The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-09-17


Here we are again, with the weather |
so cold it makes everybody's noses look |
blue.
Some of the committees have been at |
work and there is a sprinkling of RIB |
bon in all directions, but we have con-
Guided to let all awards go till we can
publish complete list in our great
Fair Weekly of next week.
SCHOOLS YESTERDAY
We were so busy yesterday that We
did not get an account of the exercises
of the schools in the amphitheater.
Cornering county superintendent Whar-
ton this morning we held him long
enough TO squeeze out the following pro-
gram of the doings of the schools:
The first was an essay on Kansas by
Miss Nellie Lynch, of Plymouth
Recitation-"Wreck of the Hesperus,"
by Laura Harris, of Plymouth.
Song-"Pull for the Shore" by district
SO Chicago Mound), all the schools
joining in the chorus.
Rccitation-"The Spcckled Hen" by
hoWena MOorc' Oh uistIlCt NDuHkcE
HID.
Recitation-"In Trouble" by May
Metzgcr, of district 26 (Cottonwood).
Song-"Uncle Sans School," by the
pupils of the third grade of Emporia
city schools.
Declamation-"Th Fishers" by Ed
die Metzger, of Cottonwood.
Song-"Hold the Fort" by district So,
Chicago Mound)
Addresses by Profs. Carmichael, super
intendent of the city schools, and Welch,
of the Normal.
The exercises closed by music by
the Knights Tcmplar band.
One of the features of the educational
department is a large show case filled
with geological specimens, shell and
minerals and Indian relics, gathered in
Colorado and exhibited by Cal. Scvery.
This has attracted much attention.
! There are some county record blank
books from the bIndery and job printing
office of W. F. Chalfant, the substantial
and fine workmanship of which reflected
great credit ON that establishment.
The school exhibition is very full, and
it is reported that %, near Wells, will
take THE News special premium of 10
volumes of Chambers Cyclopedia.
FRIDAY, FOURTH DAY-AFTERNooN.
The crowd to-day was slow in getting
upon the ground, and il was one O'Clock
before the grounds were well filled. Up
to this hour it was feared the usual Fri
day crowd would not be present. The
people from the city seemed to hold back
unusually late. But at three o'clock it
was estimated that there were fully three
thousand people in attendance.
THE NEWS BABY SHOW.
The first important thing was THE
News baby show. This has come to be
an established feature of the annual cX
hibition, and creates fully as much in.
terest as anything during the fair. II
was announced to take place at II
O'Clock, but the crowd was so mcager at
that hour and the exhibitors were sc
slow in entering their babies, and it took
so long to make the preparations, that il
was 10 80 before the show took place
There were twenty-four entries, clever
in the class between one and two years
and thirteen in the class under one yeal
old
Captain Warren superintendent the OK
hibition, and Mrs. 1. E. Perley, Mrs. A
s. Moffett and Mrs Thad. c. Davidson
acted as judges. The gentlemen selected
did not put in an appearance" The
awards in the first class, babies under
one year ole, were as follows: First pre-
MUM, handsome baby's dress, Fred
die Priest, child of L. o. Priest; second
"Bingley's Animal Kingdom" Kitty
Jones, child of our register of deeds, w
: Jones: third, a baby's high chair, Luell,
Gregory. Second class, babies over ont
l and under two years: First premium
q Victor sewing machine, Arthur Payne
child of Fred Payne; second, picture
1.-THE Awakening" Winfield Barnett
) child of Rev. James Barnett; third, ,
silver cup, Nellie Conklin, of Americas
: THE RACES.
Mr. O'Riiey claims that our Language
: yesterday in reference to the difference
about the result of the last race place.
him in an unfavorable and unjust light
9 We SAID there was loud talking anC
/ threats, but nobody hurt. Itwas not on
intention at all to say that the driver
l and managers of the horses made threat
: of violence; they simply threatened t
5 report what they claimed as wrong de
cisiOn TO the New York racing authori
5 ties. We make this statement in justic,
!, to Mr. O'Riley.
e The two heats in tine double-tean
e trotting race, continued from yesterday
e were taken by Jordan, of Emporia, ii
ASK and 1888, which gave his te.m tn
victory.
LADIES' EQUESTRIAN.
This was called next, and after a spin
I tied contest, in which there were eigh
competitors, resulted in giving the frs
premium to Carrie Mosher; second
y Hattie Jones, OF Reading; third, Ma,
: Stanley, of Emporia. Hattie Jones rod
D a bare-backed horse. The judges wer
:, Mrs. E. A. Hildebrand and Mrs. ELL
: Hildebrand, of Cottonwood, Chase coun
f " and S. b. Riggs and Z. Dixon. of EN-
:, poria; superintendent, Capt. E. P
e Bruner.
b SOLDIERS ARRIVE.
!, During the equestrian exhibition In
d Emporia Rifles arrived upon the ground
}, led by their drum corps, and wen
8 through an interesting drill which Gale,
] forth many compliments from tn
a people. Those who had not sceI
: the company on drill in thei
/ handsome new uniforms were both sur
e prised and pleased with their proficiency
e Capt. Page Is certainly a good officer
J, and with the aid Of Lieutenant VOL
5 and the other officers, and the ambition
$ of the men to make the Rifles a frs
:, class company they arc almostas corrcc
{ ia drill and department AS veterans
: The running race i.-ok place next
] Mile aad repeat two best in three
: Purse. $l00; tirst horse S75, second $25
The eairies were Ada Lambert and
: Ennise. Ada won the pole. Time
:55lz. Ada gained an easy victory
She gaine,i the second heat and the race
in Ssh.
II The trO' in the ESQ class now coming