The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-25
QUAY COUNTY'S THIRD AN
NUAL FAIR WILL BE HELD ON
OCTOBER 20, FL AND %, NEXT
Will Consist of Agricultural Exhibits Live Stock Show,
Trades Display Parade, Carnival, Racing, Base
Ball. Polo and Other Amusements.



NJ. n. GoleenberR Go. Broom Corn, e..
90 mdse.
T. A. Muirhead 4 Co, Watermelon,
$500, mdse.
c. G. Chapman, Milo Maze, $500,
Mdse
Perlstein Bros, June Corn, $500,
Mdse.
Patty & weatherford, Irish Potatoes,
$500 Cash.
I'd Ellis, Spring Wheat, $3.50, Cash.
Clint Rutherford, Kafhr Corn, $3.50
Mdse.
7. wertheim Rye, s2.00 Mdse.
J. A. Street, Winter Wheat, $3.50
Cash.
Elk Drug Store, Sweet Potatoes,
$3.50 Bucket Stock Food
n. l.. weatherford 4 Matteson. Best
Dozen Sugar Beets, $500 Cash.
Union Barber Shop, Largest Pumpkin,
s2.O0 Cash.
Tsfoya q Lawson, German Millet,
$500 Mdse.
Gross, Kelly 4 Co.. Best ie Ears In.
dian Corn, $500 Mdse.
George Moore, " Dozen Winter Musk
Melons, $500 Cash.
A. y. Dauber, Best u Peck, Onions.
s9 90 Cash.
The American Furniture Co., Best y
Dozen Cantaloupes, $500 Mdse.
Jackson 4 seamou, Best Bdl. Oats,
$500, Cash.
John c. Jones, TO he placed, Mdse.
Holloman 4 MeElroy, Alfalfa, s2.00
Cash
G. T. Adair, Best Exhibit of Cotton
$3.50.
Mcdonald, u Bushel Of Mexican
Beans, $3.50.
W. +. Buchanan, Best Dozen Tur.
nips $3.50.
Joseph Israel, Sweet Potatoes, ss.5o
Mdse.
Thomas =, Flatt, Best Dorsn Toms.
toes, s2.5o Cash.
Sun Printing Co., Best " Doren
Turnips, $500.
8. " williams, Best 3 Heads Cab.
bage, $500 Mdse.
Moore Mayes, Bes, le Heads Milo
Maize. $500 Cash.
Tucumcsri Printing Co., Best Agri.
cultural Display from any one farm,
$500 Cash.
After the premiums here listed on
the products have been paid they viii
then 10 TO the fair and there stand
another chance for premiums. A build.
ing for the storing Of products TO be
exhibited at the fair, has been se.
cured, and w. c. Patterson employed
to label and care for them until
they are taken 10 the faif. Such
stutf as win need cold storage will be
cared for, no bring in your vegetables
the Blanton building across the street
from the News Office east Of the Adair
grocery store, After your stuff has
gone through the fair il will be return.
ed to you for your own disposition.
The executive committee IL going
TO provide a woman's department. In
this department they will be expected
to exhibit all kinds Of drawn work.
paintings, needle work, cooking. yeast
bread and etc. This department should
he one Of the most elaborate In the
exh'bit building at the fair grounds
And there is no question but that the
women will make their part Of the
three davs program all that may be
expected.
This is going 10 he everybody's fair,
so IL you are citizen Of Quay county
or New Mexico, and interested In II,
help out and begin now.
This paper has been talking about
the importance OF county fair In
nearly every issue for the past three
months Owing to the fact that q great
portion Of the agricultural lands have
this year yielded little, on account Of
drought In the growing season, many
Of our citizens doubted the propriety
Of attempting TO hold fair. But, after
learning that we have In the more fav.
ored sections Of the county good rep.
resentative yields of all kinds Of pro.
duets, II has been decided 20 hold fair
Of three aAys, namelyi October go,
81, and 2e. The movement was started
this week by T. A. Muirhead who Is
always in the front Of the procession
when there Is chance 20 boost the
city and county. Mr.. Muirhead and
J. W. Campbell circulated papcr Mon
day morning asking for mans msct.
ing at the Electric Theater Monday
afternoon, and nearly every business
man In the city signed the paper and
most Of them attended the meeting and
were enthusiasts for the fair. The
meeting was called to order by Mr..
Muirhsad and motion for the selection
Of 4 temporary chairman was declared
In order. 9. NJ. wharton was selsstsd
as temporary chairman and O. q. Ham.
1 = a. -. - A.