The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

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, IL months
i 2ud prem--Dr w LaForce, SOW
pig 4 to IL months
CLASS NO l9--swINE, SWEEPSTAKES
1st prem--Milton Giltner, best
boar OF any age or breed
GLASS NJ 25--pLows
LIST prem--Keister, War len & Por-
ter Velocipede plow
LIST prem--Sanford Kirkpatrick,
fallow plow
End prem--Keister, Warden & Por.
ter
CLASS 20--PoULTRY
LIST prem Frank Creamer, shang-
haes
1st prem--Scott Houston, Brah-
mas
1st prem--Scott Houston, Polands
\ lst prem--Scott Houston, Black
Spanish
| 1st prem--TJ ] Devin, Turkeys
| LIST prem--ocott Houston, geese
LIST prem--Scott Houston, Ducks
| 1st prem--Scott Houston, best and
largest variety of fowls
| End prem--Mrs II G Humbert.
best and largest variety of fowls
| GLASS 2, NO 81
| Manufactures
lst prem--Mrs B Randel pair wool
en- blankets
End prem--Mrs E B vogel, pair
wooden blankets
/ Ist prem--J W LaForce, rag ear
lpet
End prem--Milton Giltner, rag car.
pet
| 1st prem--J w LaForce rug
LIST prem--E B Vogle, double cover
let
End prem--B Randel, double cover
let
| 1st prem--Wm Houston, stocking
yarn
1st PREM G Heacock, sack flour
| After the close of our report es-
torday evening the trotting race for
mares and geldings was concluded.
In the race Joe Hooker, Stiles
mare, Con Lewis, LongfelIow and
Morris Pyle's mare contested and of
course Joe Hooker took the first
premium, while rather unexpectedly,
Stiles mare came in handsomely
second. She is promising filley.
| Then followed the exciting race of
the Fair, to-wit: Tilt between Oska-
loosa's favorite, Reconstruction,
and ours, Honesty" These horses
have frequently gone together be-
fore, and with varying fortunes.
Last year Reconstruction beat
Honesty at our County Fair, while
at the recent Mahasks County Fair
they beat each other once piece.
OF course the friends OF the Oska.
loosa horse were here yesterday in
great numbers anxious to back their
favorite at two to one, which bets
wore quietly received by "Honesty's"
friends as long as these offers were
Extended.
| The race was three in five, and
the horses were sent off at Pm.
"Reconstruction" hadsthe pole and
start, winning the first heat
They We're started with Honesty"
running under the wire, which gait
he maintained during the heat, "Re.
construction" winnii & in 2:52. At
this point the hackers OF the Oska-
loosa horse were betting to / on
their favorite. Their CONSERVATION
may be imagined, however, when
Honesty" came down to his work
and won the three next heats in 2:43,
2:43 and 2.46, thus taking the first
premium amidst whirlwind of
applause.
! GENERAL MENTION.
Resuming our Investigation thro'
the fine art hall the first thing which
attracts our attention is beautiful
sheil-frame picture, by Miss Clara
Coffin, of this city. the frame is
made up Of our native shells, and its
arrangement and finish is highly
creditable to the young lady.
John Vollmar, our merchant tai
lor, shows one Iair OF pants, one
coat and two vests of his own make,
which justly deserved and attracted
public attention on account OF their
elegant, substantial and fashionable
make up. He is evidently q mer-
chant tailor who deserves all the
good things We have said of him.
| Mrs n q Hill, S j Myers, Charles
Sanders, X l. Randel. 4 l. Graves.
Mrs sarah Grimes, X p Dana, J o
Briscoe, Miss Lena Ladd, Mrs o
Moffet, Mrs Mary J Stevens, WIN Ii
kittermaD, L B Vogel, ID w Arnold,
Miss = u Lawrence, Mrs S X Crea-
mer, Margaret Brison, L J Down,
and many other ladies, exhibited
tpantry stores and other articles of
their own handiwork, which were
highly creditable. Our only regret
is that We have not room to give
them a more extended notice, which
they fully deserve.
| Miss Ellen Blake exhibited 4 valu.
able Herbarium, a fine lot OF toner.
ais, snakes, Lizards, terrapin- ard
carefully selected case Of insect, col
lected in Wapelio County.
la Grapes, the showing was not as
fine aud complete as our large pro
duct of this splendid fruit would
warrant, yet ID w Stebbins, Il I'll
Burton, Q Motfet, Geo Wardc, / cad
ley and others had fine specin r,,s.
! APPLES.
The apple exhibition wis fully
equal to fair State show. Among
the exhibitors we notice ] " Acton,
w S Carter, P S Dana. - 3rison,
John Headiey, d II Wilkinson and
others.
Mrs \ Mlves has kindly furnished
us the following awards na4c TO
some of the little folks Oh >.,ecial
volunteer premiums;
SPECIAL AWARDS
BREAD
LIST prem--Clara Miller
2nd prem--Amy Graves
3rd prem--Ella Peck
CAKE
Ind prem--Lizzie Bier, no coupe
1 tition
md prem--Anna Ives. bisc t.f, no
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