The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-10-21
WHAT THEY SIT ABOUT TEE FAIR.

heat of the sun, and good shelter tor
stock. The exhibition Of horses ana
cattle and all kinds of stock was good
but the -randest part was the exhibition
of farm products. Grains and ve%eia-
bles were here exhibited in such quaint
ties, and of such enormous growths "a
TO as.onish almost any one. The Far
in q financial point was successful, and
every premium offered Will be promptly
paid.-McPherson Independent.
The first exhibition closed at Salina
last Saturday, and was decided success.
The grounds are one half mile east OF
SaIina, in q nice grove, and have spien-
did track with large floral hall and
commodi1us stalls and pens for stock.
The attendance each day was large, and
the show of agricultural products was
good enough for any country, both In
quality and quantity. The stock show
was good, tut not so large as 1t should
have been. The premiums, which were
large. paid on the ground. In the case
of IL. l.. Jones for agricultural products,
the amount was SSS in cash.
The following exhibitors from Otta-
wa County took premiums Isaac
Needham, first premium on rye, SO
". w. Norton, first premium on barley,
$40; S. A. GayIor. first premium on oats,
So, and on tomatoes. So VIM. Buckles,
first bremiums Oh beets, So, and second
prc... Jun on pumpkins, IS; Mrs. W. w
Norton, second premium on flowers so;
n. Barke first premium on best mare
OF any breed, $40; Henry Farrel see
ond mony on pony race, $50. 1t "ii'
seem that Ottawa County GOT away with
Sixty eight dollars in premiums.
The fair was well conducted and great
credi; is due to the officers for then
energy and pluck in getting np and rua'
ninr such AN association. Next yeai
the, expect IL get up the grandeSt fali
in Kansas. and will have Il much largc'
preminm list than they bad his year
The racing was very good, ana WAS IN
reres,Ing to large numbers. The prlncl
pal horses entered were Tillon, Beecher
Blind Pat. Irish Girl, and Shake Rag. -
Minneapolis Sentinel.
The Central District Fair at Salnn,
WA. the most succee>tu! affair at The
season. We visited our neighhorlng
civ on Friday, tor the purpose al attend
in" The same, and following the Grove
soon found ourselves al Oak Dale Grove
- the finest location for the purpose wc
have seen in the State. The grounds
are situated IA short distance from the
riiy of Salma. Beautiful groves here
and there. splendid bali mile rae
course. aud fine buildings present a scrne
Of atttac1ivrrcSs rarely witnessed In The
Grca, American Desert. The display
1T Agricultural productions vas, with
out exception, lhc finest ever shown III
Central Kansas, while tho stock depart
shower in the afternoon inlerfcrca some
wha, with the trials Of speed, and doubt
less kept many people at home, but I;
very large multitude were on the
grounds, all of " HON seemed 10 be en-
loving themselves TO the utmost 1t WAS
the most enjoyable entertainment OF the
kind, we have participated in during
our sojourn in tho State.-!Sofom0H he
porter,
The District Fair, at Salina, was the
biggest thing of the kind that has been
held in lhc State Farm products were
displayed in abundance, and every de
par,ment was we'll represented.-'S9i9-
mon Gazette.
Having spent six days IN attendace 1T
the Fair n Kansas CITY, and three days
at the Salina Fair, have bad An oppor-
tunily to see the products of quite u
large exert OF territory and tor The en-
courarement of our neighGors and the
citizens OF our cereal belt who produce
breadstutf, | desire TO say, that me
showing AT Salina was enough 10 salts
~ the most ambitious. The wheat, oats
and rye. were superior To anything on
exhibition from Western Missouri, or
Eastern Kansas at the Kansas City
Fair. aud the vegetables were far ahead
of any that have seen in any fair or
IN any market. Onions - large a. soup
turecus, potatoes so large that foil
grown lrishman would have 10 use 4
mammoth glove stretcher before he
could eat whole one, sweet potatoes
one at which would make II meal for Il
small family, cabnages large enognh 10
satisfy the most avarlclOu>, and toma-
toes 80 lice the tystanders you'd eX-
claim: U0rdsrfW.' rOnstUm' do wish
Mr. Editor thai every one ot your read
erS could have looked upon the born-
u.ul and grand display of corn, wheat,
rye, oats, barley and vegetables, they
would have come home satisfied with
their primitive prairie homes, and veal
ho greaily ehcouraged-wouId work
with renewed determination L. accom-
pii>h what thev see has been done 10y
others. There was but small cxhihi-
iion al stock ia any class, which IndI
cafes = gnad field for capitalists To en-
bark la ~ enterprise that will be Vastly
rcmunera}iye at no distant day. Thy
speed slug was AN attractive, AID by
far the most exciting feature oi the IA
Ina FAIR, and ynur correspondent was
well pleased with lhe diverling amu>e'
mcni. The IruiIidg mairh for the purse
participated ia hv ID. &. Powers favor
ilcmate "Wcsl Wind. aud \. l.arkin :
horse ''iIcnIy, was particularly exit
in.,. "Oid Henry" - be Is iam'liIrly
kuo&n tn Ellsworth people, made tie
best time Tor mile beat, ever known
IA Wr>'ctu Kansas. two minutes aud
Stt,. AIM. ...rrtsd- aad al our Itrols Ic