The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-09-09
THE COUNTY FAIR.
The Rlxhlesnsh Annual Seusien.
FIRST DAY.

The Elxhteensh Annual Seusion.
FIRST DAY.
On Tuesday last the La Salls County Ami
7 cultural Society began Ito eighteenth annual
meeting With more than usual promise Of sueesss
OF course the proceedings Of the first day wer.
merely preliminary, consisting of the entry upon
tho books. and the reception Of stock of all kinds
and of mechanical implements, fruits, flower,
and vegetables, and arranging the different ami.
mails and articles in the respective places assign.
ed to each.
The visitor on entering 10 struck with the
greatly improved buildings and general arrange.
ments. The "Hsad Quarters" . very neatly
arranged double Office. one for the President and
the other for the Secretary and his assstants. il
want which has long been needed, but now
well supplied. The Judges ltand is after the
new style of such structures, small and octasonal
in form, and rather elegant in appearance, and
not calculated to hold a greater number than IN
ordinary committee Of three or five persons. Tho
grand amphitheatre is great addition to the
grounds, being indispsnsably useful - we'll a.
quite ornamental 1t will comfortably seat 1000
or more people, under tight roof while on the
top several hundred more may safely occupy the
promenade.
Under the pavilion props, are the refresh.
ment stands of various sises, and al arranged q
neatly IS possible for the convenience Of the 90.
cupants inside, and tho dry and hungry public
outside.
Tho booths, numbering from to 8, are occu.
pied As follows: N. B. Hewstt i Co., No. 9;
Jno. Sanders, No. 3; JIM. Kavanaugh, No. 4:
Fseny i Kennedy, No. 8; J. L. Piergue, No, 8;
Brook & Steers, No. 2, and I'd. Bollman No. 8.
Besides these there was no lack Of other refresh.
| mont stands and eide shows"
Tents were put up in various places wh ere
pop and candy. cigars and fruits, cheap jewelry
| and thin lemonade, and cakes and pies without
limit, were sold.
Then there were the chrome man with his
beautiful pictures in his own building, the fat
lady and the Spanish dog in tent; tn. hand
organ man without any tent, and the man who
would let you sling Q ring st couple of ten
cent pieces under some hooks on board ten
feet away for five cents shot, and you might
play all day and never hit the mark!
Calling at the secretary's Office, we found the
assistants busy receiving entries, and Mr.. Bow.
man everywhere, seeing that every article was
in the right place, and every man at his post.
The only feature Of any importance was the
CANE OF BASE BALL
Between the Wenonas Of Weuona and the Shah
bonas of Ottawa, which was witnessed BY y
thousand people. more or less, and was unusual.
~ exciting. not only because Of the 400 given
as premium by the society, but because it was
holly contested. During the first few inninRs
as will be seen by the score below. there we're
repeated blanks on both sides, while the total
number of tallies would not be discreditable 20
the best star club in existence.
Thomas MacKinl.y was umpire, and We be.
lieve neither club had cause to complain of hi.
decisions.
The game at the ninth inning stood ties
each. On tho tenth inning the WenoHas cap.
tured the Shabbonas by three majority
The game, which was witnessed BY a large audi.
enee with deep interest, closed tho first d.ys's
proceedings.
SECOND DAY.
The day opened beautiful, except that, like
yesterday. it promised to be triis too warm
tor comfort. Nevertheless the arrival of visit.
ors as we'll as additional stock and articles for
exhibition was most liberal, and gave even bet.
ter token than yesterday Of successful and
splendid fair. The entry clerks were kept busy
- nailors up to the very last minute in making
entries, and the sale Of tickets at the gate was
most lively and encouraging.
Taking range around the grounds as now
cot out, we notice, in tho way Of
Horses-Nesrly every stall is FULL and the
show is admitted to be rather ahead of any pre.
vious exhibition Of the society. We find, how.
ever, that any attempt to enter into details
would exceed the space at our disposal, while to
make selections for special remark, at this early
stage, would be inviduous.
Catae-1n cattle, also, the show is very splen.
did. Among the leading visitors are G. H.
Green, W. H. lockwood, the Neelys, &c. La
Sale, we honestly think can fearessly challenge
any other county in the state to exhibit such
cattle.
Hogs-1n hogs, also, the show is splendid-by
odds the finest we ever saw at our county fair
The same is nearly true of sheep, though there
is plenty Of room for more.
Getting around to agricultural implements,
&C., we find large lot on exhibition by Sweetser.
another by the Ottawa Manufacturing COMPANY,