Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-08-31
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FAIR FRIDAY mo THE
Events WARMLY CONTESTED

ne spss5t q TIE people dA nct
sssu 10 H=s ~ Depressed On &C
count q TIE tvo DAYS lo@ &c &C
couni a nn- he enthHdazn a.
the Pair Friday Fsa high and the
cruEG in Attendance vas ~vario1Ely On
timafed. th0uzh X vas zEreed thN
The number OF people IA attsndanoe
Would probably raah s0eo Be
fore 10 o'oiock Friday m~ning tbs.
amphhbeare was crowded ard many
more we1e IN the Afternoon
The Ledger Baby SbOE Whieh w&
Pulsed OF AZ ! o'clook was an Aitrac-
tive feature especially 70 The moth
err ana fathers There Tere nine en-
usea and they were Is nne a lot OK
babiez a. were ever eatened IN .
baby show.
Mulard. the 10 months Old son o.
Mr. end Mrs r.. c. PilPell. Of Au.
/ Drain. was awarded the silver Cur
for the pret5esi baby one year o;
under. Laurel the SIX moths Oh
daughter oS Mr. and Ms Max ri
per. Of this city. was awarded sec
ond and was preserved with a hand
some bouquet
The other ertriSc ere Lion
TIE eight months Old sen q Mr. an
Mrs. L. J.. Dudley; Martha, the thre
months old daughter Of Mr.. N
Mrs. Geo. Haumsa; Haley Davis
the sggen months Old son q NJ an
Mrs. Hugh Horton; Claude the l
> moths old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cha
sHvers; Mary Katherine. the seEe
no1ths old daughter Of Nj. and Mr.
Albert Burgess; Roy, the esf
months Old son Of Mr.. and Ms. A
Il. Everett.
: CRAM Baker. Mrs. S. T. Stoltz an
. Mss Mabel Randall acted as judges
The Gingerbread Man, owoed b
Hook & Woods. Of Paris, va
AWARDED first prize in the gran
sweepstake saddle ring. The pur'
was $500 divided into five money
Bob. Mcdonald. the fine stallion oE
Y ed BIZ Buchanan Bros. took secon
> money.
G. For the best lady driver, Mrs. y
he z. Doasht was awarded the prize.
d saturday was the final day OF I
Fir and the crowd was almost
large as that Of Friday. The she
" rings were OF unusual interest. tn
De Is the first time in the history
sr the preseut Fair Association th'
], ever had to postpone the events a
tie people are showing their apr
,r alton OF the directors efforts
IA make it go whether rain or shine
IS attending every session.
y The preserves and cakes were u
j. 81 late Friday, Mr.. Mundy made
at happy choice OF judges in Miss Pes
" Tucker, Mns. W. A. Sharp and nj
he MeMurtry. The other departmei
lg are being judged to-day and the
IN suits win be announced next week
IS At the close Of the Mexico II
or Saturday evening. there was little
is show that there we're two
ie days OF the week II is not
he known whether the Fair Associae
ne viii lose any money. but judgi
sr. from the crowds on Friday and s
NJ urday the Association viii in
~ measure be recompensed for the
w. bad days,
es A new feature vas seen in I
Of closing events when a race betw'
four contestants on a motor cy
OF Was pulled of The entries w
All Joe Daniels. George AicLoney. p
81. Hathaway and young BakeT Of 7
in ton. Baker was the winner .
1t, lels vas second. Hathaway's /;
10 MeLoney's motorcycle gave out,
former on the second lap and the
ter on tho fourth. The prize was
r. a. Norris and was SIS.
fly OF the prizes awarded, Tbeo s
be was amor those to carry off
ind greatest number. Mr.. Selb
ian awarded first on the following !
peck Of potatoes; best plate PEI
'ra- best orchard products; largest
ity best stalk Of corn; best one-half
or cl Ct yellow corn; best one
on bushel Of white corn; best 70 ear
any corn any variety; and second P
in for the small cob yellow corn
rme Tag Day in Mexico tins year
en- ted $50 for the Kings Daugh
ate which VIII be used for oonduc
sde- their Home for Aged Women.
not FsB- Association Of Centrala has
ifty vited the Mexico Kings Daugf
to tag there On Thursday the mt
hall 10 be used for oondu'
for their Home for Aged Women
by This invitation will be aece
lich and a large number from this
per attend the Centrasia Fair on
ask date. The Ledger desires to
.rty. the peopl Of Mexico in thanking
) to Fair Association Of Centraha
ora their generous offer Centralia
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