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LIST OF
~1896 —
BILLBOARD ADVERTISING.
This list is revised and corrected monthly. Secretaries are urgently requested tosend in their dates at the earliest possible moment after they are claimed, and to notify us
promptly in the event of any change.
Rosters and dates are published abso
lutely free of charge.
Copyright 1896. All rights reserved.
CALIFORNIA.
Sacramento California State Fair Edwin F. Smith sec
CONNECTICUT.
Branford Branford Ag] Soc GeoC Fields pres, J A Pond sec : ¥
Bristol Bristol Fair Corp Sept 30 Ad Wilton pres, A lL, Morse treas, Milo L, Norton sec
Collinsville Sept 9-10 E H Hough sec
Danbury Danbury Fair Oct 5-10 G M Rundle sé€c
Guilford Guilford Agl Soc Sept 30 Wm 5S Leete pres, Wm A Dudley sec
Meriden. State Agricultural Fair.
Norwich New London Co Agl Soc Sept 22-24 James A Bill pres, G L, Hewitt sec
Rockville. Holland Co Fair, Sept 15-17
Stafford Springs Stafford Springs Ag! Soc Oct 6-8 C BGary sec / :
Suffield Suffield Agl Soc Sept 22-24 Waldo S S Knox pres, J A Haskins treas, KE Hunneway
Sept I-19
sec 4 Wallingford Wallingford Agl Soc Sept 17-18 Geo Jones sec a Willimantic Willimantic Fair Sep 29 to Octr J H Gray supt
DELAWARE.
Dover Delaware State Fair Sep 22-25 John B Wharton sec ;
* ILLINOIS.
Alledo. Sept 22-25 W H Graham, secy
Anna Unioncounty Aug 25-28
Atlanta Logancounty Sept 1-4_
Avon, Sépt 15-18 Julian Churchill, secy
Belvidere Bopne county Sept 8-11
Belleville St.Clair county Aug 25-28
Bushnell Bushnell Fair Assn Sep John R Camp pres, James Cole treas, Louis Kaiser sec
Cam irgo Douglas county Sept 1-4
Cambridge Henry county Sept 14-18
Camp Point. Adams Co Fair, Sept 7-11 EEB Sawyer, secy
Carmi White county Sept 1-5
Carrollton Green county Oct 13-16
Carthage Hancock county Aug 3i-Sept 4
Catlin. Vermilion Co. Agricultural and Mechanical Association Fair, Aug 18-21. T A Taylor, President; G S Fleming, Secretary; H H Kidd, Treasurer
Champaign Champaign county Aug 25-28
Charleston Colescounty Sept 5-12
Clinton Dewitt county Aug 24-28
Danvers McLean county Sept 22-25
Danville Vermillion county Sept 7-11
Delavan Tazewetlcounty Sept 8-11
Dunlap Peoria county Oct 69
Eldorado Saline county Aug 11-14 :
Elmwood Peoriacounty Sept8-11 J E Wiley pres, FD Jay vice pres, C F Graham treas,
M H Spence sec
El Paso Dist Agl Board of Woodford Co Sep 14-18 EA Childs pres, A HW Waitetreas, GR Curtiss sec ;
Fairbury Livingston county Sept 21-25
Farmer City Dewitt county Aug 17-21 3
Freeport. Northern Illinois Agricultural Society Fair, Sept 8-11 Thos D Osborne, sec’y.
