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The Nebraska Independent
SEPTEMBER 13, 1906
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W. C. SHINN,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
: Nebraska 63eUvs
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TO IMPROVE STATE FAIR
Propose Sanitary Sewerage and Toilet
Rooms Need of Better Speed
Program '' v
The total receipts of the state fair,
as estimated hurriedly by the board
of managers, is $66,331. It is estimat
ed that the net profits will be about
$38,000. About $5,000 was on hand at
the beginning of the fair and there
were no debts. Needed improvements
4ncluding a new fisheries building, a
large machinery hall, an addition to
the amphitheater, a well equipped
theater, an extension of the sewerage
system and new icilet rooms , and
walks are "already being discussed.
Any one or two of these improvements
will take all the money at the com
mand of the board. The state will
probably be asked ,,to help the fair to
a new building,. What improvement
the board will decide to make cannot
be known until the members make up
their minds and give expression in a
future meeting. - ,
Probably for the first time the speed
department more than paid expenses,
and in addition it probably was . the
inducement for many thousands of vis
itors to pay theirway into the fair.
The receipts of this department, as es
timated by Secretary W.; R. Mellor
were $10,048. This includes $2,142 re
ceipts from entries, $160 for stallsand
$7,746 for , grand stand , and quarter
stretch" tickets. The management paid
out-$6,143 in purses, $652 for baseball
games, $1,263 for other expenses, mak
ing a totar of $8,060, leaving a balance
of $1,990. - , ,-.,, . n s
Secretary Mellor regards " toilet
rooms 'and sewerage as ,the crying
need of the fair. Artificial stone walks
are needed in many ' places. A7 new
building, for " the" ..fisheries., is ; a , neces
sity and ther,e is need. of, a large ma
chinery hall. For the convenience of
visitors a theater building, where-a.
first class show, can beV given is con-1
siderod desirable. Some believe this
would lielpthe fair j greatly!; ; It is
argued "that plac"es of . aniusement are
now becoming' necessary at first class
fairs and if the Nebraska fair desires
to keep . pace with the, timest "must
provide' such ; a feature. 7 V" .theatre
Serves both as a3 place oLamusement
and a "pi ace 'where .visitors can obtain
half an hour'. resiv .The need of more
grandstand room at the race ' course
is admitted by all who saw the large
crowds at the racing this year and last
year, .Hundreds are unable to get
seats during the big racing days.
In regard to the racing, the board
and its officers have been praised for
Increasing the : purses, but the most
bitter disappointment was caused by
the absence of horses. This absence
in some instances eliminated every
feature of contest in the races. "How
can. we get better and more horses?"
asked a member of the board. The
board has offered liberal prizes and
has advertised in horse papers, has
written thousands of letters and sent
a man to several racing- meetings to
induce horsemen to come to the fair.
"The trouble, In my opinion," said
Secretary Mellor, "is that Nebraska
must compete with the Minnesota fair,
which is known as the greatest horse
racing fair in the country.. There
$26,000 in purses is offered for racing.
The date of the Nebraska fair conflicts
with the Minnesota fair. There are
too many racing meetings in competi
tion for horses that is hard to over
come." -
NEBRASKA NOTES
Plattsmouth Choice home grown
peaches are selling on the streets for
50 cents a bushel. - -: -
r Wood River A number of Wood
River people have returned -from the
fair at Lincoln and complain of the
lack of accommodations and the ex
ceedingly stiff prices charged." ; '
-r Columbus Officer Burke discovered
the other night that some one was try
ing to break into the Leavy drug store.
A couple of men started to run, but
he caught one of them. . The fellow
had ,a glass cutter, a dirk , knife and
some pieces of jewelry. The fellow
caught " gave his name as William
Gamble. He is in jail awaiting' his
preliminary examination,
, Wood Jliver A fine eighty, acre
farm belonging ,to J. B. Moore, north
east of town, was sold to C. Loucks of
Mound City for .a, consideration r of
;$6,2Q0.,,Mr. Loucks. will occupy it him
self after March 1.,. , . , . ,
Stanton The weather continues
fine" for maturing the immense crop
-of corn which this county has pro
duced. Some ..pieces are already out
of the way of frost ,and two weeks
more favorable weather will place the
.major" portion of the crop in that toa
xlition..T !-r . -v-tr !'m
Blair-The fourth annual convention
of the Washington county Women's
Christian Temperance union was held
Saturday in the Methodist church at
;Kennard. The, session was one of the
most, interesting held ..in this county
and the attendance the best. The pro
gram", outside , of the regular routine
of business, consisted of -.- discussion"
music recitals, question box," etc., and i
was carried out successfully. . Almost
all those who were assigned parts
were present and prepared. The offi
cers elected for the coming year are as
follows: President, Mrs. L. P. Van
liew, Blair; vice president, Miss Ella
Wright, , Kennard; secretary, . Mrs.
Alice Vanvalin, Herman, and treasur
er, Mrs. E. Spraker, Arlington.
Wahoo The Saunders county fair
will be held September 26, 27 and 28.
David City Fifteen- new cement
crossings are being put In, which will
be completed next week. -
Seventy-two citizens of Butler coun
ty received their final citizenship pa
pers from District Clerk McGaffin this
week and became citizens of the Uni
ted States., ,,.;r
. David City Joseph McGaffin, son of
Editor McGaffin of the Bellwood Ga
zette and a brother of William H. and
J. M. : McGaffin of this city, who belonged-to
the regular army stationed
at Fort Riley, Kan., and who has been
confined in the hospital since June 1,
was honorably discharged this week
on account of poor health. . He re
turned home' Wednesday evening.
Geneva Mrs. Margaret Hamilton of
Omaha, president of the Woman's Aux
iliary, of the Episcopal church, was in
Geneva Thursday afternoon to meet
the women of the Episcopal church
in the interests of the missions.
York The . dry, warm weather is
making another bumper corn crop in
Yorkxounty and assisting corn to ma
ture before frost. Farmers are talk
ing of $100 land. A retired York
county farmer paid last week for the
Hager, farm for $125 per acre. ., ,
Beatrice Fred Metz has been. called
from South Carolina to take the posi
tion of secretary for the Mary" Young
Men a Christian association. He was
formerly, membership , secretary for
the ...Omaha, association.
Beatrice The Bell Telephone com
pany is making several additions to
its lines , between Beatrice and , Ellis,
one of which is a new circuit for the
convenience of its patrons between
these two towns. '
Summary of News
(Continued)
Number of lunatics in Great .Britain
increases in an alarming fashion, and
the burden to the taxpayers mounts
up rapidly. i - U. .sn ;'t
, New tariff measure presented to the
Dominian .parliament, proyidea, for
maximunr duty against the United
States and Germany! - "
Pino Guerra, , the : Cuban insurgent
leader in. Pinar del Rio, blocks pea.ee
overtures by refusing, to agree on. arm
Istice. , - "" - !
Liberal reforms; including the rei
moval. of uselesa restrictions on Jews,!
are promised by the Russian govern
ment, which, however, takes steps to
impose new checks on revolutionists.
Premier Stolypin seeks appointment
as dictator of Russia, but declares
himself -as opposed to reaction.
Inability of the Cuban government
to quell the1 revolution, which Is
spreading, causes Increasing alarm.
Program of the ' revolutionists, as
adopted" by the insurgent leaders, is
made public.
Many persons are slain In fights in
Warsaw between the revolutionists
and soldiers. People flee in panic
from city. -- ""' '
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