The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-09-07
CEDAR COUNTY FAIR.
Tenth Annual Exhibition. - Good
Weather, Good Attendance,
Good Success.

A report of the first day of this exhi-
bition was given last week, as well as q
notice of its prospects at the early date
of that writing, but before turning to the
programmes Of the several later days it
may not be amiss to glance at some OF
the general features of the Fair, and
some of the desires, expectations and
necessities of the Society giving it.
With this intention, it may be first
stated as one Of the important results,
that the Society, though not realizing
the pecuniary profit that it needed and
had a right to expect, will this year be
able to pay all its premiums in full. This
it has not done for two successive years
on account of continued rains almost
running it's exhibitions; and while yet
more money is sadly needed to pay debt
incurred in buildings and improve.
msnts, the managers have right to feel
that they have done well in view Of the
fact that from two to four hundred dol
lars is daily lost in admission fees by the
old life membership dead-head system,
which has been carried for many years,
as Sinbad carried the Old Man of the
Sea, and which, to carry out the compar-
ison, if not speedily escaped from, holds
out for the Society the same fate which
Sinbad had in his terrible ouruen-slow
but certain stranguiation.
The show made this year by the diff.
ferent articles aud animals placed upon
the ground was not uniform some
Glasses being better represented than
ever before, aud others almost entirely
neglected. Nearly six hundred entries
were made and the following division
Of them among the leading classes will
SHOW the proportionate represen tation :
For cattle premiums forty three entries
were mads-seven in sweepstakes; nine
teen in thoroughbred Durhams six in
Devons; tue remainder in herds, beet
cattle, calves, natives and crosses. The
horse department contained one hundred
and thirty-tive eutries-twelve sweep
stakes; twenty thoroughbreds; forty
eight farm, matched ana single; twenty
seven for speed; and twenty five for the
A'sscEs COTS premiums. Twenty one
entries told the sheep-embracing tine
wool, Southdewns, Cotswold, Leicester
and common. Swine showed under forty
Notwithstanding an extra fine display
Of all the most approved breeds. Farm
products and field crops had sixty five
entries; poultry, Il; flowers, 4; fruits,
So; farms and groves, 3; jsllies, wines,
dried and bottled fruits, SO; pantry
stores, 10; manufactures and agricuitu-
raj implements, 81; domestic manufac-
ture, and discretionary articles fiji out
the number. 1t will not lie necessary
in this connection, nor in any allusIon
TO the display in class or division, to
state to whom the premiums were
awarded, as we snail hereafter publish y
full list of awards.
The hall that contained all the articles
suitable for such display, courteously
called Floral Hall, was beautifully hung
and decorated with evergrssns, but fur
ther than this the .forat part was pretty
much wanting. Entering the west
wing, however, one came upon the finest
display of fruit which a Cedar County
FAIR has ever made. Lots of apples con
tanning ten or more varieties each were
numerous grapes Of all the best Iowa
growing varieties-Concords and Della
wares showing first and best-made a
magnificent display and pear. and
peaches were not such as to be despised,
Mr.. VIM. Ochletree having a sample of
the latter from fifty bushels which he
raises this year. The north wing held IA
fine show Of field crops on the one side,
and choice but scanty display Of jel-
lies, preserves, wines, &c, on the other.
The fancy articles and domestic manu-
features poorly filled tie east wing
though some very handsome and tasty
work was shown. Among the misceila-
Hall, we noticed a display of stoves and
furniture, tinware, hardware and cut
lery from Reichert Bros. which was no
less tasteful than complete, and would
have made full stock for first class
store until one article should have been
sold. Also IA case of extra fine shoes and
boots and some superb Indian TANNED
buffalo robes from II. l.. Deans; large
case of hats, caps, boots and shoes from
Masterson' j.; some Of the furnishings
for the new City Drug Store, alluded to
last week. and number of sewing ma
chimes. or the latter, the Wheeler &
Wilson, Singer, Davis, American and
Florence were on exhibition, though II
were not competing for premiums. The
Wheeler l. Wilson was deck ed with the
red card, this time, and the Singer wore
the blue; while the American was
speaking for Itself by making button
holes with a new combination, both as
fast and as well as could be desired.
a large number Of improved agricul
tural implements weIe shown at the
place assigned, two of our enterprsing
Upton dealers, Messrs. Reichert Bros.
and Mcnamara d Casad, entering most
OF them. Ament Il Bro, of Museatine,
showed farm and spring wagons and
buggy. Keichert Bros. represent this
firm iii Cedar county. A fine portable
steam boiler for cooking stock feeds
bradford 's-was also Oh exhibition here
" It'll this cursOIy glance at some Of the
general features Of the Fair, We pass to
the Programme which was carried out
OIL
WEDNESDAY, SECOND DAY.
According TO published orders, com
mittses were appointed and awarded in
classes from No. 3S to No. So inclusive.
On the track, matters were kept pretty