Galena JoDaviess county Oct 6-9
Golconda Pope county Sept 30-Oct 2
Grayville White county Oct 5-10
Griggsville Pike county Aug 4-7
Homer Champaign county Aug II-14
Hoopeston Hoopeston Fair Sep 29 to Oct 2 Dale Wallace sec
jacksonville Morgancounty Aug 11-14
Jerseyville Jersey county Oct 5-9
Joliet Willcounty Sept 8-12
Jonesboro Union county Sept 8-11
‘Joslin Rock Island county Aug 25-28
Kankakee. County Fair, Sept 14-18 T C Schoberg, pres’t; Len Small, sec’y
Kewanee Henry county Sept 14-15
Knoxville Knox county Sept 22-25
LaHarpe Hancock county Aug 24-29
LeRoy LeRoy Fair and AglAssn Sepi-4 Jno Haig sec
Libertyville Lake CoAglSo Sep15-18 Warren M Heath sec I
Macombe McDonough Fair Assn Augi7-21 R H Hainline sec ;
Marion Williamson county Sept 22-25
McLeansboro Hamilton county Aug 25-28
Mendota LaSalle county Aug 4-7
Monmouth Warrencounty Sept &11
Monticello Piatt county Aug 17-21
Morrison Whiteside county Sept 1-4
Mt Vernon AglSoFair Sep Jesse A Dees pres, S H Natson treas, Fred P Watson sec
Mt. Carroll. Carroll Co Fair, Aug 25-28 Geo F Buckner, Pres}; Geo C Kenyon. Sec’y
Mt. Sterling Brown county Aug 17-21
Newton Jaspercounty Sept 22-26
Oregon Ogle county Sept 22-25 —
Paris. Edgar Co. Fair, Aug 31-Sept4 McCord, secy
Pana Pana Union Agl Board Roley sec :
Petersburg Menard county Sept 1-4
Pinckneyville Perry county Oct 6-9
Princeton Bureau county Sept 811 ‘ s
Rochelle Agland MechAssn Sep&-11 Francis E Dresser sec
Rock Creek Hardin county Sept 22
Geo H
Aug 25-29 Lou
Rockford WinnebagoCoAglSo Sep1-4 TE Buckbee pres, Geo W Collins v-pres, C O Upton treas, J B Whitehead sec
Rushville Schuyler Co Ag] Soc Aug 1014 John D Horton pres, John W Goodwin treas, Mark Bogue sec
Salem Marion county Sept 15-18
Sandwich Sandwich Fair Assn Sep 4-18 E Randall sec
ie McLean county Sept 7-11
Sullivan Moultin Co Fair
Aug 31 to Sep 4
Thomas Monroe pres, G W Vaughan sec
Shawneetown Aug 18-21 Norton Doherty pres, A C Millspaugh sec
Shelbyville Shelby county Sept 1-5
Springfield Illinois State Fair Sep 28 to Oct 3 J N Judy pres, John Bunn treas, R C Garrard sec
Warren Union Agl So of JoDaviess, Stephenson and LaFayette Counties Sep 15-18 Rob Hawley pres, EC Slothowerv-pres, C F Taylor treas, SA Clark sec
Watseka. Iroquois Co. Agricultural Association Fair, Sept 1-4. H C Lovett, President; L F Watson, Secretary
Watson Effingham Co Fair Abraham sec
Woodstock. McHenry Co Fair, Aug 25-28 GB Richards, secy
Wyoming Stark county Aug 25-28
Yorkville Kendall county Sept 1-4
INDIANA.
Angola Steuben Co AgiAssn Oct 6-9 A$M Parsell pres, H L, Hutson sec
Bainbridge. Putnam County Fair, July 27-31. A R Allison, sec’y.
