Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-07
THE STATE FAIR OPENING.
Active Preparations For the Big
Exhibition.
M'PHEsLY SPEAKS FOR HIMSELF.
A Lively Fight Anticipated In tho
Second District-Toncy Her.
rington Returns -Capi-
tai City Notes.
LINCOLN BUREAU OF Tus OM,dl Bsr,
1929 II STREET

Energetic activity was everywhere mani
tested on the state fair grounds to-day.
Early this morning the secretary's Office was
moved out and the little building was soon
thronged with officials and exhibitors, who
were making their entries. Red badges,
yellow badges, white badges and badges of
most every color, and representing almost
every degree, were to be seen mounted upon
men who were flying hither and thlther at.
tending to duties that seemed imperative.
The nobby press badge was to be seen on
many pencil shower. 1t is called n
souvenir and consists of a white ribbon,
with red letters, on which is mounted a
u small eur of corn.
The work of to day consisted of unloading
from the cars, carting to tho grounds aud
putting the exhibits in their places. A large
force of men were on the ground, but the re
were no idlers and very few sightseers.
After leaving the secretary's office
the first thing to attract attention
was agricultural hail Heretofore this
hall has been mainly filled up
with the products of individual exhibitors.
This year all is changed, There are no ind-
vidual exhibits, and the hall aud several
other outside places are filled with the
exhibits of various county agricultural socie-
ties. This department is under control of A.
]. Leach, OF Oakdale and there are three di-
visions
/. To the county agricultural societies
exhibiting in the name OF the society the best
display of agricultural products of any and
all kinds. First premium, $500; second pre-
MUM, $3.50; third premium, 5000; fourth
premium, s15o; fifth premium, SlO0 The in :
dividuals contributing to the several county
exhibits are permitted to enter their pro-
ducts in any other class or lot for the minor
premiums.
.. For the best display of agricultural,
farm and garden products of any and all
kinds, by any county agricultural society,
champion silver medal. For best display of
horses, cattle, hogs, sheep and poultry by
any county agricultural society, champion sill
yer medal. Lancaster county is barred fro IN
the competition for the reason the fair is
located therein All exhibits must have been
grown and owned in Nebraska, and in the
county making the exhibit The stock must
be owned and have been in the county
exhibiting at least thirty days before Sep
tember 6. Green fruits are not considered
as factor in the competition.
3. In case any improvsed exhibits are de-
sired to De made, appropriately belonging IN
this class they can be made in this lot and
will be treated in accordance with merit.
The following counties have made entries
in this department.:
Saunders, Antelope York, Box Butte
Lincoln, Furnas, Perkins, Hayes, Frontier,
Dawes, Lancaster, Douglas, Cunning, Dundy,
Custer, Thomas, Howard, Chase, Banner,
Thayer, Kearney and Kimball.
The following county exhibits were on
hand yesterday and being put in positions:
Cunning by w. r. Artmers; Saunders, by
Samuel Woolley; Chase, by Reed & Brain
ard; Custer, by w. FL. Cramer.
In Agricultural hall the county displays
will be arranged as follows:
Custer on the south side of the east wing;
York and Frontier, north side of east wing;
Dundy, northeast angle; Lancaster and
Thomas, east side of north wing; Antelope
and Washington, west side of north wing;
Perkins, northwest angle; state farm and
Cunning county. north side of west wing;
Douglas, south side of west wing; Hayes,
southwest angle Thayer and Saunders.
west side of south wing; kearDey and
Hitchcock, east side OF south wing; Chase,
southeast angle
In horticultural hall there was but little
doing. few apples. grapes and other
fruits were being placed in position, but the
main exhibits had not yet arrived.
Among the wagon, carriage and implement
displays all was hurry, business and busJle
'rhe following firms and companies were on
deck:
The Lawrence Implement company, repre-
company, by Il. nj. ID. Harvey; W. j. Cooper
a. Cole Bros, pumps, by w. j. Cooper;
Western Implement company, w. ID. Welch
and Billy Dorgan; The Olds Wagon COM
pany, by f. p. Lawrence; Dean a. Horton,
pumps, by II. H. Dean; Lewis Hardware aud
Implement company, by Lewis Bros; the
Perkins Wind mil; Humphrey Bros, Wag-
ons and implements; John Doolittle, wagons.
Co., implements, j. w. Park; Walling-
ford & Shamp, wagons, buggieS and implc-
ments: Guthrie & Co., buggies and wagons;
Keystone Manufacturing company, by G. p.
Reed and w. B. Mach; Lininger, Melcalf
company, wagons, buggies and implements,
by Il. M. Collins, Milton Hill, Charles
Began; Sandwich Manufacturing company,
by w. w. Jones; Sterling Manufacturing
company, by f. A. Bixby. This company
offers a special premium of u $50 feed
mill for the best twenty ears of corn.
Plano Manufacturing company by r.. l..
Dean; William Dearing harvesters by g. w.
Keith; Walter A. Wood harvesters by b. 5.
Slaughter; Mccormick haryesters by X.
Buiford; Enterprise Manufacturing COM
pany by W. p Cole; Challenge Manufacture
ing company by j. l. Grundy; Duplex wind.
mill by r. j. Crawford; Monitor windmill
by Searls Bros. Moline, Milburn-Stoddard
company by j. q. White; Gold Coin stoves by
Frank e. Lair; The j. 1. Case thresher and
traction engines; The Gear-Scott & Co.
Jhresher and traction engines; Westinghouse
thresher and engines; New Masslion
thresher and traction engines; The Ottawa
corn shelter
Considerable activity was manifested In
art hall, where II. X. Missley & Co. were
putting up a castle hall and Heargraves Bros.
u miniature Eiffel tower. s. q. Elliott, Mil
Ter a. Paine, Semmons, outftters to mankind,
the Esty Organ company, Elite Studio.
Schelliug Bros, Nebraska Mantle and Cabi-
net works. Max Meyer Il Co, Hardy 81
Pitcher, Rudd & Morris and others were ar
ranging displays.
Frank Cochraue was putting his cabinet of
minerals in shape. ii. II. Bagg, Mabel Mer-
rll, Ida l.. Bennett anu Trenholm were put.
ting up their paintings, pastels and crayon
works, and Mrs. j. III. Afford was arranging
TO exhibit some very tasty art work.
In the city the carpenters are AZ work put
ting up the towers ard the arches that are
to be covered with bunting ana historical
paintings, and flags were flying from many
of the business houses TO announce the fact
that the state fair was open.
his evening meeting was held at the
council chamber TO sell stock IN the associa-
ton. Much encouragement has been re-
celved and the people are greatly eated
ia reat.
Tae weather is fine.