They Made Money

In spite of the fact that the thunderstorm of the last day kept many persons away from the Washtenaw County Fair who would otherwise have gone, the society is able to meet all expenditures promptly and pay all premiums and besides have over one hundred dollars in the treasury. This will be welcome news for the men who signed the usual guarantee fund as well as to the many people over the county who have the interests of the institution at heart.

The Fair Society held its regular meeting Friday in the council chamber in the court house and carefully reviewed the work of the last fair. B. D. Kelley, of Ypsilanti, was in the chair and the secretary, E. K. Frueauff, superintendent, F. E. Mills, and about a dozen managers were present. Treasurer F. H. Belser presented his annual report which contained the following items : RECEIPTS.

Bal. on hand at last report $334 25 Rental and entry fees 401 80 Advertising in premium list. 207 00 Admission and Memberships 2368 50 )., Y. & A. A. R'y 30 00 Log Cabin account 22 50 Henne & Stanger 4 00 $3368 05

DISBURSEMENTS.

Premiums of last y'r-$ 50 00 Speed Premiums 372 09 Printing, advng. and postage 414 90 Repairs and labor 859 11 Sundry accounts 449 12 $2195 22

Balance on hand at date---$1172 83 The board then proceeded to authorize the payment of the premiums won at the at fair, amounting to $954.50. According to custom the board also paid Supt. Mills the sum of $100. This brings the balance on hand down to $118.33.

The committee to canvass the vote for officers taken at the fair on the last day reported the election of the following officers: Henry S. Dean, president; B. D. Kelley , vice president ; F. E. Mills, secretary ; Fred H. Belser treasurer; managers - E. J. Helber, Wm. Aprill, George Phelps, H. P. Glover, Fred. Schmid, S. W. Millard, H. Ball, Ben D. Geer, F. B. Braun, J. F. Avery, A. R. Graves, E. E. Leland, John Keppler, W. E. Stocking, Fred Chapin. O. C. Burkhardt, Ben Monroe, Wm. Clemens, E. A. Nordman, A. C. Schumacher, John H. Sperry, C. A. Morris and M. Seegar. An interesting feature of the polling list presented at the same time was the presence thereon of the names of two ladies, Miss Amanda Reyer and Mrs. N. D. Perkins, a pleasing innovation in Fair matters. The voting list is not long and bears these names: E. A. Nordman, F. S. Chapin, John Keppler, H. P. Glover, Harris Ball, W. E. Stocking, Wm. Walsh, F. B. Braun, F. E. Mills, H. E. Rose, J. C. Chalmers, J. H. Thompson, Amanda Reyer, Mrs. N. D. Perkins, Wm. Aprill, Fred Hutzel, O. C. Burkhardt, P. Ervin, B. D. Kelley, John H. Sperry, Geo. W. Sweet, J. F. Avery, C. Leland, E. E. Leland, Frank Olds. Fred Provey, D. Leavensworth, S. W. Millard and G. T. English.

Then followed a general discussion of the best plans for getting the merchants of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti interested in next year's Fair. One plan was finally adopted and a committee consisting of Col. Dean, A. C. Schumacher, and H. P. Glover was appointed to take the affair in hand and lay it before the merchants of the two cities as soon as practicable.