Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-08
COUNTY ExH1bs SCORES
Pawnee's Collective Display
Wins First Place, With
Douglas County eco1d.
EASTERN VISITOR PLEASED
FAIR ATTENDANCE.
tFrom a STAFF correspondent.)

Lincoln, Sept. 7.-(Special)-lhree
thousand or more Omaha people
helped to swell the crowd at the state
fair today, coming down in trains and
automobiles.
The attendance was not quite as
large as yesterday, but here was
still enough to crowd the buildings
and evidence the fact that interest
in the state fair has not abated.
In the county exhibits the eastern
district showed Pawnee first with a
rating of 1926; Douglas second with
1899; and Lancaster third with lO9a.
In the central district Fillmore was
first with 1880: Franklin second with
945,I and Kearney third with 1856. -
In the western district SCOTS Bluff
was first with marking of 882; Lin
coin second with 700, and J. Ryan OF
Red Willow county was third with
showing of $40, beating the exhibit
OF his own county by about 200 points.
= Divide More Money.
T. B. Keedle, superintendent of the
agriculturay exhibit is live wire and
believing that some other counties
had right to be remembered went
before the board and secured an ad-
ditional purse OF $4,000 which was
divided among the following coun-
ties:
Antelope, Webster, York and Fur
mas in the central district, and Box
Butte, Kimball and Red Willow in
the western district. ....
President c. E. Cameron Of the
Iowa state fair was visitor at the
fair today and after going over the
grounds said to The Bee, II tell you
Nebraska is in class by itself"
President Cameron was enthusiastic
over the exhibits and could hardly
say enough in praise of the fair.
Visitors Gratified. w..
Major E. R. Campbell of ermont,
past national commander of the Sons
of Veterans was visitor also at the
fair. Major Cambell has been in the
employ of the government at Wash
ington for s. years until recently
and is making trip over the country.
He thinks Nebraska is wonderful
state and was most agreeably sur
prised at what he saw.
Ex-President Joseph Roberts Of
Fremont, at the head of the state fair
last year was taken i'll yesterday and
taken to a sanitarium. This afternoon
he was removed to his home i'll FIRE.
mont. Nothing serious is expected,
but it appears that he has not entirely
regained his usual health since his
severe illness several months ago, and
as he is one of the live wires of the
state fair, overestimated his strength
in all effort to do his share in help
taking care of the work.
The Ainsworth band, under the di-
rection of A. w. Scatterwood, has
been furnishing good music to the
delight of ALL This afternoon the band
gave a concert in the mechanics
building which brought many calls
for encores.
Rest Room for Veterans.
An invocation for the care of state
fair visitors was started this year
when L. w. Garoutte acting for the
Lincoln camp of the Sons of Veterans
established a rest room and emer-
gency hospital for the care of old
soldiers and their wives who might
have to have the care of doctor.
One place was fixed up at the head
quarters of the Woodman Circle
where cots were prepared and nurse
looked after the afflicted. This was
in charge of three Sons of Veterans,
w. H. Smith, state auditor, L. w.
Garoutte and P. A. Barrows. The
other place was at the agricultural
hall where the tired and sick were
taken care of by w. J. Blystone, o.
C. Bell and Mr.. Clifford, all old vet
Grams. Jack Mathews, another mem
Der of the Lincoln camp, furnished
an ambulance.
The state fair attendance todayswas
50,330. This makes a total Of l7l,730
for FIVE days. Last year, with seven
days, the attendance was l80,713, so
that the attendance toomrrow, the
last day of the fair, will only have
to be 5000 to equal last years record.