The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-09-10

HORSES.
Lot l2-thoroughbred stallionseat 2 Pm.
Lot l3-thorouehbred mares-st 8 p. II.
Special premium By Gen. W. w. Wright.
Best piece Of ladies' work made By ex-
hibi:or, $3.50 p. N.
CLASS P-HoxEY.
Lo. IS, at4P.M.
CLASS L-FINE Arts, JFwKLRY, ETC.
Lot AS, t5P.M.
CLASS ESPECIAL PREMIUM.
BY Mrs. NJ. Lockhart-best lady riding
Fall hat worth Zoo, from S to 6 ?. n.
Colts under one year old in the several
lois in class B, have been reinstated BY the
Board, and premiums will be awarded sue
cessful competitors.
Entries can be made to-day.
SECOND DAY
The threatning weather yesterday morL-
ing kept many away fromthe Fair Grounds.
We: Notwithstanding this. the attendance
was fair. But few Of the city people went
out, and very large number Of these who
had come in from abroad took advantage Of
= rainy day to do their shopping, and thus
the same wind that blew i'll to the Fair blew
busines to the merchants
GETTING READY.
Nearly all the exhibitors in the halls we've
busy throughout the day getting their arti-
c!es arranged, and put,ing things in order.
Every body wss busy, and the work Of prepe.
ration went on lively all over the sroundA
The exhibition will not properly be COM
meLcsd till to-day, a. the first two days Of
The Fair are always consumed in eett 'ng
things in order.
HUNDREDS OF ENTRIES
were made yesterday. and these, in addition
to those previously made, make the liss The
largeet ever had at any exhibition Of the So
cieiy. All the officers snd clerks Of the So
ciety we're driven with their business all
day, Issuing cards to exhibitoFs, and dir
patches received at the Secretary's office an
nounce hundreds OF others on the rOad, and
to arrive to-day.
THE SHOW OF LIVE STOCK
is better than was generally expected. 1t
was believed by many that this part Ct the
exhibition would he very slim. but a. the
animals continue to be brought in, il is found
that the sock show is going to b. tolerably
good, after all. Amorg the
MANY FINE ANIMALS
On exhibition, We mention the following a.
especially worthy Of notice:
By Chas. Kearney, . thoroughbred Dur
ham COW, weighing over two ihousand
POUNDS. This is monster cov-beinR rs
large as any three ordinary animalsi and
attracts much attention among the stock
people. Mr.. Ke,rney also has on exhibi-
ton herd Of Jerseys-five cows aud boil
which are beautiful animals.
NJ. J. Parrot enters . herd Of beautiful
Jerseys-four cows and bull-all 6ss ami
mails.
Alex. Caldwell sends an Alderusy bull-s
we'll formed, beautiful animal.
H. Woodward enters herd of thorough
bred Herefords - Eve cow, four heller
calves, and two bulls. These are all 6ns
looking animals, and constitute - 6ne COL
lection a. is to be found On the grounds.
Nat. Ryan enters two bulls and . heller
Durhams, and all fine animals.
G. B. Coffin exhibits fine heard of Dew
onshires-.wo cows and bull.
J. F. Taylor shows superior Devooshire
bull.
F.M. Gable exhibits fre two year old
Durham bull.
George haywood enters Durham bull
q beautiful animal.
John Kirch has two beautiful four year
old eteers on exhibi,ion-fat - butter.
Z. Cameron shows Superior collection Of
fine cattle, consisting Of six Durham COWS,
three Ayershire bulls and three bull calves
One of these COWS and one Of the calves took
first premiums yesterday morning. Mr..
Cameron exhibits three grades of tattle-all
from Maple Hill, Kansae.
A. Caldwell shows . fine Durham bull.
Baily Smith exhibits a fine thorough.
bred stallion.
Elxood Milbean has masn;6cen young
stallion, fifteen months old-brought from
Topeka.
w. NJ. Sumner. Of jackson county, enters
two beautiful blooded stations Shake
spesre" and "Gray Eagle"
w. w. Sloan has on exhibition . four
year old French stallion, q yearling Jack.
and Jennie-sll good animals.
p. F. Moore exhibits . beautiful mare
colt.
VIM. Noel show, . 6ne thorough bred
stallion with six Of his colts.
b. F. Aoniagre, Of Platte City, Mo.
exhibits . beautiful young Morgan mare-
two years old.
joseph Kenny, Of Douglas county, brings
fine four year old Norman stallios.
Mitchell Palmer brings pair Of Norman
horses-a stallion and mare-hoth beauti.
full animals.
The display Of poultry on exhibition i
frst.raie, both in quality and qnaaaity. II
would be improbable to speak Of al upon
the grounds, and We therefore merely nsa-
ton come of the more noticeable collecioes:
S. B. Aeou, Of Doaiphan county, exhibits
five coops Of Thoroughbred fighting sock,
and two Of light Bramahs.
J.W. Wheeler enters Eve cooPs Of Ba4,
White, and Partridge, Chins.
N. r. Nye exhibits twelve coops Of Dosk.
ipg., two tios-rooster aad two hens-of
Houdans, one trio Of White Leshorns. two
tries OF light Bsamahe, three trsos q DARK
Bramabs, and half dozen each Of light and
dark Bramah chickens.
ID. G. Blackman exhibits two coops Of
handsome Bramahs and one Of Bsntams.
SWINE.
Mr.. Gentry, ofHedalia, No, enters . lot
of twenty-sisht fine thoroughbred Bssk-
shire hors. He was o6erod. end refused,
three hundred dollars for three hogs Of this
lot yeserday. Some Of these animals have
taken premiums in St. LOUIS asd London,
Canada. They are - fine hogs - viii b
seen anywhere
Thomas White, Of Topeka, sniers sixteea
head Of Poland China hogs-,hoeeosh-hseds
and beautiful animals.
B. Ago, of GeaHy City, Kaasas, eatsss
four head Of beautiful Poland Chiaa Aoes.
A. Ca.dsell. Of Leavenvorth, sxhibin .
number of enc hog; and H. Hass6 - %
exhibition thoro1sh-bsed Bsskahirs boaR.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TEXTILE HADRlcs AHD
WAX woRK
Is in charge Of Mn. C. Caahies. Soos
h .ut;fal epecimeas Of wax voek ase exhib-
tied bv Mis- Niuleback. Nm. 0oodknisht.
Ms. SkeItou and Nm. Bsefa. ThstWo ~
rculturaI yreaths nade BY Nm. Skalton
and Mn. Byes. are Pes'so noses q
beauty.
Nm. Judge Gray Aas . easiseefnissals
emhx,c;ps over hundred speciDeaa
n Leaye.worh Academy a Seieasssx-
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