Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-10-20
THE LAST DAY.
THE GREAT MEXICO STREET FAIR
CLOSED FRIDAY HOWL
ING SUCCESS.
Thousands OF Visitors Were Our Guests
and All 60 Away Highly Pleased
Those Who Were Awarded
Premiums.

Premiums.
The Mexico Street Fair closed FRI
day. That 1t has been . success all
admit, and that 1t win be repeated
next year on q much grander scale
IL such thing is possible-is an ~.
sured certainty. OF all the enterprises
Mexico has promulgated and success
fully carried out, the Street Fair was
the most entertaining and profitable.
The social and business features were
most beautifully blended and from the
thousands who were In attendance
during the three days not one word bnt
praise is heard. The last day was
largely attended and many Of the best
features were presented.
To each and every one connected
with the management and to all con-
tributors to the enterprise the highest
praise is due; and to the three thous-
and exhibitors the business men of
Mexico are under obligations for aid
ing in making the first Mexico Street
Fair a success. The LEDGER doffs Its
hat to all, not forgetting our vast
army of visitors.
THE MILKING CONTEST.
Joe Turner Potts' 6-year- old grade
Holstein COW won the prize Of Afteen
silver dollars, offered by Buckner &
Whitney, the druggists, for the cow
giving the greatest quantity Of milk
on Friday morning Of the Street Fair.
The COW Is phenomenal mixer and
gave at one milking % pounds and II
ounces, which equals nearly four gal
Ions, counting eight pounds of milk
to the gallon.
There were five COWS in competition
and all were MIXED clean at 6 O'Clock
Thursday evening preparatory 20 the
contest. At O'Clock the next morn
ing the cows were brought to the
square In front of Buckner & Whit
|ney's drug store, where the deciding
test was made. Ropes were stretched
across the street and the contest was
witnessed by large crowd.
Joe T. Dobyns' Holstein produced
% lbs. and s ozs.
J. T. Potts Holstein, % lbs. and
II ozs.
Miss Frances Howe's, a mixed
breed, 13 lbs. and ozs.
W. A. Howard's Jersey, "a lbs.
8. J. Bucknsr's Holstein, 25 lbs. and
8 ozs.
All the contesting COWS belonged in
this city.
The judges were Charley Hill, Chas.
W. Lewis and B. B. Runkle.
The milk was weighed by William
A. Morris and E. II. Carter acted as
clerk.
Messrs. Buckner & Whitney deserve
q great deal of credit for offering
such a large prize for . contest OF
this character, as the milk and butter
producing qualities of the best COWS
in the county were thus brought out.
1t is an industry that should be looked
after even more closely than 1t is.
THE JERSEY CONTEST.
There were nine entries In the Jer-
sey COW contest for Sam Evans o.
premium for hrst and Shireman's
o. prize for second. 1t was q grand
lot of COWS Of all ages. Geo. A. Nor
ris was awarded first on Miss Bingo
I'd, . magnificent 4 year old, and Frank
PEARLS COW, grand individual, was
given second.
Billie Carter's heller calf was award
ed first and VIM. Vivion's second. The
youngsters were all good ones.
The judges were Tony Buckner, W.
A. Howard and B. B. Runkle.
The show demonstrated that the
ladies are the friends OF the Jersey, %
there were large number present.
THE CORN -sHUcKING CONTEST.
The associations prize of $3.50 to
the person shucking so ears Of corn
the quickest, was awarded to George
Dean, who lives on the E. e. Jones
farm. There were three contestants,
George Dean, Ike MCGOWAN and Boss
Fox. Itwas tie between Fox and
Dean, but a. Deans was the cleanest
he was given the prize. The hfty ears
were shucked In one minute and fifty
four and q half seconds. Richard
Bruce, Joe Brown and Jack WOOL
drige were the judges.
THE TUG-oF-wAR CONTEST.
Nothing just like it was ever seen
In Mexico, and the merriment cre-
ated was great fun for the big crowd
who lined up on either side of the
contesting teams. The tug was be-
tween Audrain county and Mexico
and the county boys won just like
there were no pullers at the Mexico
end. The county team was composed
of L. J. Atkins, 8. P. Carter, Dan Dill
lard, o. II. Uzzie, O. L. Weaver, Press
Atkins, B. T. Price, G. 81. Dean, Joe
Marshau and D. A. Weaver. The
Mexico team lined up az follows:
A. NJ. TrimbIe, Hop KEMP, Roe Shipp,
Rube McCord, John Wilson, Louis