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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1923
Page
1
Cheyenne County residents praise the county festival held in Sidney October 4 and 5. Highlights include a large parade, lively exhibits, and strong community cooperation among farmers, merchants, and schools. Local officials thank the Farmers Union, volunteers, and The Telegraph for promoting the event.
Glen Bales president of the Cheyenne County Farmers Union and festival chair urges a county fair ground and facilities after the Fall Festival, praising Cheyenne County and citizens while noting incomplete precinct representation and calling for ongoing annual fairs.
The octagonal corn palace sits at Central Avenue and Second Street Sidney. It features a thatched roof of corn stalks and wall designs with corn outlines of the national emblem and themed phrases. A committee led by W P Miles organized financing and erection with Daniels and Erickson as builders and P J Ackers as designer.
The Cheyenne County Fall Festival drew about 7,000 attendees over two days with 196 exhibitor entries across county precincts. Highlights included vast agricultural displays, 106 entries by women, school exhibits from 18 districts, and a lively program with bands, rides, and a corn palace in western Nebraska.
A partial view shows hundreds of farm and garden products from the wheat and corn belt on display at the Tobin opera house in Sidney during the Fall Festival. The 800 exhibits fill long center tables and precinct shelves with corn dominating the show. Sidney No. 2 precinct led with fifteen firsts and sixteen seconds while kale and Oleander appeared among other horticulture displays. Viewers called the western Nebraska display the largest and best ever shown, rivaling state fair quality.
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