The Cherokee County Union Fair was organized in 1889. The Cherokee County Historical Society, reproduced a copy of the 1894 Premium Book. That book, which was made available to the public for a nominal fee at the 1975 Fair, is shown on this page.  

The Premium Book shows rates of admission, single tickets, admitting one person once, were just 25 cents. Children under 14 years were admitted for only 15 cents. In 1894, the Fair offered $3,000 in Premiums and Purses.

Further listings in the Union Fair Premium Book, 1894, state that admission for a saddle horse or team and vehicle was 25 cents. A season ticket could be purchased for $1, for one person and a person including horse or team cost $1.50. Vehicles hauling passengers for pay were charged $5 . Anyone wishing to purchase a seat in the amphitheater paid 15 cents.

The 1894 Fair Officers, Directors and Superintendents are listed below:

Source: 1894 Fair Book & Excerpts from Cherokee Daily Times, Cherokee, Iowa, Aug 19, 1975, pg. 1