The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-10-18
THE STREET FAIR
Three Days of Interesting Ex-
hibits, Parades, Side
shows, Crowds
PREMIUMS AWARDED
Baby Show - Thirty-Three
Babies Entered

o'clock, the exhibitors Of the day
After parade the
people crowded around the exhibi-
tion ring and witnessed the award |
Ing of premiums to owners of
horses, mules, cattle swine, etc.
A fine lot of horses and stock
were entered by the following old
standbys; F. NJ. Ellis of New Flor
ence, draft horses; Claude Dunlap |
of Fulton, saddle horses; E. Moore
of Wellsville, saddle and harness
horses; Alex Hensley of near
Montgomery, harness horses; F.
G. Holland of Auxvasse, saddle
and harness horses; John Arnold
of Williamsburg, saddle and har-
ness horses; Hamilton Brothers of
Auxvasse, horses and mules; PC.
Taylor of Montgomery, harness
and saddle horses; w. Mccullough
of Bellflower, mules and jacks;
and others too numerous to mem
tion in our limited space.
The first premium for the best
rider, between IL and 16 years of
age, was awarded to Foreman
Tay lor, son of Porter Tay lor of
Montgomery. Foreman also cap
ture d the blue ribbon in the ring
for the best gentleman rider, of
any age, against some expert rid
ere.
The entries for best harness
gelding brought some frst-cl
horse-flesh and was q hot contest.
The baby show which was held
in Miller and Worley's booth on
Thursday afternoon proved very
i interesting. Thirty-three entries
were made and they were a set
of beauties. The judges found it
hard to decide the winner. The
first premium, solid gold neck
lace from A. Vogt & Son, was
awarded Helen Hughes, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Will G. Hughes
OF this city. The second premium
was awarded Margaret Spears,
d aughteI of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Spears of this city. The third
premium was carried of by Mary
Rice of Wellsville.
The baby parade, another show
ing of youngsters and their rigs,
was made at $50 o'clock on Fri
day afternoon. In this contest
the baby counted fifty per cent
and the decorated buggy Atty per
cent.
Ms. Spears' rig, which won the
first premium, was decorated in
pink and white ohrysanthemums.
Mrs. Hughes rig won the second
premium. 1t was decorated in
white chrysanthemums with a
touch of blue, made up in the
shape of a swan.
Mrs. Sabourin's rig won the
third premium. It was decorated
in yellow chrysanthsmums.
Mrs. Worley's outfit captured
the fourth premium. 1t was deo-
Grated in blue and white ohrysan-
themums.
The judges were Mr.. and Mrs.
G. g. Buffum of Louisiana and M.
v. Harrison of Galloway county.
The highest honor of the comic
parade, which was one of the feat
ures of Saturdays program, was
carried of by Miss Allie Kirn.
An excellent musical program
was carried out by the Montgom-
cry and Warrenton bands. They
played alternately all over the
Fair grounds.
The attendance on the first day
was not as large as expected, but
the second and third days. had q
record breaking crowd. They
kept moving. patrenizing stands
and sidsshows and the merry -go.
round whioh the children enjoyed
immenssly. In tho evening the
merry-makers througed the streets
enjoying themselves with an end
less variety Of noise : producing
machines and that greatest Of al
fun-mAkers, confetti.
All In ell, the Street Fair was Z