, 1875-09-06
FAIRS.
CIl9ItGl!E,

Bpfctal Dispateh to 1Ht cheaoo Tribune.
DUBUQUE, Ia. Sept. 5.-Tho second annual
exposition. unaor tue management OF the North.
western Agricultural Society, .s iuaugurased To-
day aud will bold till Friday. Some very choice
blooded stock iB now on tho grounds nnd con.
stRnsiy arriving. Tho races will constitute =
prominent feature. rs some Of tho naga hntercd
for uostinR -puraoa can Beoro low down in tho
tWontlca. Everything prom;soe q blg euceees.
ITO tbs dasoctate4t Ff<ss,1
DUBUQUE. H., Sept. 6.-Tha Northwestern
Mechanical aud Agricultural Exposition opena
at Dubuque Oh Tuesday. Hopt, 7. to coutlnno
through tho "ees. 1t promises 10 DO tho hncst
ttv to accomplish which the management has
spared no pains. Power Hall was completed to-
day. The facllltlos afforded III this department
arc uprvalcd. Up to date thoro aro c'gasy en-.
tries for trottiug races and twenty for runnlng,
the purars for whioh aggregate $4,000. Tho
amount Of premiums oxceedh S2O, coo. The "a
zloua railroads ccntc1ing It Dubuque ruu special
tfaino, giving excursion rAtes. Tbs indications
arc Of the largest Attendance Of any fair svar
hold In Iowa.
MORGAN COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Stseiai Dispa.eh to The Ch'enao 7ri3uu4.
JAogaoNyuLE, ILL.,, Sept. 4.-Tho auuual o1hl-
bltion Of tho Morgan County Horticultural Bo-
ciety was given at the coust-Houas In this city
to-day. The display Of vagstablcs Was tho most
astonishing, looking At II nature had raised
them to be eaten by Drobdgnagians rather than
By ordinary mostals, 60 large were they. Fifty
sarieties Of apploB woro shown In QUO collection,
aud tlay will bo brought to tho Iutcs-9tate Ex-
poaition At Chicago, for the world to 500. The
show Of all kinds OF fruit MAS fair. though loss
numerous than usual Gu ACCOUNT Of the last 10.
vare winter. 4 finer dlsplAy OF plants and flowers
was nover made hare, nnd Of their vasoty and
oholco collection the city and county has right
70 tool proud. Tho exhibition has besn yssy
.The Morgan County Fair opens here next
Monday, with present. prospects, very suspicious.
WILL COUNTY.
8pfstat D(spdeh u 7hs Chkaoe Irsbttns,
JOLIET, Ill, Sept. 4.-The sixth annual fair Of
tho Will County Agricultural and Mo-
chanical Association commences here on
Monday next, and Mill continue Ave days
Tho premium lat IL unuaually large, aud
extra Inducements Rra offered to exhibitors.
Tho grounds hAys bseu thoroughly rohtts1, aud
Ill that u asked, IN addition to ths arrange
Iusuts already mado IL for "01d Prob" 70
youchsafo pleasant weather durtug. fair week.
Iho afternoons Of tho last thres days OF tho
fair will b. devoted to t1ottlnS and running
FAce9.
BLOOMINGTON.
aps<fal DbpateA to Tha Chteaas 1.tbunf.
DLooM1xoToS, ILL.,, Hspt. 6.-a1oLean County
Fair will open Tussdsy for four, aud possibly
dye days. II will be the anest ever given BY tbs
Mclean County soeloty. tas premiums for
spssd and I'll other dispiays being much greater
than eyss batoss odszsl. 6psalAl rates aud
trains hAvs bosn granted By ths railroads OF tho
city
COLUMBUS.
coLuxaus, o., 8opt. 6.-The Etsts Fair oom-
snsncss tomorrow, with every prospect Of auc-
esssful meeting. Tho display upon the grounds
| Ut this tims IL superior to that Of former yoars
st = similar time. Tbs horse, cattle, aud shssp
departments ase wsll dllsd. ard tAs machine d.