Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-10-05


Some fine harness and saddles made
good showing.
GRAINS AND VEGETABLES
Were not there in great profusion as
they should have been. There We're
good samples of wheat, corn, potatoes
Irish and sweet--beets, Pumpkins,
tomatoes, &C., but nothing extraOr-
dinary unless monster pumpkin,
which measured 6a feet in circumfer-
ence and weighed accordingly, might
be SO considered. We saw a certain
bachelor, who ought to have better
taste, trying to hug the thing. Nwas
more than an armful for him.
NURSERY TREES. h
A collection Of apple trees from II.
ID. McCoy's Nursery, southwest of
Knoxville; and a collection Of apple,
cherry and pear trees, from Shafer
Brothers Nurseries, Pella, We're all
that were exhibited. The latter gen.
tlemen call attention to their stock
through our local columns this week.
FRUITS, DAIRY AND PANTRY STORES.
Apples were not shown in large
quantity, or variety, but some sam
pies were very fine. The old notion
that apples cannot be raised in Iowa
has been completely exploded. Pears,
excellent in appearance, Of good size,
including one California mammoth,
were on the tables. A basket of
peaches, raised by Mr.. S. X. Bellamy,
were as tempting as Mr.. Likes giant
Spanish King plums. There wer"
perhaps more grapes, In quantity and
variety, than have been shown at our
Fairs heretofore; and in quality they
have certainly not been surpassed.
There was fair display of jellies
and jams, preserves and pickles, but
ter and cheese, bread, cakes, etc,
throughout the list of delicacies and
substantials which the ladies know
so well how to make to tickle our.
palates and make us want TO live a
thousand years. We hope they all
took first premiums. How we want
ed to be on the tasting committee!
HOUSEHOLD MANUFACTURE FANCY
WORK, PICTURES, ETC. 81.
The hall was bespangled with SO
many very elegant things IN these
classes, that we scarce know wAere tp
begin, or how 10 attack them., W.
'1confess 'Judgmens uutaught" ih
such matters; and must depend
somewhat upon opinions we heard
expressed by others as to the. merits
Of some Of the more promincat arti-
: cles exhibited. Among q nuInher OF
, quilts, one Of worsted, by Miss Kate
Woodruff, was praised; there WASH
queer peice of work called the poor
woman's quilt, made of pieces Of al
sizes, shapes and kinds, By Mrs.. l..
O. Donley; and cotton quilt piectd
| by n boy 8 years old, named Van
Dyke. A coon-skin robe, $. Wood
ruff & Son, almost set Us dreaming ct
sleigh-bells. A jewel case, lamp IEAt
and pair slippers, by Mrs. N. X. Cor
nell; a suit OF ladies underwear, by
Mrs. j. Jones; a tidy and necktic, by
Miss Jackey Cornell, were all spoken
of as unusually nice. Miss Emma
Stevens oil painting and seed wreath
Miss Mary Blacks oil paintings ana
crayons; Miss lone Bowen's hair
wreath; Mrs. Kinne's wax fruit, and
Miss Alice Duncan's wax flowers,
/ were all highly commended.
We know there were many things
in the various departments worthy
Of favorable mention, Of which We
have not spoken. In one or two col
umns it Is impossible to give any &C
equate report of such a Fair. or The
last days proceedings we have only
space to give the following list Of new
OFFICERs.
4 A ID Wetherell, President.
j. w. Knowles, Vice President.
=. l.. Collins, Secretary.
/ Larkin Wright, Treasurer.
Jonathan Jones, Chief Marshal.
DIEEtgr0ks. @t
Clay Township, a, }. Hannah
Dallas Township, I. Wilson,
Franklin !" Frank Edwards,
Knoxville. ." ]. +. Greenlce,
- :" James Cloe,. ,yi,a
Lake Rrairic g Thos lIonck, 40
Il 7" John Shafer, lo
Indiana, 8 W.Aliep, a
Liberty - A. B. Lyman,
Pleasant Grove >. a. logan,