The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-09-30
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between it's clouds ~ - sunshine, W. COD
and pleasant, and mos admirably 6ttsd 70
|, the exhibition. At N early hosr 10 rod
leading to tie Fair grnundsfon al direction
were throngSd with people. Burlington an
1.-THE Illinois ide poured Firth tide Of lvia,
humanity. From the rural parts Of Des
Moines counAy, and Heay, and Leo came ful
delegations. Long before noon the extensive
> grounds were filed. The immense anphi
, Theatre was crowded and an almost unbroker
circle extended around the riding ring, while
to the unfortunate individual, who attempted
to explore the Floral, Agricultural and Ne.
chanical Halls it was evident everybody was
in them. We are little used to estimating
numbers, but We apprehend fifteen Thousand
people were on the grounds for the greater
part of the day. The grand trial of teams sim
gle and double, testing speed and endurance
and Of buggy teams in pairs and single, at
ten OF clock A. NJ, brought into the ring many
fine horses, and there was much good driving
and fast travelling. The trial, at eleven o clock,
| of pacing horses, under the saddle, and in
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thousand of lockers on. Three horses we're
entered for the contest and each horse won
prize, whether it was awarded or not. The
exhibition in the afternoon was in the follow
ing order. AT I clock thoroughbred horses;
at II roadsters; at 81 o'clock sweepstakes
for the best horse and best mare of any age.
The trotting match developed as fast travelling
as was ever done, we apprehend, on Western
turf. Tom Hyer was winner, making his mile
in 2;22.> We are sorry that we failed in get
ting report upon which we helied and are
not able TO give, in any of the trials named
above, the names of the horses, the owners or
the premiums awarded. The day programme
was thus filed, and the crowd from all quar-
tiers, that swayed to and fro like the pulses Of
a feverish life. were evidently well pleased
with the exhibition and performance.
Now take our arm reader and let us strug
gle as we may with the throng in another tour
of inspection through Floral Hail. You can
only give glance at a great many articles
herein, stop moment before the most no
ticeable, while many will escape our attention
altogether. Is your nature slightly esthetical
You will not fail to admire the elegant floral
designs that meet you everywhere Mr.. BER-
GER, of New London, with pyramid of flow
ers and Mr.. LEONARD, with dahlias, and Mr..
ScHwERIS, with a unique and handsome 40
raj design-the two latter gentlemen are Bur
hngtonians-have crowned themselves with
glory in this department. Mr.. BERGER ex-
hibited ninty-fve different varieties of flowers.
Push forward and take running inventory
of such articles as catch your eye as you 20.
Here is fancy needle work, in which Mrs. Il.
ID. Rand seems to excel all others, and oil
paintings, well designed and very credit.bly
executed. by Mr.. George Harvey, Miss Alice
Corkhill. and Miss Nellie Tracy, of Burl;nq.
tom beautiful seed and hair wreaths, the
work Of Mrs. Lamson, Of Anamosa. Iowa
substantial rag-carpeting, and Photographic
pictures, and specimens Of fine book binding.
and millinery" loves of bonnets'' that onr
friend Carleton, of the Harkeye, SAYS that
each particular lady present passed with a
sigh-and fossils and chronological speci-
mems of great many kinds, and embroidery.
wherein Mrs. Curtis of Lyons. Iowa, seems
by common consent TO take the precedence.
Then there is fine specimens of penmanship.
and chenille work of elegant make, by Mrs.
John q. Foote, and native wines and iellies.
and pickles, DC, ad infnitum. And while
we stop here to breathe, we will notice one
OF the most attractive articles in the hall 1t
goes back into the dark days Of the hate strife.
but 1T shows how even beauty ssoxs amid the
rand weeds that cover. the graves tAss grim
war makes. 1t is very elegant frame where
IN is picture of Mr.. Lincoln. Somebody
would need tell you, you would never 2 ,ess,
that 1T was made by Frank Seymour. a sol.
der OF the 18th New York. in Libby Prison
and from fragments of cigars boxes. We arc
not nearly through, but we will leave tho A.,,
and step outside where Donahue 4 MrCosb
display magnificent lot Of marble, Just at
the southern entrance to floral hall stands the
large and elegant Soldiers Monument. dopa.
ted by them to the Sanitary Ea,r in this CITY.
year ago. TWAS awardadte yellow Spring
township IL bears tae INSCRIPTION, "To the
memory OF our brave soldiers from Yellow
Springs township. who died in the service Of
their country, and their coxarades.' Close to
you IS the mechanical hall which is full Of
clothes wrlngers, and patent churns, and
model engines, and u thousand and one spe-
elmens of Western industry and Yankee
skill. But We must not larry here longer.
nor yet CATER at all the Agricultural and Hor-
hculssral hall to the which we devoted par |
agfaph yesterday. Our foreman tells ms there
is no more space, and so we drop the pen and
turn away from the exhibition. M.nv de-
partments might have been better flied. Init
Notwithstanding, the State Agricultural Fair
ior SO young State was success. We may
geah hereafter further items from our eotem-
porary OF the Harkeye concerning the last
uay re he 49,