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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1906)
Supplement to th Nimaha Advertiser Fridays September 7 1906 Nemaha County Fair Will be held at Auburn, Nebraska September 25 to 28 '06 Good racing every day Auburn derby day Friday ' Wednesday Is children's day THE LONDON COSTER. lie In the Dnw of (lie Curb In the llrlilnli Slctroiinlln. London's outdoor tunn Is the eoator. Ho is t!i lHlimncl of the. put tons. A vdry jolly IUiiimol, It u true, who Is uioro than content to acknowledge the lino of demarcation between himself nrnl the true cockney. Hut, neverthe less, In a modified, twentieth century way ho Is still the wild man whoso hand Is against every man's and every man's against his. lie Is probably the last remnant of the world's old race, of "wanderers tho last suggestion of the primitive man left to the cities, lie Is to us town dwellers what the gypsy Is to the countryside. Ills descent seems to spring from tho Hamo roving stock. And ho is regarded, from a safe dis tance, with the same contempt by thoso who don't know him. Ills habits nnd bis Impulses still savor strongly of tho days when, tribe warred against tribe and every nums arm was for himself aud his clau.t And, although his pitch Is below tho curb, his caravan n barrow and his boast of burden a Russian pony, a donkoy or himself, be Is ns free nnd exclusive as any .other lusty scion of ttho pooplo who 11 vo. under tho skies. Ishmaol ho Is, and Ishmael he chooses to remain. And the chance? nre ten to dno that whoever goes a-flslr lng for Information among thu barrows wlH como back with an empty, creel or n fine show of fishermen's talcs, for 3'our coster knows both how to keep Bllonco and how to use his tongue pic turosquely In defense of his jealously guarded traditions and 'the Internal economies of his existence. Outing. SPECIAL, PREMIUMS By tbe business men. Look not at thioves eating flesh, bu7 took at them suffering punishment Chinese Proverb. Lot 1. Registered Trotting Horsos. awKKl'STAKKN' 11 Host Htolllon, any ukc, In tot one, S. II. Avcy Ac Co , $5. 12 Best mure, any uko, In lot one, Graham Bros. & McKnlght, $5. Lot 5 Registered Draft Horses. Clydesdale, English Shire and Pcrchcron. HWHKITiTAKKS. 01 llest Htulllon any UKo, lot live, JumcH Hobson, $10. GT Heat mure liny ukq In lot live, , 11. II. Howe, $10. Co llest Htulllon Knowing best live ot bis get, fouls of this your In lot fi, Nemaha County Fair, Colt Special by Joo Lash. llest wcanllnjr colt by Put L shown ut the Fnlr. First, Free Service by Put L for season of 1907, virtue. 2fS. Second, Onohalf the above. Lot 1. Registered Shorthorn Caltlo. U8 Best bull any ubo In lot one. A. K. Souders Mercantile Co., $10. 00 Best cow any uko In lot one, ' K. A. Get-Ken. $10. 1.01 10- SWEUl'STAKKS. ' 178--HeHt herd live or more reKlstered cattle over one year old, Thompson & Poery, $10. llest bull any ao or breed, II. I.. Workman, Sft. Host cow any ago or breed, i U. L. Worlannn, $5. ' Sweepstakes for Hogs. ' ait Hest boar, any uo or breed, Tom AVhltehlll, $5. 212 Best Sow, any ae or breed, Tom Whltehlll, $5. 213 llest sow with not less than live of her pl.s, under four months old, F. Cllne, $5. Jl I llest herd of any distinct breed, consisting of throe sows and one boar, , - Hobort Hyt!M. M. 215 Host boar and live of his get, 1 .1. W. Kerns, fS. v Lot 1. Poultry, Asiatics. 231 Best breeding pen of lot one, First, A. If Allen, $3. Second, A. L. Allen, $2. , IXJT2 AMl'.UICANS. 219 Best breeding pen of lot two, First, T. W. Kustlco. $3. Second, T. W. Kusttee, $2 U)T 3 MEDlTKIUtANEANS. 262 Best breeding pen lot three, First, Rlcscnbcrg & Bancroft $3 282 Best breeding pen lot three, Second, J. K. Curzon, $2. HWKKPSTAKES FOB CLASS K. 284 Largest and best display owned and exhibited by one person of one variety, , E. H. Dort, $5. Best and largest collection of field seed and threshed grain, not less than one-half bushel of each variety. First, First National Bank, $10 cash, Second. S. H. Avey & Co., one $5 vase, Lowe'lsa Wcllcr goods. Best and largest collection of corn, not less than twenty ears of each variety. First, O. B. Thompson, $5 cash. Second, A. E. Souders, '$2. .Vt cash. Third, The Graham Clothing Co., $2 cash. Best and largest collection of Irish potatoes, not less than one-half bushel of each variety. First, J. W. Hobson, $3 cash. Second, J. K. Curzon. $J cash Largest and heaviest pumpkin or squash. Ren. Swnn, $1 cash. For three best sweet pumpkins. J. C. Klllarney, $1 cash. For three best and lurgest Hubbard squash. , O. P. Dovel. $1 cash. For six best stalks, of com. T. W. Eustlce & Co., $1 cash. For four best heads of cabbage. Hlcsenbcrg & Bancroft, $1 cash. Best collection of sweet potatoes. C. B. Swan, $1, cash. Best half bushel of wheat, any variety. James Taylor, $1 cash. Largest and best collection of canned fruit by any one person. l'lrst, W. P. Freeman, $2 cash. Second, M. Furlong, $1 cash. For the best display of green fruit, not less thun thirty plates, live specimens to the plate. First, Nemaha County Bank, $10 cash, Second, S. H. Avey & Co., one $5 vase, Lowelsa goods. For best eolleotion pop corn, not less than twenty ears each. v J. W. Korns, $2 cash. For best collection of grapes, not 'less than ten va rieties. II . It. Howe, $10 cash. FoV three largest table beets. Curl Kline, $1 cash. Special Attractions Jackson Bros. Balloon Co. iWill give three bal loon ascensions with parachute drops. One by lady, one by gent and the "Cannon Act" which is one of the daring feats performed by balloon people. h&wM THE WAV DOWN. imlnfl BetlstcK Brothers Will give three performances, 20 min utes each day-. The new double act given on triple horizontal bar. Betlach Bros, are the hest in their line on the road. -All new acts. s If you haven't received a copy ol the premium list send a postal card to C. O. Snow and he will send you one. $2,115.50 it Premiums Given by tHe Fair Regular Special Total Class "A" Horse .and Mules $537.00 $92.50 $629-50 Class ,klB" Cattle 573.00 40.00 613.00 Class "C" Hogs :. 1S4.00 25.00 209.00 Class "D" Sheep 19;00 19.OO Class "B" Poultry ? 88.75 20.00 108.75 Class "G" Farm Products 77.25 39.50 116.75 Class "G" Farm Products 180.00 180.00 Class "H" Fruit 71.25 25.00 96 25 Class "P" Kitchen and Pantry 138.25 3.00 141 25 Admissioiv 25c Family tickets $1.50 mil BHBjgyy? pp - m
