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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1954)
A A & V* X—* - --->/ (Continued from preceding page) be liable for any damage or accident that may occur to any one, or for the loss of property, but the officers will use dili gence to avoid any accidents and afford protection. 12. The association reserves the right to call any or all races off on account of bad weather, or any other unavoidable cause. 13. Any article or animal on exhibition shall not be removed from the grounds until 4:00 p.m., of the last day of the Fair except by special permission, or will forfeit any premium money won 14. All agricultural exhibits shall be displayed with other exhibits of all kinds—corn with corn, wheat with wheat, etc. 15. In cases where no person is competing, the judges will award first, second, or no premium, as they deem best. 16. The manner of awarding premiums for best display will be by computing premiums and the one having the most will be de clared the winner. 17. Two red ribbons are equal to one blue ribbon. 18. The age of the animal shall be counted from the last day of the month in which it was born. 19. All stock must be owned by the exhibitor at least 30 days prior to date of entry. 20. Any article or animal fraudulently entered or shown, that wins a premium if satisfactory proof is shown the Board of Direct ors, the premium shall not be paid. 21. All exhibits must be Holt county products. 22. All 4-H club premiums wilL be paid in full. All other premiums will be paid in full unless by unavoidable cause, the receipts shall not be sufficient, in which case they will be prorated and paid accordingly. 23. A blue ribbon denotes 1st premium; a red ribbon, 2nd pre mium; and a purple ribbon, sweepstakes. Superintendents will attach premium tags as soon as awards are made. 24. All protests must be filed in writing with the Secretary during the Fair, and same will be acted upon at the first meeting of the Board of Directors. 25. All animals must be exhibited at such time and place as the superintendent may direct. 26. The annual meeting will be the first Saturday after the 1st day of November. SUPERINTENDENTS The Superintendents are required to take charge of all articles belongig to their department, on their arrival on the grounds and see that they are in the proper places. Superintendents must be on the grounds early in the morning of each day of the Fair to assist exhibitors in ticketing and arrang ing the articles, and shall appoint the awarding committees in the respective classes under the direction and consent of the Board of Directors and report them at once and not later than Wednesday to the Secretary. POLICE REGULATIONS The President shall have charge of the grounds and it shall be his duty to assign the police force, provided by the Village of Cham bers, their respective duties, including gate keepers. All persons employed shall be sworn conservators of the peace, and it shall be their duty to arrest any person creating any disturbance or violating any rules of the Society. Anyone entering the grounds clandestinely shall be arrested. No intoxicating drinks shall be sold or drunk on the grounds. Any person found intoxicated will be dealt with according to law. Open Class livestock _ HENRY WOOD, Superintendent All exhibits must be entered and on grounds by 5:00 p.m., Monday, August 16, 1954 CATTLE Class A — Registered Shorthorns 1st 2nd 3rd 3-years-old or over . . $5.00 $3.75 $2.50 2-year-old and under 3 .— 3-50 2.50 1.25 January 1, 1953, to April 30, 1953 3.50 2.50 1.25 May 1, 1953, to August 30, 1953 3.50 2.50 1.25 September 1, 1953, to January 1, 1954 3.00 2.00 1.25 January 1, 1954, to April 30. 1954 3.00 2.00 1.25 May 1,' 1954, to August 31, 1954 3.00 2.00 1.25 Class B — Other Breeds Class B premiums same as Class A for all other breeds of cattle. Class C — Sweepstakes Best Herd, Bull and 3 Females ... Ribbon Senior Champion Bull, 2 years and over _ Ribbon Junior Champion Bull, under 2 years - -Ribbon Senior Champion Female, 2 years and over -- Ribbon Junior Champion Female, under 2 years ...Ribbon _ _ Ribbon Grand Champion Bull —.-...Ribbon Grand Champion Female --—. FARM PRODUCE CARL LAMBERT, Superintendent Class L All exhibits must be entered and on the' grounds by 5:00 p m.( Monday, August 16, 1954 ^ ^ , One Gallon Winter Wheat ......-—.