The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-07-16
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THU sDOaETARY OF THE alINNE-
sofa AGRICULTURAL. xOOxErY.

''F'eld Trial Of Reapers," led us to addrsl
70 tho Secretary note ofinquiry, to whie
tho following communication 10 . reply. On
sets at rest the question, whether Ii
''drsnd S"eepstakes'' Prize was the hipt
est awarded BY the Society, and whether
WAS won by tho ''Johnston'' without CON
petition. It is true that tho Johnston.
being an independent Reaper, did not CON
pete with combiAed M,ohines, while a
did compete with it for tho principal pric.
the "drsat sweepstakes" Premium. B.
giving this tho benefit Of your extensiv
circulation. you will confer favor upo,
10 Is we'll as upon tho public.
J. H. SCHOONMAKER.
SEcRETARY's OFFICE,
Minnesota State Ag. Society.
MINNEAPOLIS, May II, 1868.
Hears. Sehoo"maker, S,cartz + Drew, W
mona, Minnesota:
dENrLEAEH.-In reply to your note o.
the 10th, inquiring into the ..Sweeps, axe,
Awara At the late ''Field Trial Of Reap
ers aud Movers" have to say that a.
that trial awards were made in the differ.
ent classes Of Machines then before The
public; after the class awards were made
all Machines, of cry class, entered the liza,
Tor the 'Grand Sweepstakes" which was
intended to apply to that Machine which il
the minds Of the Committee shov. the qreot.
eat number Of good points, and that they, in
their capacity Of judges could safely rec
ommend to the Farmers Of this State Is q
Machine combining the greatest eeonomv
with the best quality Of work in all kinds and
conditions Of grain. Such award was
made to tho Johnston Sell. Raking Reaper
AS the verdict Of the committee was made
public at the time, there certainly can be
no grounds for any Misunderstanding.
Respectfully. &c.,
CHAS. H. CLARKE,
n-48 Sec. MINI. State Az. Society.
NlS1sGER, Mimi, Oct. l, 1867.
Ae'''s. Gardner + Meloy, Ha.ting., Mann.
Charlottesville Johnston's Self. Rakinp
Reaper which purchased Of you has cut
100 acres. 1t pleases mo very much, draws
easy, cuts wide, rakes well, and think is
going to be very durable. I can cheerful.
y recommend it to tho thousands who need
. perfect harvester to assist in and reduce
the labor Of gathering tho ever increasing
harvest Of our State. Hoping you will
meet with good success in placing them in
the hands Of the farmers Of this portion Of
the Stste, am.
Very Respectfully Yours,
I. DONNELLY.
. s1. PAUL, Sept. 10, 1867.
!. G. Sehoonmaksr, Esq.,, Wsaona, Kinn.
-Oea' Ssr.-Ths Johnston's Reaper which
purchased Of you out for me 40 acres
the first seven days it was run. It will be
superauous to add that it laid tho bundles
''''t rate, when I state further that five men
bound it Is fast as cut. think it embrace
% the best principles ever put into Reap
or.
Respectfully Yours,
VIM. L. AMES.
MIR. Ames il Treasurer of the Minneaota
Agricultural Society, and is one Of the
most extensive farmers in Minnesota.
MYsT1cAlLE So1REE.-One Of tho most
refined and select entertainments now
travelling, will be presented at the Court
House on the evenings Of Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, Of this week. On ao-
count Of so many eonsummate humbugs
our city we deem it necessary to
introduce the following dattering notice
which We clip from tho Wsbasha Hrall:
"The Lewis Brothers gave their first en-
tertainment in this city last night to jam
med house. Long before the time to COM
menco all the seats and available stand,n9
room WAS occupied bv those Who were e.
Zer 70 witness the drst soiree. Notwith-
standing al this the audience had reason
10 DO happily surprised at seeing their
eondest hopes more than realized; and TO
Say that it was grand success, would on
y reiterate what everybody knew would
be the case, as it was heraldsd with q rep.
utatiou flattering in every respect, on &C.
count Of its presenting fund Of amuse-
ment together with an exciting sensational
ana legitimate array Of original delu-
sions, transformations. fascinating phenom-
enss in manner that inculcates the strict
est and highest tone Of morality, and en-.
courages virtue by holdingup to view all
that 10 good and pure, and avoiding oil that
is evil in its tendency. The tableaux Wv
ants alone were we'll worth the admittance
fee, as they excelled everything Of the kin d
impossible. These gentlemen will give on
ly two more entertainments here, SO let o.
cry one attend.
RAREY OUTDoNE Van AMBuRGH No
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