The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-13

lchIhcry, pictures, lat oxen, lcnOnauc STANDS,
stations, crochet work, thrcshing machines,
Ipcddlars, prize balls, geese, the lightning rod
man, boxes of fruit, fancy chickens, bloodcd
calves, the prize candy man, loads of straw
and hay, pop corn in balls and the learned
pig, &c, must be received upon The grounds,
assigned to their proper places and fixed up
for four days stay all before the fair can be
said to be fairly opened.
The attendance was not large as TO spccta-
tors, but fair rs to parties interested as cX-
hibitors.
As there was no great jam Of people any.
where to obstruct us, we went about leisurcly
in pursuit of items, and found first
FLOODED CATTLE.
The first here we found was that Of w. J
Nicely nearest the entrance to the east Here
the visitors finds fine lot Of thoroughbred
short horned cattle among which we men
ton. "Lill," COW years DID, white; "Sun.
shine Of Greenbush," red, years old "2d
Duchess OF Grccnbush," 2 years old, red and
white; sd Duchess of Grccnbush," year
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old, red; Young Victory" year old, red.
Also a very fine grade bull,
He also exhibits very good mare, 16 years
|old.
GTRAWN q LEWIS.
| Here are found some very pure bred AMI.
mails as finely blOOdcd as can be found in the
United States. We noted "Mazurka Duke"
3 years old, roam, bred by Geo. Murray of
Wis; "2d Duke of Deer Park" year old on
the 18th Of July sold to VIM. Reese of Grand
Rapids; "Louan Of Deer Park" 4 years old,
bred by McMllin of Xcnia Ohio, roam "OX,
ford Queen" 3 years old, with her calves,
one aged l year, and the other ) months.
" Louan Duke of Deer Park" not quite 3
months old, a very promising calf, and will
in, all probability become the finest show
bull in the county; "2d Louan Of Deer Park"
2 years old on the 9Th of July. She ca!vcd
while at the fair.
Mr. Lewis has a splendid young horse, one
Of the best bred that has ever been shown at
any county fair at Ottawa He is Membri
no Patchen, full brother to Lady Thornc
Dam bred by the famous Ethan Allen; 2d
dam by st. Lawrence. Color, bay. He took
the 1st premium at Rock Island and Daven-
port against splendid competitors. Mr.. Lewis
has also fine year old tilly out Of a Nor
gan mare, by John Richards, which for her
age is a nimble troter.
G. II. GEEEN.
We found this gcntleman's stock to beycry
superior in all the points that make good cat
tie, and as follows;
Leo, 3 months old Primrose, 1 year DID,
red; Pride Of the Roses, red, years old; Lord
of Lornc, owned by Green Il Jackson, bred
by Murray Of Wisconsin, took the first pre-
MUM in his class, and sweepstakes in that of
bulls of all ages at Streator lately; Lady
Byron, years old, red and white, first
premium IN class of all ages at Strcator;
Prairie Bird, two years old, red hciter, took
sweepstakes premium at Streator; Lily of the
Valley, red roam, year old; Prairie Rose and
calf cow years old, red, calf Prudy 5
months old, red and white second premium
at SWcator.
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