Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-06
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SIN apron best hAiI WOTk. - y OscIHAu, SSuSi
Falls bes, display millinery, Mrs A White. 10.
wacty: best case ph otographs and ambrotypes,W
Egbert, Davenport best flowers and horsl col
lection, G Westphsl Sons, Iowa city
sRKHP.
Best 5 yearing ewes, spanish Merino, James
Cook, Poweshiek Co; ID best, Spanish Aerin, !,
rino buck and ewes, r " Hutchinson, washing
ton co ; best buck lamb, same person best Span
ish Merino vesriiDg buck, l. Williams, Cedar
Eco; "a best buck over tao years old, same person
bes, ewes, grades, A Moss, Iowa Falls; ID
best buck lamb, same person best pair Cotswold
ewes, Smith, PraiIle Mills best Cotswoid
buck, same person best grade buck, A Hen.
man, Johnson co best 8 grade lamb same per
son best spanish Merinc ewes, over years
old, K Denton, Johnson co; Sweepstakes, Spanish
Merino buck, shear. p rbs. J 5 Mcfarland, John
son co.
AFTERNOON.
FLOWING MATCH.
AT o'clock yesterday afternoon the State
Flowing Match took place near the Fair
Grounds. There were twelve entries only
mostly residents OF johnson county. The
piows used we're, for the moot part. from the
ma nufactrre cf Deere 4 Co.. Moline. H., and
we'll did they maintain their we'll earned rep.
uts'ion for doing good work. These plows
seem 10 b. the fAvorites with the farmers that
way, and are most favorably known all
through the eastern and central portion Of the
State We do not like to see plows Of foreign
manufacture carrying away the laurels from
Iowa. but then We must acknowledge merit
wherever we and it. The premium was taken
by John Crawford. Pleasant Valley, johnson
county feature Of the match was . subsoil
breaking plow, drawn by five span Of mules.
1t attracte,. much attention. Thee were two
buggy plows in the field.
PaHMiUMs
Messrs. Davis, Watson & Co, Davenp ort,
took the ID premium for horse pow er ,thresher
and separator, and soid the machine on the
ground uhich was done by no other person.
Blu ord, Tate 4 Co, Rock Island, took premi-
nuns on best breaking plow for oxen. best two
horse breaking plow, and I'd best % bsol plow.
VIM. Cady. Davenport, took ls. prenium on
Best portable saw mil.
Best tuikes, and geese and best coop Of
Dorkins, were exhibited by C. d. Bent, Iowa
City bsst black Spanish fowls, C. A. Vcgt,
same pace; best Bremers and Cochine, By
Henry Howard, sane place best pigeons,
Hagebuie 4 Bros Davenport.
AUCTION
AT the auction in the morning yesterday, .
considerable number of young cattle were sold
but we noticed no fancy prices.
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swine made on private terms.
CoSCLusIoN
Nothing Of any importance was done after
two o clock. though the grounds were bus
ting with life uotil evening. There were
few dssh.s about the course, and not q little
commo.on among those Who were removing
th cir stock and other articles exhibited, from
the grounds
In conclusion " can but say that the fair
passed away very pleasantly, and with perfec.
harmony.
At 5 o'clock large crowd had assembled
At the depot and soon filled eight coaches 10
their full capacity, which uoved away drop.
the road The Fair is over and severa! thou
sand people are glad so get home and rest
from the fatigue incident upon such occasions.
The Fair has been success The gross re.
csipts are not far from t3 600; and not less
thau 10000 people have visited the grounde
We rest here for to-day.
VOTE ON THE CARs.-On our trip
home last evening on the special train from the
State Fair. We observed a gentleman passing
through the coaches with paper and pencil,
e,icitipg the political complexion Of the voters
therein. The result stood:
Aiucoio ITO
Douglas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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brecklnridge ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. II