The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 1904 Page: 5 of 12
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... WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23,1904
Our last SALES DAY was larger than the first.
next will be still LARGER.
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You are cordially invited to attend the LAST SALES DAY of this year on Wednesday, November 23, 1904.
Nearly SI50.00 in cash and valuable articles to be given away. Equal chances to all. Come and bring your families and
friends.
This will be the best day of all. GRAND PARADK at 10 o'clock. Come in time to get in the PARADE. We want you all
to participate in this feature. All the Old Confederate Soldiers are especially invited to join the Parade, and old Val Verde will be
there too. We are going to have a big time and you must not miss it.
The following
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Farm Products.
For the bale of cotton brought tile longest
distance that day, $5.00 in trade
at Hodges & White's.
W. H. Bessjing & Co. will pay 10 cents per
pound for the best bale of cotton
brought in that day.
E. W. HaU will pay 10 cents per pound for
the best bale of cotton brought in
that clay.
For the Heaviest 25 Ears Corn.
1st prize—S5.00 in trade at Nussbaum
& Co.'s Dry Goods store.
2nd prize—$2.50 pair mens' shoes,
Cheeves Bros. & Co.
For the 6 Heaviest Sweet Potatoes.
1st prize—$3.00'in trade, Jackson Bros.
2nd prize—$1.00 bucket coffee, II. T.
McCorkle.
For the 6 Heaviest Turnips.
| 1st prize—$2.50 man's Colonial hat,
Karner & Phillips.
2nd prize—$1.00 groceries. J. W.
Kincheloe.
For the Best Display of (> Pears.
1st prize—$2.50 pair shoes, II. C.
Lane.
2nd prize—Two bundles of shingles,
South Texas Lumber Co.
For the Best Sample of Ribbon Cane
Syrup.
1st prize-$2.50 rain coat at Wagner
& Rimassa.
2nd prize—$1.00 groceries at G. A.
Beene's.
prizes will be awarded for the exhibits be-
and we trust you all will contend:
For the Largest 1 Dozen Peppers.
1st prize—$2.00 horse collar. V. Wolverton.
2nd prize—$1.00 in trade, Clark Drug Co.
Dairy and Kitchen.
Best Pound Butter.
1st prize—$2.50 trade at W. D. Pittman's.
2nd prize—1 ladies Envelope hand bag,
Karner & Phillips.
3rd prize—1 can baking powder and pic-
ture, Clark & Stevens.
Best Display Pickled Peppers.
1st prize- $3.00 ladies hat, Cheeves Bros. &
Co.
2nd prize—$2.00 picture and frame, Jno. R.
Corlev Co.
3rd prize—75c lamp, J. N. Harrison.
Best Display Preserved Fruit.
1st prize- $3.50 clothes basket, Jno. R. Cor-
ley Co.
2nd prize—3 yards fancy wool waisting,
$1.50, Karner & Phillips.
3rd prize--3 months subscription to Evening
News, N. P. Houx.
Best Display Jellies.
1st prize~-$2.00 dress pattern, Robertson &
Bass.
2nd prize—$1.50 childs pin set, W. H. Wells.
3rd prize—One-half dozen bottles machine
oil, R. L. Anderson.
Miscellaneous.
For the Largest Wagon Load of People.
1st prize $4.00 lamp and one year's sub-
seription to Dallas Semi-Weekly
News, by W. R. Storey.
2nd prize—One set decorated plates, J. S.
Groover.
For the Largest Single Familv in One
Wagon.
$2.50 in trade at Jones it Norman.
For the Ugliest Man.
S2.50 r;izor by Mexia Drug Co.
1 dinner at Sparks Restaurant.
Stock, Poultry and Eggs.
Heaviest Hog Under 12 Months.
1st prize—$5.00 cash. First National Bank.
2nd prize -$1.00 cash. Dr. J. L. Metcalf.
3rd prize—1 pound Double Standard smok-
ing tobacco, W. J. Dean.
Heaviest Pig Under <i Months.
1st prize—$5.00 cash, Western Bank &
Trust Co.
2nd prize—$1.00 cash. Bell & White.
3rd prize Shave, haircut and shampoo, J.
M. Tidwell.
Best Span of Mules.
1st prize —$5.00 cash, Prendergast, Smith
& Co.
2nd prize—$1.00 cash, Dr. Chas. L. Watson.
3rd prize 10 bushels corn ground free of
toll, T. J. Johnson.
Heaviest Turkey.
1st prize -$5.00 [iron bed, Jackson Mercan-
tile Co.'
2nd prize—10 pound bucket lard. Gantz A
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3rd prize—Shave, haircut a'l l bath, An-
drew Crane.
Best Pair Chickens. Any Breed.
1st prize—$5.0;) set silver spoons, Bonner
Hardware Co.
2nd prize $1.00 worth blacksmithing. Tom
Griffith.
3rd prize 2 cans pineapple, J. H. Kauff-
inan.
Heaviest Rooster.
1st prize S2.<H) hat. at New York Bargain
Store.
2nd prize -51.00 pair cuff buttons—Geo. A.
Prescott.
3rd prize—Harmonica, value 60 cents, Han-
sen A Sorensen.
Heaviest 3 Dozen Hen Eggs.
$1.00 worth Kemp's Cou^li Mixture.
$1.011 worth toilet articles, by Kemp Drug
Co.
Best Calf Under One Year.
$1.00 cash, by Sandy King.
Best Beef Cow.
10 pound bucket of lard. Houser Bro*.
Most Uniform One Dozen White or Yellow
Hen Eggs,
1st prize $2.50 suit, boy's clothing. 2 piece,
Wagner & Rimassa.
2nd prize- $1.00 groceries, R. L. Capell.
3rd prize 1 pair shoes half soled, C. Felz.
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Houx, N. P. The State Herald (Mexia, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 1904, newspaper, November 17, 1904; Mexia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth290723/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gibbs Memorial Library.