Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1907 — Fair A Great Success. [ARTICLE]

Fair A Great Success.

The Catholic church fair which ended last Saturday night broke all past records in magnitude of patronage and amount of financial returns. The entirecamount of the receipts was $3,150, and from this is to be deducted expenses of between s4oo’ end SSOO, leaving net returns of somewhere about $2,700. Saturday evening the attendance was something enormous, as that was the time when the most valuable premiums were to be disposed of and the popularity contest to end. The most valuable prize went to Addison Parkison, now spending the winter at Burnett, California. This consisted of a good horse, top buggy and harness and all valued at about $250. Mr. Parkison had left instructions that in case he'got this prize, the items composing it were to be sold at auction at once, and 850 of the proceeds to be given to the church and the rest sent to him. They brought in the aggregate, 8228 leaving a net amount of $l7B to go to Mr. Parkison. * The next most valuable prize was a fine bedroom set, complete worth $75 which went to Mrs. Mat Worden. Other premiums awarded Saturday night were as follows: Cow, Theodore George. Ladies Cloak, W. C. Babcock. Poland China Hog, J. L. Babcock. Duroc Hog, F. P. Meyer, Danville, 111. O. I. C. hog, D. J. Harris. Corn, Tom Lonergan. Overcoat, Abe Wartena. Suit of clothes, G. B. Porter. Breaking plow, F. Spitznagel, Lafayette. Chamber set, J. L. Nichols, S. Dakota. Two tons hard coal, Jud Fitzpatrick, Editor Francesville Tribune.

Six foot water tank. W. Wylie. Heating stove, Frank Weging. Ladies fancy hat, Levi Souleigi e. Toilet and manicure set, Anna Palzer. The popularity contests were perhaps the most interesting features of the fair, and the nearer they came to the end the more interesting they became. The total proceeds for the four contests was $1,212.22. The sums received by the different contestants were as follows: Young ladies contest: Miss Emma Lane, $129 68. Miss Grace Worlqnd §178.21. Prize a gold wa'ch. Married ladies contest: —Mrs. Joe Thomas, *131.41. Mrs. Steve Kohley, $202.79. Prize a gold watch. Married men's contest: L.;w Harmon, $.119. J. J. Eiglesbach, $213.00. Prize a $75 diamond ring. Young men’s contest: , Owen Callahan, $37.30. Peter Hordeman. S2OO. Prize a gold watch . The ladies who were serving the suppers bad a strenuous time Saturday evening, also, the total num ber of meals served being about 200.