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Avcust, 1896
LIST OF ere eee se Cyc coc
This list is revised and corrected monthly
promptly in the event of any change.
~1896 — FAI FR
Secretaries are urgently. requested to send in their dates at the earliest possible moment after they are claimed, and to notify us
Fosters and dates are published abso
lutely free of charge.
Copyright 1896. ARKANSAS
Newport Jackson County Fair Association Oct 79 L Hirsch sec
CALIFORNIA.
Sacramento California State Fair Sept tio Edwin F. Smith sec
CONNECTICUT.
Branford Branford Ag] Soc Geo C Fields pres, J A Pond sec
Bristol Bristol Fair Corp Sept 30 Ad Wilton pres, A L Morse treas, Milo L, Norton sec
Collinsville Sept g-10 E H Hough sec
Danbury Danbury Fair Oct 5-10 G M Rundle
sec
Guilford Guilford Agl Soc Sept 30 Leete pres, Wm A Dudley sec
Meriden. State Agricultural Fair
Norwich New London Co Agl Soc Sept 22-2 James A Bill pres, G L Hewitt sec *
Rockville. Holland Co Fair. Sept 15-17
South Woodstock Woodstock Agricultural Society Septiq-16 Armin E Brunn Treas
Stafford Springs Stafford Springs Agl Soc Oct 68 C B Gary sec
Suffield Suffield Agl Soc Sept 22-24 Waldo S S Kuox pres, J A Haskins treas, E Hunneway
Wm 5s
sec Wallingford Wallingford Agl Soc Sept 17-18 Geo Jones sec Willimantic Willimantic Fair Sep 29 to Oct! H Gray supt ' Winsted Winsted Ag! Corporation Sept 15-16 E M Platt sec
DELAWARE.
Dover Delaware State Fair Sep2225 John B
Wharton sec ILLINOIS.
Alledo. Sept 22-25 W H Graham, secy Anna Unioncounty Aug 25-28 Atlanta Logan county Sept 1-4 Avon, Sept is-18 Julian Churchill, s Belvidere Boone county Sept®%1: A EK Loop Belleville St. Claircounty Aug 25-28 Bushnell Bushnell Fair Assn Sep 22-25 John R Camp pres, James Cole treas, Louis Kaiser sec Camargo Dougliscounty Sept 1-4 Cambridge Henry county Sept 14-18 Camp Point. Adams Co Fair, Sept 7-11 EEB Sawyer, secy Carmi White county Septi-5 R L Organ sec Carrollton Green county Oct 13-16 Carthage Hancock mem | Aug po 4 Catlin. Vermilion Co. Agricultural and Mechasical Association Fair, Aug 18-21. T A Taylor, President; G S Fleming, Secretary; H H Kidd, Treasurer Centralia Marion Co Sept 16-18 S A Frazier sec Champaign Champaign county Aug 25-28 Charleston Coles county Sept 5-12 Clinton Dewitt county Aug 24-28 Danvers McLean county Sept 22-25 Danville Vermillion county Sept 7-11 Delavan Tazewe‘lcounty Sept 5-11 Dunlap Peoriacounty Oct 69 Eldorado Saline county Aug 11-14 Elmwood Peoria county Sept 811 res, F D Jay vice pres, Mt H Spence sec El Paso Dist Ag! Board of Woodford Co Sep 14-18 EA Childs pres, A H Waite treas, GR Curtiss sec Fairbury Livingston county Sept 21-25 OS Westervelt sec Farmer City Dewitt county Aug 17-21 Freeport, Northern Illinois Agricultural Society A Sept 811 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 t1-14 Hoopeston joopeston Fair Sep 29 to Oct 2 Dale Wallace sec acksonville Morgancounty Aug ti-14 efseyville Jersey county Oct 5-9 oliet Willcounty Sept 8-12 onesboro Union county seme 8-11 ostin Rock Island county Aug 25-25 ankakee. 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 LaMarpe Hancock county Aug 21-29 LeRoy LeRoy Fair and AglAssn Sepi-4 Jno
aig sec
Libertyville Lake Co AglSo Sepis-18 Warren M Heath sec
Macombe McDonough Fair Assn Augiy-21 R H Hainline sec
Marion Williamson county Sept 2225
McLeansboro Hamilton county Aug 25-28
Mendota LaSalle county Aug 4-7
Monmouth Warren county Sept S11
Monticello Piatt county Aug 1>-21
Morrison Whiteside county Sept 1-4
Mt Vernon AglSo Fair SepS11 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 1}-2!
Newton Jasper county Sept 22-26
Oregon le county Sept 22-25
J E Wiley C F Graham treas,
All rights reserved.
