Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-05
TRADES DAY MARCH 8.
IN SAN BENITO.
Commercial Club Offers Long List of
Prizes for Best Farm Products Of
All Kinds.

Trades Day on March 3. and every
body in the surrounding country and
towns is invited to compete for the
attractive prizes offered. Here is the
announcement published by the San
Benito Commercial Club in last Sat-
urday's Light:
Saturday. March 8, will be the date
of San Benito's first Trades Day, and
in the future the Saturday after the
first Tuesday in each month will be
designated for a regular Trades Day.
If you have a horse or wagon, a COW
or calf. or any old thing that you
wish 10 trade bring il in The rest
Of the folks in the surrounding coun-
try will all be here and we desire you
to join us. bring ng the entire family.
If you wish 10 buy, sell or trade for
anything come in and see If you can
not find il. The farmer Is the hard
est working man of all and he de-
serves at least one day of vacation
during the month. This is the day
and we would have you take advan-
tage Of 1T. If the children will no.
come without the dog or the cat,
then bring the dog or cat along; es-
pecial care will be taken of the pets
we'll as the children. You seldom
have time when at home, 10 talk to
your neighbors, but on this occasion
you can meet them here, talk to them
and have a general good time. At
two O'Clock the boys will climb a
CREASED pole for a watch and half an
hour later a burro race of two blocks
will be held. Boys, if any of you
have a fast burro bring him in and
enter him in this race.
Everybody lin the surrounding
towns and country is invited 10 be
in San Benito, for the Trades Day;
especially is. he ugliest man invited
to come. and he will be awarded a
prize for his presence. Theodore
Roosevelt will not be her out his
representative will and a valuable
prize vii be given to the one having
the largest family at the event And
there will be prizes for the babies.
too-for the latest baby and for the
prettiest baby. To the couple will
ing 70 be married in public on Satur-
day. March g.. a fine rocking chair
large enough to accommodate both
the bride and the groom will be
awarded by the Commercial Club; if
any Of the boys and girls are going to
get married ~ he near future now
is their chance.
AT Valentines Theatre a special
performance will be given in the af-
ternoon from 8 to 6 o'clock. when
farmers and their families will be
givn two seats cor the price of one"
Below is given practically a COM
plete prize list of the prizes and the
products for which such prizes will
be awarded. The only restrictions
are that he vegetables must be
grown in Cameron county and the
live stock, poultry, etc. must be
owned by residents of this county.
Alba Heywood's pigs are barred from
entering this contest. The Commr-
cal Club will purchas. at double the
market prices, all farm products for
which prizes are awarded. The prize
list follows:
/. For six best heads of cabbage,
a rocking chair by the San Benito
Hardware & Furniture Co.
?. For six best heads of lettuce.
pair of lady's or mans shoes given
by McChesney Bros.
8. For bunch of twelve bsst rad
lSucSg bOS : Hdt W odH DtHlbO McT-
camille Co.
4. Twelve best turnips, pair OF
shoes by Star Store.
5. Best collection of vegetables, all
Kinds, grown by the same farmer. s.
worth Of garden seeds by Frank T.
Phillips.
6. Best pen OF white Orpington
chickens. an eight-day clock by
B~lankinship & Campbell.
z. Best pen Of Barred Plymouth
Rocks. dry goods to the value OF
So. so by Oscar Gerst.
s. Best pair of ducks. any breed.
$3.50 worth OF groceries by Thomp-
son & Drake
g. For best pig under 6 MONTH
Of age. $3.50 in cash by the Farmers
State Guaranty Bank.
10. Best boar under one year old.
$3.50 in cash by San Benito Bank &
Trust Co.
IL. Best yearling calf other than
Jersey stock. 1000 shingles by TIN