Bedford Aug 3-7
Bloomington. Aug 10-1
Boonville Warrick Co Fair W Taylor sec
Sept 16-19 Wm
Sept 28 to Oct 3
Boswell Benton.Warren Fair Sep 9-11 Henry Robertson pres, N H Knight sec Bourbon Bourbon Fair Assn Oct 6-9 Jac
Pritsch pres, J W Eidson sec
Bremen Bremen Agl Soc Sept 29 to Oct 1 John Huff pres, john R Dietrich treas, Henry H Miller sec
Columbus Aug 17-22
Corydon Harrison Co Fair 24-28 H Wright sec
Covington Covington F W & V Agl Assn Aug 31to Sept4 W T Ward sec
Chrisney Spencer Co Agland Ind Fair Aug 31 to Sep C Haines pres, P C Jolly sec
Crawfordsville Montgomery Co Fair Sep 7-11 N B Waugh pres, W N Morgan sec
Crown Point Lake CoAglSo Sep&-11 Earnst Hixson pres, F E Cooper treas, A A Bibler sec
Elwood Aug 25-29
Evansville Tri-State Fair Sept 14-18 R L Akin sec
Flora. Carroll Co Fair, Sept 20-25 J T Gillam, prest; C E Nobes, treas; J O Ferrier, secy
Frankfort Clinton Co Fair Assn Aug 25-28 J Heavilon sec
Franklin Johnson Co Agl H and P Assn Aug 25-29 S W Dungan pres, W S Young sec
Fort Wayne Aug 10-15
Greenfield Greenfield Fair Sept 7-11 E Tyner
Aug
sec
Huntington Huntington CoAglSo Sep812 Adam L, Beck sec
Huntingburgh Dubois Co Fair and Expo Sep 14-19 ER Brundick pres, D Reutepohler sec
Hagerstown Wayne Co Fair Aug 5-7 John Bowman pres, Knode Porter treas, F H Baldridge sec
Indianapolis Indiana State Fair Sept 14-19 W W Hamilton pres, E J Robison treas, Chas F Kennedy sec
Kendallville, Sept. 28, Oct. 2. Nathan Roberts, Pres. ; John Mitchell, Treas.; J. S. Conlogue, Secy.
Lebanon, Aug 17-21
LaGrange LaGrange Fair Assn N Rowe sec
Ligonier Noble Co Fair Oct6-g Orlando Kimmell pres, John H Greentreas, J H Hoffman
Sep 22-25 L
sec LaFayette Tippecanoe Co Fair Assn Aug 31 to Sep4 VL Blackstock sec
LaPorte LaPorte Co Agl Assn Sep 22-25 VH Banks pres, J Vene Dorland sec
Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg Ag! Assn Aug 18-22 A E Nowlin pres, J S Darman sec
Lebanon Lebanon Ind Fair Aug 17-21 H W
Marvin pies, E G Earnell sec
Linton Linton Fair Sep 7-11 pres, V J Hamilton sec
Madison Aug 11-14
Marmont Maxenkuckee Agl Assn Aug 18-8 H H Culver pres, H J Meredith treas, Geo Nearpass sec
Marion Grant Co Agl Soc Aug 25-29 maker sec
Middletown Henry, Madison and CoAgrSo July 28-31 EA Wisehart sec
Morocco NC AglSo CN Hanger pres, HW Parkey sec, frank Davis ass't sec
Muncie Muncie Fair Aug 18-21 Wm H Wood pres, M S Claypool sec
New Castle Aug 11-14
New Harmony Posey Co Fair Sept 29 to Oct 2 Era stephens sec
North Vernon Jennings Co Fair Aug 4-7 Fred H Nauer sec
SA Maxwell
HG Ha
Delaware
North Manchester North Manchester Tri-Co Fair Sept 22-25 D Ginther pres, J P Noftzger treas, B F Clemans sec
Northwestern Indiana Fair Circuit La Porte July 2-4, Crown Point Sept 8-11, Valparaiso Sept 15-18, La Porte Sept 2225 WA Banks pres, A A Bibler sec, Crown Point
New Carlisle Farmers’ Union Fair Assn Oct 30, Sept1,2 I N Miller pres, W H Deacon treas, D S Scoffern sec
Oakland Oakland City Fair Harris sec
Osgood July 28-31
Paoli Orange Co. Fair Association, Sept. 9-12. A W Bruner, pres’t; H F Davidson, secy.
