The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-10-11
EVERYTHING IS
IN READINESS
For the Big Fair Which
Will Be the Attraction
Next Week.
BALL GAMES SPECIAL FEATURE
The Weather Man Promises that Next
Week Will Be All that is Desired
in His Line.

The bic fair will be the attraction
next week and everybody will be on
hand to enjoy the good things offered.
The committees have all been faithful
and everything will be in readiness as
it always is when the time comes for
the curtain to rise. The business men
have put forth every effort to make the
fair success and have had the co-opera-
tion and help OF the ladies who were
placed on committees.
The public wedding will be special
feature and is looked forward to by
many, as the principle event OF the
week. Many valuable presents have
been offered and we have it that many
more will be forth coming. The people
who live outside of the town are asked
to donate something that will be nice to
start housekeeping and homemaking
with. Vegetables, fruits, lard, butter,
jelly, mincemeat, peach preserves,
thing that you have your
selves would be appreciated by the
couple who will begin housekeeping in
the near future. Let's give them a
Fair start.
~ 10 q Nui AOOP oOSAOs "AS VIZ $1,000
is to be. M. l.. Decker who has this
part Of the entertainment In charge only
smiles when piled with questions re-
garding it and will only divulge this
much: The bride will be good to look
at and if you want to know anything
more about it you must wait and see.
1t will rot be long.
The ball game will be full OF interest
as the teams will be the best attainable
and it is expected that they will draw
large crowds.
Exhibits are to be entered and placed
on Wednesday. Nothing will be re-
ceived after IL o'clock on Thursday.
The rink and tent will open each morn
ing at 900 o'clock and close promptly at
10 p. m.
Following are the committees selected
to take charge of the various depart
meuts of the fair, and the committees
who will Judge the exhibits and award
the premiums:
The decorations will be in charge of
f.. @. Thayer.
Master of ceremonies at the wedding
Nj. L. Decker.
Street sports in charge of Ed M. Bailey.
AL Hndenach and Harry Salisbury
will look after the arrangements for the
base ball games.
Fruit and vegetable exhibit in charge
of w. r. Shrine
Fancy work display in charge of
Mesdames G. g. Chappell, w. ii. Long
we'll and b. E. Breed.
w. G. Ackley and Geo. M. Harrison
o. will have charge OF the booth spaces.
Henry E Shaefer takes charge OF all
concessions.
Comm'r Y. r. Hungerford has the
corn contest in hand.
NJ. L. Decker and Sup't. A Robert
son takes charge of the music.
The judges are as follows;-
Fancy work-Mrs. Geo. Longwell, Jr.,
Mrs. L. b. Des Voignes and Miss Ethel
Wheaton.
Quilts-Dollie Conner and Mrs. @. j..
Libbe.
Paintings-Lulu Bullard, Addie Parks
and Clara Warner.
Butter, Canned and Baked Goods
Lottie Warner, Mrs. Wm. Killefer.
School exhibits-Jo os ephlne VanAuken,
Mamie b. Wakeman, Mamie Lanphear.
Colonial exhibit-Cara S. A. Rennie,
Fannie Woodman, Mrs. M. d. Buskirk.
Vegetabes-Geo. l.. Tuttle, Chas.
Shelby and Bruce Cummings.
Fruits-German Prater, NJ. II.
Young and Harry Wilson.
Grains-M. IL. Pugsley, Harry Lurkins
and Geo. l.. Rich.
Corn contest-C. ID. Mason, Lawton;
r. w. Mayer, Paw Paw; Davis Haven,
Bloomingdae.
Chickens-Harry M. Ayars, G.. X.
Cadman and Clarence Whitaker.
Judge Of draft horses-Daniel Morri-
son and Isaac Monroe.
Judge OF ladies' driving-Will Ii.
Lougwell, Joel O.. Sage.
Judging will be done and prizes
awarded Friday forenoon.