The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-09-18

for three year oldS, mile heats, best = in !. In
first horse, 500, ID, $50 and sd So. It was won
by "Scorcher," of Princeton, in BOG; Cora
Champion ID, "Warrcn Davis 3D.
This wa, followed 10y gallop.for2 year olds,
Of one mile, and won easily By " Uncle Tom" Of
Wcnona
4 marked feature WAS the total absence of
sweat cloth or dice Ncn, and other SIMILAR de.
vice, for swind,ng grccuhorns, the board strict
" forbiddinguu games Of chance on the grounds
Tuesday.
The crowd was about third larger than
on the day previous, but still not enough TO
gladden. the hearts of the numerous eating and
drinking stands the fruit aud peanut men, and
he other catch-pcnny affairs. As Floral Han
was scene Of chaos too mixed to be described,
and the department Of mechanic arts in the same
condition, we leave them until another day.
In the Hall, however, We saw many things L"
excite our interest and admiration. One OF these
was, type writer, Il machine which prints AS
fast can touch the letters with the fingers.
The letters are upon the end Of delicate wire
which acts Oh the principle OF a lever. Touch.
ing the index ivory buttons placed like frame
keys, the long arm of the lever flies to the cen.
ter, and makes the imprint, when the feeder
carries the paper one step further, and leaving
space, another letter is made, and so ON. Mr. c.
l.. Shoes, an editor at Milwaukee, is the inNen-
tor Another curiosity is the printing telegraph,
which prints messages as they are sent, no mat
ter how long the line. The printing is done in
clear, good type, and as rapidly as other tclc
graphing is performed-depending, Of course,
upon the cXpertncss of the operator. The b, "
Q. II. r. exhibits large variety Of samples OF
grain, grasses, vegetables, DC, grown along the
line of that road, IN the west In this depart
ment are also found fine lot of honey, cheese,
mammoth sQuashcs, beets, onions, egg plant
and corn stalks fifteen feet high and fine ears of
ripe corn Of this seasons crop. In another part
of the building is quilt of patch work, made by
Mrs. Plymirc lady aged IS years. 1t contains
2,7W pieces. Near it is another made 10y lady
u years old, containing SOFA pieces There are
also in this room fine displays Of needle work,
such us crochet, embroidery, knit work, &c, and
stunning samples Of millinery by Mrs. OMcara
and Mrs Morris. Mrs Brewer exhibits num-
Der of Victor sewing machins, and u splendid
case of samples of childrens dresses, embroidery,
CNC., maui ny tutsC lldNuluCS' -NNhi ny are lit
Weed" "Sngcr's," bennington " and " Whit
ney" machines. Mrs Brewer also exhibits "A SUI.
perior Mason & Hamlin organ.
The display of flowers is very Gne, and so are
the artificial ones The skill of the taxdcsmist
is exhibited in three separate lots of birds in
cases.
The display of stock on the grounds was SUI
perb. The following premiums were awarded:
DEvoNs
Cows four years old and Oyer: Astrca LIST, and
Hendrika I'd.
AYRSHIRES
Best bull, yeas old and over, j. c. Lake, De
catur.
Best bull, years old, lst, j. c. Lake, Decatur.
Best bull calf, between mos and one year, lst
to same
Best year old COW, LIST and ID to to same
Best heifers to same, LIST and I'd premiums;
also best calf to same.
GRADES AND CROSSES
Best year old COW, LIST, J. II. Kissinger Of
county.
Best heifer, over | and under . yrs, LIST and I'd
to Ryburn Bros, Bloomington.
Best heifer calf, Nelson Tryon, Ottawa,
JERSEYS, ALDERNEYs AND GUERNsEYs.
Best bull, years old, 1st, v Barber, Decatur.
Best year old bull, Enos Smith, of Maiden,
Ills, 1st
Best year old bull, LIST and ID, to v Barber,
Decatur.
Best bull calf, over l year, 2d to same. No
irst premium given.
Best calf under mos, same
Best COW, yrs. DID, lst and I'd, same.
Best 3 year old, f. Smith, Maiden, 1st; I'd to
Barber.
Best hcfcr, year old, f. Smith, list and ID
HORSES,
Best saddle horse stallion, 4 yrs. old. LIST, j. c.
Duncan, Towanda, Ills.
Best mare, 4 yrs. DID, A. Strawn, Ottawa, lst
md to j. c. Duncan.
HORSES OF ALL WORK.
There wera forty entries in this class, and as
lot, the finest that have eyer been seen at any
gathering in the west.
Best year old stallion, VIM. Haggleston Cas-
eton, Ills, 1st, and J. s. Bullock, OF Tonica, ID
Best year old stallion, LIST, j. W. Hadley,
Ills; I'd, Wm. Edgcomb, Attica, Ills.
Colts, over 9 and under > years, ten entries
made. Edwin Hodgson, FL raso, Ills, lst, Chas.
Miller, Tonca, I'd. ...... !
Best stallion colt over 6mos. and under year,
st, J. II. Moore, Grand Rapids, La Sale Co.; ID,
John Rutledge.
Best sucking colt, Dwight Lawrence, Prairie
Center, LA Sale Co., ID VIM. Pike, Ottawa, Sd.
Best brood mare 5 yrs. old and over, j. C. Bru.
Ter, of Rutland, LIST; ID, Lawrena, I'd.
Best mare, year old and under 8, lst and Cd
o Aaron Hearford, Morris, Ills.
Best filly, over 2 yrs. DID, Frank Smith, Prairie
CENTER La Sale County, lst, W. A. Moore I'd.
Best tilly, year old and under, Dwight Law
ence, Prairie Center, lst.
Best sucking mare colt, j. W. Handley, Cham
'aign, lst, and Lewis Hodgson of Ottawa, ID.
Wednesday.
The attendance on Wednesday was very large
espitc the shower and the snarls Of dead beat