The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-09-05
Over l0,000|
Farmers att
State Fair
Fifty Chicago Dancing Girls
Stage Big Show-Cattle
and Fish Exhibits At.
tract Attention.
Horseshoe Tournament


ice water flowing in the veins of the
Nebraska farmers attending the 18th
annual Nebraska state fair.
This was proved by the reception
the men and boys from the farm.
numbering 10000 gave the so dancing,
twirling, barelimbed chorus girls Of
Chicago under the direction Of Ernie
Young, who is putting on his show
west of Chicago for the second time.
Giving fair visitors a specimen Of
the Great White Way" life was an
innovation on the part of the fair
management. 1t will be done again
because it certainly has proved sue
cess.
Then, there is a midway. 1t is oc-
cupied by the Con 7. Kennedy shows.
This carnival company appeared In
Council Bluffs last week.
Nor should it be forgotten that
politics intermingles with a state fair.
Candidates galore are present at the
fair grounds, mixing with the visi-
tors. For example, among those
present are A. ". Mathers of Gering.
A. J. Weaver of Falls City. Perry
Reed of Henderson, all prospective
candidates for republican nomina-
tion for governor. Senator w. B..
Banning, whose frieds are nursing a
boom for him for the gubernatorial
nomination the democratic ticket, Is
another handshaker at the fair
grounds.
Governor Bryan dispelled all fear
that criticism would be aimed at the
to give members OF the legislature
free passes to the grounds. The gov
ernor asserted that, to his mind. there
was a vast difference in giving state
passes to legislatures and feeding
them free fish from the Gretna hatch
cry. The governor directed consid-
cradle criticism at the fish dinners
given legislators several months ago.
Attractive Fish Exhibit.
The fish exhibit from the Gretna.
Benkleman and Valentine hatcheries
continues to attract probably more
people than any other single exhibit.
All specimens of fish. including a 60
pound catfish caught at the mouth
Of the Platte. are on exhibit.
In addition. George G. Roster.
state game warden, has added dis
play of live native and near-native
birds In a wooded. watered space In
the rear of the fish exhibit. This
includes wild ducks. geese. pheasants.
grouse, prarie chickens and numeruos
other birds. The pheasants. while
not native to Nebraska, are being
turned loose ovre the state in an ef-
fort to provide new game birds In
the years to come. A cross between
guinea and pheasant, raised by
John Gilham. a Niborara hotel man.
is the freak OF the exhibit.
Large Showing Of Cattle.
The cattle exhibit. including moro
than 200 head. 500 OF them OF the
beef classes, Is the largest in his
tory. according to Con Mccarthy Of
York. This exhibit attracted the eye
of former Governor s. r. McKelvie
all afternoon.
"The most remarkable feature of
the entire cattle show. TO my mind.
is the success OF the boys and girls
calf clubs" Mccarthy said.
These kids have 55 baby beeves
on display and winners OF the first
and second prizes were girls. the win
ner of the second prize being an
orphan girl"
Among the Nebraska exhibitors this
year are Congressman Ashton c.
Shallenberger. Alma; r. A. Sloan,
Birchard: George Hussler and son.
Holbrook; Paul Larson and son,
Wolbach; A. J. Niles and son. Pawnee
City: Graft Bros. Bancroft; +. A.
Mitchell. Hooper; r. c. Buschew.
Blue Hill: S. w. Stewart and Son,
Kennard: II. s. stark, Tekamnh; Jay
White, York; II. J. Vessel. Blue Hill;
George w Ritzlaff. Walton: Thomas
Andrews, Cambridge; Haskins and
Ogden. Republican City; f. w.
Ritzlaff and Sons, Walton.
Horseshoe Tournament.
The horseshoe tournament. some
tnlnH new at tne lditf IL biofhit ~
big success. Eighty have entered the
tournament. winners OF the first
days tossing are Fritz Kummerfeld.
Tilden; J. c. Thompson. Mead; l.. c.
Wise. Weeping Water; A. M. Jensen,
Dannebrog; Howard Robinson, Ord;
Orval Firth, Aurora; A. A. Smith.
Lincoln; A. v. Lund. Mead; william
Hays. Tildon; Harry Smith, Ashland;
II. Randall. University Place; M. J..
Ribble. Chapman; Albert Grage.
Roca; A. d. Nelson. Minden; c. A..
Hill. North Loup: II. l.. Dornhoff,
Heartwell, Swan Berquest. Shickley;
Alfred Helsing. Washoo; l.. A. Buck
lin. Blair: a. w. Ewing. Roca; Louis
Kuehn. Firth.
The state association OF horseshoe
pitchers met Monday and voted to
mako Lincoln its permanent head
quarters. II. c. Hoel OF Omaha was
elected president. other officers are:
f. A. Good. Lincoln, secretary; j. A..
Neff, Wahoo, treasurer; A. w. Ewing.
Roca, vice president