Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 2, 1915, Page 14

THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, SPiIfN))lBER 2, 1915. S 1 Nebraska State Fair an Institution of Much Importance == e e e — ¥ e —— e INTERIOR VIEW OF THE GREAT AGRICULTURAL PAVILION AT THE NEBRASKA STATE FAIR GROUNDS, ONE OF THE FINEST EXHIBITION HALLS OF THE COUNTRY. BY EARL B. GADDIS, or forly counties of the state each yearythe best score made In each district. This the modern fair was one Elkanah Wat- have been given the breath of life at that | educational, machinery, better bables, | present an imposing array when the first HE state fair, like Christmas | (n what ts known as the county colleotive | fule eliminates the aevenih-hour exhibson, & Pittatield (Mass) man, who |‘ime by men of the Watson caliber. and a class known as specials. crowd of sightseers swuops down upon comes but once & year, and| exhibits is & great treat in Itself. The | counties coming within this centage |dreamed dreams much like all other men | NeDraska held its first territorial falr | Thus with the addition of the little |the halls. All the open spaces thereto- like Christmas it, t0o, brings | exhibits contain the best of everything| divide equall per cent of np:r'o of. 1{. who ever brought anything new to the | ™ 39 and Robert W. Furnas and J. |tots, practically everything, Including|fore alloted to the inachinery exhibits 004 cheer and & number of | raised in each of the entering counties. | Offering. and the balance o divided ae yomd Sterling Morton were the men who were | manutacturing products, are to be found [ will also show up well by the time the other gifts of vast importance | This feature has been steadily growing| mum. O Points made above the min-|world in which they lived. its godfathers. Both were advocates of {on the grounds. falr gets under headway and there will o the people of the state. trom year to year. The following ocom- B e it e P Soon after the year 1800 this man Wat- | advanced agriculture and both had much | Exhibitors and entrants in the classes |Le quite enough to keep busy the peoplo It provides them, for instance, with a{ ment on county exhibits by President| The oharacter of the men who take |"C" DoSan the advocacy of the plan of [to do with giving the idea a firm start | where prem! are to be given will be | who want to look over everything on this most alluring opportunity to learn more | Roberts of the te falr is timely and|this interest in thelr counties and who showing animals and products at public |in this state. increased th's year, according to state- | midway of machinery, ‘ about thelr atate throush contact with| interesting, He sa are always bringing them to the tront in |Shtherings. Ho insisted that in this com- teresting History. menta of the board of mavagers. Agricul- | yyo. gigek and Other Exhibits. the people and products of all sectiona | yn Nebraska we divide our state into|discussion of the strong points of the |PoTiS0B of products the people would | At a meeting of the state fair manag- | tural hall, an Iimmense bullding, was Hornes, cattle and swine exhibit* have It Is & big education in itaelf, an edu- | three districts in the department of|gtate s such that they are easily en- | /"' More about the strong points of fers not so very many months ago an | thrown open to the public for the fIrst | peen gaining In size and value for the assembled at a tremendous cost | SOUnty agricultural exhibits.” These three |, o oo designation as master boosters, | (*'™INE and stock ralsing and that all |interesting discussion arose as to the | time last year, and despite its size Was |10t six yoars and the entries this year and dealt out to the peopls at & singu- “"l::arrt“- -{;ao?tl:(dmunm. r:;‘nl'r;.l ar;dl Bays Secretary Mellor, who knows them | ©*"ibitors and all spectators who Inter- | purposes of the state falr and what it | well filled, This year additional spase has indicate that 1915 will be recorded as bet- ted themselves could gain valuable in- [achjeved year b The d be ided for in this bullding and larly low price. thet Nebraska, being 420 miles long cast | al): 2 year by year. e discussion | been provi for in this 8 ter than 1914, just as that year was The state fair was not