning, who nom.
mated S. A. Brewster as chairman and
F. A. Nimocks as secretary. Mr.. Man.
ming then secured the appointment OF
a committee of solicitors to which a
few other names were added by sug
gestion of the others present, and the
soliciting committee when finally
Iagreed upon consisted of the following
men: S. A. Brewster, Joseph Dain
F. A. Nimocks, N. f. Reed w. Fl. Bos
ton, A. w. Johnson, T. ]. Phillips
Michael McInerney, Calvin Manning
and Frank Simmons.
Plans Not Discussed.
The plans for the fair were left to
the committee after a short general
discussion which brought out the fact
that the sentiment of the meeting was
that the event should be in the nature
of a county fair rather than simply a
race meet 1t is the plan for this com
mittee to hold meeting at once, agree
on plans, and then begin soliciting
Several of those in attendance at lasl
; evenings meeting evinced willing
ness to subscribe, and with the lisI
headed by their names the committee
will begin work. 1t is understood thai
there are several farmers and resi-
:. dents of the smaller towns in tht
county who are willing to invest some
money in the association and these viii
be welcomed by the promoters of the