Peru Sept 1-5 Jno A Deibert sec
Petersburgh Pike Co Fair Aug 31 to Sept 5
Plymouth Marshall Co Ag! and Indl Assn Aug 25-28 M W Simons pres, SN Stevens sec
Poplar Grove Poplar Grove Dist Fair Sept 14-18 W W Smith pres, A D Wood sec, Carrol
Portland Jay Co A H & I Joint Stock Co Sept 28to Oct 2 John Schmuck pres, William Green supt, James F Graves sec
Princeton Gibson Co Fair and Expos 7-12 S Vet Strain sec
Remington Remington Fair Assn Aug 25-28 Christian Hensler pres, J J Porter privil man, Jasper Guy sec
Rochester Sept 30 to Oct 3
Rockport Rockport, Indiana, Fair B F Bridges pres, C M Partridge sec
Rushville Rush Co Fair Assn Aug 26-28 W O Walton pres, T A Jones vice-pres, Samuel Abercrombie treas, Alvan Moor supt, W L King sec
Salem Washington Co Fair Menaugh sec
Shelbyville. Shelby Co Fair, Sept 1-5 John W Vamaoy, prest; Henry Doble, treas; E E Stroup, secy
Sheridan. Aug 10-14
South Bend South Bend Fair Assn Sept 21-25 A W Byers sec
Sullivan Sullivan Co Ag] Soc Sept 7-12. Thos J Mann pres, Amos Goodwin treas, J M Lang sec
Terre Haute Terre Haute Fair Association Fair days Aug 10-14 Running May 18-23 W T Beaucha=™> pres, W H Duncan sec
Tipton Tipton Ind Fair Aug 3-8 EB Martin
ale sec
Valparaiso Porter Co Agl Soc Sept 15-18 ES Beach sec
Vincennes KnoxCoA&MSo Octi1217 JosH Barr pres, Edward Watson treas, James W Emison sec
Warren Warren Tri-Co Fair Sept 1-; J W Beard pres, Geo F Morgad treas, Grant M
, Fleming see, Willard Pulley asst sec
Waterloo N E Indiana Agl Assn Sept 1-4 RN Crooks pres, M Kiplinger sec
Winchester Randolph Co Fair Sept 22-25 Thomas Mullen pres, D E Hoffman sec
IOWA. Afton Union county fair Assn Sep 15-18 th Beebe pres, T F Shrub treas, O E Davis sec Algona Kossuth county AglSo Sep 16-18 JW
Aug 24-29 W R
Sept
Aug 15-22
Sept 1-4 E W
Wadsworth pres, E P Keith v-pres, Harvey Ingham treas, E B Butler sec Allison Butlercounty fairAssn Sep14-17 G
M Craig pres, G Hazlett sec Alta Aug 26-28 C E Cameron sec Anamosa Aug Ig-21 E.R. Moore sec Arlington Septis-18 HS Palmer sec Atlantic Aug 31 toSept3 A Gardner sec Audubon Sept 14-17 C A Marlin sec Battie Creek Sept 22-24 Andrew Preston sec Bedford Sept 2¢Oct1 H L Pierce Briscoe Briscoe Fair Aug 31 toSep4 TJ Hall
pres, EJ Frederick treas, C C Calkins séc Belle Plaine Big Four FairAssn Sep&11 W
Guinn pres J © Milner sec Bloomfield. Davis Co Agricultural Society Fair,
Sept 15-18 J C Brouhard, secy Boone Aug 4-6 John Keating sec Britt Sept 15-17 George P Hardwick sec Carroll. Aug 18-22 A L Wright, prest; R E
Coburn, treas; H A Junod, secy Cascade Sept 8-11 J. H Weber sec Centerville Sept 5-11 S W Lane sec Central City Wapsie Valley fair Sepi-4 jC
Gritman pres, PG Henderson v-pres, Fred
McLeod treas, E M Sawyer sec Charles City Floyd county Agl and Mech Assn
Sep 16-18 NB Towner pres, Robt Lindon v
pres, E Wenlertreas, C M Carr sec Chariton Sept1s-18 W M Housholder sec Clarinda Septi-4 W L Lundy sec Columbus Junction, District Fair, Aug. 25-29.
