Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 2, 1915, Page 15

THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ‘What the St BY EARL B ARNEY OLDFI automobile racer, Lloyd Thompsen, the tumble- | Bug of the air, are to be the | headliners of the amusement | program at the coming state | falr They will race against each other | every day during the big fair, and then | as & supplement to their marvelous ex- hibiton will do & multitude of daring trieks Oldfield, the spesd demon, has caused chills to chase themseives up the back of hundreds of thousands of American people. The Thompson tumbling far above the earth has thrilleq American spectators for the last year and a half as none other, not even that of the midget mar- vel Lincoln Beachey, before he went to his death. Secretary Mellor recently saw Thompson in action and he is author- ity for the statement that he will make Nebraska people sit up and take keen notice of what Is golng on In the alr above them As a stem-winder finish to these ex- hibitions there will be automoblile rdces on the concluding day and the day after the falr. These will be held under the auspices of the International Motor Contest aseoclation. Several of the well known drivers of the world will be en- tered in this event. The final announce- ment of the entries and the. varlous eventy is expected to make Nebraskans resolve to take In the affair. The Horse Races, Superintendent Lamb of the speed de- partment has announced a list of events that will be up to the standard of former years. The ravage of various diseases which kept horses from participation in numerous other meets of the country is thought to be about over and this will assure Nebraska racing devotee of see- ing a number of the fast equines in mc- tion. It s salq that the season has been a fallure in some of the important cities of the country due to stringent quaran- tine rules, and that horsc owners the| country over aro anxious now to make ¢ AR ) SPECTATORS PACK THE GRANDSTAND AND up for lost recelpts and will get into|Five-cignths mile dash, Septem- every blg event that comes along. Many | even-eighths miie dash, "Heptem- of them have made their entrics here| ber 6 obs Eebhsivsbnnes iiseanotit | 180 and there will be no disappointments [OnC-half i repeat, Septem- When the starters begin to work. One mile dash, September 9 ..107. """ 200 The races as outlined by Mr. Lamb ars | One-half mile con. tion h (for as follows: horses that ve started and not 3 won money) September 9...... BARLY CLOSING. On the Midway. 2-year-old trot, September 6. sesvsessenissssnnasenssst 8-year-old trot 'or colts eligible to 2:% class), September 9 3 trot, “The Capital City Septeraber 1 . : 2:20 trot, T Septe r 6. . 2-year-old pace, haif mile September 6 3-year-old pace (for colts eligible t 2:35 class), September 8 2:25 pace, '“The Cornhusker: September 8... 2:13 pace, “The Gate City Purse, September 9... C. 2:60 trot, September 8 2:% trot, September 2:14 trot, September S. 2:20 pace, September 2,:\1« pace, Septrmbg zmb ee-tor-all pace, entber P RUNNING. 8-year-old, Nebraska bred (4% fur- o ), September 8. Nebraska Dorby (1 1-18 maiies), Sep- tember 7. half mile heats, Purse” £55888 § 8§ 88 Patterson's Mammoth Midway, always a favorite, and this year, according to advance notices, the best that it has ever been, will again be found camped & the Nebraska state fair. This show struck a lucky streak dur ing the last year which will Inure tc the benefit of their patrons at the com- Ing state fair. The dullness of the thea- trical season, both In vaudeville and drama, drove a wholesale amount of actors to the carnival tents, and with a llae of shows that have proven exceed- ingly Interesting. Patterson, the leader, took his pick of the acts and made such good cholces that he has not been com- pelied to drop any of them since he started out. The Patterson shows complete will reach Lincoln two days before the open- Ing of the fair in order to get properly wg‘ua on the midway. They will be = sz ate Fair Offers in Wzarfiyj a ~y 1015. ALV R R i ! i 3 running full blast by Monday morning, bright and early, and those who enjoy gome of thelr multitudinous offerings will have an opportunity to see them at thelr best. The Pattersons have a gigantic merry- {go-round, a Ferrls wheel fifty feet high, the best animal show on the road and a line of side show attractions that has | never been excelled any carnival company in tho country, Added to this cature will be the great vaudeville acts which will be given be- fore the grand stand each afternoon and evening. In this amazing category will be the following: “Motor Madness,” the acme of human daring. ‘The Half Dozen -Cornellas,” wonder- ful acrobats. “The Flying Kays," comedy bounding bar act. ““The Four Boactons,” a bicycle act in challenge to all the world. ‘“The performing elephants,” the best trained group of elephants In the world. The clalm Is made for the show that it Is as good as the best entertainment shown on the Orpheum circult, and the claim has nover been disputed where the companies have performed. Those who attend will therefore be given a treat. These acts will be shown twice dally in front of the big grand stand on the track and there will not be a cent's additional cost for this treat. Three bands are down ror perform- ances at the state fair, the Hagenow band of Lincoln, George Green and his band of royal entertalners, and the Fifth Regiment band of the Nebraska National Guard. The three bands will be on constant duty almost, and the attendants at this year's fair will have more mu