, 1866-05-25

held at Wheaton, DuPago County, for the
purpose OF Inangu1ating movement looking
TO the Organization Of Wool Growers Asso-
:IatIon, 10 embrace ali engaged IN the voca-
lion of sheep raising and wool growing IN
Northern illinois. At that meeting COM
mittee Of three was appointed, consist
Ing OF Daniel Kellogg, Esq, Of Du
paee, and two assistants, Who were
instructed to invite a sheep shearfng
festival, to embrace the territory named
above. at some time during this spring. In
compliance with their authority, this place,
and this day and tomorrow, were advertised
as the place aud time. And to-day the event
has been opened with the very brightest pros
poets Of greatsuccess- The number Of sheep
on the ground is very la1gc, and their charac.
and variety Of the highest order. About all
Of the leading sheep growers Of Northern H.
inois are present, with goodly number each
Of representative bucks and ewes. The fore
noon Of to-day has been exhausted In enter
ing and placing the sheep in pens. prepaEato-
tiyal, and the afternoon 10 organization.
For the purposes OF permanent organiza-
tion Of the wool growers Of Northern nlinols.
at two O'Clock. those present, numbering
some three or four hundred, were called to
order by A. II. Herriu=ton, Esq, OF this
town. who suggested temporary orsaniza-
1ion BY the appointment Of a Chairman and
Secretary.
Or. E. Il. Clapp, of Peoria County. was
then elected Chairman, and Henry Pierce,
Esq, Of Kane County, Secretary.
0n motion, 2 committee, consisting Mr.
Page; Josiah Towne, Of Kane; r. I. Cham
berlain. Of Ogle, and VIM. Waterman OF
Cook, were appointed a committee to report
rules and regulations tor the government Of
this sheep shcaring festival.
On motion Of E. a. Allen, Of Knue, a com
mittce OF seven on permanent organization
Kane; 5. z. Williams, o! McIIcnry; Horace
Batnes, OF DuPage; J. W Knapp, Of O,,le
q. +. Emery, Of Cook; Charles Smith, OF De-
kalb. and John Bennett, OF Lake TIE COM
mittee was instructed to report tomorrow.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
The Committee on R.l1es aud Regulations.
alter dc2ibcration, made the following re.
port:
II. Competition open 10 the uaols ,eorsd
20. Entr'ss 0! shetp tumpetiuR shall be aecou:
pinled IN all cases By af1dasit. ep. clytns ac-
eordtn= 70 tht best knuwleuee and berf .! the c1-
h'oitor the age sheep. tnc age OF the asece.
sfen S On IN tasn no manner IN .hiea they were lat
tue amount anu Kind Of iced given to them for The
VI ,cat preceding the islr; their general treat.
ans sss u. %sr
dayiis arc TO b oy tlinnE Il p1intcd hiauk:,
nhica will be furnished 10 every c'nmii,eu by The
administer caths il ie under. God hat eheep ,nsy
bt thorn IN any iuon, .. the option Of the tx
h,ei'or, provided The required facts ase aed- The
VsewiR9 COMMITTEE will require the s:idasit 10 b
Is fill auu explicit Al the circumstance admit Of
and iha' II NOT maae on the personal kno"l.dec oi
tic exhibitor. II tha nc 20 stascd aud the sources
nf bis information 1utly md distinctly specified.
ID Al sheep entered fo1 ptcn.,ums shall he
".i.hcd inter sheattne. ano also their leec.s.
I'LL No perron shan act =. member # ths
vic~,Es rorum,',ee "hu ha- any dlrec' o. inIt:eci
Peerniaty inle1e:' IN any ,hc.p submitted 10 tne
inspection Of the sam camm!.tre.,
81. All reroEt- Of vlewin: Committees sta!l he
H1aGe In uEitfnE. snd signed hv majority Of tho
meu,ners Of the coum,ttce a:neln. { ith.n.
9Th. The Viewing couamit1ee .nal! deliver 'het
m ne m seson s 0e
7tli Premiums shall consist Of certificate si:net
b. The Pfeasteui md Secretary Of the scc:cty.
si'1 Al necessary committees shall be c!cced b.
Hh. All sheep entered for premium shali be AZ
Fanced and inspect before ehcarne.
~ r:non of :he committee "as received ant
A committee oi five vas appo med 10 repos
th1ec committees, VIZ: on Weighing tarcase=; O
Wstsh'ns Fleece<, and on Awarcs. who npored d
On Ixsg!taq Gareaske-E. J.. Allen, Of Zane
| Spar1dlug Eccy. Of Kane. and Albert Field, q
On Weighing F7tet<s-Fred Matbet. Of purace
Abel Duke Of NlcIlenry. and G E. Knapp Of O:1s
ssa rGiaa ,' 96sDf ola xG1,pp Fl PSos,
The committees and cl1ssiaca'lons were uuan,
mously adopted.
