The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-09-21
THE STATE FAIR.
The 10th Annual Meeting
The Largest 1s0lherin: of People
Ever Assembled In the STATE.

The most sarguine hopes of the public have
been more than realized as to the success Of the
fair. At no other state fair during the 90 years
OF its existence was there such an attendance of
people, and at no time was there . greater nun.
Der OF articles on exhibition The show of blood
ed cattle, horses. sheep, swine and poultry was
simply immense. The $50 stalls for horses and
cattle running around the mile track, and in
places 20 rods from it, we're not only completely
filled but another hundred were required, and
then again another hundred failed to supply suf.
fcient room. The five hundred sheep and hos
pens, each twelve feet squire, were crowded 20
their utmost limits. and more pens had TO be
bnilt.
The poultry coops came with the fowls, and
having large place assigned Jared better.
While this showing!of stock more than doubled
in numbers that of any former exhibition,
it was composed of a far greater number of fine
bred animals no one dared to risk '.scrub'
animal. Almost every animal had name and
an .undeniable place on the herd books, and not
only that, but the eye of the competent stock
raiser failed to discover in nearly every one
of them pure thoroughbred blood.
While the exhibition in blOoded stock was
wonder IN ITSELF it was not far ahead of the mas
chine department. Here every machine that
human ingenuity has DEVISED to do the labor of
the hand, was to be seen. and not singly but in
groups Of dozens, and even hundreds, OF articles
from different manufacturers. There were p,ows
polished to the brightness Of the diamond, and
grained and vanished to the perfect elegance of
the grand piano; wagons, too that sparkled
with varnish. and buggies that seemed in their
light glistening springs and braces, and brilliant
spokss and feloes, to be the perfection of ngenu.
ity in the vehicle line There were numerous
threshing machines, csrn shelters, horse.rowers,
hay rakss and stacking machines-machines that
are driven through the meadow and gather up
the hay left by the reaper and form it into per-
feet stacks, leaving the driver no more trouble
than to ride along and see it do its work. The
showing Of plows from the several hundred ia.
nous manufactures in Illinois vas great and
embraced in detail every kind Of pillow that
modern use requires, from the great exca.
waiting plow and railroad grader and ditcher
splendid samples of which Were shown by Mr..
Cushman. Of Ottawa, to the little garden plow.
the prettiest samples Of which came from N.per.
vile. One could spend days examining these
beautiful machines to grea. advantage
! There were dozen of wnd.mills, whose broad
arms sad gay oolors added much to the beauty
of the scene. AT frat about twenty acres, at the
eastern end of the circle with in the mile track,
was allotted to the display Of agricultural arti.
clos. but soon this was found to be much too
small, aud finally the entire Interior of the ring
was given up to it, and almcs, immediately the
entire space filled UT.
NOVELTIES
The old bee t,mer, with bee hive in his hat
and bees swarming around and crawling all over
him, was there in his glory. The bees followed
him wherever he went, and We'd over his face
and even allowed themselves to be put into his
somewhat extensive, but not particularly yor.
geous, mouth. He labors in behalf of the Thorn.
/ as bee hive, and exhibited all tie peculiar ad
vantages thereof for Messrs. Southworth g. Co..
OF Odsll. Livingston county. who are among the
heaviest bee hive and bee men in the west.
Our active young Ottawa Manufacturer, Mr..
Cushman, is on hand with large number of ar.
tisles worthy Iof Especial mention. His railroad
grader and ditcher attracts attention from its
simplicity and selt.evident advantages over all
competitors He has besides his universal corn
shelter and Lightning feed grinder, his knitting
mschine,--one of the most abrasive features of
the fair-the Family Favorte. Miss Greer ex.
| tke.a cI, ;No 4
able ornamental stitches are made upon il. and
all with the most perfect ease. She demon.
strates that the family knitter is exactly Ms use.
fnl aud As Indispensable az the sewing IN chine
We particularly admired casa of millinery
exhibited by our respected towuswoman, Ms
Gregg 1t was highly credtable to her taste and
skill. and was much admired by the ladies.
Haskell Il Co., from Rockford have u maynif.
cent display OF garden products and flowers the
latter artistically arranged around the fountain
in the center Of Floral Hall. They exhibit 800
kinds Of seeds, and ,quashes, pumpkins. Nc that
for size and weight would delight the heart of
II. 6. or any other nan.
Mr.. Hickman, OF Peru, and Mr.. Brush, Of OF.
tawa, are competing for honorr in the way of
largo display. of hot house plants Mr. Clifford
shows some magnificent PORTRAITS a. fine and
perfect Az pencil and brush can produce.
The Western Cutlery Company, OF Ottawa,
showed case of their beautiful wares, aud won
much praise. The Aurora Silver Plate Go. had
magnificent case Of their beautiful luanut.o.
lures. Goodrdge u Vorce delighted the LADIES
vvis ~, bill ,t -.