The Springdale news., 1909-08-06
AT THE STATE FAIR.
Premiums Captured by Washington
County People.

County People.
 Ellis Duncan of Fayetteville, who had charge of the Washington County exhibit at the state fair at Hot Springs last year, had con- munication in recent issue of the Fayetteville Republican regarding the matter, from which we take the following. which will doubtless be of interest to some of the readers of this paper:
 Editor Republican, As an nounced in your paper several months ago. Washington county won first prize for the best county ex- hibit at the State fair last October As I solicited exhibits from a nun Der Of persons and was in charge Of the exhibit, the following state ment from me is not out of place and may be of interest to your readers:
 In the first place want to say that every prize won by hogs shown by Bert Flowers. H C. Porter X Sons, and myself coun.ed four points; also that the poultry exhibit furnished by W O and Will searey and Mr Phillips of Spring dale. Mr Clark, our real estate man Mr. Snider. Dr Marlow, H. Porter, Hugh Hayes and Mrs Ellis Duncan, helped us no little Beside these
 had almost the entire agrienl- tural and horticultural exhibit of our County Fair furnished by W + Roberts and R Nj Morton, Farm ineton. r G Friley. Baldwin; @no Einder. Sulphur City; David Robb and A c Hachens, Brentwood, (. :. Bouton R-A Larson. N B. Long. E. l.. Kirk, N 3 Hope, Da1- las Petross and Tom=fiill.= Spring dale; Joe Smiley. Elm Springs; Mn. Norwood Lincoln Bob Flight and l NJ Nickel. Hazel Valley; D M Green, Savoy. In and around Fay etteville were 4 ( Hamilton Gil breath X Taylor, Bank Bros. F M Freyschlag. Judge Greer. Sam Dow ell, Hugh Hayes Geo Deane c N Chase. S M Eubank. Chas Stearns. Mrs Dorcas b Miller. J. W Pegram, Ed Henbest. Bob Great house and ] F Bluebaugh Prof Walker and Dr Johnson of the tni- versity gave considerable time in helping to handle the exhibit which had to be carefully packed here and unpaeked and arranged al Hot Springs
 Almost all State Fairs receive fi- nancial help from the State Iegisla- tHre. but the people of Hot Springs have financed this fair They have fine grounds and buildings and are going to have this year better fair than ever. feel that We should support them in the effort to show the public what our state can produce And just here let me say that Washington county had il0 dih-oN1i lu N LII lAlo pl number of the other county exhlb= is were fine and feel very much ln doubt as to whether We would be able to win first
 Probably you may be asking what will be done with this prize money. am glad 10 inform you that the exhibitors make no claim to the $200 It is to be used by our County Fair to help build an tH hibit Hall instead of using the tent again. ou may then ask the fuf- ther question as to how the eXpeh- ses were paid Almost everyone do mated his exhibit and we sold much Of it on the grounds at the close ol the fair; and then the prizes on the individual articles, such as field peas. onions, potatoes. etc, besides several varieties of apples, paid the expense
 Finally l wish 10 urge our people 10 bring on their products 10 our County Fair and again he liberal in the donations of them to help adyef- dse our County and State
 Yours truly.
 Ellis Duncan