Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 174, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1911 — HORSE SHOW AND FALL FESTIVAL TO BE A HUMMER. [ARTICLE]

HORSE SHOW AND FALL FESTIVAL TO BE A HUMMER.

When the Soliciting Committee Calls Don't Be Backward in Subscribing Liberally, as a Big Fund Is . - _ Needed. Interest in the proposed horse show and fall festival is increasing daily and many who have never before contributed to affairs of this kind have expressed their intention of signing the subscription paper when the solicitors come around. This is to be the largest celebration ever held in Rensselaer and it will require money, and lots of it, to successfully carry out the four days’ program. If this is the success that it is expected it will be the forerunner of a county fair to be held here annually hereafter, as it is expected if this horse show is a success to organize a fair association, stock to be sold to raise the necessary funds tor the purchase of ground and the erection of buildings and other expenses. The soliciting committee has not yet started out, but will ,do so the latter part of the week. The committee expects to raise at least SI,OOO, as nothing less than this amount will answer. Everyone able to do so is expected to contribute, and contribute liberally. Horsemen are taking a great Interest in the show, and Crouch ft Son, the big Lafayette horse breeders, have expressed their intention of making a large exhibit here. Local horsemen will make a larger exhibit than formerly. The entertainment committee is casting about for attractions, and will endeavor to secure the best. Heretofore at the florae shows no entertainment was provided and the shows were not the success they should have been. This year entertainment will be provided for all four days, and there should not be a dull moment during the show. It is hoped to be able to secure a flying machine, and if the committee is successful in this it will draw crowds from all the surrounding towns, as but few have yet had the opportunity of witnessing the flights of bird men. The exhibit of poultry and farm products is to be another feature that will not be overlooked. Prizes will be given for the best exhibits. In fact, this feature will be a country fair on a small scale. Make up your mind before the solicitors call to make a liberal contribution and don’t hesitate to put down a liberal amount.