Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1899 — Indiana State Fair Attractions. [ARTICLE]

Indiana State Fair Attractions.

The managers of the Indiana State Fair announce several new and attractive features for the fair of 1899. Among these are “The Battle of the Breeds, with a S6OO purse for the best herd of beef cattle; farm implement test on the grounds; object lessons in road building, in which sections of road will be built of various kinds of stone, gravel and dirt, showing the most economical methods of utilizing the same; a series of free lectures by Secretary Wilson, Mrs. S. J. Rohrer and Prof. H. W. Wiley, in the new auditorium building now being erected for that purpose. Sousa’s band has been secured as as the principal musical attraction. Arrangements have been made for visitors to camp on the grounds at a nominal expense.