Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-10-25

| OUR FAIR.
During the past week our fair has beef
a success in regard to new article
brought is for display and in attendance
Among the new displays We found tn,
following:
L. Hubbard, Ford City i bu. Butche
corn; bu. mix corn; sweet potatoe!
weighing 8 pounds; squash; cotton plant
| Chas. Scott Ford City, fine sample
patatoes.
J. L. Gooding, 81 81 26-26, Il head white
melO maize, the finest yet on exhibition
the II head weighing ls lbs. Every
| farmer should try some of this next sea
son as it yields from so TO IS bn. to the
acre. and only takes lbs Of seed at the
nominal cost of 10 cents ponnd and
will stand drouth.
w. W. Adams, 25-2S-aG, fine China
squash.
W. H. Preston, 36-25-2l Oferle,
very large squashes.
j. Harper, "a go, bundle sugar
cane.
S. Hood. % 81 20, stalk cane 16 feet;
1 large radish.
Frank Vanderslice, Bloom, quart
extra fine sorghum.
EXPOSITION NOTES.
Visitors who have registered during
the past three days.
c. J. Thompson, Rochester, n Y; T.
F. Dinsmore. Lawrence, Kansas; j. W.
Jones, Hutchinson, Kansas; Noah Hardy
Jetmorr, Kansas; H. Richie, Council
GROVE, Kansas; d. L. Williams, Bazine,
Kansas; E. S. Chenoweth, McCrackin,
Kansrs; Sallie Reed, Middletown. Mo-;
E. A. Campbell. Kansas City; D. B.
Parks, Racine, Wis: Hannah Truehart,
Hoopston, H.; John Schneider Chicago;
J. n. Harbee, Hutchinson, Kansas; Ross
Calhoun, Ness City, Kansas; John F.
Wood, Ness City, Kansas; w. 4. Randa
baugh, Ness City, Kansas.
Rev. John Schneider. of Chicago, ILL.,,
brother-in-law of John Rapp, visited our
exposition, Wednesday. Rev. Schneider
held position for long time as secre-
tary of the North Western college, of
Napierville, H., and collector of funds
ETC. and is now pastor of the German
Evangelic church of Chicago. He thinks
Ford county is destined to be in the front
ranks of products and commercial wealth.
]. n. Barbee, travelling agent of the
Hutchinson News, paid US !, visit, We'd
nesday, and said our exposition is aston
ishing. and that the farmers of Ford
caunty should feel proud of their dis
play.
Ross Calhoun, John f. Wood and W.
A. Randabaugh, a railroad committee,
from Ness City, who are IN the city on
important railroad matters, paid US
visit, in body and complimented us
very highly on our display
The old pioneer vegetable veteran, Mic
Mayrath. called Wednesday morning and
said Ford county is the boss county. He
has already sold about $500 worth of
vegetables this summer, and has $1,000
worth yet to sell, and he thinks that all
the farmers of Ford county should hold
their grip, as in the near future they are
bound to meet with success.
W. w. Watson, Osborne, Kansas,
committee of the railroad committee, who
is in the city on important railroad bust
ness. connected with the o. ID. c. & S.
made us visit and heartily endorses the
enterprise of the Ford county farmers
and thinks they cannot but meet with
success.
The ladies auxiliary exposition is
bound to be q success. as every hour
new is added to their collect
ion, until it is now nearly complete, but
there is still room and it is hoped that
every lady or gentleman in the county
will add their mite, and we can make our
equal if not superior to many
of our eastern rival cities.
All visitors from abroad are most cor
daily invited to visit our exposition
building free of charge.
1t is hoped that every citizen of Dodge
will add some relic or souvenir to the
exhibit