Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-03

that we must of necessity be brief. The
largest display was in fancy work, ana
some of the articles in that department are
deserving of praise, both for ingenuity,
taste and finish, and reflect credit on the
ladies for the interest displayed in attempt
ing by all means in their power, to con-
tribute towards making the exhibition
success. Some idea of the growth that
cuttings attain in this vicinity, may be had,
when we state that Mr.. j. s. Walker had
cutting of this years growth, that meas
ured EIGHT FEET AND NINE INCHES. Sew
eral fifty pound squashes, three thirty
pound melons, and twcnty-six pound
cabbage were also on exhibition, and de-
moHstrated by both size and quality, the
wonderful pro6ucliveness of the soil.
Mr.. John House had harness of his
manufacture, on exhibition, which for de-
sign and workmanship would equal any
manufactured in the State.
The display of garden ''sass and SIGH"
was in quality and yield equal to any on
exhibition at the State fair. The stock ex.
hibit, for reasons given, was smaller than
usual, but all things considered, we have
no reason to be ashamed of this years
| fair.
The committee are unable to publish the
premium list this week, as it is necessary
to revise it; some of the articles in the
miscellaneous department not being en-
titled to the premiums awarded.
The following, which we clip from the
Pioneer Press report of the State Fair of
the 9th, shows the standing of the Keller
mill:
IA GREAT EXCITEMENT"
"Away down at the further end of the
Fair grounds, in one of the agricultural
buildings, great crowd was collected all
yesterday, and from the movements it was
apparent that the farmers were good deal
excited. Rushing to the scene reporter
| found that the cOmmotion was caused by
one Henry Keller, who was operating his
wonderful Minnesota tanning mill. He
would take bushel of the dirtiest wheat
ever harvested, and after running il
through the mill bring out the handsomest
! wheat possible, then lower grade, and In
another place all of the cookie and dirt
The crowd voted the mill absolutely per-
feet, and expressed themselves as greatly
i pleased with its handsome appearance and
i strong construction. Keller has sc0Oped
j the so0rld 8urei"
The Pioneer Press of the 7th, in its re
port of the Minneapolis Fair, thus speaks
of Keller and his mill, from which 1t ap
pears that there was not tanning mil
man at that Fair who dared to put his mil
on trial with Keller's: "Mr. Henry Keller
of Sank Centre, is on hand again at the
great Fair with his justly popular tanning
mill, which took the gold and silver media
and which has been the winning machine
for the last six years at our Minnesota State
Fairs. There was considerable excitemen
on the ground over the fact of a challeng'
which he made the owner of rival mill
offering to place on. trial mill against mil
and to put up 500 against $50 that hi
quality and speed with which it coulC
clean grain. The other man wasn't anxious
enough for the fifty dollars to make TIN
trial, which was an assurance to the spec
tators that the Keller was the better mill
Its advantages over other mills lie in tn
fact that you can clean the grain the wa.
you want to and not the way inferior mill
clean, for its separation is perfect"
This mill was on exhibition at our Coun
ty Fair, and was operated by Mr.. Henri.
Keller, the inventor and patentee, and wa
considered No. one machine by all WIN
saw it work Mat Dietrich is the agen
for this and adjoining counties, and til
large numbers which he has sold and
selling, testities strongly to the estimation
in which this perfect machine is held b.
the farmers in this vicinity.
Tie other machines on exhibition, wer
Wisconsin mill and new machine jus
patented by Mr.. Walker, now residen
of Stevens county. The latter machine
hardly completed yet, the inventor nc
having got all the different selves which h
requires. but the work which it did SAITH
fed all that Mr. Walker has struck a Dor
ANA, and has in this unique and curiou
mill, a machine that when perfected an
placed in the market, will equal any mar
ufactured.
The usual sports closed the days pre-
ceedings. Our Bogarduses had shootin
match, with the following results:
A. Helgeson, 1911 0-Total 5,