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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1918)
80 SEMI-CENTENNIAL NEBRASKA STATE FAIR THIS YEAR Since Its Location at Lincoln Association Has Built Plant ' with Valuation of Half Million Dollars. Another Contribution to the Railroad Conscience Fund A letter signed: "A Friend," and in closing $15 was received at the gen eral offices of the Milwaukee railroad. The letter contained the following story of a man who sought to relieve a troubling conscience: "Of course, you will be surprised to receive this letter, but there comes a time in our lives when we want to make some things right. God is will ing to forgive any of us if we are will ing to right our wrongs to our fellow- nien. In February, 1893, there were of tobacco containing six plugs. So four' boys who started from Cedar Rapids, la., to Council Bluffs. We bummed our way on the train. One of the boys took from a car a box I feel guilty, because I did not op pose it, and afterward helped to use the tobacco. So I want to pay yt4 for the tobacco and for my ride oft the .train. Inclosed please find $15." r While visiting the State Fair. an4 Lincoln bear in mind that the day has not been properly spent unless you have read The Bee ill! THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 25. 1918. 1 Though Nebraska is celebrating its Semi-Centennial State Fair the first fair was held in 1858 just 60 years ago. After holding the first fair there was a lapse of ten years before a sec ond venture was undertaken. Since the one lapse of ten years there has been a fair held each year. The first fair was held at Nebraska City and something over $400 in pmes was offered. The report of the State Board -of Agriculture of that year shows that. the venture was not successful financially, which proba bly accounts for it not being again attempted for some years. It would seem, however, that outside of finan cial coasiderations the first fair was successful and a seed was sown that was in later years to blossom into a great intitution. Features of Eafly Premium Lists. One of the interesting features of the first few fairs shown in the premium lists is the offeripg of land as premiums for essays to be written in encouragement of the settling on Nebraska land. As many as twenty prizes of parcels of land were offered in 'one year. As compared with pres ent offerings of premiums amounting to over $22,000, the few hundreds of dollars offered the first few years seems insignificant, yet many acres of land that is now valued in figures around $200 per acre was given and prizes of the early days would now mean fortunes. The country at that time, though, was "land poor" and it is unlikely that the land offerings were any more keenly competed for than the cash prizes now offered. The history of the state fair is re plete with frequent shifting from one town to another, it being the custom each year for such towns as wished to secure the fair to make a bid for it, offering certain financial inducements. After the offers by the various towns were made the State Board of Ag riculture in its annual meeting voted upon the location for the next fair. Consequently, the fair was kept un decided as to where it belonged. This continued for more than 30 years, to the detriment of the institution. Lincoln Wins Permanent Location. During the last few years immed iately preceding 1900 the moving of the fair developed into a rivalry be tween Omaha and Lincoln, all other towns being eliminated. Finally, in 1900, the fair was permanently locat ed at Lincoln. Until this final locating of the fair no improvements in way of grounds and equipment were justified and the fair suffered accordingly. Since 1900 a permanent plat has been de veloped with a value of half a million dollars. The grounds have been made increasingly attractive each year and bid for a larger patronage. It is sig nificant that a large part of the prop erty on the grounds has come from profits of the fair. Some buildings represent state appropriations but for every dollar spent by the state sev eral more have been spent by the fair. The state fair is one of the few slate owned institutions that has add ed to the wealth of the state by build ing up a plant of value as well as doing a great work in behalf of industrial Nebraska. Snapshot. "Not guilty" U an Innocent rmrto. Today'! wory U th ranlt of yesterday' neglect. K beautiful Ctrl to wh la prattr an docan't know It Tet th war of ion tranfircaaora la al together too imootb. About nlna-tantha of what poaplo Mr dosan't amount to anything. Every eld lady Mlcaa to tall how koMtWol aha waa whan aha waa a girl. If a married man admit b U a fool It la hia wlre'a duty to arrea with htm. When a young man tella a girl that ha lovea her for heraelf alono lt'a equivalent to Injunction agalnat the reat of the family. Chicago Newa. tit i , v : z '..li n wv mm mt a H !. The Lincoln Commercial Club Own PSte CLOTHES CLEANING PRESSING REPAIRING SEND IT TO US Postage paid one way on all out-of-town orders. Lincoln Cleaning & Dye Works LEO SOUKUP, Mgr. 326 to 336 S. 11th St. 3 jLi!aiBHiMiiiwiiiiiwwinanina mwfiimiimiwiuwifiii'iiMiiimiMiwwaiwiiwiinwiniiT aTTTmrrm'iMiii 'iihiiiiii iMimiiipiiwmwirwaBBjpnBwwmwwaa KODAKS wimMMnimttfflMiimtiiMiiniiiniiffliii! FILMS Developing and Printing LINCOLN PHOTO SUPPLY CO. 1 (Eastman Kodak Co.) j 1217 O Street j LINCOLN, I NEBRASKA f iwimiitimmMiinM Si.iiiiiiii ii'i'iiiiimiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiMiniiiiMiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiniij Ml i D the Soil" Inzer For further information See Our Exhibit in the Dairy Barn State Fair - o erta Mid-West Potash. & j Fertilizer Co. ! OFFICE-Omaha, Neb.. PLANT ! : 1515 City Nat 'I Bank Bldg. U. P. R. R. 26th St. Switch I : Tel. Doug. 2355 4 Tel. Harney 1973 ' I L. K. 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