The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-11
CLOSING OF THE FAIR.

cally deserved commentator for the ener.
the Office, and for the obliging manner IN
which he has attended to the wants Of the
neversatis6ed public.
The races came of yesterday as advertised.
The contest for the fastest trotting mare or
gelding owned in Rock Island, Muscatiue,
Mercer, Henry or Scott counties, was won
by Joe Bennett as follows;
H. Hills Joe Bennett "....,................l ]
T, Roach's Muligau. ...........".-l2 i
Time; 1852, $50 and 800. Premiums, $50 and rs
The race for the fastest trotting stations in
harness, mile heats, best in 5, had four en-.
tries, though only three came 10 the score.
Mat Covns Pilot Temple,..,.. .,......,,,,,.,,.i
3. II. Peny's Alexander" .........,o,,".,,"".2 2
A. A, Gstes Mace Eusts...
Tim,' 1884, 1885, 2;S6.
The following premiums were awarded
yesterday on sweepstakes Best Bull of
any age or breed, premium Of $50, awarded
TO D. b. Sears; bes, milch COW Of any age or
breed, Neeley & Bro. 20; do, 10; best
stallion four..years..oId and upwards, style and
action considered, s. W. Wheelock, 30; do,
Charles Weed, 20; horse showing the best
five cots from one to five years old, b.
Hirsche, Muscatine, 20; best brood mare
| FIVE years old or over, with colt by her side,
Neeey & Bro. lst 20; j. b. Titterington,
2nd, $40; s. W. Wheelock; 8. Draught
horses, best stallion four years old and up
wards, Medley & Bro. lss, 2Oi j. b. Nichols
10; best brood mare with colt by her side,
j. B. Titterington, 10; Neeley 4 Bro. 8.
The following are the awards for farm
products
Thos Campbell, Rock Island, lstFremium,
best bushel Of oats; Thos Campbell, Rock
Island, lst premium, best corn; John NJ
Arnold, Rock Island, lst premium, best on.
ions; Chas d Mcneil, Black Hawk, LIST pre-
MUM, best white beans; VIM Titterington,
Edgington, LIST premium, best bushel OF
rye; VIM Miller, Bowling, lst premium,
best bushcl Of timothy seed; j Richmond,
Geneseo, st premium, best bushel Of red
wheat; Thos jenkins, Rock Island, LIST pre-.
MUM, best beets, cabbage, early potatoes,
aud celery; j Wells, Camden, LIST premi.
um best sweet potatoes Thos Latin, Cam.
den,slst premium, best spring wheat; Cy'
rus Conkling, Edgington, LIST premium, best
hops; W Pesrsol, Coe, lst premium, best
late potatoes; Jas Kelly, ID premium on
best half bushel Of parsnips, and ID pre-,
MUM on best Lushel Of oats. Thos Camp
bell, ID premium on best quarter buSheI OF
tomatoes. Thos Cutler, Moline. LIST pre-.
miums on best water melons, best mush
melons, best cantalopes, and greatest va.
riety of pumpkins and squashes, Joseph
Ashford, Davenport, I'd premium on carrots.
W W Ashford, Davenport, lst premium on
carrots. Edward Robert, Davenport, lst
premiums on egg plants and parsnps, and
second premiums on celery and onions
Mrs Thos Gray, Camden, I'd premium on
white beans; Henry Kimmel, Black Hawk,
I'd premium on best and greatest variety Of
pumpkins and squashes; p Shaughnessy
Black Hawk, "a premium on egg plants
John Barge, I'd premium on beetS; John
II Gauut, Edgington, I'd premium on cab
bage; j 3 Wells, Camden, I'd premium on
field corn; /. A Latin, Camden, lst pre-
MUM on best exhibition and most usefu
collection OF field and garden seeds raised
by Exhibitor; + A Latin, Camden, lst pre-
mum, best sweet corn; B Latin, Camden
q premium best spring wheat; G II. Stod
dard, Moline, I'd premiums on late potatoes
and sweet corn; T Temple, Davenport
lst premium on tomatoes.
The following are the awards for fruit
VIM A Nourse, Moline, first premium, dis
play of pears and best variety of fruit
Shaughnessey, Black Hawk, first premium
best wild pums; VIM Miller, Bowling, frs
premium. best display OF apples by farmer
7 j Robinson, Rock Island, first premium
4 bes, collection of grapes; c G Taylor, Nc
a line, first premium, best Concord grapes;
). b Wells, Camden, first premium, best cult
n vOtod pluvus, q II Stoddara, Moline, 6r'
r premium, best display Of pears by farme
1t John A Jordan, Goa Valley, first premium
IS six varieties offal apples. Henry Kimme
o Black Hawk, ID premium, best cultivate
o plums; b + Kinney, LIST premium, ear
g grapes; VIM Miller, Bowling, I'd premium
: wild plums. Mrs. c G Coffee, Rural, fir
premiums on eating apples, varieties of viii
ter apples, and second premiums on displa
l. of apples by farmer or ameteur, and displa
5 of fall apples 7 J Robinson, Rock Islanc
ID premium for collection Of pears correc
j. ly named. John f Corker, Black Hawl
Q first premium, Delaware grapes. c
W Stoddard, Moline, first premium on eatin
y pears; second on greatest variety Of frui
o Shsughnessey, I'd premium on earl
T. grapes.
The awards for poultry were, George Bob
Black Hawk, lst premium on best Drama
: Pootras; Shaughnessey, Black Hawk, Il
=, premium, wild geese; Thomas Slater, Bac
Hawk, LIST premiums on Bantams an
Guinea fowls; and James Bahen, Blac
Hawk, lst premium, Black Spanish. Bac
u. Hawk township monopoli1ed this depar
r. ment.
ID The following are the awards for cattl
sheep, swine, horses, mules and jacks
SHEEP. Best buck of any age or bree
" Cyrus Coukling, Edgington, LIST, S25 O.
d, j. r. Scott, Millersburg, I'd, 10 90; be
: ewes of any age or breed, j. R. Scott, Nj