Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-03-20
COUNTY FAIR
SEPT.1S, 19, 20,21
Name is Changed from Willmar
Street Fair TO kandiyohi
County Fair.

County Fair.
About forty farmers were in at
tendance at the meeting held last
Saturday at the court house to con-
slider and take further action in the
matter Of organizing a Kaudiyohi
County Fair Association. P. H.
Frye was elected chairman of the
meeting and c. L. McNelly, secre-
tary. The committee appointed at
the time of the Farmers Short
Course last January made their re-
port and recommended the plan Of
merging the Willmar Street Fair As
sociation into Kandiyohi County
Fair Association.
It was recommended that a board
of directors consisting Of nine re-
preventative farmers of the county
be appointed which in conjunction
with the present Street Fair direc-
tors are to constitute the managing
board Of the merged organization.
The report was accepted. And after
some general discussion the propos-
ed plan was accepted and the fol-
lowing members selected as the d.
rectors: John ARlstrom of New Lon
don; Howard Frye, Of Kandiyohi; ;
Albert Norling, Of Svea; P. NJ.
Burns of Kandiyohi; Henry Eddy,
Of Whitefeld; John E. johnson, of
Lake Lillian; John Swenson, of ST..
Johns; P. j. Haley, Of Willmar, and
5. NJ. Dahl of Harrison.
The newly elected board met with
he Street Fair officers at the Com
mercial Club Rooms Immediately af-
ter the meeting at the court house.
The name of the association was
hanged to the "Kandiyohi County
Fair Association" The dates for
he 1912 fair were fixed to Sept. 18
20 81 inclusive. Annual membership
n the association will require dues
If $500, which will entitle holder
20 free admission to fair for himself
md lady. Superintendents for the
various exhibits were elected. P.
NJ. Burns for the Horse Dept; c.. l..
McNelly for the Cattle Dept; Super
ntendent for the Poultry show was
eft to the Kandiyohi County Poultry
Association to select; Horticulture,
C. c. Selvig; Corn and Grains, AL
BERT Norling; Ladies' Exhibits, Pre-
serves, Baking, etc., Mrs. James San
lerson; Fancy Work, Mrs. M. T.
Sandbo. It was voted to give prizes
Cor the final contests Of the Indus
rial schools Of the county, and an
effort will be made to secure a prac-
tical demonstration of the Manual
Training and Domestic Science De-
oartments Of the Willmar schools on
the Fair Grounds. 1t was also vot-
I'd to give prizes for the corn show
# the Kandiyohi County Corn Grow
ers' Association, if placed on the fair
grounds.
A canvass for members is to be
made in each township Of the coun-
y. Farmers in the adjoining town.
ships on the west Of the Kandiyohi
county line have made some inquir-
es as to being admitted to the Kan
aiyohi County Fair, having much
1earer to Willmar than to the fairs
of their respective counties, and if
they prove that there is an interest,
they no doubt will be so admitted.
The Fair Board will have another
meeting shortly to decide on further
matters for the big fair of 1912.
Corn Growers Meet.
A meeting Of Kandiyohi County
Corn Growers Association was held
at the court house Immediately after
County Fair meetings. It was pre-
sided over by Albert Norling of Svea.
Constitution and bylaws were
adopted. Among other business done
it was arranged for a committee of
three to arrange for an acre yield
corn growing contest in the county.
It was proposed that the best way to
conduct such a contest was to in
augurate a local contest in each
township, and the winners in each
town to compete at the county ex-
hibit to be given at the time of the
county fair.
It was also decided to arrange for
boys acre yield contest in the
same manner, and that the same
rules be followed for the same as
laid down for the state contest ar
ranged for by the university; where
prize Of 5000 is offered to the
boy between the ages of 10 and Is
years who raises, the best crop of
corn on an acre Of land in central
Minnesota.
Mrs. Frost Entertains Silent Club.