The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-19
THE EXPOSITION.
Liberal Premiums Offered in All
Glasses Prizes to
be Drawn by Lucky
Exhibitors.

The catalogue of the coming Sedalia Ex-
position is out, ard We note that the pre-
miums have been raised from Sl0,0O0 10
Sl2 600, divided about as follows:
Glass A-Agricultursl implements and
vehicles-gets about 500, the largest pre-
MUM being S25, for the best display OF
agricultural implements.
Class B -Manufscturers and mechanics
comes In for some 500. These pre-
miums are mostly TO our merchants and
are given in cash this year Instead OF sill
verwa:e. as last year. They will he found
quite liberal and should encourage our
merchants to make some exhibits.
Glass C-Textile fabrics, household goods
and lsdies' department-is given about
$500. There are thirty-saven premiums
in this department, embracing all kinds Of
plain and fancy needle works. The ladies
slways keep up their exhibition in this de-
partment and this year will be no excep-
ton.
Glass Fine arts-gets 800, the best
premium being for photographs, $40.
Glass Fruits, flowers and plants-has
allowed it 500, divided among forty one
pre- miums. This department, under the
able sunerintendence OF Mr.. Frank Land
mann, has always been a great success, the
exhibits in 1882 and 1888 being unusually
large and nne. This year fruits and
flowers are exceptionally fine and this part
of the fair is sure to be better than ever.
Glass Darn and home products, pam
try and kitchen stOres-has been allotted
some 800. Seventy-!our premiums are
given including all kinds of farm and gar
len seeds and canned and preserved fruits.
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there always beiug great many entries.
Class G-Swine-is given $500 and is
under The management of Mr.. NJ. D.
Green. Pettis county has become a great
county for the production OF the finest
thoroughbred hogs, and the exhibit at this
years fair is going 10 De exceptionally
good.
Glass INSTRUMENTATION in this class
loot up some $3.50 and is under the super
intendence of Capt. John Sneed. who here
tofore has made il a success and will do so
again this year.
Class I-POultry-is given 500, pre-
MUM being given for almost every variety
of fowl. Last year a separate shed was
b1ilt for chickens, which will have to be
enlarged this year to accommodate the
exhibit.
Class J-Cattle-gets $1,000, the pre-
miums being greatly increased, so that Sc
dalia now gives more cattle than any fair
In the state outside of the two big towns at
the ends of the Missouri Pacific railway
and the cattle will be here this year, as
everybody says they are coming.
Glass K-Horses and mules-gets some
81. 500, sIxty-four premiums, dividing. be-
tween the rOads;ers, saddlers and draft
horses, the money pretty evenly. These
premiums are liberal and will secure a
great field of sho~ stock.
The speed ring Comes in for $1,000, Sc
dalia this year being in the Great Western
grand circuit and the management fully
expect the finest and best field of horses
ever seen on the race track.
These are the regular attractions offered
BY the association this year.
The special attractions are unusual and
extremely fine. The wild west combina-
lion secured for this year is an entertain
ment of itself, being composed of some
thirty or thiriy-6ve performers, will give a
varied entertainment daily, of startling
and soul stirring nature.
The great four-in-hand chariot teams will
daily exhibit, giving a race that is we'll
worth travelling to see The citizens are
agitating the getting up Of Yelled Prophet
parade and the association of giving a
grand night entertainment by electric
light, consisting of running and trotting
races, Hurdle and foot races and the
Wild West entertainment.
Send for catalogues, printed matter and
information, to the secretary.