Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-26
Elkhorn. Valley Long Receiving Line
to Welcome Business Men of
Omaha Commercial Club.
YOUNGSTERS WANT SHEEP BELLS
Omaha Literature Also in Great
Demand by Citizens.
ELGIN TO FREMONT DURING DAY
Fine Reception Given in the County
Seat Of Dodge.
NEwMAN's GROVE OUTDOEs ALL
whole Town Transformed Into Ver-
liable County Fair and Harvest
Products AdOrn Lawns and
streets Everywhere.
NEwMANs GROVE OUTDOEs ALL

FREMONT, Neb., Oct. 25.-(Special Tele-
gram )-There has been no school in the
broad and rich Elkhoru valley today. Boys
and girls have been turned loose. back In
the village streets once more to learn
lesson in commerce and trade.
The Omaha trade excursion made va
cation for more than 1890 children, public
schools in almost every city having heen
dismissed to greet the 1C0 business men.
That these children were dismissed for the
purpose OF learning something about how
the great world does business as we'll as for
their pleasure was shown by the fact that
cany school teachers came to the train to
get supplies Of literature. especially Omaha
booklets, that they might take them to the
school room and use them in their classes.
The booklets are a comprehensive lesson
about the metropolis of the state. which
many a youngs.er who waved flag today
will help run in the future. The unexpected
number of school children has reduced the
supply of advertising matter fully one
fourth Six thousand sheep bells were given
away and just at dusk the railroad officials
pointed out farm house where they have
two pet sheep.
Welcome TO the Greater Omaha; Get
There With Your Census" was the greeting
on a big Lanner at Dodge.
FremOnt's Evening Parade.
Arriving in Fremont shortly after G
o'clock this evening, the entire party
marched through the main streets carrying
red fire torches. II made an imposing spec
tacle. After the march the party took din
ner on the train to return to the Elks'
Commercial and Eagles clubs for the even
ing, the train leaving at 10 O'Clock over the
Northwestern for Stanton.
More than a score of automobiles deco
rated with corn, forty-seven wagon loads of
corn in the ear. hogs filled with Nebraska
wealth hay racks OF alfalfa and.great piles
OF graiu in sacks greeted the b0oosters at
Newman Grove The two INES Of visitors
marched down the main street on either
side of which bushel baskets Of potatoes
and apples were lined up on the curb every
fifteen feet apart. 1t looked like a great
fall festival as the Ak-Sar-Ben colors
waved across each street intersection and
surrounded a huge welcome banner. To add
to the welcome every man and woman
wore a badge saying Omaha Boosters
/ Day, October 10, 1910"
I'VE all boost Cor Omaha. We boost with
corn. We boost with wheat. We boost
with OTIS We boost with alfalfa We boost
with hogs and cattle. We boost with 200
boosters"
NewmRn's Grove Makes Hit.
In all the thirty-seven trade excursions
which Omaha has made to all parts of the
western United States nothing nearer a
county fair was ever put on in the streets
than in Newman Grove, and the one big
surprise and innovation was to see the
yards Of residences decorated in honor Of
the visitors.
Great shocks OF golden corn tied with
red bunting and surrounded by yellow
pumpkins constituted the official decora>
| tiOn. These remarkable decorations We're
numerous. the first big home on the corner,
that of Or. Frick, had several shocks Of
corn and half a hundred yellow pumpkins
! piled i'm the front yard, while thep orches
were hung with corn in the husk
Leaving the little city Of Newman's
| Grove was hard work. A husky farmer
stood on rack containing three tons Of
alfalfa and shouted Whats the matter
! with Omaha%' At least thousand
| threats answered They're all right"
I Madison county apples were then dis
| trbuted literally and the party left with
/ lusty cheer for NewInan's Grove.
! In proportion TO its size Lindsey did the
| same thing minus the UNIQUE features in
decoration for which Newman's Grove has
80 far beat them all. Leaving Lindsey and
Newmans Grove farmers in their corn
decorated automobiles raced along beside
the train, making Northwestern officials