built {n & mo-| AN west and Ving, mmediately east of| As an educational feature for our state [T0Tmatlon by this means. The Tri-5tate |was never reported by the newspapers, | In adjolning structures it s predicted recorded better than the previous year. lockies, contains land . mept. Its history has been years in The Ilive stock parade, the feature of rom 800 £0 5,000 feet; | (88 the county exhibit system has a|fair held at New York was the first |but it was full of meat for all that |that all of this will be taken up weeks be- making, and its succosses have been the the clos'ng day of the falr, brings out specimens of stock are owned in this Tow has had : |tically all of the great state inogplogh <. gt mrospritsy R 19e the uasa ever for the attendants to take in the Bigger and Better Than Ever”--INSTRUCTION--AMUSEMENT--INSPIRATION - The Tumble Bug Aviator who originated the aerial Seven Speed Contests Each Day, X - He will loop the loop, fly upside down and give the death-defying tumble from the clouds every day, Sept.6-10 to the Nebraska public. | BARREY OLDFIELD T L ‘ ‘ ENDICOTT, KILPATRICK ‘ against his record every day Sept. 6-10. [ O RO O o e Ot e s o s v | And Many Other Kings of the Dirt Track. BEST AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTU RAL, LIVE STOCK AND PCULTRY DIS- PLAYS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY THIS YEAR . DESERT JOE The racing ostrich, will be on hand to challenge Horse, Auto or Motorcycle In Speed Con- § tests. Without driver he annhilates dizzy cli of this kind has ever beon_soen in iho state. THREE HARNESS AND TWO RUNNING RACES EACH DAY, SEPT. 6, 7, 8 9 A y m metropolis. Green’s, Hagenow’s and Fifth Regimental Band. Concerts Sun-| the State Fair and the San Francisco Exposition. This is the .. day afternoon and evening, Sept. 5th. acme of human daring. N“l“‘“"‘_"l'"nl products of | Piace practically at the head of the col- [recognized fair of which there Is any |Frank G. Odell, now of Omaha, scored | fore the falr opens. in imposing array the blue ribbon win- :- through. and there have been paths | PATtmeNt we offer (o the county collec. |fOr his own community. Such men have (and better faira from that date was not (state fair. His talk, as recorded I hi | mined to stay out of the exhibition game. to Arrangements of the exhibition pens and i agron P hadrias e L0 atoach | dea and develop It to the utmost. Prac- [ There are seventeen exhibition depart- | have reserved space at an amasing rate per cent The ploneer promoter of what is now |recognized as the strongest appear to | products, bees, honey, textiles, fine has transferred its quarters there, will (Continued on Page Nine—Col. Two.) ' plunge which resulted in the death of Beachey. He September 10-11 - Daring racer of international reputat.on, will race K lZE R, G U N N l NG MODEL RURAL SCHOOL HOUSE--EDUCATIONAL DISFLAYS--PURE FOOD, DAIRY AND BETTER BABIES SHOWS--EXHIBITS FROM NEERASKA INSTITUTIONS 2 | ! - FREE VAUDEVILLE--BAND CONCERTS--PAIN’S SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS % i ooy SRkt ond etheniten the ml.m..na western parts of the state ump of exhibit attractions, The uv\:nly : history, and the record {s fairly accurate the hit of the day when he gave vent to The machinery exhibit will probably ont o ) i ive exhibits $2.660 in premiums, also $76 | SVer been invaluable workers in the |as rapid in the effete east as one would |own language in the state fair board's | The smaller ones are now making more SIS Sk ot 6 the é:ln".?rl.i'uor“ lzmnl o paidin"the [ the epllctive by chance to reach barns this year will make it easier than - B will race Barney Oldiield—Aeroplane vs. Motor Car. Most amazing aggregation of cttractions ever offered with the a~roplane, give exhibition drives and race. Complete Line of 1916 Mode!s on Exhibition at the Automobile Show oln'n'l:’. Day, Thull'lo.day, Sept. 9. Special program for visitors | “Motor Madness’’, the exclusive attraction to be seen only at : L] JOE STECHER, Champion Wrestler of the World / Will Appear at the Coliseum, Septembe: 7 and 8. ATHLETIC CARNIVAL, September 10. | VISIT THE GREAT NEBRASKA STATE FAIR THIS YEAR. BOOST FOR NEBRASKA AND NEBRASKA'S INSTITUTIONS . B : JOSEPH ROBERTS, President. W. R. MELLOR, Secretary.