Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-03
that we must of a necessity be brief. The

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 q
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 twenty-six pound
cabbage were also on exhibition, and de-
monstrated by both size and quality, the
wonderful proGuctiveness 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
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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:
"a GREAT EXCITEMENT"
away down at the further end of the
Fair grounds, in one of the agricultural
buildings, a great crow 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 i
through the mill bring out the handsomes
wheat possible, then lower grade, and II
another place all of the cookie and dirt
The crowd voted the mill absolutely per
feet, and expressed themselves as greatly
pleased with its handsome appearance anC
strong construction. Keller has scoopet
! the 900rLd Sure!"
The Pioneer Press of the 18th, in its re
port of the Minneapolis Fair, thus speak
of Keller and his mill, from which 1t ap
: pears that there was not O tanning mil
F man at that Fair who dared to put his mil
on trial with Keler's: "Mr. Henry Keller
of Sank Centre, is on hand again at tn
great Fair with his justly popular flaming
mill, which took the gold and silver media
and which has been the winning machin
for the last six years at our Minnesota Stat
Fairs. There was considerable eXcitemen
on the ground over the fact of challeng
which he made the owner Of a rival mill
offering to place on trial mill against mi
and to put up 500 against $50 that hi
mill could scoop the other in the quantity
, quality and speed with which it coul
t clean grain. The other man wasn't cnxiou
@ enough for the fifty dollars to make tn
trial, which was an assurance to the spec
tators that the Keller was the better mil
< It's 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 Coul
ty Fair, and was operated by Mr.. Henri
Keller, the inventor and patentee, and VIZ
considered No. one machine by all VIII
: saw it work. Mat Dietrich is the agel
+ for this and adjoining counties, and til
large numbers which he has sold and
s selling, testifes strongly to the estimatio
I in which this perfect machine is held b
I the farmers in this vicinity.
Tie other machines on exhibition, wei
: Wisconsin mill and new machine jul
patented by Mr.. Walker, now residel
q of Stevens county. The latter machine
l. hardly completed yet, the inventor nj
: having got all the different selves which
y requires, but the work which it did sati
l. fed all that Mr.. Walker has struck boz
T. ANA, and has in this unique and curiol
l. mill, machine that when perfected al
l. placed in the market, will equal any ma
ufactured.
e The usual sports closed the days pr
4 ceedings. Our Bogarduses had shootir
y match, with the following results:
IS A. Helgeson, OO-Total 5.
g G. Smith, 11111111- 8.
o G. Doty, 100000 A.
n H. B. Waring, 11111111- 8.
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