The Red Cloud chief., 1899-09-15
AT the Fair Grounds.


advertised and was quite well attend.
ed. The new society has by the fair
that closed last night shown that u fair
ON business principles can
be made a success ut this place. This
year they have had the %reputatiOl Of
previous fairs to contend with. which
has no doubt greatly retarded the ex-
hibits, as heretofore people who brought
their exhibits in many instances only
received a small per cent of the prem
iums which was awarded to them.
This has no doubt had the tendency to
keep exhibits away, however some OF
the EXHIBITS are equal to like exhibits
at the state fairs. The swine exhibit
is the extensive ever snowp, and
comprises something over n hundred
hogs of all sizes and breeds, and of rs
fine a quality as a be seer at the
state fair. The poultry exhibit would
lead one to believe from the number of
exhibits, that the people have at last
begun to realize that the hen is q source
of much profit. This exhibit was made
all the more attractive this year from
the fact that expert judges had been
secured to pass upon the feathered
tribe, and we might also add that the
expert scorer disappointed some txhib-
TORS who have lived under the impress
sion that they had thoroughbie ed chick
ems. The display in the floral hall
while 1t is not what it should be, is
quite attractive. The corn exhibit is
fine, AS is also other farm produce.
The displays of the business houses, es-
pecially the booth of the Nebraska Mer.
camille Co., and the Turkish corner Of
| Miner Bros. attracted considerable at
tention. To sum the whole matter up
and take into consideration the diff
culties the new association had to con.
tend with, 1t will be conceded that they
have made "a remarkably good impress
81 IN m the general public, and it Is
hoped that when the time rolls around
for another fair to be held the people
who have articles to exhibit will have
realized that they need not be afraid to
make q creditable exhibit.
FAIR NOTES.
Plenty of dust.
The weather was decidedly lemon
adish.
Owing to the heavy winds the balloon
failed to go up.
Geo. j. Warren captured the first
prize on barred Plymouth rocks,
Wednesdays ball game resulted in a
score Of Is to 0 in favor Of Superior.
The speed program was all right,
but it took lots OF "fiddling" to get the
green horses started.
W. have often heard that Lebanon
had a crack ball team. Wonder why
they didn't send up their crack players
instead Of a lot Of scrubs?
One of the most interesting exhibits
and the one which probably drew the
most attention, was the incubator and
brooder in the floral hall belonging To
the Sure Hatch Incubator Co. Of Clay
Center, Nebraska. Notwithstanding
the rough usage the machine was sub
jected to in being shipped here in a box
car the chicks have been coming on,
ever since its arrival and has Matched
about 1870 out of $50 eggs. To chicken
t raisers this EXHIBIT Is especially inter
. esting, and no doubt will result in {
large increase in the chicken popula
ton of this section in the future.
: The Signal has no complete report o
the republican convention In Red Clout
Thursday, but we learn hat G. ID. Rob
inson, the present county treasurer
Mrs. Case, present county superintend
ent and James Burden present clerk o
2 the district court were all re-nominatet
{ without opposition. Clarence Reed wa
nominated for county clerk and Der
q Adamson OF COwles for sheriff. Reet
Il is the young man who was so badl.
wounded in the battle before Santiago
q III OuDh, anu WIN Wo uoitcNc tHc O'Bu0
had the honor TO first mention for tn
office, and Adsmson Is a soldier OF th,
First Nebraska just returned from tn
q Philippines. The ticket is a good on
from beginning TO end and should b
elected without a single exception
Guide Rock Signal.
I'll List OF letters remaining uncalled TO
n at the p~ostofice at Red Cloud, Net
|. raska, for the week ending Sept. lat
i. 1893.
It Holcomb, Harmon y Lewis, Edwi
Ie Red Cloud Power Co.
p These letters will be sent 10 the dea
!etter Office Sept. 2Stb, II not called fo
70 before. When calling for above pleas
say advsrtised.-r. q. HACKER. r.