Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-03
WINFIELD FLOWING MATCW
Eleve.sn Annual Meeting.

that ~ had better leave teWn. Not caring
70 sasy h sswn, end Asdisg nothing 10 the
Csds y Dssvsss sush . step. ~ qsissy stsE.
~ int up>sop opsn buegy, 70 which was
attasAsd wsll.aAtsd double team. driven
b % usnsssd siegls man ,snd uades thsss
istsssslasg ia6ussess started as smart oait
IT. ~ rural districts, 10 sttsnd, - he's bsss
ess aassal susaon Sss The pest niss - ~
ysass, The Regular annual meeting ef he
Winfield Township Flowing Match. The
weather IVES splsndid-fos winter clothing
business - and the roads dslightful-foe
breaking buggiss-sll Of which combined,
with the consciousness Of being unable to
and our way to the place We started for.
reodsssd the occasion the most agreeable Of
our evsntful career. About three miles out
" left that buggy to the driver and anosh-
Or man, and took . more safe and exalted
position in more substantial vehicle, 10
which our wasnsst anticipati0ns Of losing
our way were most satisfactorily rallied
Without pretending 70 say where We went.
or how fer We travelled. nevertheless, - ~
cry road be- an end, We brought up st about
twelve s'slsck as the farm house Of Robert
Neil, upsa vhess land the aforesaid match
was 70 tsks placs-whsre, indeed u bsd a.
ssady taksa plscs; for - ~ apprereAsd the
6sld The oely satisfaction lslt us wss that Of
seeing The last few straight burrows turned.
This severe disappoinsosnt. hewsvsr. was
in . great msasurs anslisestsd BY the 49,
aouncsasas that dinner was ready, 10 which
~ rsspeoded With eomnsndeble alscsity
t. boy u ssr sise.
About The leesaoen match we have this
mech to say, thasis was one sf the best svss
hsld by ths Win1sld Out. The fsllowioe
/ = The list Of entrees:
Jsaee Steele. Jshs Qsipa.
Rsbsrt BseWoails. william Lang.
James Orievo. Rsbert Steele.
william MusTiaen, 0seeft Little.
/ Wn. GriovO. Janee Neil,
David Hsrdis, ir.. Frask Duassa,
Chasloo nufrioon, John Hasdie,
l Jo0eo Lovoo1es.
Ths plswiag ceoassesd - hslf pass sins
s'slsck ed ended about twelve. and when
esaplstsd ths grounds pssssassd that per-
tsslly corrugated susfaes which nsthing
shset = The best pIovs, the best farm teams
end the NEST skillfsi plowosa could pro
due. Really il there 10 anything in the
theory that The best blowing produces the
bsst crops, yield Of SIXTY bsshsls Of wheat
. The acre may b. expected from these
grousds next fall.
Az above iatimslsd, dinns Wa anneunc-
ID. This time, fer oues. eur appetite wes
moro than On squsl match f. our saturai
modssey, % vs west 10. II assd b. nu-
osssus witnesses from among he plsw Soys
Who we're in the same party, several usi'n>
peachsble farmers If that nsighbsrhesd,
tsgsthsr with the excellent hostess and ssv
sssl fair assistants ts-ths rosy checked daugh-
| tsss of the nearest farnsrs-will bear Wit
nsss that ws and couple Of Nslins fsisnds,
aad Ed. NsNair, on ssr right, did aapls
justice 70 the tempting and skillfully pre-
pared meats, vegetables. bread and cake
then sad there - tsmptinely arraysd.
Would We could b thus tempted every day
in the week.
While thus ably skirnishins among the
dinser dishss, the judges -Andrsw Bell,
Of Allss's Grove, ana Charles Murray aad
wn. Risg. Of jersey Ridge. were exaoin.
isg the plowsd fsld, and sosn returned the
following award Of prizes:
sRxIcs CLASS.
VIM. 0rievs, first premium. %. 90
John Quinn. second premium. ............ 500
Robert Steele, third premium. ............ 500
| Srnroa cLAss.
james Lavender, fret premium. ..... .&s.0 90
David Hardis. jr.. second premium. ..... 800
Chas. Nurrison. third premium. .......... 500
To make up the premiums, our friend,
Thomas kehos, Of the popular firm Of Ke>
hoe 1 Carhart. Of this city, donated ten dol
lara.
Though unusual, il was decided after din
ner to have . sweepstakes match. partly
because the boys were anxious to try again,
and partly because they wanted to test q
superior style Of plow. which Mr.. viels, oi
che 6rm Of Deere 4 Co, Of Moline, had
taken out t. show the farmers on that &c
easion. A purse Of $50 was quickly made
up By . asubscripsien Of &lO By Deere Co,
ol0 By AcNsir, Jordan L Co., and thrss
o5's b Thos. Kshos, D. N. Richardson
asd Bdwasd Russell, ssspsetively. Judges
same % bsfsre. Eatries - follows:
Janso Quinn. Williom Mussiooa
yGDss 0risse. ReSsfs steele
Ssen Qeias. Jancs A1srisss.
jsnes steele. Jsnso Neii.
,ussos elAss.
David nsrlis. js.. Jsass Lavender.
he psssd - sIsksd ef s.A H. plswl
olaeesi . . o'elech, end 70 svss thisssss
yoaog - Wese - Wssk = sasnsot, 10 ~
~ Win6sld bsgs - tAis eeoasisa. 1hsg
esst tAsis 0ssns essso ths IND = ssssigh'
- sn sEssv, ~ ~ Width Of sasA susessd,
~ fsssew ~ saloulaasd 10 . 6aess'l
bssadtA, - turued wioA aaaAsaAaicel q,
ssansss. II ~, Il is great susisdty 4
sosics ~ svsa stsp - esrsfal, stsady
asvsosals q thess ssss6ally tsaiasd hrn
tsans. Thsy ssso 70 enter iate the spirit
q tAs s1ais equally With the drivers, and q
nsvs - saeothly and With the rsguiasit)
q cleok wssk.
The wosh bsing csoplstsd, ths Judes'
whe hsd By vsts Of the plewmsa rsoaiasi
"a tAs ground dssiag ths esntsst. naas uI
u docioiea = fellows:
i ounroo GLASS.
w. 0eieve, risoe Preaiu0. 30
noboes DgO9ullD. 0eeood Rfo0ina. ........ so
Janeo Steele. Third Pre0iaD, D,............ 80
II yUuloo CLASS.
David Hsrain, Jr.. First Premium. ........ts %
Jemeo Laveodef, second Preniu0.. so
II Jehn uardie, TAifd Pf00iuo. ............ 500
| Psodisg this mach end subsequently,
eAaoeo Shsss wos q iofusual csntset ~
twsn Dssss 4 Ce.'s Hswksgs Csleivstss
and thaG knoWn - GAs OtaAsed CulivatoS
| oads = Dscssus, M The Sssoss ~ dsiv
In b Ms. 0aadsrs, undss ~ lissctloa Z