The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-08-22

over with booths and bazaars for the
dispensation of peanuts, dough-nuts,
connections and things, duly admixtur-
ed In favor Of collie and other violent
distractions.
Is the Fair going to be success /?
Yes.
Already the stalls are almost full OF
the finest stock that has ever been ex-
hibited on the grounds Of this society.
BY the politeness Of that indefatigable
director, L. 2. Gray Esq, and Norris
Pyle, Esq, we visited the various
stalls, and found in stall:
benny Ladd's trotting filley.
2-Kerfoots three years old trottcr,
"George."
3-Ja,nes D. Ladd's two year old
trotting horse.
WIN. Thompson's bay mare
Matte" trotter.
s. Geo. Lotridges trotter "Bell-
founder
6-Another one of J. p. Ladd's trot,
ters. n ,.s.
s-Conn Lewis bully horse Homes.
ty."
9-Downing's "Nicodemus," enter
ed for trotting.
1O--Conn Lewis "Bashaw" trotter
lib. Jones' roam trotter "Davy."
l2-Brown & Towards Desmoines
horse, Frank Palmer" trotter. Pa.
rcnthesis-This is the firm of whom
the COURIER spoke SO gracefully OH
the occasion of the recent race be.
tween this horse and 'sSorrel Dick
The owner of "Sorrel Dick" alias
"Nicodemus" informs me that he has
q fragrant Havana for the man who
wrote that "purty piece about Them
We were quick to inform him that ace
wasn't that man, because we wanted to
attend the Fair, and did not care about
viewing the sights through a clouded
vision-for really believe that trot.
ting lloss man, would as soon fight as
smoke! 1t wasn't us, Mr.. Nicodemus,
pom honor. We are no boss man, but
if all reports are correct it would seem
as though the big audience You had to
witness that race, must have been al.
fired drunk, or else somebody stole a
march on EN-.
l3-Judge Williams "Ottumwa,'
formerly "Babe;" and Norris Pyle'e
pretty, clean-limbed animal "Lady
Flora" The first is entered for pacing,
the other for trotting.
he. II. Stiles eLady Grace" trot-
ter.
l6-J. P. Steele's leviathan English
draft horse.
l7-Paris Caldwell's .Honesty, Jr.,s
trOtter.
1S-Col. j. w. Caldwell's splendid
thoroughbred stallion Clifford Nor
gan"-will probably be entered in class
of good for everything.
l9-Geo. P. Creamer's "John the
Baptist" The Abba fast PAGER.
20-F. Randolph's horse "Sir Archy''
general purposes.
pa. Harris roadster, "Gray
Eagle"
24-L. X. Piper's 'Phil Sheridan, ?
trotter.
25-A. E. Noble, buggy horse.
3O-Wm. Johnston's roadster" Head
light"
3l.-Wm. Johnston's PAGER buffalo
Bill"
32-Eli Smiths PAGER "Seal-Skin."
There are other horses on the ground,
but in the confusion consequent OH
getting ready to be ready, it is like
diving to the bottom Of the gulf to find
a nickel--trying to find the owners OF
stock.
III. III. Prime, of Oskaloosa. is in with
five cows and one bull-the finest i
ever saw. They are ofthe ''short-horn
Durham" breed, and their aggregate
weight is 95i4 pounds, two Of them
weighing over 1850 each.
Russell & White are on hand with
one of the Sandwich (Ill.) Enterprise
Co.'s windmills, IN open buggy and
farm wagon.
Jno. II. Shepherd, agent for the
wheeler Eclipse Windmill is now
engaged digging well and erecting
one of these machines on the ground.
T. X. Shepherd also has a windmill
in operations.
The officers and directors in general
deserve credit for the superb arrange
ments perfected for the convenience of
all and everybody. Ladies especially
are certain this year Of convenience
which have heretofore been shameful
ly overlooked. The arrangements for
admission to the amphitheatre are
vastly improved on, also instead of
free admission ITO all parts of the
louse," as was the rule last year, ten
'ents admission is'nOw to be charged
Which is good for al day.
The entries now made, II NJ, amount
0 about $500 first rate, ! think, for 6
he first four hours Of the fair. IL
Tould gixe you q more complete list \
We're able to obtain ii. Too much Il