The Committee On Examinations befor'
Shearine then proceeded to their labors. aut
consumed the remainder Of the afternoon
The shearingiwill commence tomorrow moru
Ing, and may extend into Friday, rs the mum
her OF sheep to be shnrn is very large. reach
| ing over oie hundred, while the number 0,
| exhibition IS over three hundred.
WOLVES.
PraIric wolves arc not recognized rs be
longing to the sheep genus. in natural his
tory. but then ail sheep raisers know the sym
| pathics that exist between them, more es
| peciallr the former for the latter. Wolye
are not positively a necessity in making up
sheep exhibition, but they come In very well
| and add to the interest OF the exhibition
cspeclally-trhen fngrd-
There are On exhibition on these grounds
In close proximity to tie sheep. eight prairi
wolves. The, ,a.c mere oics-not more thai
six weeks old-tiny creatures, real pets-aut
about the eizc Of rabbits. They we're cap
| turcd few days since by jerome Clarke, y
G. Joy and George D. Nursh, on the Eas1er1.
farm. about three miles northwest from ST
| Charles, within the limits pf that township
after fierce fight with the n,n,Aer, vino
/ after receiving several shots, tied in mucf
damaged and denloraiized condition. Th'
little ones were pfettyaieeply burrouyhed
them 10 the surface. The lot, being dead
will bring hnndsome hounty to the captors
and greatly reduce the anxiety of shee
ruiscts In tue vicinity. The houlc of the vaI
nints was discovered by the approximate
to their domlcil nfa Considerable quantity E
dead mutton, which the mother had prepare
for s,ornge and consumption. Hrc Hoe,
sEconp DAT.
GENEvA. ILL.,, May ~, 1866.
Never more beautiful day broke upon tn
grateful senses of an American fur1nur tia
this. Old Sol shines our in all bis uuooscure
hrllitapcy, while the cool, dry and vitalizin
atmosphere sends O thrift OF pleasant IN
elcvatiDg sensatioEs through the blood an
muscles OF the natural, healthy body. Th
second day Of the Northern Illinois Shec
sl,ecring Festival Is pronounced success bt
you'd ADy precedent 10 this State, or even
the Northwest. There hare been large d,
Der on exhibition yesterday, and at rc
O'Clock today there were over five hundrc
sheep on the pound, representing more tia
lfty Hocks. and, OF course, embracing th
very choicest Of each Hook. GID and expcr
enced sheep growers, who kuO@ whereof the
such sheep were never gathered at any lii
exhibition In tue West. and probably no:
the UnIlctl States. An examination of Ii
report OF shearings, which will reach you t.
morrow. will most certainly substantiate tl
fact, 10 the satisfaction Of the most incred,
lous. Imight add here that The owners
sheer, md the others interested in this cxl,
bi.icn. as q whole, represent the vc1
best class Ct the 5comanry OF Northern III
lluis. Intelligent. cultivated, honest, enc
gctic, tuli Of public spirit. no man can loo
upon the forces see before ME, and not
impressed with the noble character of the
men, They are men Of Which Illinois shoul
be proud.
The examining committees who comlnen
ed their fal or yesterday afternoon, continue
up to about ten O'Clock this morning, whe
sheariug time was called, and all repaired
the large booth m the centre Of the ground
aud some t.scnty men stripped for }'usines
III few minutes the snapptng, biting mus
Of twenty pairs Of shears Kept time with tt
animated conversation of those who !0o.sc
on. The animation and rapture Of the Al
dicncc. durint the maHipulations Of the op
raiors, was only second TO that ol a crowd Q
| the occasion Of horse race when the con
peting horses arc pet nags. II came near,
TO that than anything else that nov occurs I
NY imagination. This excitement continue
with scarcely any diMiDution Of interest. III
iii Eve u'c3uck, when the shearcrs were cal
ed oil, anI that part Of The programme
c1aycd closed. As the train leaves In twen1
tue results in figures OF the shearing until i
morrow. ...
PERMANENT ORGANIZATIONS.
The committee appointed to organize
plan for a permanent association, .ubmitte
the following report, which was unanimou
i ly adopted
II, fhe name Of this Association shall be Il
Northern Illinois Wool Growers and Sheep B7ee
eI%4 Association.
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ID. rbe oti'eers *srll be 3 President, secretar
i S{rr Nf ala