Opening day Boone County Fair features tight 2:30 trot
Splendid racing marked the opening day with close finishes as seven horses raced in the 2:30 trot. Sterling Dillon beat McKinney Guard to wire in each heat, while Peton and Brobdignag filled minor places amid enthusiastic crowds. The Boone county pace followed, Bayleaf Jr. taking two heats in fast times, with Manager dominating the three-heat race and Ot Tall Tim looking on as the program wrapped by 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone County Fair
Sterling Dillon
McKinney Guard
Sidney Dillon
McKinney
Dillon
Peton
Peter the Great
Brobdigneg
Ruler
B. G
John McKinney
Charles Wilson
Peru
Ind
P. J. Kennedy
Templeton
Brobdignag
R.F. Hester
Bloomingdale
Hesitate
Br. m
Wilask
A. D. Goodwin
Lebanon
Edward Grey
B. S
Pregantle
R. S. Thomas
Nashville
Tenn
Haze
Princeton
Guy Princeton
Thomas Sawyer
Indianapolis
Boone County
Mack M
Earl Martin
Bayleaf, Jr
Wash Julian
Julian
Bayleaf
Je. Br. G
Mack M. S. Bierl
Martin i
Dan
Fred Martin
Billy T
Blk. G
Fred ‘Taylor
Manager
Tommy Thomas
J. K. Padgett
Padgett
Sidney Wilt
Tommy Thamas
Br. G
B.g
Coast to Coast Tourists Here on Cross Continent Ride
Three motorcyclists with two side cars pass Lebanon en route to Chicago. G D Duntze with Charles E Collins and William Davey carry gear, log road conditions, photograph towns, and plan dual continental routes via Chicago Fargo Butte northward and San Diego Santa Fe back. Duntze represents Auto Club of America and New York Press.
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G. D. Duntze
Charles E. Collins
William Davey
Lebanon
Central School
Chicago
Indianapolis
Duntze
New York City
Seattle
San Francisco
New York
Fargo
Butte
San Diego
E. G. Baker
New York Press
Auto Club of America
Detroit
Henderson
Tha
Charles KE. Colling
State Board Offers Premiums for Purdue Scholarships in Judging Contest
Indiana boys enter the Boy's Livestock and Grain Judging Contest at the State Fair on September 8 1914 to judge beef and dairy cattle horses sheep hogs white corn yellow corn and wheat. Top prize is a Purdue School of Agriculture scholarship worth 100 with 75 50 and 26 as second third and fourth premiums. Eligible ages 16 to 20 not enrolled in any agricultural college. Apply to Secretary Charles Downing Indianapolis. Purdue Agriculture courses details available from Purdue Lefayette Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue School Agriculture
School of Agriculture
Charles Downing
Indianapolis
Ind
Purdue School of Agriculture
Lefayette
Kaffir Boys Choir Brings Speaks Plus Sings At Chautauqua
The Kaffir Boys Choir trained by J H Balmer arrives at Chautauqua offering English lessons and song. Balmer, a Royal Geographical Society fellow, started the group 29 years ago in Africa after hearing untutored voices with great potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balmer
South Africa
America
Kaffy Boye Choir
J. H. Balmer
Royal Geographical Society of England
United States
Europe
Kaffir Boys Choir
Africa
Test of Gas Supply Exceeds Standards in Indiana Cities
Public Service Commission inspectors report July tests show gas companies in Indiana provide superior supply to consumers. Indianapolis Citizens Gas Co records 657 then 945 BTU per cubic foot. Richmond 1220. Elwood 617. Marion and other cities also exceed the 600 BTU standard.
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Indiana
Public Service Commission
Service’ Commission
Cabic ‘Foot Ag
Indianapolis
Citizens Gas Company
Adianapolis
Richmond
Sonpty
Anita
Muncieth
Central
Phere
Elwood
Kiment
Marion
Free Acts Dazzle At Fair Flying Bar Show
The Drnvette troupe headlines a sensational free acrobatic act at the fair with a striking casting routine. Acts from the Dunbar and Nelson groups plus the Alba and others delighted Tuesday crowds in a center ring display. The program also features songs, recitations, and family reminiscences as part of an afternoon of entertainment. Real estate transfers and clergy notes fill the remainder of the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duvettes
Dunbars
Dunvette Groupe
Nelson Comiques
Albas
Nelson
D Unvette
Chicago
Sixth Annual Reunion Stephenson Wiley Families At Fair Ground
The sixth annual reunion of the Stephenson Wiley families will be held at Boone County Fair Ground on Tuesday August 18. Officers include President Mort Stephenson Secretary Blanch Stephenson Treasurer Joseph N Wiley Executive Committee Joseph N Wiley Wallace Mullikin and E P Stephenson. Program Committee Frank Stephenson George B Jones and May Smiley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson-Wiley
Boone County Fair Ground
Mort Stephenson
Blanch Stephenson
Joseph N. Wiley
Wallace Mullikin
E. P. Stephenson
Frank Stephenson
George B. Jones
May ‘Smiley
Bae
Also Mentioned on This Page
Siost
Boone County Pace
Boone, County Run
Martin
Bessie E. G. Mid
Edwards
Snookums
B. m
Bob
Bari Martin
Mangus Flaws
the Kaffir Boys Choir
State Board
Purdue
Chautauqua
the Public Service Commission
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marz
IBIS
Elbert Perkins Co
Drnvette
A. O. Spencer
Edna Shepherd
Carolyn Stephenson
Ethel Thompson
Robert Stephenson
Dorothy Stephenson
Lillian Stephenson
Harold and
Paul Jones
May Smiley
Myrtle Baird
Reading
Alma Caldwell
Bernadette McKinsey
John F
Myrtle Hall
Rufus
Myrtle Emmert
Fairview
George T
Lydia A. Miller
Earl E. Winn
Wysong
Oliver P
Arfie Hinton
Catherine Epperson
Kenworthy
William McColley
Shelbyville
Ed, McColley
Cincinnati
W. McColtey
A. L. Ward
Butler College
Stephenson
Wiley
Fair Ground
Citizens Loan and Trust Company, of
William Means
North
Meridian Streets
Citizens Loan & Trust Co
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