Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-11-19
OFFICERS ELECTED- NEW MEM
BERs ADnd1TTED-oTHER
BUSINESS

at the annual meeting of the Morrison
County Cooperative Agricultural Soci-
ETY., held at the office of the secretary,
N. N. Bergheim, Tuesday afternoon.
About twenty members attended the
meeting.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
President George KieweL
Secretary-N. N. Bergheim.
Treasurer-W. H. Ryan.
Directors-A. Simonet, J. K. Martin,
John Vertin, o. P. jacobson, Victor
Beckman, Sam Hammerbeck, A. F.. Kos
losky, Albert johnson and 1. w. Bouck.
Secretary Bergheim informed the
members that he had in separate fund
the sum of $94 which had been collected
toward the construction Of stock
building at the fair grounds. He was
instructed to place this money in the
general fund, same to be withdrawn lat
er in event of the erection of the pro-
posed building.
Mr.. Bergheim was authorized to issue
note in the name Of the society in the
sum of 5000 to take up the present
note at the First National bank and to
issue such additional notes to the bank
as might be necessary to take care
of obligations of the society. The inter-
est rate was fixed at per cent.
It was left with the secretary to
fix the dates for next year g fair, same
to be held after the state fair, however.
w. L. Stitt was elected delegate to
the annual meeting Of the state agricul-
tural society to be held in Minneapolis
next January. He was instructed to
work for F. B. Logan of Royalton for
reelection to the state fair board.
Geo. Hammerbeck, T. F. O'Connor
and VIM. L. Stitt were admitted to mem
bership in the society.
The salary of the secretary was left
the same as last year but he was allow
ed mileage for the use of his car at the
rate of ten cents per mile, not to exceed
800 year.
Mr.. Bergheim was authorized to en-
gage solicitors, to secure new membefsr
and to pay them commission OF 90 .
per cent Of the membership fee. ~
Improvements at the fair grounds
were left to the executive board and the
secretary was authorized to have the
south fence moved to the south edge OF
the fair grounds property. The matter
Of securing amusements for the next
fair was also left to him.
John Vertin made a proposition to
the society for the sale Of two iots just
north of the fair grounds, at $50 each:
The matter was left to q committee OF
three, consisting Of I. w. Bouck, w: Il.
Ryan and Victor +Beckman and they
later reported that they did not favor
purchasing these lots, saying that any
additional property acquired should be
on south side, with the view OF event
ually adding race track" -.
The secretary was authorized to Sc
cure the assistance Of a committee to
make such revisions as are deemed nee'
esaary for the 1921 premium book:
He was also instructed to 60 ahead and
arrange for the 1872 fair and If possible
to get the premium list out during the
winter months and have it published in
the newspapers some time in the spring
A resolution was passed favoring :.
county exhibit at the state TAR next
year and urging the county commission
ers to make the necessary appropriation
for that purpose as early as possible.
Following is the financial statement
Of the secretary: =: "'H'