The Grange advance., 1873-10-15
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
On THE FAIR GROUND,
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On THE FAIR GROUND,
Litchfeld, Mimi, Oct. 9th, 1873.
T The Fair is not nearly as much of o sue
cess as the farmers Of this beautiful coun-
ty are able to make it, yet it is as much
better than the Goodhue County Fair, as
the State Fair was better than this.
Among the stock on exhibition, worthy
of mention, noticed splendid
spring calf, owned by Edwin DeCoster ;
also q beautiful beifer calf owned
by Frank Williams; milch COW,
owned by N. A. Vrien; some beautiful
young Ayrshire cows, owned by John NJ.
Waldron and a thorough bred, short horn
yearling bull, owned by the same; also
splendid yearling bull, owned by Wilton
Gordon. T. c. Jewett shows twelve head,
all the product of one COW in four years.
All but the parent COW and her first calf
are grades. Mr.. Jewett, it will be remem
bered, took four premiums at the State Fair.
A very nice matched team is shown by Nils
Swanson, three and four years old. There
is very nice two year old stallion exhib-
tied by John Peifer, of Darwin; also
fine nine year old stallion weighing 1857
pounds; and four year old weighing
,450 pounds, owned by John Duckering.
Mr. Duckering also showed two Chester
White pigs, nine weeks old, which he sold
for $23.
Mrs. Amasa Wheeler exhibited speci-
mems Of very nice hop yeast and salt ris-
ing bread. was very much interested by
. shawl. blanket and carpet made from
the wool by Miss Agren. There is very
creditable floral display for frontier
county.
Among the curiosities l find . cigar
case from Japan, . piece of olive wood
from the Holy Land; towel made By
hand fifty years ago, spun and woven; and
= piece Of sandal wood, Callas, Peru.
also noticed very curious egg, having 1t
one end q perfect tail.
Considerable amusement was created by
. sack race. Six.boys were put into rsgu-
lar sized wheat bags, with the tops fast
ened around their waists and their hands
tied behind their backs. The race was
won by Thomas O'Brien, q, son of the well
known Dillon O'Brien. All the others fell
down and 6oundered upon the ground be-
fore they reached the goal.
4 scrub race afforded considerable fun
and more excitement did not learn the
name of the winner.
I find strong feeling among the, farm.
ers up here in favor of taxing the railroad
lands some 60 80 far as to favor govern.
mental appropriation to test the validity Of
existing laws on this subject. As THz
ADVANCE will probably have something to
say on this subject at future time, will
say no more at present.
Captain Ara Barton, Of Northfeld, il
now (Oct 10th, 3 o'clock. P. N.Y., deliver.
ing the annual address. It is thoroughly
practical. He is giving his experience
with the different kinds Of wheat, and gives
the preference upon the whole to tht
Scotch Fife. He then proceeds to give his
experience with the different kinds o.
stock, horses, cattle, sheep and pigs.
wish could give the whole Of it, but will
refer to it it at greater length at NOR
convenient season. The farmers on al
hands speak very highly Of the address Of
account Of its being so very plain and prac
tical. The speaker severely condemne'
the careless manner in which farmers use,
their machinery.
F OLD SETTLERS BANQUET.
was invited this evening to the OIL
, Settlers Banquet held at the Litchfel
House, which invitation was gladly ac
cepted. About seventy-dve of the oldes
inhabitants partook Of a supper, which 70
, abundance Of everything good was old
fashioned enough to suit the most ancien
individual present. During the supper
Mrs. Jewett revived old memories at on
+ table, by relating some Of her experience
, during the Indian outbreak. Although s
far out on the frontier she and her husban
remained at their home during the whol
Of that terrible time. After that thei
crops were destroyed by hail, and one
, their house was suddenly removed an
shattered by tremendous wind storm
Senator Ramsey here remarked that th
: only passage Of Scripture applicable to he
, case was this: "Whom the Lord lovet
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