The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-09-22

One olthe most attractive classes o. article
on exhibition WAS the carriages and bussie'
81 home manufactures. McsssrS. Crctors d
Potter and North 4 Jennings were On hand
with sn.ic 0! their finest work, which c,nn-
,.arcS fav"r;,bly with the best turned out in
the East, both in general workmanship,
style au! finish. In this, as well Is in Kan
s.,s manufactures, generally, an excellent and
crudiiahie showing WAS made, which, ayru::-
bly, surprised everybody.
\ race came off at o'clock in the after
noon, for 500, between four horses
DAic," "Flora," "No Name" and
q i:"cky Mountain BOY (which, WAS won
~ '',r latter in three straight heats.
FOURTH AND LAST DAY.
The ,iiendcncc was neaaly as large u on
the day previous, and the intercs, seemed 10
Ia. I.,ii little. The fine cattle aud hogs still
attracted n great share OF attention FROM Wis
i;"rs, and the western part of the grounds
wa- lhrongoi all day long.
The day closed with the great r:ss. for the
citizens purse, trotting Preini,lm-Ioto &"
i;roi, 500 to second and 500 to third.
The following is the result:
Kansas Maid IL
i,t"
i;lars Warrior, listancr-l
i''airie Eny distances.
George likes, tstantr!
Won 10y Kausas Maid in three straight
h,nis; time, 2:3ss-2:39- 2:S77a.
Thus closed the grandes;t and mos. s,cccss-
ful Fair ever before held in Kansas, hotl, as
regards numbers and varieties of articles ex-
hii,iicd, and attendance. The occasion will
he long remembered by all who were pres
eni, and We trust it has opened the way for
other equally well-managcd and successful
exhibitions of the stock and industrial pro
ducts Of our prosperous young State.
We give below, the additional awards of
premiums, rs far Us they are arranged in the
books:
Manufactures.
les; carriage, silver mcdai-II. itIgcr-
TN.
Best top buggy, silver medal -Cre'ors <
Potter.
lest open buggy, siivcr..:mclal-Crctors *
Potter.
E,st aad largest collection of carriages,
wagons and buggics, S25-Crctors x Potter.
sApDLEEY AND HARNESS.
,:.si SET "f double harness for carriage,
silver I.,.-lal-B S. Richards.
Ec=, sci single harness for buggy, silver
m,piai-Samucl Soystcr.
Best SGT harness for twO-horse wagon, sii-
Yer r,cdal-B. 5. Richards.
B.-s; and largest collection Of sahsllery and
harness exhibited by manufacturer, So
T. = Richards.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
I:,4d gentleman dress boot, Tor summer,
SILVER medal. ii. Kaihileisch.
B.e-: scnt!eman's dress boot for winter,
silver medals. III. Kaibfeisch.
Best and largest collection of boots and
shoes, exhibited hy manufacturer, $50
Frank Zipp. t s..,.....-. al
CooPER's WARE.
Best sluin. silver medalHJohn Campbell!
SEWING MACHINE.
To the machine l'est adapted TO the wants
nf the American household, gold medal
Wheeler & Wilson.
CLOCKS, WATCHES AND JEwEI.Ey.
To the best clock, exhibited by nanuiac-
;urcr, gold mcdat-Jcseph Sterling |
TO The best watch, exhibited by the man
uiac;urcr, gold n,edai-IIershtielh 4 Mitchell
To the hest collection of jewe!ry, Sci
iIcrshicId & Mitchell. .sHI. |
MISCELLANEOUS. |
Fest collection of soap, exhibited 10y man +.
III 4
Best b,shel biturninous coal, for general
purposes, gold medai--Lcavcnwor:h Goa!
Company VERY s,rperiorl. 80, ,r |
Machinery and Implements. , /
Bcss ,hrcsher and separator, gold medal
NJ :. Grant. ..t
Fest harse power, silver mcdal-M. S.
Grant.
les; reaper and mower combined, gold
medal. f. iake & Go. |
Best mower, solver neiai-M. =. Grant.
Fest tanning mill, silver melai-W. a. |
Cooper.
i,esi straw and stalk cutter, silver medal
John Weary. a.. .-..r..
Rest corn and cub cr,,sher, bronze medal
NJ S. Grant.
BeS; grain cradle, bronze mcdaI-Jsan
Weary.
les. horsc hay rake, brosze neda'--iidw-
ell 4 Prans. =.
He.st twc-horsc corn planter, silver medal
John Weary.
E,-, hand corn planter, bronze medal NJ.
= Grant.
E.e. one hcrse cu!tivator, bronze media =
NJ s Grant. s...-. go Ell
H.st ,wo-har,sr saltwater, silver medal J.
NJ S. Grant. |
Best grain drill, gold me,lal-M. S.Gran!.
Pes. farm roller, silver melal-M. ).
Grant.
Best gang piow, silver me,iai-lIoweli n
Eesa sod piow, silver modal-liowell *
i'rang. :, /
Resi- two-I,orsc turning pillow, silver medal
John Weary. gssaFt go ..4,tI,f II
Best ssibsoil pillow, silver modal. I.
Iiake & ca.
Rest harrow or implement for puiyrizing
soil. silver mcslal-M. 5. Grant. -
Best corn shelter, hand, bronze media 1T
NJ S. Grant.
Best onc-horse pillow, bronze mesial--iiew
ell q Prang. - -,ia /
E,st double shovel rtcw, bronsr uacial-
John Weary. 60 20,
les, cider mill, bronze meaalJohn
Weary. /
use, silver medal-Rayer 4 Hesse.
To the dealer exhibiting the best and
largest variety Of agricultural and horticIl-
tural implements, tools and machinery, SoO
TA.S.SfeSt 'Enis Ts .,1isas 4
Miscellaneous. ~
Best lot of hardy evergreen trees, S25-
S. Il. Putnam. va .
Hest lot of apples, not less than ten varie-