Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-09-10
PLATTEVILLE NOTES.
The FaIr-Races-Incidents Guage-
Prof Allen-Greeley Men-Ihe Prince
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fhe FaIr-Races-Incidents- Guage-
Prof Alien-Greeley Men-The Prince
hegent-The Normal.
Those well acquainted in Platte
vile will agree that nothing is much
pleas&nter than to spend day there;
unless IT be 20 spend two days.
Knowing this. it would have been
very strange to neglec! to .tteud the
fair of last week, and view the place
in its fair holiday aspect.
The idea that the Platteville VII
entity could organize and succt ssful-
ly conduct fair, distinct from the
County Fair, originated we believe in
the mind of the editor of the Witness,
who set the ball rolling in 1868.
The exhibition held that year was a
great success, aud the show was bet
ter than at any succeeding one.
They have a fine ground and a good
track, quite easily accessible from
town; good buildings, stalls, pens, and
all the necessary furniture for fair,
except that the wells ran dry and
left the live stock very thirsty.
Shares in the Society ought to cons
mand higher premium than those
of some r. r. companies, which are
said tc "water their stock"
As we were only present on Fri
day p. NJ, there was much that we
did not see; many animals and arti,
Giles were being taken away, part OF
races were over, the runaway ard
buggy-smash happened whore we
could not see 1t, the fight that two
chaps tried to indulge in, for the pos
session of partner at hooser's ho-
tel and dance-house, came off day
too soon and even their names were
not to be had; and Marshal Hender-
shot, to add to our disappointment.
had closed out the dance>nuisance
so that there was absolutely nothing
left to see but that which was proper
and respectable.
THE CROWD
which is really the great object OF
interest at all such places, was large,
honest and hilarious on Friday
still larger on Thursday. Since a few
individuals have pretended to doubt
the accuracy of the Herdlds count
OF the people at the Mass Convention,
we refused TO count the crowd at the
fair, or accC immediate these critics
any more in that way. But the to-
tai receipts of Treasurer McCarn
were about S1l00, or some $500 above
all expenses; and as the profits are
the main point, it was thought best
to let the crowd go in peace.
IN THE HALL OF FINE ARTS
were many objects of beauty, ami.
mate and inanimate; the most beau
tiful was a design of sea MOSES,
brought from the Pacific, and shown
by Mr.. Purman. There were gold
fish in two aquaria made by Weiley,
a rare show of crystals by Mr.. Lee,
Chicago fire relics, Estey and Woods
organs by Geo. A. Hendy, and a dis
play of sewing machines and their
work by A. Dewey, who sews every
thing on the Wheeler and Wilson,
from tissue. paper and rose leaves up
to leather, tin or copper. The house
keepers department had many fine
articles to be admired.
OUT DOOR HUsBANDRY
was represented as usual, though but
little fruit was to be seen. There
were eggs raised BIZ Rev. j. S. Nc
Gowan, measuring 26 inches around,
the longest way. They were not
hens eggs, but vegetable eggs, that
grow on the eggplant. colored like
Easter-eggs. The Dark Brams b
fowls of Secretary Rountree were
much admired, but lest people unfa-
miliar with such matters should
think, from the size of the chickens,
that the aforesaid eggs-or whatever
they are called, belong to the same
breed, they were placed at quite a
distance apart.
THE RACING
is an interesting feature to most peo-
pie, so we give a few facts as to the
results. The running race was won
by James Henry's mare, in 1:552.
Running race for colts, seven entries,
won by AL. WoDzor's Dan, +! mile in
81 seconds. Match for all trotters n
Grant, Lafayette and Iowa counties,
Thursday, won by Frank Lewis
MOllie, in 2,474. Match open to all,
on Friday, won by same mare in 2:45.
The Bag Race in which there were
three entries, was won by NJ Barnes.
In equestrianism, Henry Stevens and
Mrs. DR. Berry took first prizes.
FLOODED CATTLE AND SHEEP
were best represented by John Math-
ews, the well known stock man of
Darlington, who took S88 in premi>
ums. The popular Poland China hogs
were shown in all their perfection of
swinish beauty by VIM. Dent, Mai
Rountree and others.
IL. S. Rountree took premiums to
tho sum of S25, Frank Lewis for
trotting received $70,and Sam'l Bars
tow and lady took eleven premiums
Mrs. Bertha Nehls showed beauti-
full set of fancy articles, wreaths, &c !.
and the results OF Prof. McGregor's
work as teacher of drawing were
shown by excellent pieces of pencil
Ing by his pupils
Mr.. Il. Vanderbilt exhibited two
poplar posts set in the fair ground
last May; one which bad been
charged with Foreman's Wood
presarvar UaS dead saasOnad