The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-10

OF Tuesday morning, instead OF being disad'
vantage, really proved great benefit. The all
was purified; the dust laid, and the roads rem
dered IN excellent condition. There was scarcely
a cloud to be seen at o'clock Wednesday morn
inG, and consequently every one was tempted
by the bright sun shine and the pure and invig-
Grating air to 90 to the fair. At an early hour,
large number of people had arrived and con-
tinuOus procession of vehicles of all sorts began to
pass through the gate, so that by 2 o'clock, over
four hundred wagons alone were on the grounds.
Arriving at the gate, and perhaps getting an op'
portunty to nod at the Secretary and his assis'
tants, Messrs. Raymond and Furness, "up to
their eyes in business" the visitor finds on the
left half dozen air-gunmen; further on he
slakes his thirst at an excellent we'll near the
dining rooms of Mr.. Crooks, and still further, he
will see the dining hall of the ladies' OF the
Episcopal church, who have rolled up their
sleeves, barred their fair arms, and turned sud-
denly from the parlor and drawing room, from
the piano and embroidery, to the kitchen and
pantry. And such handsome and accomplished
" waiter-girls" you never saw. Though trife
"green" at the business, they IRE ever SO oblig.
ing, and if a man escaped with out being urgent
~ solicited to have coffee, tea, oyster, chicken.
pie and cake by each of the twenty lady wait.
crosses, as was our fate, thea indeed was he q
neglected man!
Passing Floral Hall and its attractions, and
also the mechanical department beyond, for
another article, we 60 to the long rows of stalls
on the southwest and take look at the
FLOODED CATTLE.
La Sale county may we'll be proud Of her
splendid stock of cattle. Her enterprising and
wealthy farmers have spent thousands upon
thousands of dollars in improving the breed Of
stock of all kinds and especially short.horned
Durhams.
DESTROYS Of doing equal and exact justice to
all we began at the north end of the cattle stalls,
after looking at some fine lots of cattle exhibited
by Isaiah Stawn. We found, first: Mr.. Isaac
Green's blooded stock. First, his handsome Dur
ham bull Clifton,"3 year old, weight 5000 lbs;
is brown and white spotted; "Jsnny June" six
months old, weight 500; both having No.
record in the herd books. Adjoining these was
Mr.. J. w. Runners Sir Frederick Duke"
short-horned bull, weighing 1,442 lbs, and is q
fine animal.
Further to the southwark ISL w. Armstrong;
stock. "Toland," I'd, his famous bull, year
old, weigh 2,11O lbs; one Of the best in this
county as to size, form and pedigree.
"Loan, of Deer Park, 2 year old, recently
purchased in Ohio by him, for the triaing sum
of 5000, weighs 1000, and as pretty as any ami.
NAL can be.
"Virginia,"1 year old; 1850 lbs, and a pref
ty calf. She is Oxford Queen" recently bought
by Mr. A., in Ohio, months old, weighs $50
lbs cost $500.
Matilda" cow 2 years old weigh L. sO.
empress" 4 year old, weight 1856.
"The Lad" months, weight $40.
$40 Brady" 10 months old, weight G34.
Independence" 1 year old, weight 500.
c. B. Price follows with some very fine stock:
Lucy Gray" year 4 months old; 975.
"Lady Gray" 8 year old 1850.
Butterfly" years months, fine bull, tx.
cellent pedigree 1925.
Shefield,"7 months $685.
"Allen.a-Dale," 5 months; 625.
"Lily," 8 months G25.
Caroline" months $50.
Lefty Gray" months; 4O5.
Caroline, 5th,"2 years; 1850.
William Rockw wood, has:
"Royal Prince" 2 years; 1850 noble
"Gen. Sherman" 5 months 49,
"Romeo," 5 months; 400.
"Gertrude 3d." s years; 1900 splendid
COW.
Gertrude 4th," 2 years; 1900.
Hiram Jackson exhibits:
"Stanlev," a bull of excellent breeding, FIVE
years old, weight zoos; bred by Henry Clay
Jo," of Kentucky.
Rosebud" years DID, 1920.
Two calves, months old.
"Reka," year 10 months; 900.
"Wild Rose," 10 months; 800.
"Countess, 4th," Q year old; 1,45O.
Fortunatus,"4 years old, red roam, splendid
Thoroughbred 2,140.
w. S. Mccormick shows fine year old red
and white BULL "Clifton; 1850.
Last but by no means least we notice the supe-
rior stock of Mr.. G. II. Green. His short-horned
Durhams are of most excellent blood.
Byron" red, out of Sir Pickerel Sweepstakes,
dam, "Dew Drop, 3D. age 2 years 4 months;
1910.
"Lucy. 16th," years; light roam; 1,400, and
with handsome calf 6 months old by byron"
Pride Of the Roses" II months ESQ, deem