Paris. Edgar Co. Fair, Aug 31-Sept4 GeoH 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 &11
Rochelle Agland Mech Assn Sep%1: Francis E Dresser sec
Rock Creek Hardin county Sept 22
Rockford WinnebagoCoAglso Sepi-4 TE Buckbee pres, Geo W Collins v-pres, C O Upton treas, J] B Whitehead sec
Rushville Schuyler Co Ag] Soc Aug i1o14 John D Horton pres, John W Goodwin treas, mark Bogue sec
Salem Marion county Sept 15-18
Sandwich sandwich Fair Assn Randall sec
eee McLean county Sept 7-1:
Sullivan Moultin Co Fair Aug 31 to Sep4 Thomas Monroe pres, G W Vaughan sec
Shawneetown Aug 18-21 Norton Doherty pres, AC Millspaugh sec
Shelbyville Shelby county Sept 1-5
Springfield Illinois State Fair Sep 28 to Oct 3 J N Judy pres, John Bunn treas, W C Garrard sec
Aug 25-29 Lou
Sepi4-18 E
Vienna Oct 13-16 W Y Smith sec
Warren Union Agl So ot 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, secv
Wyoming Stark county Aug 25-28 J M Thomas Jr sec
Yorkville Kendall county Sept 1-4
INDIANA.
Anderson Sept 1-5
Angola Steuben CoAglAssn Oct6 9 A§M Parsell pres, H L Hutson sec
Bainbridge. Putnam County Fair. July 27-3:. A R Allison, sec’y. 3
Bedford Aug 3-7
Bloomington. Aug 10-14
Boonville Warrick Co Fair W Tavs lor sec
Boswell Benton.Warren Fair Sepo1i 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 29to Oct: John Huff pres, John R Dietrich treas, Henry H Miller sec 7
Bridgeton Aug 24-29 F M Miller sec
Cayuga Sept igi J S Grondyke sec
Columbus Aug 17-22
Corydon Harrison Co Fair Aug 24-2 H Wright sec
Covington Covington F W & V Agl Assn Aug 3itosept4 W T Ward sec
Chrisney Spencer Co Agland Ind Fair Aug 31 toSeps5 J 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 SepS11 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
Fairmount Aug to14 J D Lathaw 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 Agi H and PAssn Aug 25-29 S W Dungan pres, WS Young sec
Fort Wayne Aug to-15 :
Greenfield Greenfield Fair Sept 7-11 E Tyner
Sept 16-19 Wm
Sept 28 to Oct 43
sec
Huntington Huntington CoAglSo SepS-12 Adam L, Beck sec
Huntingburgh Dubois Co Fairand Expo Sep
14-19 E R Brundick pres, D Reutepohler sec
Hagerstown Wayne Co Fair Aug 5-7 — Bowman pres, Knode Porter treas, F H Baldridge sec
Indianapolis Indiana State Fair Sept 14-10 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)-2!
LaGrange LaGrange Fair Assn N Rowe sec
Ligonier Noble Co Fair Oct6 9 Orlando Kimmell pres, John H Green treas, J H Hoffman
Sep 2225 L
sec
LaFayette Tippecanoe Co Fair Assn Aug 31 to Sep4 Wm M Blackstock sec
LaPorte LaPorte CoAgl Assn Sep2225 VH Banks pres, J Vene Dorland sec
Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg Agl Assn Aug 18-22 A K Nowlin pres, |] S Darman sec
Lebanon Lebanon Ind Fair Aug 17-21 Marvin pres, EK G Karnell sec
Linton inton Fair Sep p-15 pres, V J Hamilton sec
Madison Aug ti-14
HW
SA Maxwell
Marmont Maxenkuckee Agl Assn Aug 18-21 H H Culver pres, H J Meredith treas, Geo Nearpass sec
Marion Grant Co Ag] Soc Aug 25-29 H G Hamaker sec
Middletown Henry CoAgrSo July 231 EA Wisehart sec
Morocco NC Aglso CM Hangerpres, AE Purkey sec, frank Davis ass't sec Aug 18-21
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
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 22-25 WA Banks pres, A A Bibler sec, Crown Point
New Carlisle Farmers Union Fair Assn Oct 30, Sept 1,2 1 N Miller pres, W H Deacon treas, D S Scoffern sec
Jakland Oakland City Fair Aug 24-27 W R Harris sec
Osgood July 25-31
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 Agl and Indl Assn Aug 25-28 M W Simons pres, S N Stevens sec
Poplar Grove Poplar Grove Dist Fair Sept 14-18 W W smith pres, A D Wood sec,-Carroll
