The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-07-16
FOR THE COMING STATE FAIR
1MELIMINAHy PLANS ARE WELL
UNDER WAX

Contracts are Let for Important Improve
ments-C Concessions in Hands of
Mr.. Simpkins
The officers and managers of the Ne
braska state fair, which will be held
on the grounds owned by the state in
this city September to IL, are all
busily at work on the preliminaries
leading up to what will be, if their
work can accomplish it, the most COM
plete state fair and exposition ever
held in the west. The grounds are in
admirable shape, and are growing more
beautiful each year, while improve
ments in many lines are being made
at the present time. Contracts have
been let for a new sheep barn, and for
two hog barns, costing $4,000, and the
contract will be let for the ladies' pub
lie comfort building in a short time,
for which an appropriation of $4,000
was made by the state. The American
Steel &. Wire company will put upward
of a thousand dollars in building
and band-stand, which will be per-
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new barns will give the fair people
altogether nine hog barns, two sheep
barns, eight cattle barns and four
horse barns, with which to accommo-
date stock exhibitors. II the history of
other fairs is repeated, the managers
will probably have to arrange for ex-
ira space for stock before the fair
opens.
President j. B. Dinsmore has con-
tracted with George B. Simpkins of
Lincoln to take entire charge of con-
cessions, and all parties desiring con-
cession privileges on the grounds,
should write to Mr.. Simpkins or see
him personally. He will give this
branch of the fair business his undi-
yided attention from this time on.
Parties interested in licenses for wa
CONS or drays. should communicate
with the president, ]. B. Dinsmore, of
Sutton, from whose department all
licenses of this kind are issued
All judges of exhibits are selected
and appointed by the board of mana
gers, and parties interested in this line
should communicate with G. Fl. Rudge.
chairman of the board of managers,
Lincoln.
All communications regarding speed
for which purses aggregating $4,000
are offered, and all entries for races,
should be made direct to Secretary r.
W. Furnas at Brownville. Entries for
FuTnas also has entire charge Of coun-
ty agricultural exhibits, and counties
intending to make county exhibits
should communicate with him at once.
G. ]. Tracy of Loup City will be
chief of police and have the selection
sid supervision of the police force.
E. M. Searle, jr., of Ogalalla will have
charge of the gate keepers Parties
interested in either of these depart
ments should communicate with the
persons mentioned. All entries for
stock must be made through Secretary
Furnas but exhibitors in horses should
should apply for stalls to David Hanna
of Wood Lake, the superintendent of
that department e. Filley Of Bea-
trice is superintendent of cattle, and
applications for cattle stalls should be
made to him. Hog exhibitors desiring
pens should write to L. w. Leonard,
Pawnee City, superintendent of that
department, who will assign all spaces
in the hog barn. Application for pens
for sheep should be made to r. M.
Wolcott, Archer, Neb.
Horticultural building will be in
charge of the state horticultural So
ciety, of which organization l.. M.
Russell of Lincoln is secretary Ex-
hibitors in this department should
communicate with him for space.
Agricultural building will be in
charge of w. w. Cole of Neigh, who
will assign space in that building to
exhibitors Mercantile hall will be in
charge of E. L. Vance of Pawnee City.
and exhibitors desiring space in this
building should communicate with
him. The dairy building will be in
charge of S. G.. Bassett Of Gibbon,
who will assign space for exhibitors
ir that building. Poultry building
will be in charge of c. M. Lewelling.
Brownville, who will distribute its
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