Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-09-20

popularity among blacksmith and
wagon makers, and is undoubtedly a
great labor-saving contrivance. A
very beautiful double cutter was on
exhibition by d. Ill. Budd which ex-
celled in style and finish anything
we have lately seen. VIM. Kreamer
of Animation had the prize buggies.-
G. Shredder took the premium on
his fine marble-top bureaus, and ].
G. Rogers on his exhibition Of coop
erage.
The department of farm produce
was quite we'll represented, there
being 1916 entries.
W. Hannum, ST.. and l.. Lisherness
had the best butter exhibited, and
John Bate 4 Co., the best butter
aad cheese. The cheese was part
of the 5000 lbs. that has been made
during the present season, and is
now offered for sale at the Maple
Grove factory near Bloomington.
Thos. Wier, q. Auperlee, and ID.
German took the premiums for
wheat, G.. ID. UT for Oats, and G..
M. Jackson, John Willis and A. G..
Bonham for corn.
The display Of vegetables was
very fair, though not as large as on
some former occasions.
Only few samples of fruit were
shown. The premiums for apples
were awarded to j. w. Kaump.
James Trelour and VIM. Humphrey
III. W. Cowell, just from San Francis
CO, had on exhibition choice vari-
cites of California grapes, which
were not only monstrous in size, but
of very delicious flavor.
To the judges of wines &C., was as
signed the not unpleasant task of
tasting nearly 60 kinds Of jellies, pre-
serves and canned fruits. The quail
ity, as we'll as the quantity, was ex-
tremely good.
The number of articles entered un-
der the head of domestic manufacture
was quite small. The Lancaster
Wooden Mills had quite a variety OF
cloths on exhibition. Their goods
are generally acknowledged to be OF
first quality and compare favorably
with those of any mill in the West
The fine art gallery was we'll filled
and the articles for competition were
numerous and tastefully arranged
The display of photographs by f.
de Wall could not easily be surpass-
ed, and the cultivated flowers be-
longing to Sarah Smith were rare
for this latitude. Two beautiful
medley pictures were shown as the
handiwork of Miss Maggie Fletcher
and Mrs. +. NJ. Durand. Both are
deserving Of credit for the skill dis
played. A moss bracket and cone
vase by Miss Ware were highly
praiseworthy. Several kinds Of sew
ing machines and organs were or
exhibition. A lively contest arose
in this department which finally re
suited in favor of the Howe Machine
and Princes Organ.
About p. M. large crowd as
sembled in front of the speakers
stand to listen to the address by
Hon. Waldo Brown of Prairie dr
Chen. 1t needs no encomiums o.
ours to impress upon the minds o
the people who were fortunate
enough to hear this address the fac
that the speaker made successful eft
fort-both as literary production
and an effort Of oratory. A vote o
thanks was cheerfully given to Mr.
Brown by the people, and resolu
ton passed asking of him a copy fol-
publication. We shall endeavor Il
publish the entire address in ou
next issue.
The trot1ng match which wa'
open to the world came next. The
track was in good condition. The
only horses entered were Lew is
.'Mollie," Dilger's "Black Maria" anC
Wards "Artemus." The time was
better than on the day previous
"Molie" won both heats time B.:
and 3 minutes. "Maria" came GU
second best each time and receiv eC
second premium.
The ladies equestrian display ther
took place, in which the premium
were awarded to Mrs. l.. G. Rogers
and Miss Melinda Moore.
The hour for the balloon ascension
had now arrived and thousands o
anxious faces were turned toward
this object of special interest. Tn,
day WITS rapidly wasting away anC
people were anxious TO return t.
their homes. Owing to the wind thu
fire in the furnace was not Lighted
until nearly five o'clock, and wher
started tho balloon gradually filled
with hot air until about half infla
ted, and then came to a stand still
For two honrs the greater portion
Of the crowd were in hopes that i
might after all prove success. Blu
the later it grew, the more apparenf
it became that the ascension was /,
sad failure. The wind seemed tC
drive the heated air out of it as fas
as it could be put in, and finally The
crowd dispersed disappointed. The
The managers of the society, as will
be seen in the card to the public
have acted in good faith in the mat
ter and are will ling to make any
amends that can be made for thu
laundering and unfortunate failure
The only accidents of the fair tool
place on Friday. Mrs. Coomes from
near Boetown was kicked by hors,
and considerably injured. A little
daughter CT James Clear was strucl
on the head and fatally injured by
the falling of Wind Mill, which wa
set up for exhibition and carelessly
without proper support. Furthel
particulars of this sad affair are men
toned elsewhere.
EFFECTS OF THE WAR.-The loca
ization of the conflict between Franc,
and Germany possesses a military
significance. Governments which
have kept themselves out of the
shock of arms cannot deny their in