Portland Jay Co A H & I Juint Stock Co Sept 28toOct 2 John Schmuck pres, William Green supt, James F Graves sec
Princeton Gibson Co Fair and Expos Sept 7-12 S Vet Strain sec
Remington Remington Fair Assn Aug 25-28 Christian Hensler pres, J J Porter privil man Jasper Guy sec
Richmond Eastern Indiana and Western Ohio Fair Sept 7-12 Isaac Kline mgr
Rochester Sept 30 to Oct 3
Rockport Rockport, Indiana, Fair Aug 18-22 B F Bridges pres, C M Partridge sec
Rushville Kush 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 A W Byers sec
Sullivan Sullivan Co Agl Soc Sept 7-12 Thos J Mann pres, Amos Gvodwin treas, J M Lang sec
Swazee Aug4-7 EC King sec
Terre Haute Terre Haute Fair Association Fair days Aug 10-14 Running May 18-23 WT Beauch? > pres, w H Duncan sec
Toe Tipton Ind Fair Aug 3-8 E B Martindale sec
Valparaiso Porter Co Agl Soc Sept 15-18 ES Beach sec
Vincenn.s Knox CoA&MSo Oct1217 JosH Barr pres, Edward Watson treas. James W Em ‘son sec
Warren Warren Tri-Co Fair Sept 1-3; J W Beard pres. Ge» F Morgad treas, Grant M Fleming sc, Wil'ard Pulley asst sec
Waterloo N E Indiana Agl Assn Sept 1-4 RN Crooks pres, M Kiplinger sec
Winchester Randolph Co Fa'r Sept 22-25 Thomas Mullen pres, D E Hoffman sec
Wirt Station Aug 5-7 Thos H Wallington sec
IOWA.
Afton Union county fairAssn Sepis5-18 J T Beebe pres, T F Shrub treas. O E Davis sec Algona Kossuth county AglSo SepiéiS JW Warsworth pres, E P Keith v-pres, Harvey Ingham treas, E B Butler sec
Allison Butler county fair Assn M Craig pres. G Hazlett sec
Alta Aug 26-28 C E Cameron sec
Anamosa Aug t+2! E.R. Moore sec
Arlington Septis-15 HS Palmer sec
Atlantic Aug 31 toSept3 A Gardner sec
Audubon Sept 14-17 C A Marlin sec
Battle Creek Sept 2224 Andrew Preston sec
Bedtord Sept 2Oct: H L Pierce
Briscoe Briscoe Fair Aug 31 toSep4 TJ Hall pres, EJ Frederick treas, C C Calkins sec
Belle Plaine Big Four Fair Assn SepS11 W jJ Guinn pres J © Milner sec
Bloomfield. Davis Cu 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 1822 A L Wright, prest; R E Coburn, treas: H A Junod, secy
Cascade Sept: J H Weber sec
Centerville Sept S-11 S W Lane sec
Central City Wapsie Valley fair Sept-y JC Gritman pres, PG Henderson v-pres, Fred McLeod treas. EK M Sawyer sec
Charles City Floyd county Agl and Mech Assn Sep 1618 NB fowner pres, Kobt Lindon vpres, E Wenlertreas, C M Carr sec
Chariton Sept 15-18 W M Housholder sec
Clarinda Septi-4 W L Lundy sec
Columbus Junction, District Fair, Aug. 25-29. R F Mc onnell, Secretary
Cornelia Wright county fair Sep2-25 PR Henry pres, J] A Elliot 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 Howard county AglSo SepStr JC Webster sec
Donnellson Lee county fair Sep S1: C E Bode pres, E P Armknecht sec — we
Davenport Davenport Fair and Exposition, Sept 7-11 PW McManus, secy
Madison and Delaware
Sept 1-4 E W
Sept 21-25
Sepis-17 G
DeWitt. Clinton Co Fair, Sept 15-18 FE. Christiansen, secy. 7 Denison C T Cassadi sec
II
Decorah Winnisheik county fairAssn Bedford sep 2ag-Uc. 1 H L Pierce sec
Des Moines Iowa State AghSo Sep 4-11 John Evans pres, G D Ellyson treas. P L. Fowler sec
Elkader SeptS-11 John G Hempel sec
Kldora. Hardin Co Fair, Sept i-4 J W Peisen, secy Eldon Big Four fair Sep 1-4
W G Crow pres
Mark Hilles treas, H RK Baker sec
Emmetsburg Sept 2-4 ITS Crosse sec
Fairfax Aug 25-2) KE H Knickerbocker sec
Fairfield Sept 15-18 L J Marcy sec
Fonda Septi-4 Jos Mallison sec
Forest City Septgi1 Chas S Chase sec
Ft Madison Sept 225 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 € nter Sept 1-3 RK W Sayre sec
Hampton Franklin county Ag! So Sep 15-18 D Vought sec ;