dished up to them thun for years past. Concerts will be give In the auditorium of Agricultural hall, at the stock coliseum and In front of the grand stand every day. These organizations are composed in the main of the best bandmen In the state and have to take back seats for none of the organizations that have vis- ited the fair In years gone by. Concerts will also be given daily In the auditorium, and these will be of an eclally Interesting ure. August Hagenow, ons of the master directors of the country, will have charge of the preparation of this part of the program, and that promise has been given out on his behalf that the program will be filled with some of the most attractive selec- tions offered by any band in the country. Amusements for the Evening. Fireworks of a display more elaborate and expensive and unique than any other display attempted In the state during the year, will be the chief feature of all even- ing programs. There will be band con- erts, too, and nightly vaudeville, but the mammoth earnivals In powder will at- tract the greatest crowd of attendants. Each evening spectacle will be In charge of the master fireworks experts of the Pain company. The men who ar range and set off the pleces are sent here direct from the factory In order that the effect of the mammoth dlsplay will not be lost. In past years the display has attracted wide attention because of the marked varfety In pleces. Thia year there will be variety and stupendity, too, and some of the offerings will astonish those who do not reallze what marvelous things can be done with powder and matches, Beveral patriotic pleces will be set off during the week which have been spe- clally designed for the Nebraska state fair. The motif is particularlly appro- of Amusement priate at this time and win doubtless be much enjoyed by those who see them. In the Boyw' Camp. The third annual boys' camp will be neld at the state falr grounds during the coming falr. This is something many state fair attendants have never taken time to look over., Its features are be- coming 8o Impressed upon the people now, however, that the coming camp Is ex- pected to entertain its full quota of visitors. Thegcamp is for boys from 14 to 21 years of age and Is chock full of good for the boys who attend It The commission headed by the gover nor and presided over actively by State fuperintendent Thomas, Principal Brad- ford of the state farm and Charles Strader, the well known Young Men's Christlan assoclation boys' worker, has set out the following Information regard- the camp: “The aim of the school is to offer a select body of young men the means for systematio observation and study, under the direction of competent instructors of the animal, agricultural. mechanical and educational exhibits of the statu fair, and through such agency more fully to inform and interest the residénts of the counties LINE THE RAIL TO WATCH THE RACES THAT THRILL HORSE LOVERS AT THE STATE FAIR. in the resources of Nebraska, and the achlevements of (te citizens as demons strated by the displays on exhibition. "Two boys will be admitted from each of the ninety-two counties, two extra from Lancaster county, and four extra from Douglas county, making a total of 190. Should any county fall to fill Its quota, such vacancy may be filled from other counties, provided that no county outside of Douglas shall be allowed to exceed four members. One member shall be selected to represent the rural schools, and one the city schools. The age of the delegates must be over 15 and under 21 yoars. “Bach boy will be required to keep & record of each day’'s observation and In- struction. This record will be passed upon by the principal and assistant prins cipal. Each member of the school will be expected to prepare, from his week's observation and study, a report sultable to give to his school and te the County Farmers’ Institute; also to furnish a state« ment of the same for the home papers. ““While the greatest care will be exere eised to keep the boys from hurtful and undesirable experiences, each boy muat be held peraonally s STATE FAIR VISITORS| Are invited to Inspect the New Fair Grounds Switchboard Installed in Its Permanent Location in the Textile Buildin This installation represents one of the most com- ‘plete telephone switchboards installed in any State Fair Grounds. Through it, visitors to the State Falr may communicate with each other in Lincola, and over the Long Distance Lines connections may be had from the Fair Grounds to any part of the United States. The company takes pride in exhibiting at the State Fair and furnishing its visitors with all the benefits of modern telephone service, While in Linocoln, Btate Fair visitors are invited to call and inspect our new Telephone Building and Exchange, it being one of the finest in the country, The Above Picture Shows the SBwitchboard Installed at the Fair Grounds. This equipment has been installed at a very large expense, and can be used only one week during the year, We desire to call the attention of the public to the fact that the revenue derived from it during Fair Week amounts to less than the expense of operation and that its existence is warranted only by the desire of the company lo serve its subscribers compre- hensively and extend universal service to all. Btate Fair visitors will find Local and Long Dis- tance Public Pay Stations throughout the Fair Grounds, and in all the principal business places of Lincoln, | Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Co. 14th and M Sts., Lincoln, Neb. ~ APRRAR RS 53 4, ‘o inssertors avasmit oo 2an