Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-10
Stockholders, in Annual Meet
ing, Choose Directors and In
crease Stock $4,000
J. 8. cLAssEN is PRESIDENT
Former Executive Committee Retained
in Office by Directors--W. N. Clark
Again Elected Secretary - Many
Farmers Attend Meetins-saIs Of In
creased Stock Progressing.

Seventy five farmers. representing
ali but three of the townships OF the
county, met with third as many
business men OF the city In the annual
meeting of the stockholders OF the
Marshall County Fair Association, in
the east court room, Wednesday aft
ernoon. The stockholders Increased
the capital stock OF the corporation
from $4,000 to $4,000. by amending
the articles Of Incorporation, and elect
ed board OF thirty-six directors. At
the meeting Of the directors, officers
and executive committees, which have
direct supervision Of the associations
business, were elected.
The officers chosen for the year were
]. B. Classen. of Green Mountain,
president; Warren Nichols, Of Minerva,
vice president; w. NJ. Clark, secretary,
and c. e. st. Clair. treasurer. Messrs.
Classen, Clark and ST. Clair succeeded
themselves.
\ lO SASCutANS COluIIIlllCS lAdt was
elected, Of which President Classen is
an ex-officiv member, and chairman,
was made up OF S. B. Packard, P. +.
Arney, Merritt Greene, T. p. Low, C. H.
Van Law, and q. F. Stansberry, the
same who served thru last season.
Draw Lots for Terms.
The directors elected. most Of whom
succeeded themselves, drew lots for
the terms Of their office, ranging from
one to four years. Those elected. the
townships from which they were chos-
en-, and their terms OF office are as
follows:
Minerva; F. c. Davis, Bangor; War
LeGrand; w. B. Elliott, d. w. Norris,
Jr, j. e. Stanton, c. c. st. Clair. and
q. w. Lawrence, OF this city.
For two years.. B. Classen, Wen
ma; A. c. Diller. Taylor: II. NJ. Weeks.
Eden; j. Waltermeyer, Logan. and
G. F. Stansberry, Greencastle; F. r.
Benedict. George Gregory. A. G. Click,
and Fred Hopkins, city.
For three years-A. G. Nyce. LIS
comb: d. s. Collins, Iowa; j. W..
Gaunt, Liberty, and ]. c. Bailey. Tim
Der Creek; L. c. Abbott, p. r. Arney,
+. NJ. Wilbur, =. r. Lay and A. p.
Strub, city. .r $50
For four years--T. p. Low, Marion;
w. A. Nichols, State Center; S. B.
Packard, Linn; Martin Kunkel, Jeffer-
son, and w. A. Taggert, Washington:
e. T. Austin, Merritt Greene. o. L. In
gledue and G. III. Van Law, city. h
Money for Grounds. IS
In the hope that before the option It
holds for. the purchases Of the Finlsle
park grounds expires, e0n July /, tie
association would have money enough
to take possession, the capital stock
was increased to $4,000. The money
for this purpose has not yet been rais-
ed by the sale OF additional stock, but
1t Is hoped that 1t will be before that
time.
Since the sale OF the new stock, au-
thorized at the October stockholders
meeting, 154 shares have been sold,
with more than half OF the subscrip-
ton lists not reported. The stock Us
being sold at $40, the same price as
originally fixed. Forty per cent of IT'S
face value is payable on delivery, and
the balance Is subject to an assessment
Of not more than Is per cent each year
for four years, providing the money is
needed. The association has sold to-
tai Of COS shares OF stock, representing
a paid up capital of $4,84O, and fur
nishing an asset by assessment each
year Of $1,S15 for four years.