Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
E,srERSEns REACH rnE RIVER.
B~urIinEton's Party shown Excellent
prOdncts Of Nchrnskn Enrms.

Products Of Nebraska Firms.
FALLS CITY. Neb., Aug. 2i.-(SpecialD-
The b. &c VI. excursion Of Illinois, Iowa and
Indiana real estate men and farmers ar
rived here at 1890 Friday. They were met
at the depot by citizens and the military
band, and were driven to the court house,
where a good dinner was served by the
women OF the Episcopal church, Some fine
specimens OF grain, vegetables, fruit, etc,
were on exhibition. The oXcurslOnists were
well pleased with their reception here. They
left at $50. The exhibit at the court house
resembled a county fair and consisted Of
almost every product raieed in this county,
and the corn, wheat and oats were the largest
and best seen for a long time. Richardson
county has never known a crop failure.
AUBURN, Neb., Aug. 2l.-(Special)-Thc
excursion train bearing the farmers aud real
estate men from Indiana, Illinois and Iowa
over the Burlington reached this city at
: 30, and made a stop Of thirty minutes to
view the products Of Nemaha county and
found a veritable county fair awaiting them.
The depot was lastly decorated with golden
rod, COrnstalks twelve feet In length, with
ears eight feet from the roots, fine bundles
OF we'll nlled wheat, cats, rye and Other
grains, all OF the various grasses or thi
rich coil, while In side were exhibited the
fine fruits grown here, among which were
peaches ten inches In circumference, sugar
bets weighing ten pounds, corn measuring
ultc'H lllNHts III ltnRtnt Win twenty FOWb u
the cob, and wheat weighing siXty-tOuT
pounds to the bushel. The visitors wee also
shown Pat l. and other famous horses,
Swiss Brown and Jersey cows and other fine
stock. In departing each one was presented
with a huge cornstalk cane, with NemaEu
printed thereon.
HASTINGS. Neb.. Aug. 2L-(Special Tele-
gramD-The Burlington's special train, car
rying eastern land agents and farmers, ar
rived in Hastings at II 80 this morning.
They were met by a large delegation Of bus
mess men and land agents and escorted t.
various hotels. After dinner the v~isitorg
were given a drive about the city aud were
taken through several fine farms. where
some of Adams county's choicest grain was
on exhibition. After visiting the asylum
they were driven back to the city and
boarded their special train at 2:3O.
WESTERN, Neb., Aug. 21.-(Special)-
There was a very large gathering at the
depot his morning to meea the land agents
excursion. There was a fine display of Ne
braska grain and fruit at the depot. Ne
braska. 1897" in large letters, made with
corn meal and corn kernels, the work of
Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder, attracted a great deal
OF attention. The visitors expressed them
selves we'll pleased with the display, and
partook freely OF boiled ear-corn. The West
crn cornet band furnished music for their
Entertainment.
LINCOLN. Aug. 21.-(Special Telegram)-
The party of eastern excursionists which has
been touring the state passed through here
this evening on its way east. All were
enthusiastic over the country and its crops,
Gnl a number were heard to say that Bryan
ought to stop his croaking about silver and
Dragging about the bright pros
poets of Nebraska.