The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-15
EaYlville Fair.

GaIlv1llo EAR.
Our special reporter visited Earlville to see
the Fair, held at that place during the week,
and found few thousand people on the
grounds. Some fine agricultural and mechan-
ical implements were displayed. There were
some fine imported sheep, good pigs, a lot Of
superior cattle, &c. Among the horses, we
admired Mr.. John Corey's & Young Corpo-
RAIL-" half Norman, half Bertrand, years
Old-a truly beautiful colt. Also, we saw
Joel Carriers Norman stallion, said to be the
finest blooded animal of that stock in the
west We saw men with spring guns prize
candy chaps, universal sticking paste fellows,
confidence men, learned pig, and B. c.
Cook, another learned p-olitician. B. c.
Cook was called upon to make speech, and
despite the exclamation from an irate farm
er-" Oh politics We don't want to hear
'em. We came to an agricultural talrm He
went right along and made speech on agri-
culture. 1t was good spcech-about the
same he delivered here two years ago, with.
out any appreciable modern improvements
One doesn't mind hearing the same speech a
few times, but fellow gifts tired of seeing the
speaker roll up his eyes and paw the air and
stamp his left foot cruelty at the same period
every time, dozen times over, you know .
The address over, Miss Nettie Nolen and
Miss Lottie Wilson, little ladies, each under
10 years of age, accompanied each bya young
cavalier, displayed their skill at horse back,
for prize of s. for the LIST, and 81 for the
I'd. Miss Wilson was declared the better
equestrienne, and Miss Nolen took the Cd
prize.
Following this was double team trot,
mile heats, best in s. to harness; lst purse
$40, I'd $40
G. Lacy, of Chicago, entered Bell and Mate;
John Parr and John Grove, Of Rutland, La
Sale county, entered Silver Lutte and Mate.
The first heat was won by Bell and Mate,
time 1874; I'd by Lutte and Mate, time 3:25
Sd by Bell and Mate. in 500; and 4th and
the race by the same, in 3;l3.
The most exciting race was half mile dash
running race, best in 3; for lst $40. ID s..
John Parr entered Red Fox: Z. r. Thor
son, Norwegian Girl; Dan Terry, Bauley.
The horses got off nicely Fox at the pole,
Girl I'd, and Bauley Sd. At the quarter pole
Bauley passed the Norsker mare, and made it
quite lively for Monsieur Reynard. but the
little fox laid back his ears and kept "A length
ahead, winning the heat by tina, distance.
without an inch to spare, the little Norwegian
Girl close behind "Baulcy Time 56} sec,
onds. On the second heat the Fox and Ban,
ley put in their best ticks, but the cunning
little chicken stealsr, the Fox, got home a
length and half ahead of Bauley, winning
the heat and race. Time, Sc seconds.
Yesterdays programme was trotting, run.
ming, &c.
The fair closes this evening
In the evening Mr. Cook delivered himself
of political speech, at Robnson's Hall. to
about 200 people, of whom half were demo,
Gratis He claimed that the glory of putting
down the rebellion belonged to the radicals
as well as the honor of reducing the taxes
lie read the statistics prepared for eIectioneer-
ing purposes by the National Republican
Committees Staticians proving thereby that
while figures won't lie it is very easy for men
to lie with figures
We cannot close this notice without nc
housekeeping the cnurtcsies extended To Us by
mine host Hall. OF the Hall Hotel. where any
one hungry or tired can eat of bountiful tables
ami sleep on luxurious beds, and receive the
best of attention For comfort and good
treatment, commend us to HALL.