The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-09-20
Tne Leo County Fair.

Notwithstanding hard times, poor crops,
and bad weather, the annual Fair of the Lee
county farmers, last week, attracted the
largest assemblage Of people that has ever
bean known In the county on any occasion.
Every portion Of the county was represent
Cd g the Fair, and even the extreme town
ships mt up scores and hundreds to partici-
pate inthe proceedings. The counties Of
Dee Moines, Henry and Van Buren, were also
respectfully represented, and caused very
lively competition for premiums in the ring,
both in cattle and horses.
There were great many people there
from our city--mors, we think, than at any
previous Fair---but we observed With regret
that they had not as many articles on exhi-
biton from keokuk as usual. We trnst this
will be remedied next year, and as the rail-
road will in all probability be completed to
Nit. Pleasant by that time, we may count on.
seeing Keokuk and Mt. Pleasant at West
Point in body, with articles Of every
description in the department Of agricultural
and mechanic implements and machinery.
The first day of the Fair was devoted to
the exhibition OF cattle, and the show in this
department was regarded on all hands supe-
rior both in numbers and quality to that OF
any previous year. The contest for pre-
miums amongst the owners Of "short horns'
has always been lively in this county, but It
was intensified in interest at he recent Fair
from the fact that Tim. Day, Of Van Buren,,
was present with the choicest specimens Of
his fine lot Of cattle. After the short horn
exhibition fairly got under way the public
interest seemed 10 concentrate upon the
friendly and apparently equal contest waged
between II. g. Stuart and Tim. Day for
the highest premiums and the greatest num-
Der Of them.
Of Durham bulls there were about q
dozen over three years old led into the ring,
oil Of them very fine animals and most oi
them SO good that it required good judges to
settle the question Of superiority. The judges
however, assigned the FIRST premium to "Lo.
cum owned by II. q. Stuart second pre-
MUM to aNicholas,' owned by Tim. Day Of
Van Buren,, and the third premium to "Sul.
tam owned by II. W. Iutchcraft, wht
VI moved into Marion township from kentuek,
last year.
Stuar. thus led Of with the first and on
Of the most important premiums, with Da.
right after him.
OF two year olds there were but few OF
exhibition. ]. Hughes bull "Hubaard" tool
the first premium, and F. p. Jones' .Fili
more" the second.
The yeafling bulls were very fine. Tim
Days s.perfectionn took the first premium
Stnnr.'s sGov. Grimes" took the second
:. and his "Tim Day. took the third.
Stuart also took the first premium d
Calves, Isaac Hawkins the second, and Il
w. llutchcraft the third.
We have never had 80 fine a lot Of cows o.
exhibition in this county before, and her
again the contest was very sharp, nud tn
first premium was awarded TO s.Damsel,
owned by Ii. G. Stuart, second to seBelle,
owned By Tim Day, and the third to slow
Belle y owned by Jadgs@Aianson.
OF tua wear old heifers there were sewers
very fine on exhibition. Vim. Claxson too
the IRIS, premium, r. Day the second, and I
G. Stuart the lhird.
OF warnings there were five or six on e,
hibition. I'm Day took the first and secon
premiums, and IL. q. Stuart the third PR
MUM.
For The herd premium, we believe Stua
and Day we're the only competitors, Stnal
receiving the lrst and Day the second pr.
MUM.
The sweepstakes premium was borne Q
By Stuart's bull, which the crowd concurre
with the judges IN lronounc,ng the finest al
imal on the ground.
There were but feH specimens Of grad
stock ON exhibition, and shose not special
noteworthy. There we're only two or .hre
Dsvons, sDaher email and NOT very new 0
those grounds, bat nevertheless entitled /
prsmiums sa1s the regulations.