R F Mc onnell, Secreta Cornelia Wright county fair Sep 22-25 PR
Henry pres, J A Eliiet v-pres, F L Dow treas
T A Davenport sec Corning Sept 14-17
H E Westrope sec Corydon Sept 14-15
H K Evans sec
Cresco Howardcounty AglSo Sep8i1 JC Webster sec Donnellson Lee county fair Sep §11 C E Bode
pres, E P Armknecht sec Davenport Davenport Fair and Exposition, Sept 7-11 P W McManus, secy . DeWitt. Clinton Co Fair, Sept 15-18 E. Christiansen, secy.
Decorah Winnisheik county fairAssn Bedford Sep 29-Oct 1 H L Pierce sec
Denison C T Cassadi sec
Des Moines Iowa State AglSo Sep 4-11 John
Evans pres, G D Ellyson treas, P L, Fowler sec Elkader Sept*11 John G Hempel sec Eldora. Hardin Co Fair, Sept 1-4 J W Peisen,
secy Eldon Big Fourfair Sep1-4 WG Crow pres, Mark Hilles treas, H R Baker sec Emmetsburg Sept 2-4 TS Crosse sec Fairfax Aug 25-28 E H Knickerbocker sec Fairfield Sept is-15 LI, J Marcy sec Fonda Sept i-4 Jos Mallison sec Forest City Septg1: Chas S Chase sec ft Madison Sept 2225 John Walljasper sec Greenfield. Adair Co Fair Association, Sept 28-Oct 1 Ernest Funke, pres’t; A J Gibbs,sec Grinnell Sept 21-24 DS Beardsley sec Grundy Center Sept 1-3 K W Sayre sec Hampton Franklin county AglSo Sep 15-18 D Vought sec
JUNE 1896.
Harlan Shelby county fair Assn P Wyland pres, Shepherd sec
Holstein Septis-18 W.
Humboldt. Humboldt Agricultural Society Fair, Sept 22-25 A M Adams, secy
Ida Grove. Ida Co. Fair, Sept 22-24 A Preston,
Aug 25-28 © M K Campbell treas, wT
F. Hutton sec
secy
Independence Sept 22-25 A H Farwell sec
Indianola Sept 22-25 Carl Anderson sec
lowa City Aug 24-27 Glen McCrory sec
Jefferson Sept 22-25 D L Howard sec
Keosauqua Aug 25-28 TC Jackson sec
Knoxville Aug 25-28 T G Gilson sec
Lenox Sept 2225 M F McEniry sec
Leon Sept 15-18 Marion Woodard sec
Lineville Sept&1:1 T J Lovett sec
Malcom Poweshiek Co Agl Soc Aug 25-28 J W Jones pres, W J Johnson treas, James Nowak sec
Malvern Sept 22-24 I J Swain sec
Manchester Sept 15-18 Peter Boardway sec
Mapleton Maple Valley fair Sep 23-26 A Lamb pres, Ed Quick treas, J EK Jerome sec
Maquoketa Jackson county fair Sepi-4 Adam Ringlep sec
Marcus Sept 23-25 H B Robeson sec
Marengo lowa county Agl So Sep 1-4 HA Brown pres, C C Haas treas, D M Rowland sec
Mason City Sept 21-23 CH Tenney sec
Mechanicsville. Mechanicsville Agricultural Society Fair, Sept 15-18 A F Fairchild. secy
Menlo Oct69 A H Grisell sec
Milton Milton Distfair Sep811 G V Bell pres E C Holland v-pres, J D Rowlandtreas, HC Hill sec
Missouri Valley Harrison county fair Sep 21-24 H B Cox pres, G F James v-pres, B H Carlisle treas, A B Hosbrook sec
Monticello Aug 25-28 G E Bishop sec
Mount Air Sept 15-18 Clyde Dunning sec
New Hampton Sept24 P Malcolm sec
New Sharon Septis 17 Chas Freligh sec
Newton Jasper county fair Sep 14-17 SG Rus sell sec
National. Clayton Co Agricultural Society Fair, Sept S11 J C Hempel, secy, Elkader, la
Nevada Sept 16-18 W O Payne sec
Odebolt Sept 22-24 W N Oursler sec
Ogden Septis5-17 LL Sawyer sec
Orange City Sept 16-18 F J Lohr sec
Osage Sept 16-18 W C Moss sec
Oskaloosa Summer meeting July 2-4 Fall meeting Aug 31to Sept; L T Shangle sec
Ottumwa, The Great Ottumwa Fair, August 11-14. CO Taylor, pres’t ; Ben S Benson, sec'y.
