The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-25
A TOWNSHIP FAIR


Some farmers in Randolph county
decided that what they needed in
Jackson township was fair-A Jack
son Township Fair, if you please, and
it was SO ordered. It was a one day
fair and was pulled of in fine shape
on Tuesday, August %, on the town
ship school grounds In addition to a
number of exhibits of live stock and
poultry in general the members of
the pig and poultry clubs displayed
their pets before all corners, with
great pride, as well they might.
Were there any horseshoe pitching
contests? Certainly. And more than
this there was a tractor demonstra-
ton in a field just across from the
school building. And to make every
one feel comfortable and optimistic
an old fashioned farm picnic dinner
was served. Yes, OF course there was
a ball game. Who played, SEE you?
Well, we haven't the names handy. but
the north and south ends of Jackson
township competed in the baseball as
well as in the pitching contests, the
two great events of the day. The
best horse shoe pitchers, ball tossers
drafted to make a farmers holiday. Il
was a great ball game, so It's said,
but the statement that the winning
team made 500 runs, is wildly exag-
gerated We take no stock in such
fiction. If they made 200 runs they
nut in a hot and busy afternoon.
The combination farm picnic and
township fair was voted success and
is likely to be repeated next August.
A. L. Austin of Purdue, assistant state
children's club leader, was the guest
of honor.
ConnersviIle's Big Day
Thursday was the Big Day at Con-
nersville and although the morning
dawned with a promise of rain the
skies cleared during the forenoon and
the expected crowd of visitors swarm
ed all over the place during most OF
the day. The people of Connersvllle
are justly proud of their fair and So
too, is Fayette county, which supports
| il literally and covers the show
grounds with exhibits which would
be a credit at any agricultural show.
Friday being the closing date OF
both the Greenville and Connersville
fairs, the next fair to come into the
a three day event, August 80 TO Sep
TENDER /. There can be no doubt
that the citizens of Dublin are plan
ming to put on a great show and to
care for and entertain greater mum
Der of visitors than ever before. And
not only are the town residents at
work to this end, for the farmers are
lending valuable assistance and will
in
We are assured that number of the
exhibits at Dublin will be shown at
the Wayne county fair at Glen Mlllei
September Is, IA and Is.
The Age of Cow.
Every now and again you have seen
published diagrams of cows mouth
and teeth, and a story as to how to
tell the age of a COW. A man who
claims to know all about this matter
says that many guessers go wrong on
the age question regardless. and fo1
| this reason. They figure that the helf
er gets a new pair "of permanent
/ teeth" every year, when as fact she
gets a new outfit every nine months
counting from the time she is year
and a half old" He concluded by
saving that if the animal has horns
1t is easy to tell her age. count the
number of rings or wrinkles, and ado
two" is his method
Michigan Peaches Ripe
| indianapolis has just received It's
| first car lot shipment of Michigan
peaches. The first to arrive are the
| liberia and Hale varieties, which arc
bringing $3.50 to SO a bushel. Indian
apolis reports liberal supply of Til
/ Top melons which are selling at g.
cents a basket, or s1.75 a bushel, a