The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-07
LIST OF SPECIAL PREMIUMS
Offered by the Citizens of Austin
TO Exhibitors at the Coming
state Fair.

l. handy Il PARKER, saddlery and
harness, Pecan street: 500 set of pre-
MUM track harness, rubber mounted.
gold-plated, etc., for best trotting horse
for road and track purposes, owned
in Travis county sixty days prior to the
fair.
2. PADGETT & YARMOUTH, saddlery
and harness, Pecan street: one fine set of
double harness for the best pair OF
draught horses,
3. NJ. DAVIS, general merchandise, Pc
can street: $500 for the best sow with
not less than five pigs or shoats, any age
or breed.
4. G. CROW, general merchandise, Pc
can street: an elegant premium to the
Broom Brigade.
5. PHIL. ABRAHAMs, grocer, Pecan
street: $5 for the best collection of pre-
serves.
6. III. HIRsHFIELD, dry goods, corner
Congress avenue and Pecan street: $5 for
the best five pounds OF butter.
I. COPIES g. BASS. stoves and tinware,
Congress avenue: one fine stove.
s. GEO. A. BRUSH, stoves and tInware,
Congress avenue: one fine water cooler
for the best display of pickles.
8. A. Balm, jeweler, Congress avenue,
S25 silver prize cup for best bushel of
farmer.
10. d. T. IGLEHART, cotton buyer, Con-
gress avenue S25 for best bale Of cotton.
IL. WAYLAND & CRIsER, grocers, Con-
gress avenue $5 for best display of vege-
tables.
II. d. W. JONES & Co., furniture, Con-
gress avenue: Handsome rocking chair
for the ugliest man at the fair.
13. DELAsHMUTT BROS boots and
shoes, Congress avenue One pair of gen.
tleman's boots or lady's French kid boots
for best display of vegetables.
IA. CANDIDATE > PREMIUM 800 for the
following agricultural products sugar,
molasses, rice. wheat, barley, oats, rye,
corn, cotton, and Colorado bottom grass.
Pro rata distribution to be made to sue
cessful exhibitors.
10. B. j. KoPPERL, books and station
cry. Congress avenue: A magnificent
photograph album for the handsomest
baby, two years old and under.
16. MARTIN & SON, boots and shoes.
Congress avenue: One pair French
kid button boots for the best equestrIenne
fourteen years and under.
II. II. NJ. CAsTLEMAN, dry goods, Con-
gress Avenue: $40 for best display of
agricultural products.
Is. NEWMAN & Co., dry goods and no.
tions, Congress Avenue: $25 for best
equestrienne.
10. B. MELAsKY & Son, clothiers, Con-
gress Avenue: $40 for best short-horn
cow of any age.
20. j. w. GRAHAM, druggist, Congress
Avenue: So for best lace work. So for
best painting on china by amateur. 80
for best five pounds butter.
81. MONROE MILLER, Eclipse stables I:
S25 for best sucking colt. by Emperor, Jr.
%. HAZARD, RAYMOND & Co., music
and musical instruments, Congress Ave
nue.: One grand $1,000 piano to the lucky
| visitor at the fair.
%. INTERNATIONAL AND GREAT NORTH
ERN RAILROAD COMPANY: One premium
of $500 for best display Of wheat, corn, ,
oats and cotton.
"a. THE STATESMAN, Austin: One set
smoothing irons to the ugliest woman.
%. THE STATESMAN, Austin: Ten dol
lars for the best written article by any
boy or girl, under fifteen years of age, on
the beneficial results TO the people from
annual fairs for the exhibition of agrlcul-
tural products, live stock, etc.
NJ. KREIsLE Co., b. C. Wells, Carl
May er and others, also propose to give
valuable premiums.