Oulerville Appanoose county AglSo Sep $11 W G Ciark pres, James Merritttreas, SW Lane sec
Lake Prairie Dist fair Sep 29 to Oct 2 Chas DeCook pres, C Rhynsburger treas, Chas Porter sec
Per Sept 2 to Octr J T Davis sec
Rhodes. Eden District Agricultural Society Fair, Sept 15-17 H M Weeks, secy
Rockwell City Sept 14-17 F B Ramige sec
Ruthven. Lake District Fair Association Fair, Sept 14-17 Fremont Teed, secy
Sac City Aug 31 Sept 3 Jas W. Wilson sec
Salem Sept 29 to Oct 2 AS Crew sec
Seymour Sept 21-25 L.C. Young sec
Shelby Sept 22-24 Roy Linn sec
Sioux City Sioux City Fair Sep 11-19
Strawberry Point Aug 25-28 H A Harrington
sec
Sutherland Sept 24 L J Price sec Tipton Septi-4 J Sweinhart sec Toledo Sept 28-30 A G Smith sec Traer Sept 16-18 CA Pratt sec
Victor. Victor District Fair Association Fair, Sept 15-17, H W Anger, secy
Villisca Villisca Union Fair Assn SepS11 D W Jackson pres, J N Neiltreas, T L Ingram sec
Vinton Sept 22-25
Wapello Sept 15-18
Washington Sept 7-11 JS Glasglow sec
Waukon. Allamkee Fair, Sept 22-25 CM Bowman, prest; Capt Wim S Hart, secy
Webster City. Hamilton Co Fair Association Fair, Sept 22-25 W G Bale, secy
West Branch Aug i9-21 I T Enlow sec
West Liberty Aug 31 to Sept 3 WS Luse sec,
West Point West Point Dist AglSo Sep 2225 Wm R Trimpe pres, John Walljasper sec
West Union Fayette Co Sept i-4 LL Farr sec
Whatcheer. Whatchen District Fair Association, Sept 28-Oct 1 T C Legoe, secy
Wilton Junction Sept 22-25 M Rider sec
Winfield Sept 1-4 EC Hinkle sec
Winterset Septis-15 Hamilton Lee sec
KANSAS.
Burlington. Coffey Co Agricultural Associatio= Sept 14-18
Fredonia. Fredonia Agricultural Association Fair, Aug. 25-28, inclusive C H Pierce, pres't; J H Edwards, sec'y
Garnett. Anderson Co Agricultural Association, Sept 1-5
Ola. Alien Co Agricultural Association Sept 8-12
Mound City. Linn Co Agricultural Association, Oct 69 ,
Iolathe. Johnson Co Agricultural Association Aug 25-28
Ottawa. Franklin Co Agricultural Association, Sept 22-26 Chas H Ridgway, secy
Paola Miami Co Agriculture! Association Sept 29-Oct 2. J F Donahoe pres, G P Leavitt sec
Seneca Nemaha fairassn Sept S11 H J Knepp pres, J. A Gilcrist treas, John Stowell sec
KENTUCKY.
Alexandria Aug 25-20 Geo R White pres, John Todd treas, J J Wright sec
Curdsville Ellendale Fair RK T Smith see
L A Mitchell sec Oscar Hale sec
July 28 to Aug 2
Lebanon Marion Co Fair and Trotting Assn ug 25-27 Sam T Spalding sec, T H Clelland Tes
Paducah
Paducah Fair and Exposition Co Fair
and Races Sept 22-25 Races Tity gand4 Jas M Lang pres, Alex Kirkland sec
Paris Bourbon CoAglSo Sept Geo Alexander pres, T EK Ashbrook sec