Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-21
The County Fair.

was held at Lancaster.on Wednesday,
thursday and Friday of last week.
considering the rain during the first
days Of the exhibition and conse,
quent heavy roads there was fair
attendance, and a good number of
entries, there being in all the de
partmentsssaDout 600 exhibits.
The want of confidence in the
weather kept many at distance
from being present, and the attend>
anee was about two-thirds what it
should have been. There was gem
eral good order on the grounds and
no failure on the part of the officers
to provide for the comfort of Wis
itors.
In the department of horses there
were some 122 entries, and $3.50
awarded in cash premiums. Calls
81 digger of Animation carried away
the first premium for best blooded
stallion, and Thos. Harper of Mt.
Hope for best blooded mare. J. J.
Mckenzie of Lancaster secured the,
prize on best stallion for all work.
James Borah of Mt. Ida for best mare,
and Il. Lisherness of Lancaster for
best gelding-all over four years old.
Mr.. Nc henzie also took the premi>
UNI on best marc and.fve colts. The
premium for best span of draft
horses was given to VIM. Dyer of
Fennimore, and for best span of car.
riage horses to L. Carrier of Bosco-
bel. j. r. Wells got the premium
for best span of mules.
In the cattle department there
were but 45 entries. OfShort Horns,
Il. A. Kilbourne of Cassville display
ed the best bull, and Adamson Welsh
of Little Grant the best COW. Ed
win Dodge of Bloomington entered
large number of Devons and won
the premium for best COW. Robt.
Newman of Little Grant showed a
fine Devon bull and secured the pres
MUM. There was also fine collcc-
ton Of Natives and Crosses. E.
CRAIG got the.premiun on best pair of
work oxen.
There were some AZ entries of
sheep-nostly of the fine wool kinds.
Adam Kyle and e. Dodge exhibited
fine pens of bucks, ewes and lambs.
OF swine there were but q few en-.
tries, nor was there much attention
paid TO the exhibition of poultry.
Few entries were made in the
farming implement and mechanical
departments, excepting by Potter
and Trainer, probably on account Of
the heavy roads and threatening
storm on the first days of the fair.
Messrs. Budd and Copeland of
Lancaster had on exhibition a num>
Der of carriages, buggies and sleighs,
and the display would have done
| credit to any of the manufacturing
companies in the West. Mr.. Schroe.
der also made a fine exhibit of cab.
net ware.
Of flour, grain and seeds there
were about so entries, Of vegetables
40 entries, of wines, preserves, jellies,
&C., about the same, and about so
entries in the department of domes-
tic manufacture. In the fine art de-
partment the ladies offered a very
large and fine collection of their
handiwork. In the hall were par>
ticularly noticeable the shell wreath
by Miss Emma Comstock of Bosco-
bel and wax cross and vine by same !;
also an oil painting by Miss Juliette
Meyer and the agricultural wreath
by Miss Cow of Lancaster also sew
eral cases of stuffed birds by Amherst
Barber
At the meeting for the election of
officers for the coming year, D. L.
Parker was re>elected President.
Mr.. Parker is farmer Of wide prac-
tical experience and is we'll calcuIat-
ed to hold this important position in
the industrial and agricultural inter-
ests of the county. T. A. Burr was
also reelected Secretary he has so
thoroughly systematized the busi>
ness OF the Secretary's office that his
services are almost inestimablc as
part of the official management of
the fair. The other elections have
| slipped our memory.
The list of awards and the fnan-
cial report will be published soon.
EXCELLENT ADvIcE.-The Sheboy>
gan County Herald has the following
which, with little change, is appli-
cable in other counties of the State !:
"Let the Republicans Of Sheboy~
gan County be up and doing now !;
the State ticket is nominated and the
convention has put in nomination,
meA of character, standing, ability,
integrity and worth. The time for
lethargy has passed and the time for
work, real live work, has come. Let
us all be up and doing. We have an
INSCRIPTIONS and vigilant foe to en-
cou ater. Although badly defeated
last fall, they still have vitality enough
left to make strong fight. Never
rely on the weakness of the enemy,
but charge straight home on their
centre. Let committees be appoints
ed at once whose duty it shall be to
get out full Republican vote in ev~
cry town. Make thorough ergan,
ization in every school district Res
son calmly with the doubtful and
wavering, urge the true blues to be
on hand, in short, leave nothing un-
done that is necessary to increase
the glorious Republican majority
given by Sheboygan County at the
last election. She occupies a proud
position now, by virtue of that noble
result. May she maintain her integ-
rity to the last.
| FIFTH ASSEMBLY DIsTRIcT CoNvEN
TIoN.-The Republican voters of the
towns of Cassville, Glen Haven, wy