Clinton, Frankfort. 
Clarke, Charlestown. 
Daviess, Washington... 
Delaware. Muncin. 
Elkhart, Goshen...., 
Fulton, Rochester. 
Gibson, Princeton. 
Greene. Ltntun.. 
Harrison, Coryden. 
Hamilton, Cicero. 
Hendricks, Danville. 
Henry, Newcastle ... 
Huntington, Huntington. 
Jasper. Rensselaer.. 
Jay. Portland. 
Knox, Vincennes. 
Lugrnngn, Lngrnnge. 
Ltxpone, i.iipotte . 
Marion, Valley Mills. 
Miami, Peru..... 
Morgan. Marttnsvllle.. 
Noble, Ligomcr. 
Grunge, Paoll. 
Perry, Bonn*. 
Porter, Valparaiso. 
Fntnam, Gremcnstle. 
Pike, Petersburg. 
Kantlolph, Winchester. 
Ripley, Oseood... 
Rush. Husliville. 
(steuben, Angola. .. . 
Tippecanoe, Lafayette. 
Vermillion, Newport. 
Wabash, Wabash. 
Warren, West Lebanon. 
ILLINOIS COUNTY FAIRS 
Adams, Camp Point ... 
A lexnnric.r ; no organization.. 
Ucndi no organization... 
Brown, Ml. Sterling. 
Bureau. Princeton. 
1 a ii' M'i; n<• organ 1 * 1 x 1 Ion . 
Carroll. Mt. Carroll. 
Cass. Virginia.. 
riuimpuign. ' liampalgn... 
ChristItto, Taylotvilln. 
I lay. Flora. 
Coles. Charleston,. 
ct.iwrortl, Robinson . 
Cumberland, Majority point. 
lloKnlb. tsvealuore... 
Do Witt, Cl iti ton ... 
I)' imiluss. Tuscola. 
liu Page. \V hen tod. 
Edgar, Pari*... 
Edwards. A Iblon.... 
Fayette, Vundalia.'. 
Ford. Paxton. 
Fulton, A voi. ....., 
Hamilton. MoLeansboro... 
Hiilrlln, Kli/.aljethtown.... 
Henderson, Blgusvllln. 
Henry. Cambridge... . 
Iroquois, Onuraa. 
JauKson, .Milrphysboro. 
Jasper, Ncxvton_•••■. 
Jersny, Jensevrille... 
Jo, DavlOhS, Galena. 
Jo. Duviuas. Warren. 
Kendall. Bristol. 
Knox. Knoxville.. 
Lnlie, Waukegan... 
Lon, DI*ou. 
Logan, Atlanta.. 
Logan. Linrola. 
•Livingston, Falrbury. ...... 
Macon pin. Curl in vi lie. 
Marlon. Centralla. 
Marshall, Wenoca...... 
McDonough, Macomb.. 
McHenry, Marengo. 
McLean. Bloomington. 
Me nurd, Petersburg.. 
Mercer. Aiedn. 
Montgomery, Hillsboro’. 
Old \ Oregon. 
Peoria, Peoria . . .. 
Perry, I’lnckmiyvllle.. 
Pope. IJolComlii. 
Pulaski; no organization. 
Kantlolph, Spntta. 
Kaodolpli, t (tester....'. 
Sangamon, (Springfield. 
ScUuyIwr, Rufliiviiie.. 
(Sdott; no organization. 
Stephenson ; no fair. 
Vermillion, r atlin. .. 
Vefmi,him, Danville. 
Vermillion, Uoupeston. 
Warren, Mouxnouth.. 
W ashington ; no organization.. . .. . . . . . .. 
White; mi organization. 
Whiteside. Stuilin./ . 
Will T.,i...» ... 
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