The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-09-05

stand and was introduced by President
Downing. At the tap of the bell he start
ed on his walk, to accomplish five miles.
or ten times around the track-one hall
mile backward, in one hour. His gait is
an easy Looping walk, which does not look
to be very swift, but those who tried to
keep up with him found it much more than
ordinary. The feat of walking five miles
in one hour is not such great one, and
nothing to what Mr.. Weston accomplish
ed when he walked 100 miles in less than
% hours. The Fair is grand success and
eyerv one should attend the two remain.
ing DAYS.
FOURTH DAY.
The weather was again fine, and early
in the day the crowd began to gather. A
Few of the committees made reports among
which are the following: Glass &c" No.
10, Thorough Bred Short Horns. Best
bull, 3 years old and upwarcs, M. M. Has.
kell 1st Premium. Best bull years old,
j. H. England 1st Premium ; Robert See
vers, ID premium Bull calf, Robert See.
vers 1st. j. B. Gray, 3D. Heifer year
old, J. B. Gray, LIST w. B. Quarton 3D.
Heifer2 years old, W. B. Quarton, LIST pre-.
MUM; III. Fl. Prime, 3D. Bull year old,
81. H. Prime, LIST. Cow 8 years old and up.
wards, j. B. Gray, list H. FL. Prime, ID.
Cow years old, with calf at her side, H.
II. Prime 1st and I'd premiums. Best COW
under years old, with calf at her side. II.
Fl. Prime 1st and I'd premiums. Heifer
calf, 81. 81. Prime, 1st and I'd.
Glass &c" No. IS, Devons. Best bull
years old and upwards, S. IDgels. list; W.
s. Edgar, Cd. Bull calf, s. Ingels, list.
Cow years old and upwards, 8. Ingels,
list and I'd. Cow years old and upwards
with calf at her side, s. Ingels, LIST and I'd.
Cow under years old with calf at her side,
s. Ingels LIST; w. s. Edgar, I'd. Heifer 2
years old, S. Ingels LIST. Heifer, one year
old, S. Ingels 1st. Heifer calf, s. Ingels
1st and I'd. Bull year old, Lawrence
Dingman, 1st
Glass &C." No. Is. Attorney, Bull year
old, w. T. Smith.
&C." No. 16-Grades. Best cow and
calf, years old, w. s. Edgar, 1st Cow
under years old, with calf at her side, N.
Cone 1st, Fl. Steddom, I'd. Bull year old
r. M. Ball, list. Bull calf, ]. H. England
LIST; N. Cone I'd. Bull 2 years old, j. R.
Jamison, list. Bull years old and up
wards, N. Cone, 1st. Heifer year old, N.
Cone LIST Jones Mccall I'd. Cow 3 years
and over, W. s. EDGAR 1st.
"a" No 5, Carriage, Walking and Farm
Horses.-Pair farm geldings or mares. c.
NJ Smith, 1st; James Bridges, I'd. Single
farm mare, j. W. Walton, LIST ; James En-
gle, End. Pair matched carriage horses,
E. W. Allen, 1st; E. H. Stiles end. Sim
gle buggy horse or mare, E. 81. Stiles. LIST
E. W. Allen, 3D.
"a" No. 3, Common Stock.--Mare colt,
MN. Moore, LIST, Abram Aguew end
Filley years old, E. W. Allen 1st; s. r.
Pettitt End. Filley year old. c. P. Searle
LIST; VIM. T. Smith I'd. Stallion Q years
old. John Mechanics list j. w. Doak, End.
Stallion A years.old and upwards, j. NJ.
Wilson 1st; J. l.. Henness 2nd Horse
colt, M. Kinsman 1st. John Tenniss End.
Mare colt, VIM. Moore, list. Stallion one
year old, G. M. Richie, list, E. w. Allen
End. Stallion 3 years old, A. W. Allen list;
w. W. Miller I'd. Brood mare and colt,
LIST and I'd premiums to E. w. Allen.
"a" No. 6, Trotting. Pacing and Bug
gy Horses Best trotting horse, James
Tor rance list Nick Thorn I'd. Buggy
geldings or mares, Mike Palmer list; E..
W. Bllen 3D. Single buggy horse, G. s.
Wells 1st; Mike Palmer I'd. Trotting
geldings or mares, George Lieurance, 1st,
Mike Palmer Cd. Pacing Horse. M. J..
Williams 1st; Nick Thorn 2nd
Glass "B," No. II, Mules, Jacks and Jen-
netts.-Pair mules, 8 years old and over,
w. c. Anderson, LIST; N Cone end. Sim
gle mule, w. G. Anderson, 1st Mule two
years old, Peter Agnew, LIST; E. Shoe
make, 3D. Jack 4years old and over, w.
T. Smith, 1st ]. T. Gregory, 2. Jack 8
years old, ]. T. Gregory, list; w. T. Smith
I'd Jack years old, w. T. Smith, LIST
and End. Jennett, any age, w. T. Smith.
1st and 2nd
&C" No II. Fat Cattle.-Fat cow, FL.
H. Prime, 1st and end Fat steer, Rebt
Sewers, LIST.
"E," No. 1, Large Boned Hogs.-Best
sow year and over with pigs, w. G. An
derson, LIST; S. r. Pettitt I'd. Sow pig,
under 5 months, w. NJ Haskell, 1st Boar
pig under months. A. j. Lytle, LIST; Sam
uel Pettitt, 3D. Boar one year old and up
wards, A. j. Lyle, LIST; James Buckner,
I'd. Boar to 10 months old, A. j. Lytle,
1st and I'd.
"E." No. 90, Small Boned Hogs.-Boar
pig under months, II. Steddom. 1st; X:
Sewers ID. Boar pig to ~ months old,
Rob't Sewers LIST E. w. Allen Cd. Sow
pig 8 to IL months old, Robt Sewers LIST.
Sow pig under months, r. Sewers. 1st !;
FL. Steddom 3D. Boar year old and over,
III. Steddom LIST.
"H," No. 81, Mechanical,-Fancy work
stand, A. Fehlinger. Bee hive, w. A.
Conklin Washing Machine, d. W..
George. Shoe on animal, r. V. .Tomlin-
son. show of tinware, D ouglass & Watts
Two horse wagon, Levi Cook. Single
seated buggy, A. w. Allen. Churn, G. A.
Crane. No second premiums awarded to
this class.
"H," No. 29.-Mechanical- Double
Harness, Single Harness, and mans saddle
and bride. Wing g. Stier took first on all
three
4 VIM r. Smith took the first premium on
herd of horses; and E. w. Allen the Sec
ond.
In the three year old race, "Care-Knife"
was ruled out after winning the race, be-
cause of age, being over four years old, and
the premium went to the Society. Mr..
Frazier took the second.
Reconstruction took the first premium
for stallion showing the four best colts.
An exciting race was had by horses that
had never beaten $50 The first was taken
by Pyle of Ottumwa, the second by j. FL.
Sanders, Sgourney.
In Floral Hall is the usualf amount OF
quilts, coverlets, and various specimens of
neediework; pictures by Warrington and
Stanton from their fine galleries; Sewing
Machines by billiard and GarretsoD har-
ness by Wing &c Stier; flowers in album
dance apples by j. Narver, VIM. Bean,
A. s. Nichols s. Co., and others wax flow
er bouquet by Emma Stafford; and a
thousand articles by others whose names