Harlan Shelby county fair Assn Aug 25-28 O P Wyland pres, M K Campbell treas, wr Shepherd sec
Holstein Septis5-18 W. F. Hutton sec
Humboldt. Humboldt Agricultural Society Fair, Sept 22-25 A M Adams, secy i
Ida Grove. Ida Co. Fair, Sept 22-24 secy
Independence Sept 22-25
Indianola Sept 22-25
lowa Cty Aug 2
Jefferson Sept 22
Keosauqua Aug 8 TC Jackson sec
Knoxville Aug 2 T G Gilson see
Lenox Sept 22-25 M F McEniry sec
Leon Sept 15-18 Marion Woodard sec
Lineville SeptS1i1: T J Lovett sec
Malcom tloweshiek Co Agl Soc Aug 25-28 Jw 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 K Jerome sec
Maquoketa Jackson county fair Sep1-4 Adam Ringlep sec
Marcus S~pt 23-25 H B Roheson sec
Marengo lowa county Ag! So Sep 1-4 HA Brown pres, C C Haas treas, D M Rowland sec
Mason City Sept 21-23 C HM Tenney sec
Mechanicsville. Mechanicsville Agricultural Society Fair, Sept 15-18 A F Fairchild, secy
Menlo . Oct 69 A H Grisell sec
Milton Milton Dist fair SepS8-1: HC Hill sec
Missouri Valley Harrison county fair Sep 28 to wet: H BCox pres, G F James vice-pres, B H Carlisle treas, A B Host rook sec
Monticello Aug 25-28 G E Bishop sec
Mount Air Sept 15-18 Clyde Dunning sec
New Hampton Sept2-4 P Malcolm sec
New Sharon Septi5 17 Chas Freligh sec
Newton Jasper county fair Sep 14-17 SG Russell sec
National. Clayton Co Agricultural Society Fair, SeptS:1« J C Hempel, secy, Elkader, la
Nevada Sept 16-18 W © Payne sec
Odebolt Sept 22-24 W N Oursler sec
Orden Septis-17 LL Sawyer sec
Oronge Ci'y Sent 16-18 F J Lohr sec
Osage Sept 16-18 WC Moss sec
Oskaloosa Summer meeting July 2-4 Fall meeting Ang ,1to Sept; L T Shangle sec
Ottumwa rhe Great Ottumwa Fair, August 11-14. CO Taylor, pres't; Ben S Benson, sec'y
Pella Lake Prairie Dist fair Sep 29 to Oct 2 Chas DeCook pres, C Khynsburger treas, Chas Porter =«c¢
Perry Se;t 2to Octr J T Davis sec ;
Khodes. Eden District Agricultural Society Fair, Sept 15-17 H M Weeks, secy
Rockwell C:ty Sept i4-17 F B Ramige sec
Ruthven. Lake District Fair Association Fair, Sept 14-17. Fremont Teed, secy
Sac City Aug 3: Sept; Jas W. Wilson sec
Salem Sept 29 to Oct 2 A 5S Crew sec
Seymour Sept 21-25 L.C. Young sec
Shelby Sept 2-24 Roy Linn xc 4
Sioux City Sioux City Fair sep 1t-1o
Strawberry Point Septi4 HA Her-ington sec
Sutherland Sept24 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 SepS1: D W Jackson pres, J N Neiltreas, T L Ingram sec
Vinton Sept 22-25 L A Mitchell sec
Wapello Sept is-iS Oscar Hale sec
Washington Sept7-11 JS Glasglow sec
Waukon. Allamkee Fair, Sept 22-25 CM Bow man, prest; Capt Wm 5 Hart, secy
Webster City. Hamilton Co Fair Association Fair, Sept 22-25 WG Bale. secy
West Branch Aug tq-2t I T Enlow sec
West Liberty Aug 31 to Sept 3 WS Luse sec
West Point West voint Dist Ag! So Sep 22-25 Wm R T:impe pres. John Walljasper sec
West Union Fayette Co Septi-4 L Farr sec
Whatcheer. Whatchen District Fair Association, Sept 28-Oct 1 T C Legoe. secy
Wilton Junction Sept 22-25 J M Rider sec
Winfield Sept 1-4 EC Hinkle sec
Winterset Sept i5-:5 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,
A Preston
A H Farwell sec Carl Anderson sec Glen McCrory sec
D L. Howard sec
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Sept 1-5 Mound City. Linn Co Agricultural Association, Oct 6&9 : lolathe. Johnson Co Agricultural Associa‘tion
Aug 25-25 Ola. Allen Co Agricultural Association Sept S12 Ottawa. Franklin Co Agricultural Association, Sept 2226 Chas H Ridgway. secy Paola Miami Co Agricultural Association Sept 2-Oct 2 J F Donahoe pres, G P Leavitt sec Seneca ‘Nemaha fairassn SeptS1: |] |] Knepp pres, J. A Gilcrist treas, John Stowell sec