Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-08-31
THE BIG STREET FAIR.
The Committee Issues an Interest
ing Statement.

Mexico, Mo-, August &c, 1905.
TO the general public: The
Street Fair and Carnival for the
week Of October 9th to 14th is as
sured Contributions have reached a
mark that enable the local commit.
tee to secure the New Parker
Amusement Company, the largest
carnival company on the road, for
the entire week; and in addition
to offer the largest and most di-
versifed premium list on farm pro-
duets and horses published by any
organization in the state this year
not excectiug the State Fair held
at Sedalia. The committee desires
to thank the public-spirited cit
liens and business men, county
and city officials, and press who
have furnished the money neces.
sary and to whom all the credit
is due for making the enterprise a
success.
Solicited and unsolicited cash
contributions poured IN on the
committee until it was necessary
to call a halt and with but two ex-
ceptions every business firm in the
city his contributed its quota.
This speaks for itself and all those
who come and en- JOY the week of
jollification are to distinctly un-
derstand that they are being en-
tertained by the business men and
citizens of Mexico, as an evidence
Of appreciation for the liberal
patronage this city enjoys from an
extensive area.
The Premium list will be pub
lished about September first. No
entry charges will be made and all
exhibits, it is understood, will be
the property of the exhibitors, and
will be returned to owners at the
end of the week. There will be
no strings Of any kind to premiums
except as specified in the published
list.
The official program, which will
be carried out to the letter, wealth
er permitting, has been arranged
to make every day a BIG DAY.
Special days have been arranged,
such as Vandalia and Laddonia
Day, Columbia, Centralia a II d
Sturgeon Day, etc. Thursday,
MGrdi Gras Day, will include the
Mardi Grus parade and wind up at
hight with the Grand
Jibat Ball, which will inaug-
urate the opening of the social
season in Mexico.
No immoral shows or exhibits
will be tolerated; no gambling de-
vices of any kind will be permitted
and visitors are earnestly request.
ed to report all such coming under
their observation to the chief of
police or secretary of the Street
Fair Committee.
Premium lists and programs are
now in the hands of the printers
and will be ready for distribution
by September first. Copies of
same can be had by application to
the secretary of tn. local commit
tee.
T h Street Fair Committee,
which is promoting this enterprise
is acting for the people and not for
the gain. Arrangements have
been made to expend every dollar
that has been contributed for prem
iums and for entertainment. This
is the peoples frolic given by the
citizens of Mexico to their friends
and patrons, and every resident of
this city, man, woman or child, is
interested in giving our guests q
whole some interesting and profit
able gala week. Let the county
people and citizens of adiacenat
towns meet s halfway in the
same spirit aud the result cannot
be in doubt.
Respectfully,
Mexico Street Fair COmmitte,
F. p. VANNEss Pres,
A. Fl. WHITNEY, Sec'y,