The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-09

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only 1921, which was avery dlscouragng show.
ing for the third day.
Thursday--FOurth Day.
During Wednesday night or Thursday morn
ing very heavy rain fell, making the roads
heavy, which rain continued till about nine
o'clock in the morning. The prospect was not
encouraging, but as the heavens cleared off the
crowds began to come in. The average farmer
is rrepressible on the subject of fairs and if he
has half chance will be on hand with his wife,
children, friends and neighbors So on Thurs
day, as the weather cleared up, they came in in
crowds. The trains also brought ia a large nun.
Der from towns in all parts Of the state,-stock
men, farmers, pleasure seekers, politicians, pea.
nut vendors, MINISTRIES pick pockets and thieves,
All wendell their way to the grounds. which for
the first time began TO show that fair was real
~ in progress. Yet the attendance was but small,
there being but few over 5000 people present at
the time when the grounds were the fullest. IN
the morning the Joliet Soldiers came down by
the special train. After dinner they went to the
grounds in body with their brass band and
mounted guns. They spent the afternoon in
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ing shoIt review was gone through with. Both
companies formed, and marched half round the
\ mile track, where some artillery practice was
INDUCED in. Then marching to the grand stand
they were publicly thanked by Col Judy, on be.
half Of the Board for their ate ndance and thr
cheers given them by the crowd that filed the
amphitheatre This wound up their exercises
Most Of them departed for Joliet on the special,
while many remained to see Joe Murphy, leav.
ing Il c city on the regular night express
| 1t was absolutely impossible for one to 20
through all departments of this show thorough
ly in one day, hence we took it in by piece-meal
On Thursday we visited the sheep and hogs
The display in these lines was without doubt
the finest that has ever been seen in the cOun-
try especially Of hogs. Many swine breeders
tell us that they never saw such a display. The
ST. Louis fair is generally looked to as the most
famous in this department, but even their big
display of last October was like boys play along
side of this magnificent lot As one herdman
said: Anything but an absolutely perfect ami
nal has no possible chance here" The bursts
of admiration were equally frequent In aisles of
the sheep pens Many shepherds declared the
assortment was the finest they had ever seen.
| In Poland Chinas, II Stoll, Frankfort, Mo,
had 3G head W A Edison, jacksonville II head !;
G A Il L Emery, Civer, Fulton Co.. 81 head :;
rhos Taylor, Waynesyile, 4 hogs; II c Castle,
Rockville, II head; C s Ebersol, Z head; / Z
uodgson, 70 head; + lIodgson, q head; J Bragg,
head: Is J orion, Cambridge, Is head; B S & S
A Gipe, Wenona, 10 head; f w Bryant, Prince
ton, "a head.
| In Berkshires, 3 Dorsey ~ Son, Perry, Pike
Pike Co., % head; Saml Stratton, head; John
Scott, Streator, 10 bend; y n Jones, Normal "a
head; II II Crow, Green Castle, Ind, 5 head; W
Pickerel, IIarristown, 3 head; Chas Seward 10
head; J X Craig ~ Bro, Buruhamthrope, Data.
rio, Canada, "a head; Gore * Son. Carlinv!lc II
head; w Medley, 33 herd; \ Strawn, 4 head :;
John Francis, New Lcnox, ~ head; Hewcs Bros.
Gray Willow, Is head; j y x B Woods, Morris,
| IA head; Messersmth, Long Point, II head.
| In Chester Whites, Sam Siratton, . head; Chas
F Kercheval, Joliet, IS head; J W Boston, Jack
sonvillc, head; f. L Moody, Il head; Olmstead
" Son, Freedom, Il head; + ArHOld, "A head.
MiscellaneoHs-H stoll, l pen, sh. Faced
Lincolnshire J d Longshoe, Wilton, NeapOli-
tans, 3 Essex; 4. Moore, Leland, 10 head, Dur,
bNhS W 4teDll aNhHOi, htNh'' ~ 'hioAfN'
"A Essex; Giilett Bros, Spencer, Suiloiks; W
W Ellsworth, Woodstock, 81 head Magic pigs, L
Arnold, IL Essex.
SuEEr-LoSG wooLs-MofTlt, II; Miller Can
ada, I; VI l. Stewart * Bro, Camp Point, %;
Craig " Bro, 20; II II Grow, IA: Wilson, TO-;
Crabp, T. * Co, 10.
/ MIDDLE MoOIs.-SicWart * Bro :, j Law
renee, 10; Jos Watts, Is Thos Taylor, Downs,
- Merinos; Kissinger & Co, l3, PickeTcl, "a.
| FINE WooLs.-Stewart & Bro, . head, e..
Lawrence, Waukesha, Wis, 80 Spanish Mcriuos
/ Allen, %; Crow, III; + Day, Streator, l3,
f Peck, ~ Son, Geneva, 70; Kelley * sons
Wheaton, IL
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
! CATgLE-l lEEEFOgDs.-ln these animals, VIZ I
l. Miller took all the premiums.
! HERDs-all bress, from one bull. Potts & Son,
LIST and ad: COW with two calves, Pclerel, first,
/ Lewis, I'd
! oRsEs-THoEOJGUERED STALLIgNs.i ".
and over. c Bruners Battle, 1t. z J EJNe;t
%: yrs, aud under 8, same lst; sucking colt
Wiley buckles, 1T. Mares yTs. and over.
same, lst: Nicely, ID; Oily over . yrs. and under
| 1, Rowctt, lst: Buckles, %; ely and under 3
yrs, Rovett, lst; fills and uaier , yrs., Buck
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