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

vcrsally approved and will be adopted ere long
by all ploW makers.
Buford from Moline, while having a lesser
number OF specimens, showed individual sam
pie, that would be hard to beat.
! Mr. Swcctser, of Ottawa, has Il large number
Of machines of various kinds, which will IN. men
toned hereafter, and NJ. Woodward is similorIy
supplied.
| King Il Ilamil ton, Of Ottawa, have a very large
exhibition of their corn shelters, riding and walk.
| Ing plows, &c
MacrhOfer " Co. do themselves ample Justice
in nne display of trst.class plows of every va
! ricty.
In Floral Hall found the blue ribbon on
Dyer ~ Powclls' Eagle ice refrigerator. They
are located at Strcator, ls., also at Chicago.
The Adams II Co. firm of Marseles and Sand
wich, make notable exhibitions of agricultural
implements.
rhe Eureka swing was big featufe in Floral
Hall, and greatly pleased the little ones 1t comes
as near perpetual motion as possible.
The printing telegraph and type writer drew
crowds, but the greatest attraction was Perkins
Bros. knitting machines. Crowds upon cowds
blocked all chance of passing near it from morn
ing until night
lIoyts imitation marble mantlepcces and ia
bic tops also drew MUCH attention, and the la.
dies found much to admire in Mrs. OMeara's
and Mrs, Morris millinery goods, and there were
crochet and knit work, and fancy articles such
us only the delicate and def feminine fingers
can accomplish.
Despite all growing by the bestarchcd, be-
pas damOned snobs of the Chicago Inter. Ocean,
the far is perfect success.
The following premiums were awarded on
short hyrns
Best bull, / years old and over A. Z. Kimberly,
West Liberty, Iowa, LIST; W. 4 Motfet, Paw Paw,
H., ID.
Bes, bull, 5 years old and under 4, f, c. Lewis,
Deer Park, H., Isl; Ryburn Bros, Blooming ton,
H., ID.
Best bull, years old and under, j. II. Kissin-
ger IL Co., Mo, 1st; Robt. Holloway, Alexis, ILL.,,
second.
Best hull, year old and under 2, j. II. Ks-
singer a. Co., lst W. IL ". Pickerell, Mechanics
burg, ILL.,, I'd.
Bull calf, under year and over 6smos., +. c.
Lewis, Deer Park, ILL.,, LIST; Ryburn Bros. I'd.
Best bull calf, under q mos. old, j. II. 'Kissin-
ger, Mo-, lst; Abner Strawn Ottawa, us, I'd.
HEREFORD BULLS.
Bull, years old and over, 7. L. Miller, Beech
err, Will Co, H., LIST; VIM. Powell of same place,
second.
Best Bull years old and under 3, T. l.. Miller,
Beecher, H., LIST and 2d'
Bull, year old and under 2, 1st and I'd to
same.
Best bull calf between mos. and year,
VIM. Powell. lst T. L. Miller ID.
Best bull calf under mos. old, 7. l.. Miller,
FIRST .. ...
HOLsTEINs.
Best bull years old and over, Dexter Sevey,
Leland, LIST
Best year old, Geo. Brown, Dixon, H., LIST.
Best bull years old and under 3, Catherine
Bradley. Champaign, LIST; Dexter Sevey Leland,
H., I'd.
Bull calf, under year old, Dap. Bradley
Champaign, LIST; VIM. X. Rupell, Dixon, ID.
Bull calf under 6 mos w. A. Rupell, lst and
second.
Cow, year old and over, W. A. Hupel, Dixon,
LIST; D. Sevey, Leland, I'd.
Ieifer year old and under ., Dan. Bradley,
Champaign. LIST; d. Sevcy, Leland I'd.
Hcifcr calf, under mos. LIST and I'd to D. Sc
vey.
SHEEP-KIDDLE wOOlS--souTHDOwNS
Best ram years old and over, 6 entries. W.
Greenwood, Joliet, H., 1st Joseph Watts, Otta-
wa, H., ID
Best ram, year old and under ., 10 entries,
Pckrel & Kissipger, LIST and ID.
Best ram lamb, under year old, entries. ID.
Lawrence, Prairie Center, H., 1st J. Watts, OF
tawa, H., I'd
Best pen of three ewes, . years old and over,
entries. W. w Pickerell, Mcchanicyille, ILL.,, 1st
J. II. Kissnger, Clarksville, Mo-, I'd.
Best pen of ewes, over year old and under
., entries. lst no premium given; Pickrell "
Kissinger, Harristown, H., ID
Best pen of eve lambs, under l year old, u
entries. w Greenwood, Joliet, H., LIST, J. Watts,
Ottawa, H., I'd.
DISPLAY AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WOODS.
Best display of any variety of pure middle
woods, other than Southdown, George Allen,
Rockford, Ill.,, LIST and ID
Best middle wool ram of any age, lst and I'd
to same.
Best middle wool eve Of any age, LIST and End
to same
Best ram and ewes, middle woods, 1st and I'd
to same.
Thursday,
The crowd at the Fair was numerous, number
ing about 10000 The show in floral hall was
magnificent. There were displays Of fruit, how-