Message on back from Mrs. J.W. Bennett to Pease "The Pony Man," thanking him for the the use of the carriage, on behalf of Arlene and Ilene Bennett, and Merton and Milton Sickles.
The first Iowa State Fair held in Fairfield, Iowa Oct. 25-27, 1854. The fair moved between various cities before settling in Des Moines in 1879. Fairs were held in West Des Moines in an area known as Brown's Park until 1886, when the General…
