Mexico Missouri message., 1906-08-30
THE BIG FAIR.
COrd-Breaking Crowd
on Last Thursday.
Great Intrest in the Displays
The Awards in Cattle,
Horses, Mules Etc.

The largest gathering OF people
ever assembled in Mexico attended
the County Fair last Thursday.
The amphitheater was crowded and
thousands flocked the front space
and adjoining ground.
What is best of all we hear no
complaint of the entertainment af-
forded.
In the high school horse ring
Thursday was exhibited a fine
chestnut mare owned by Mrs. o. j.
Mooers of Columbia, and another
entry was a five year old gray geld
ing owned by Tom Bass Of this
city. The ribbon was given to
Mrs Mooers' animal.
The awards for other stock were
as follows:
Fastest racing horse-H. f. Henders on,
Auxvasse, 1st; Field Bros, End
Best jack and over-R II Cauthorn,
1st; Luke NJ Emerson, Bowling Green,
end.
Best jack , and under-Lulie M Emcr-
son, 1st; same, End.
Best jennet any age-Alex Carter,
Mexico, 1st; Luke NJ. Emerson, end
Best marc with mule colt by side, both
considered-A. Collins, Mexico, first;
Womack Bros, Galloway county, end.
Best horse colt-Jos. COnsldine, rhomp-
son, 1st.
HORSES.
Best pair harness horses, r' gardless of
sex-W Cowles, Ashland, H., list; r NJ
Brown, Louisiana, Mo-, end.
Best draft stallion, any ageJ NJ VIII
liams, Mexico, lst;.J l. Sappington, Cen
tralia, end.
Best draft geldlng, any age-Wm
Lemp Brewing Co., st. Louis, 1st; Clar-
ence Craighead, Galloway county, end
Best draft mare any age-R w Winn
Mexico, 1st; A. Collins end.
Best harness mare or gelding any age
w Cowles, 1st; Judge j A Stewart
Columbia, end.
Best saddle stallion any age-R E Bigg'
Auxvasse, 1st; Hook & Woods, Paris ,2nd
, Best saddle gelding any age-Hook &
Woods, 1st; w c Godsby, st. Louis, End
Special by Ferris & Cauthorn for best
mule colt, either sex, foal of 19O6-Wom-
ach Bros.
Best draft colt, either sex, under l yr
| LIST, w E Wentz, Mexico, End, same.
+ best colt, either sex, year old, saddle
or harness ring = LIST Powell, Mexico
second, George Dean.
: best carriage team-Flrst, w j Cowes
Ashland, III.
best all purpose stallion any age-1st
r e Biggs, Auxvasse; end Ralph Dean
, Mexico.
BEST high school horse mare or gelding
, any age-1st, Mrs o j Mooers, Heller
Walker, Columbia; end Tom Bass, Mex
leo.
BEST roadster, horse mare or gelding-
; 1st, w j Cowles; end, W c Godsby, st
. Louis.
SADDLE RING.
nest saddle horse mare or geldlng an!
age-1st, Tom BASS, Jack O'DlamOnds
r 2nd Hook & Woods, King Forrest, Paris
Mo-; Ord Field Bros, Lady Mozelle, Mex
leo, 4th, Boulware, Centrala; 9TH, "
C Godsby, st. Louis.
BEST LADY RIDER
e 1st--Miss byrd Crum, Mexico.
: 2ud-Miss Ella Triplett, Mexico,
3rd Mrs R Il Carter, Mexico.
Special by DR. Hunter rest model col
y 1st, Ralph Deane; end + L McGee
Special by Drs berry, Cave, Shaw ant
: Messrs. VIM Ragsdale and Hasslel
i and Mexico Harness Co: for best runnln
y walking horse 1st, MARROW Shock
:, end, Clarence Craighead, 3rd, G. Mel
= roy.
Ell MULES.
IS Best pair of mules TO wagon 1st, ClaI
ence Craighead; second, G G Hamilton
best pair Of mules years and under
u 1st, G 6 Hamilton; second, ] A Glven
Centralia.
nest mule colt either sex, premiu
o. $3.50, winning colt TO become property (
association and to be sold at auction
once. The owner OF the winning colt
keep same until proper weaving time al
8 deliver to purchaser within reasonRb
distance. Premium awarded Womat
brothers, Callaway county and colt au
toned off by Col. Ford for S9iO TO Jal
Maddox, Callaway county.
Special by Audraiu county court, be
mule any age, ist c NJ Fox, Mexico; sn
G G Hamilton
HEREFORD CATTLE.
Cow2 ". old and over, iirst =
Rowe, Audraln. Cow yr and unds
yr., same; bull ~. and over, sam
bull under yr, same,
nest harnpss bQrae n'afe Qf eelilng
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