Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-25
GENTS


Pt esalifower, sacks flower, pair
TT nslons-very odd. carrots-laying
81 loo'e. Ia bushsl on,one-strong, l
- os0stoss, collection garden sauce
- ! kinds, ss pears. 20 peaches. l tas-
- pathsrn peaches, 2 samples grapes.
- Apples-hsrd. bunch celery. The
sha vas very meagre, and showed great
~ y interest in exhibiting produce. -
Me-
FARMING MPLKAENTs.
efs were farm wagons, 80 samples
pieee and cultivators from Buford 4 Tate's
ms Actory-very good. 20 plows and cul-
6veD from mandatory Of John Deere,
NJ - harrow. l seperator.l square har-
row nd OK yokea
HOUSEHOLD GooDA
TO cooking stoves, sets plated ware,
DeBesad and some other small articlss
FOWLS AND RABBITS.
ui1g we're 10 species offowls and cage
ofvssz pretty rsbbitA
- g ~~s4s D18 Am19 HALL. -ass-s~-.k.
On entering this establishment, We found
some very nice specimens of flowers. and
plenty Of them. 4 sewing machines-one
showed by d. r. White Of this city, Wheel
er 4 Wilson's; two Of the Quaker City
machines by Estee 4 Co. Of this city also;
specimens pen drawing and card writing
by W. Fl. Pratt. Of this city. ssmples Of
drugs. one inlaid pearl desk, one amateur
steam engine. several cases Of preserved in
insects-not all raised in that county, con.
sisting Of butterflies. house flies flies, mus
quitoes, gnats. flies, small bugs. small flies,
bugs. some musquitoee-very large. flies,
insects and other bugs; some specimens of
quartz and other stones one ornamental cor
nelian basket arrangement, numerous spe-
cimens needle work-such as babies clothes
shirts. embroidered cloths, crochet work
de-; bed quilts more needle work, one
crowd of ladies-some dozen or two very
pretty-others moderately 50, and others
positively ugly. two coffins, one jewelry
case. case dried birds-stuffed, one case
firearms. more ladies, four oil paintings and
some plain lithogrsps, species Of wire work,
some boots. some boquets. girls, small ba-
bies-noisy. young ladies. smiles, and other
articles Of no value but to the owners.
This comprises the vhole. Next was the
TRIAL OF rNCIyra
This trial was to start from given point
run given . distance, unreel hose, attach
to engine, throw water 75 feet, detach hose
reel up, and run to q given distance, al of
which was to be done in the very shortest
time possible. The Western No. l, Rescue
No. 2 and the Metamora No. 2 Of Moline,
were the competitors. Result:
min. SEQ.
Wusseru NO l...s.se...e............ %
ne:cae No: 2........ ...............-.... M
Aetamora No S....................-..3 B ~
The Rescue No. 2 come out ahead, and
did the work up in elegant style.
There were some little trotting going on,
but none Of interests. as their was but little
such stock on the ground-not enough to
get up much excitemSnt
The crowd was not large but very much
better than the display Of produce DC The
general impression was that had it not
teen for the Firemen and the machines, the |
show would have been Of very little inter-
est.
At an early hour in the afternoon We
adjourned, satisfied that our county fair
would have made about q gross like that.
and ours was poor enough in all reason.
We would advise the people of Rock L.
land County to take little more interest
in their annual Fairs, and do better next
year.
Reader, we have related our experience,
what was yours?