St. Tammany farmer., 1912-07-27

/ [Women,s ,l'l1 e Progreeaive Union
md III MaRidg Success, !

l 13tV~AbSr Go0o41t108V
of the Park Com mission. first con,
catxsd@the idea os-snsine Bogus ra-
| laya Park for the purpose Of hold
ing q parish fair, turning the larHf
pavilion into an s4hibtE hr00m and
i,nprepiting sheds and atalls an
pens ousthe grounds Ut SGSaGght
pense, yet in very satisfact0
km2nnlr. This first fair two yea
7 ago turned out to be such q succe4
under the name. Of the Stock. POSI-
| try and Pet Animal Show" thi1
there was general demand for
repetition of the AFFAIR. and the sui
cesdsng. Il yser gsxens E4fer succesf
titE t play thee&
(kf Hest worf{
ferss To make tlf6 fur q Success wet1
the women of the Progressive Uni6e
and the School League, and one u
the prtncipa12exhibits was of need3a
and household Work or domestic aI
Mr.. Sanders had coqslpdsk that Z
fair this year: as he had 1Ssst ctSer thips5 dp
that would occupy his time. but thi
demand has been so strong and tltl
effect Of the. past fairs no beneficial
that he has decided that it is hlt
duty, as progressive citizen, to gl{
into harness again and encourae4
the farmers to produce something n
the shape Of prize-winners for . fair
In tho early part -of Nokesmber. H
will have the assistance of every
member Of the Park CommissiOn and
OF others who are clways prominent
In public work, and he will again
have the assistance of the Women't
Progressive Union. They have Al,
ways given their services free OF
charge and have even stood som,
expense heretofore, but the commits.
sion has decided that=aAso AAs ask.
ing too much Of them.a and they Wiz
De given IA per cent Of thksproceeds
The Union held q meeting lEonday-
afternoon, at which Mr.. Sanders Wat
present and made this proposition t.
them. The proposition was accept
ed and the fair will agafn have the
assistance of this excellent body Of
women to help make It 4 success.
1t is intended that the fair shall
have wider scope than heretofore
and exhibits of all kinds that are
commonly accepted at fairs WIN be
entered. Plans are made to turn
New Hampshire street into midi
way, in imitation OF this very At
tfactive feature of. the larger fairs
II will be lit up with electric lights
fpr couple of blocks from the mark
entranee and . contract will be made
With rome good an1sement com 4
ltany to pat on attractive SHOWS.
This featafe win no doubt prove !
great drawing card. -
The effect of the several fairs held
has been to encourage the breeding
Of good stock. and the exhibits this
fall should show great improve
ment,s especially In poultry. which
made an excellent showing and
should have created q demand for
some OF the fine breeds exhibited.
Now Is the time for the farmers to
get ready for the show and be pre-
pared to enter some prize winners.
; 1t is proposed to have much better
accommodation for stock than last
year. A special shed will be built
for this purpose A building will
a!so be put up especially for dairy
products and for the exhibition Gf
new appliances IN the dairy business.
Milking by machinery. sanitary stalla
and utensils used In the up-to-date
dairy will also be exhibited. It IL
planned to have an automobile ex.
hibit. ~ -
{ Mr.. Sanders, Mr.. N. H. Fitssimon.
and Mr.. C. E. Schorberg went to
Baton Rouge Thursday to discuss the
matter with officials af the Axricul.
tnral Department. It is exnected
that some assistance will be given
by the State financially.
Joe Rausch's bar-room at Ahita
Springs was broken into by thieve1
Monday night. .here IL no way o
telling just what they got without
checking up stock. It IN known
however. that they got $40 from
the cash register besides IS IN fhe
cfange drawer and IS that was in
q pitcher by the mirror. The sum
machine was broken open. and nroh.
ably $15 or $40 was secured from -
Two boxes Of ten-cent cigars wer.
ago carried on. Entrance was sain.
ea at the side door, an Ak being used
TOT the purpose. There are NO frace~
OF the thieves. = .Set
e FREESdAN-CRANSlER.
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