—.. $ 'gg ? '35 One Gallon Spring Wheat ---t.. . 'gg '35 One Gallon Winter Rye .------'gg 3g One Gallon Spring Barley..—.- -- g5 35 One Gallon Oats-- g5 3g One Gallon Buckwheat - 125 g5 Ten Ears Yellow Corn ...-. 125 g5 Ten Ears Rice Pop Corn —.—.. gg Ten Ears Other Pop Corn —.— —.—.-.~ j 2g 65 Ten Ears Sweet Corn ...——.-. 65 Ten Ears Corn, any variety . j'25 65 One Ear Corn, any variety - gg 35 One Quart Field Beans, white -■—. .. gg 35 One Quart Lima Beans —- gg 3g One Gallon Alfalfa Seed - fig 3g One Gallon Sweet Clover Seed .. fi5 '35 One Gallon Red Clover Seed .. .—.gg 35 One Gallon Alsike Clover Seed ..-..—.gg 35 One Gallon Madison Vetch .-----.-. ~ ' . One Gallon Grain Sorghums, any variety .. • One Gallon Feed Sorghums, any variety - ^ '3g One Gallon Brome Seed - 25 65 One Peck Early Potatoes ---- ' gg One Peck Late Potatoes _---- .gg 3g Six Rutabagas ---” ' 3g Six Turnips --- ' ' , Eight Tomatoes, red ------ • ' Eight Tomatoes, orange ----65 ^ Sample Grape Tomatoes -------3n One Quart Peanuts -----.—.65 .35 Eight Onions, white - -65 .35 Eight Onions, yellow . -65 .35 Eight Onions, rea ......- -65 .35 Two Cucumbers, slicing ...—---65 .35 Two Cucumbers, pickling ....—...65 .35 Sample Celery ___ .65 .35 Three Table Beets ____ _-.65 .35 Three Best Sweet Peppers _____65 .35 Three Kohlrabi ---.-.- .65 .35 Six Carrots ....—.. ..65 .35 Six Parsnips --—.—.-.65 .35 Three Cabbages - .... _ .65 .35 Three Pie Pumpkins —. .65 .35 Three Table Squash - .65 .35 (Continued on page 6.) — Vet Announcer to Be at ‘Mike’ — Joe Cavanaugh, native of the Chambers locality, once more has signed to return to the Holt coun ty fair and do the public address announcing in connection with this year’s two-day rodeo. Joe will be taking time out from his busy rodeo season to stop off for the Chambers show. This summer Joe has been working with a national rodeo producing firm, which boasts more RCA-approved rodeos in the nation this year than any other producer. Already Joe’s voice has kept the crowds informed on rodeo progress at many midwestern points. Joe’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. James Cavanaugh. Incidentally, Joe became a fa ther on Friday, July 9, when he and his wife, the former Kath leen O’Flynn of Omaha, an nounced the arrival of Shamus Michael Cavanaugh, weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces. Shamus, Joe explains, is Irish Gaelic for James. Keen Competition Promised by Teams Baseball games will feature the entertainment during the after noon on both Wednesday and Thursday, August 18 and 19, at tne Holt county fair. Atkinson and Chambers will do battle on Wednesday. Orchard will tangle with Chambers on the following day —Thursday. Both games are scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m., and best seats, of course, will be in the grand stand. Bleacher seats also will be very good vantage points for the grandest of all sports—baseball. Band concerts at 1 o’clock and 7 o’clock on both Wednesday and Thursday, August 18 and 19, have been scheduled by Holt county fair officials. Chambers, Stuart Bands Scheduled Band concerts at 1 o’clock and 7 o’clock on both Wednesday and Thursday, August 18 and 19, have been scheduled by Holt county fair officials. The Chambers band will pro vide music on Wednesday; the Stuart band on Thursday. Besides the two concerts sched uled daily, each musical organ ization may be called upon inter mittently throughout the after noon to provide entertainment. Kirk Fox, editor of Successful Farming magazine, says; “I be lieve that increased funds should he provided each year until all the 5,000 schools not now offer ing vocational agriculture cours es can do so. The value of such training has been demonstrated. Future needs must increase.” Patronize the advertisers whose messages appear in this piemium list. Tell them you saw the ad. 1 VN, Harley Produce We Have a Complete Line of POULTRY - HOGS - CATTLE FEED United Hybrid Seed Corn Grain, Hay and Fertilizer CASH ... for Eggs, Poultry, Cream ROUTE SERVICE Phone 2811 . . HARLEY PRODUCE . Chambers - — ■ . J'1 ( GILUGAN REXALL DRUG I Across from the Golden—On Douglas St., O'Neill PRESCRIPTIONS LIVESTOCK REMEDIES We Give S&H Green Stamps The Drug Store That Is Open Evenings \ -JjT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 1954 FAIR G. R. COOK VETERINARIAN . Graduate Licensed OFFICE PHONE: 576 O’Neill, Nebr. tt... ..7 77- '