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MIN HELD ANNUAL FAIR SEPT.24-25Was Largely Attended UnderUnfavorable Weather ConditonsMrs. Bessie Fleming, Mrs. C, L.Cassity, Mrs. W. C. Miller andMrs. Grace Myers in charge. Thedepartment was filled to overflowing with the varied list of exhibits and this part of the fairreceived generous suppfort andwas one of the best if not theFriday and Saturday was theannual date for the PurdinStreet Fair and like last year theweather man had to do so muchAv ’ ' -mJi'i''.i'. . i'i v■’-.tttwxy* -if- . j/j Vi •a'-i' •lt;*' sr--‘‘S ai; ’• acutting up that he sent a coldrain Friday which failed to keepthe people away from our sistercity on the south. In spite of therain the exhibits were more thangratifying to the management ofthe fair. The people went andthey brought the exhibits withthem. Quinn Guyer, H. N. Jaynesand Glenn Cooper had charge ofthe hog department and theirpart of the show was all thatcould be desired. This part of thefair always attracts a largecrowd of visitors and thisyearsome of the finest that the county produces were on exhibition.best that has ever been witnessed by our sister city. The officersof the fair, Joe Crookshanks, Slt;President, W. T. McGhee, Vice- e(President. Dayton Street, Secre- d*tary, H. G. Johnson, Treasurer wand C. B. Fleming, Marshall left k(nothing undone to give the visit- ttors the best fair possible and tlwhile Friday was rather a bad alday for a fair Saturday though alcold an enormous crowd witness- v*ed the day’s program. Thus closed eranother successful fair for Pur- gidin in spite of the bad weather mconditions.be4Smith-Ogle WeddingthOn Tuesday, September 21, oi1926 occurred the marriage of teIrvin Smith and Miss Kathryn ceErma Ogle, both of Purdin. Rev. snThe Jersey is fast coming intoher own and this year PurdiniEzell, officiating.hadpartment, Price Hoskins, VernonEdensbodyJerseys and those\real Ivisitedthe big fair on Friday and Saturday had the privilege of seeingsome of the best of that popularbreed. You cannot have a fairwithout horses and mules toshow and you can bet that W. J.Street, D. S. Smith, H. M. Bus-well and Fern Street left nothing undonethis showone of the main features at thePurdin fair. The best that thecountry prod$lt;}£ ^rp on bitjon in the show ring and thereexhi-is no part of a fair program thatthanseeparade up and down the show-ring while the judge scratchesTheugrotbride is the youngestdaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ogle. She is held in highitiitbiblesteem by a host of friends. The angroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. mW. H. Smith and is an energetic aryoung man.laTuesday nite a crowd of about di75 came in and gave them on old ectime charivari. We all wish them ha long and happy life.o\WProperty For Sale.d£All my town property and stfarm is for sale. S. H. Linhart. msoLand For Sale.vlt;My 416 acre farm for sale, con- hiw. wsists of 40 acres of meadow, 20 nlt;acres of oat landf, 90 acres ofcorn land, 240 acres in two pastures, 120 acres in each. Remainder in stock lots, eight roomframe house, barns, corn cr.b,his head and makes his decission wood house, fruit trees, fiveas to where the ribbons should wells windmills and pumps, threebe placed. Purdin always puts on ponds, one half mile to school,K *a real show and this year was no plenty of wood. See or write S.exception. The poultryH. Linhart, Browning, Mo., Box 3.used to be rather a side issueothlt;alGstditlTlotlbut of late years there has been Rev. L. V. Harmon to Chillcotheso many good sides to this money Rev. L. V. Harmon, pastor ofmaking business that it has been the St. Paul’s Methodist churchhieioitltaken from the foot to the head of St. Joseph for the past three irof the class. The continued high years wras sent to Chillicothe forprice of eggs and poultry has the coming year. The church atmade this production take the Chillicothe should be exceedinglyproductsproud that they were fortunateleadenough to receive such a minis-Edenster as Rev. Harmon.J. Hisel had charge of the poultry department and a long lineApples For Sale.e1TVirtlbifciof visitors viewed the fine speci- Extra fine quality sprayed ap-mens of fancy birds each day of pies for sale 1 mile west ofthe fair. Mother nature has been Brookfield. Now picking Jona-exceedingly kind to us this year thans, Delicious, Grimes, Snowand a bumper farm crop has been and other good varieties.grown in this section and it is no Filtered sweet cider always ontrouble to get a real exhibit of tap. Kelsey Orchards. (Wherecorn, potatoes, cabbage and other better apples grow).various farm products. But RayPulliam, Will Urback and GroveNotice.Garrett, three real hustlers were Watch for Harvey and Neet’sput in charge of the agricultural big sale on Ranges and Heaters,wtlo:rrastlflt;r:Ev,rdepartment and you need not be October 1st to 9th.ctold that they had a real show invthe agricultural hall, one that isEntertained.fnot only the pride of Purdin but Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, E. W. Ipthe pride of all Linn county. Mrs. Nickell entertained at a one tEdensHazel Gooch o’clock dinner at their beautifulIhadhome in the west part of this iof the culinary department and city. At the appointed time the i'pleasantguests were invited into the din-behold. It was better than a ing room where they were serv- upicnic dinner. Cakes, pies, fruit ed to a dinner such as Mrs. Nick- hand other articles usually shownin this department. The ladiesmost generally more than dotheir part toward helping withthe fair exhibits and this yearcapable managementladies named above theell and her daughter Miss Rosaso well know how to prepare.The afternoon was spent inpleasant social conversation and♦ere the shades of night began to nfall the guests departed for their tprovedsuccessful. Thedepartmentattractsbits and this year the managerespective homes knowing that vthey had been royally entertain-\\ed by their parents. Those pres- aent were Mr. and Mrs. Otis Me- vOdium, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cat-4........A Ucl4
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Browning Leader Record
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