Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-10-03

ford 81 Evans, of Lewis and Clarke, eact
made good exhibits of flour, and were eacf
awarded diploma and SIS. MIR. Thomas
flour was from white wheat, and OF eXtrf
quality. Sandtord & Evans flour was from
red wheat.
There were but two contestants for the
premiums on Montana cured bacon anC
hams. One by a breeder of Chesterwhitt
hogs, and the other Berkshire. L. Wilcox
the Berkshire breeder, receiving the blue
ribbon.
In the mineral line the exhibit was very
light, only two or three mines being repre-
sented. j. Fl. Russell, of the Comet mine,
exhibited a nice cabinet of galena ore, ant
received the award OF SIS, Hobert q Hor-
ton received diploma and S. for coal. The
Muscleshell, Highwocd and Dearborn Goa
mines were not represented.
The ladies' department was superior tf
any previous year. The tables ceiling
and walls of the large hall were completely
decorated with silk and worsted embroid
cry, dressing gowns. lace work, quilts
mats, cushions, fancy baskets, s%carfs, slip
pers, boys and girls clothing, pillows anc
pillow covers, specimens of hand braiding
lace, lamp mats, stockings, handkerchiefs
dresses of various sizes and patterns ele
gantly designed and finished. There were
five contestants for the best display of arti-
Giles in the above list, for which Mrs. c. A.
Broadwater received first premium, $40
and Mrs. John Murphy I'd paemium, So
The other premiums in this department
amounted to about So each, and were equit-
ably divided between Misses Lolita NJ. Rum
ley, Emma Eckland, and Lou Guthrie, Mrs.
j. G. Sanders, B. II. Tatem, C. w. Cannon,
A. w. Chessman, Jno. Heating, [. B. Por-
ter, j. II. Price, j. w. Neinar, P. Cary, L.
Wilcox, A. Martin, John Moffit, Chas.
Lehman, - Mcfarland. M. COPYRIGHT, S.
C. Ashby, A. J. Davidson, - Baker, G.
II. Smell, VIM. Wentworth, c. Rumley, W.
Brown, w. F. Sanders, and Mrs. Slocum.
Had the farmers and stock men throughout
the country taken the interest and expend-
ed the time in the effort to make a showing
at the fair equal to these ladies, the fair
could not have failed Of interest in any par
ticular. Another interesting thing Of the
ladies department was the display of stuffed
birds, and animals, gotten up by Mrs. Mon
tave, of Prickly Pear valley. The collec-
ton numbered about rs birds and beasts,
and comprised almost every specie of wild
birds and animals ia the Rocky mountains.
1t was a perfect museum, and attracted
attention. The exhibit OF flowers was an
other attractive feature. The largest col
lection of flowers was exhibited by Mrs.
DR.. Reese. Mrs. F. P. Sterling's winter bou-
ouet in grasses and immortelles was much
admired. There was also a pretty extern
sive and creditable display Of cakes, jellies
and preserves.
The dairy department showed but a small
representation on the part of the butter and
cheese makers of the country. One lot of
cheese by w. A. Harrison, OF jefferson
county, and two cans Of packed butter COM
prised the exhibit manufactured outside OF
Lewis and Clarke county. In making the
awards the judges were in a little hurry.
Had they sampled all the cans, better salts
faction would have been given.
The cattle show was very small compar-
ed with the magnitude of that line Of busi
ness in the Territory, and but for the Jer
sey family exhibited by Len Lewis, OF
Meagher county, | might say it could be
beaten in nearly any valley in the Territory
There were ONE good mich % VS. OF the
ground. but they were not better than can
be found in a few hours ride running on