The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-09-08


the famous Curtis gang plow, which they ale
manufacturing
Mr. Stornont showed his popular wiil
mills, adapted for pumping water and fed
grinding His only rivals were Clark & CD
of Somonauk, who showed their well know
California wind mill
Mr. Cyrus Pool exhibited farm gate of ht
own invention, which attracted much attention
and about all admitted it was not only the bcil
but the least expensive they had ever seen.
Drummer & Snow, Of Peru & LaSalle, exhil
tied the Acme platform scales, patcntdl
July 81, 1877 Il scale for which they own tie
patent and Of which they are the only mant
tacturers. They claim it to be equal in all r.
spects to the Fairbanks and Howe scales, With
they save all the annoyance and expense d
preparing pits and foundation walls for settin.
them up.
l.. Perkins, Of the Ottawa foundry and ma
chine shops, showed the famous Cushman grad
er and ditcher, generally conceded to be tho
best ever made.
OF foreign made implements, the principal
exhibitors were F. ID. Sweetser s. Co., Reed &
Good, W. c. Anderson, of Farm Ridge, n
Woolscy and J. T. Porter, though the last also
Exhibited some valuable articles Of his own in
vcntion.
Swcct5er & Go. showed the Peru, Brown and
Deere sulky plows, challenge planter with sui
ky attachment for any pillow and convertible
into Il cultivator. Also the Victor hayrake, the
improved Buckeye mower and reaper combin-
ed and the new Buckeye mower
Reed & Good exhibited the Parting & Orn.
dorf Cultivator and sulky pillow, the Hurst &
Dunn Peoria planter and drill, the Wheeler
combined No reaper and mower, six Canton
plows, stirring and gang; and the well known
Adams Marseilles shelter. This last nipple
ment is rapidly attaining high reputation.
n Wooley exhibited the Buckeye riding
and walking cultivator, with seeding attach.
ment-a very fine Implement which will SOW,
plant and cultivate the ground as readily as
three separate implements usually employed
The principal implement shown by W, c.
Anderson & Co., Of Farm Ridge, was the com,
bined sulky and gang pillow manufactured by
b. +. Avery & Co., Louisville, Ky. The pillow
certainly has many qualities to justify is rap
idly growing popularity,
q. Il. Porter exhibited tie Davenport sulky
pillow, the Peerless reaper Of Russell & Co.,
Canton, o., the Edward harvester, the Thomas
rake, which took the highest medal at the
Centennial; the Seymour mower, of Seymour
Morgan IL Co, hockport, N. Y; the Vandivel
and Quincy planters, Scotch Clipper plows
Dixon Crosslcy sulky pillow, his own famous
hay carrier champion horse hay fork, and u
very ingenious pruning knife Of his own III
vcntion.
In the mechanical" department the exhibit
was much too thin. c. Hahn and D. Veto
: showed two wagons each and the former
democrat wagon: Mr.. Hahn and Gay u Porte
showed half dozen of beautiful carriages an'
buerics the Ottawa Glass Company made
fine exhibit of its glass and the Starch Com
pany Of It's starch; T. Riorlan showed some
very fine boots of his own make, and L. Is
IGrifith equally fine boots and iincrladles' shoe
!of his own make; and Philip Schoch SHOWED
some finely made farm harness, Mr. Kirkpat
rick some attractive clay and stone ware; Ed
Austin, of Streator, an ingenious washing ma
chine; Phil McCabc, Of La Sale, some beauti
full horse shocs,-and that about covers tn
catalogue. Very good, what there was of il
but We hope our mechanics will make at l"as
f-rger display next time
4 The following premiums were awal,lcd;
FARM IMPLEMENTS
Best dsplay J. F, Porter LIST Reed & Co 9F
; Breaking pow, W. g Anderson lst J, y Porter ID.
Stirring Pillow, ], =, Porter LIST, Reed & ca, ID
GSns pow " C. anderson T1 ist aasay &eson 3D.
PS% j. Ecd PSrte 5 IL W. pa@ar I'd
Two horse culiiyator T. wooisey ist J. =. Porter ID
cse sI rake N X Pdrar @ D. sW wee ID
Straw and hay cutter, j. E.'rtrtcr lst.
w afi pump Sn YIN. so SDr lst Gore Gains ID
Wind pump CLARK @" $50 s3moganf Isl Sormont a.
Reaper Mower cdmhslcd, Reed Co, lst F. d. sweets'
Mower sweetser1s> Porter ID.
Riding WAXING cutiyator, n. Woolsey lst King Ii"ni
Grain Si \, eaitsr J; z. Porter it. Eo., ca -
. cora sheIier, +. d, syeetsef lst.
Sulky tnrn pow, +. ID. SNcetseT Isl.
5 Inrtt Ter, J. L. Porter lst.
S MECHANICAL.
J, tmeer wagon, c, Hahn LIST. John yctt,e "a O.,
Double carriage, Gay Il Porter LIST. Z. iiaiN 20
/ Single carriage, GAY 4, Porter lst Il @l
Farm Harness Philip SChOck lst. - o.
Washing Machine. Ed Austin, Stcuuf l-'; T. fubhpn 2
=. Clay d Stoncware. NJ. KRIS patrick lst
Horse shoes, Philip McCabc. L. Sale !st.
Window Glass Ottawa Glass Co Isl
Road trader. l.. Perkins lst
n Sewing Machine. Reed Co. Isl
specimens OF wood. \ II. Ehorsol Isl.
DISPLAY Of Stoves tlWlcs q Bur,ss lsf.
Mems n cots /. ItiO-lgu l-t. - ......,.
Mems Ladies' boots. J.. b. Griffith Isl 'ht "a 4ap,' =
! Democrat Wagon. {. Hahn .st.
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