The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-09-28
SPECIAL PREMIUMS
Offered for Competition at the
state Fair.


harness. Pecan street: 800 set OF pre-
MUM track harness, rubber mounted +.
gold-plated, etc., for best brggg horse
for road and track purposes, owned
In Travis county sixty days prior to the
fair.
2. PADGETT s. 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: S5 for the best collection of pre-
serves.
6. II. HIRsHFIELD, dry goods, corner
Congress avenue and Pecan street: $5 for
the best five pounds of butter.
Z. NJ. KREIsLE Co., furniture, Congress
avenue: Ladies' mirror wardrobe for
the handsomest lady attending the fair.
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 busbel of
corn and oats raised and exhibited by a
farmer.
10. D. T. IGLEHART, cotton buyer, Con-
gress avenue $25 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.
ID. DELAsHMUTT BROS, boots and
shoes, Congress avenue One pair of gen.
tleman's boots or lsdy's French kid boots
for best display of vegetables.
IA. CANDIDATE - PREMIUM 800 for the
following agricultural products sugar,
corn, cotton, and Colorado bottom grass.
Pro rata distribution to be made to sue
cessful exhibitors.
Is. B. j. KOPPERL, books and station
cry, Congress avenue: A magnificent
photograph album for the handsomest
baby, two years old and under.
10. MARTIN Il Son, boots and shoes
Congress avenue: One pair French
kid button boots for the best equestrlenne
fourteen years and under.
II. r. NJ. CAsTLEMAN, dry goods, Con
gress Avenue: $40 for best display of
agricultural products.
10. NEWMAN Il Co., dry goods and no.
tions, Congress Avenue: S25 for best
equestrienne.
10. B. MELAsKY s. Son, clothiers, Con-
gress Avenue: $40 for best short-horn
cow of any age.
20. j. W. GRAHAM, druggist, Congress
Avenue: $5 for best lace work. So for
best painting on china by amateur. 30
for best five pounds butter.
q. MONROE MILLER. Eclipse stables {:
$25 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
the beneficial results to the people from
annual fairs for the exhibition of agrIcul-
tural products, live stock, etc.
20. j. H. RAYMOND & Co., bankers,
Congress avenue: $40 for best display of
fruit; $15 for best boar and SOW, any age
or breed.
27. L. STEIN, Congress Avenue, So,
crockery, china and furnishing: 80 magic
lawn swing for best three pounds of
butter.
%. GEO LEvYsoN & PHILIPsON, cor
ner Congress avenue and Pecan street,
clothiers splendid Mexican hat for best
mule colt.
%. JOSEPH PETMECKY, Congress av-
NJ T..
best average shot at shooting tournament
not less than 100 shots.
30. B. G. WELLS, Congress avenue, No.
615, jeweler: $40 silver butter dish for
best and largest collection OF fowls of
different species.
81. CARL MAYER, Jeweler, Congress
Avenue /: $12 walnut eight day clock, for
best bull or heifer under one year old.
any age or breed.
81. LOOMS d CHRISTIAN, lumber and
building: $40 for best trio of chickens
any age or breed.
80. JOHN B. NEFF, Iron Front Saloon,
Congress Avenue Will give a splendid
silver-mounted saddle, bride, martin
gales and spurs to correspond, ($30O), for
the cowboy or ranchman who Will rope
and throw wild steer in the quickest
time, etc.
colt foaled in 1882, $40.
IS. CITIZENS GOLD MEDAL for best
twenty shots with pistol. For particu-
lars. address or call on j. s. Simpson, at
shooting gallery, Congress avenue.
80. DE C0RDovA & Son, land agents..
Congress avenue, offer for the most tasty
title page of not less than ten lines, or
business card Of not less than six lines,
composed and printed by any printer In
Texas, $40.
FIFTY MILE walking match for cham
pionship of Missouri and Texas.
FIFTY DOLLARS lady's saddle, bride.
martingales and whip, for best lady
equestrienne, one mile heats.
Grand Racing programme daily.