The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
STATE FAIR AND REUNION.

Notes About the Affair of Next Month.
Commonwealth The entries of the
two and three year old running races
have been received by Secretary John
son and are as follows:
Stake race for three years Old-"Bi!l
Sanford" entered by Ed. Captain, Dial
las, Texas; "Knickerbocker," entered by
Robt. Bruce, Henderson, Ky; Marshal
Lambert" entered by Capt. Warren,
Emporia, Kas,; Scotch Robbie" en-.
tered by r. P. Yorman, Craig, Mo.
Kansas stakes for two years old, half
mile dash-I. NJ. Harr, Auburn, Kas,
enters pet" r. d. Paxton, Jamesport,
Mo-, enters "Huntstreet;" Bill Sanford,
Dallas, Tex, enters Laura G.; !" D. w
MoSely, Liberty, Mo, enters "Rose NJ -
r. D. Paxton: Jamesport, Mo, enters
"War Sign"
State fair stake race; two mile dash
"Bin Sanford" of Dallas, Texas, and
"Knickerbocker," of Henderson, KY,
are the horses entered.
A silver cup and the championship of
the state are offered to the best bicycler
at the state fair.
From present indications the art hall
will be delightful place for visitors and
they will be able to find something there
of better class than is usually exhibit
ed at agricultural and industrial fairs.
Mr.. II. L. Schuam, of Lawrence, has
been appointed superintendent and has
already made one trip to Chicago, which
was successful. Mr.. Cyrenius Hall, the
artist who painted the portrait of Gov.
Reeder, will have some of his works
here. De Francia of St. Louis, ]. A.
James of Washington, Turner of Bos-
ton, and others will also be present.
The bill poster left yesterday to put up
the handsome paper which the associa-
ton has prepared.
The executive committe of the state
grange have offered prizes for the best
collection of farm products in their nat
ural state, including the garden and
aggregating 800.
Twenty counties have applied for
space for county displays.
An equestrienne state race fol- a purse
of 81 600 will close the race. 1t will be
free for all corners.
Del Valentine was in the city yester-
day, and stated that seventy five was
not too large an estimate of the number
of bands to engage in the band tourna-
ment. Under the arrangement of the
prizes into three classes, any band in the
state, whether it claims to be q first,
second, or third class, has a chance to
win.its share of the 5000 offered as pre-
miums. The gold medal, of course, will
go to the first class, but the band win
ming the medal is obliged, under the
rules, to compete for and win the medal
three successive years before it is enti-
tied to keep it permanently. A very
handsome gold medal is being prepared,
Any band that intends to enter the lists
and has not already notified Mr.. Valen-
tine, at Clay Center, should do so at
once.
By order of Maj. Gen. Anderson, the
state MALTA will go into camp at Topeka
during the soldiers reunion and after
Blaine's speech, Friday morning, which
is Veterans day on the fair grounds,
The militia will fight sham battle.
They will be equipped with small arms
md heavy ordnance. At some time
Turing the week the militia will engage
n q comparative drill for 81 900 in pre-
NUNS, offered by the state fair.
The Poultry and Pet Stock association
premiums aggregate $1,000.
The state fair and State Horticultural |
ociety together offer $500 in money for |
he largest and best collection of fruits |
" any county horticultural organiza-
ion.
The prospects are good for the finest
exhibition of cattle ever made in the
vest. A thoroughbred herd owned in
Kansas, by exhibitor, may take a pre-
mum amounting to $3.50. The premiums
re all liberal.
The Missouri Pacific road in Kansas
Till make rate Of one fare for the
ound trip during the fair. This in
ludes the NJ, &. s 7. and the Central
Sranch roads.