The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-17
TN sixth DISTRICT
Four Counties Organize Fair
and WIN Exhibit ct Wilson.

Four Counties Organise Fair
and win Exhibit ct Wilson.
Making Important Improve
ments Family Busy.
Wilson, Kan. Dec, 1.-THE Wilson
intercounty Cooperative Fair associa-
ton was organized by the election OF q
board Of ten directors, including A. D.
Jellison. G. L. banner. w. e. Schermer-
horn. L. q. Brown. q. l. Levitt. c. 81.
Dcissroth, w. 8. Baxter, John Dlabal,
II. w. Weber and Lud Zaloudek. The
board will meet here December 10. to
elect officers. and thus complete the
organisation.
The movement to organize a fair was
started q month ago when q meeting
was held and committee on organiza-
ton appointed. A recess was taken to
give an opportunity to those present to
subscribe to the capital stock OF the
association. In fifteen minutes $500
was raised. and nearly all the money
necessary to take up the 5000 In CAPT.
tai stock has either been pledged or u
in sight. And this comes on the heels
Of bad year in this section OF Kansas.
The association includes parts of four
counties-Ellsworth. Russell, Barton
and Lincoln-Wilson being located near
the boundary lire between Ellsworth
and Russell and also near the lines Of
Lincoln and Barton.
A fair will be held probably In Sep
TENDER. and grounds Tor the same will
be put In order between now and the
opening date. The promoters of the
the stereotyped form Of county fairs
and these will be tried SO far as prac-
ticable. Wilson has q live and ener-
getic class Of citizens who have taken
hold OF the fair proposition as II they
meant to win. A racing association has
existed here for number OF years and
has held successful annual meetings.
but it was recognized that the driving
association did not fill the demands Of
the community in the respect Tor
which 1t was organized, and SO 1t IL to
be dissolved and the fair il to take its
place.
The association starts in with COM
plete grounds and one Of the best race
tracks in central Kansas. There IL q
lack of buildings, which will be sup
piled. All the fairs held in this part
Of Kansas during the year 1913 were
and our people are confident that they
win succeed in the fair proposition.
Entire Family L. In Business.
One of the institutions that shows
the possibilities Of industry as applied
to Kansas opportunities il illustrated
by the success Of N. Weber and his
sons. Mr.. Weber was born in Germany.
He emigrated to this country about 50
years ago and settled in Russell county
He is a man Of intelligence and thrift
as well as Of industry. and when Will
son began to make something OF a town
he became interested in it. He had
already made success OF his farm.
laying by little money year by year,
and believed firmly in the gospel OF
putting money to work. He had a
large family Of boys and girls. who be-
gan to grow up around him, and he de-
sired to see them doing well. The
Webers now constitute a large part OF
the business activity OF wilson. there
is the establishment Of Weber 4 Co.,
dealers in hardware. implements and
furniture. In this building IL the
Farmers State bank. of which N.
Weber is president, J. J. Weber vice
president, and n. W. Weber 10 cashier.
tial banks in the state. Here also IL
the office Of J. J. Weber, who IL q sort
Of general manager Of the Weber inter
ests. He is a keen, resourceful bust-
ness man, and oversees about q dozen
branch establishments located all the
way from Salina to the western boun-
Diary Of the state. They operate eie-
| vators, lumber yards. hardware estaD-
lishments and general merchandise.
Mr.. Weber has five OF his sons already
at work in the various branches OF the
business besides one OF his daughters
contribute much to make Kansas what
| it is.
Wilson Making. improvements.
| Christmas trade bids fair to be the
best in the history of the town. The
late rains have. soaked into the earth
to a depth Of about four feet. and
| with a little spring rains the farmers
acreage is much larger than sown
year ago, and not a poor acre of II
has been reported.
| Among the substantial improvements
! in Wilson this year is the completion
| Of the garage Of the Golden Belt Gar
| age company at an expense of between
| 1000 and 5000. It was built Of con-
crete triangular blocks and is SO feet
long and tn feet wide on the south
and 641z feet wide on the north. The
building is modern. DIR. A. e. O'Don-
| nell il the originator and builder Of
| the plant. which will be a big help to
auto tourists.
Last weeks issue of the Wilson
World was the largest and most credi-
table paper ever printed in the town
w. 8. Baxter, the editor, Is q hustler
for news and advertising as the several
pages OF his paper will show. BY the
way, Mr.. Baxter il proud that he To-
Gated in 30 thrifty q town as Wilson
and every business man regardless Of
politics give him splendid patronage.
c. L. Danner, manager Of the Will
son Telephone company, will be select
ed by the fair directors for president
OF the association. No one has worked
harder for its organisation, besides he
Is one Of the most active rustlers OF
the town. He goes after enterprises
and he seldom. IL he ever fails. to pull
them to Wilson,
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INTERVIEWS HOCKIN.