The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-26
Ghe 99ai1g Argns,
ROCK ISLAND. ...........1LL1rors
Concluded from second page.


CLASS PANTRY STORES. Marshal, Mrs Wesley
Cain.
Canned Fruit six kinds-Mrs John Cain 1st Mrs
Harson 2nd. - ~
Best Jelies six kinds-Mrs. Hasson 1st; Mrs w
Cain I'd.
Preserved fruits-Mrs W Cain LIST: Mrs ] Cain ID
Best for Chow Ghow--Mrs Hasson list: Mrs Cain
Best Sweet Pickles -Nettie .Feaster LIST; Mrs
Best and greatest variety of canned fruit-Mrs ]
Cain list.
Best six different kinds of preserves-Mss Nettie
Feaster list.
Best for apple butter-Mrs John Cain list.
sour P1ckles-Mrg Hasson list; Mrs John Cain I'd.
Best Sorghum Dillon list; A Dunbar ID.
Catsup-Mrs Bailey 1st; Mrs SchalI I'd.
CLASS 2, LOT 2-PANTRY STORES, Marshal Mrs j.
Zimmerman.
Butter in jsrs-Mrs w II low Ist
rate butter for Iable-Mrs Mary Cain LIST; Mrs E
Comb Honey-Mr John johnson LIST.
Extracted HOney-Mrs NJ Hauberg.
Feaster I'd.
Sponge Cake-Miss Nettie Feaster 1st
Jelly Cake-Mrs M Walker 1st; Miss Sarah
Kendall I'd.
Home made vinegar-Miss Mary Cain list.
HaUberg ID.
CLASS .J-FRUITs. Marshal j Collins.
Winter Apples-M Hauberg 1st; A D Eye Cd.
rail- Apples-Wm. j Pearsall LIST; David Hau..
Defg "a.
CIsb Alphabetically Cain lst; Eetella Martin
and. ' ~ ~
Best display OF fruits-Wm c Pearsoll list.
Peaches-Mrs John Cain LIST.
Pears-John Schal LIST; Virginia Vouug I'd
Plums-Wm c Pearsoll LIST.
Grapes-Perry Henderson list; VIM C Pearsoll
I'd.
CLASS X AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. Marshal
T Dillon.
Moline Plow Company, Riding Pillow, Diploma
SOD Flow, Diploma; StuDle Pillow. Diploma: Sulky
Pillow, Diploma.
John Deere g. Co-Cultivator. Diploma. Cross
Pl0w, Diploma; Corn Planter, Diploma
Best Lumber Wagon-MaTk Ashdown, Diploma
Best two seated buggy-Bea Bros, Diploma.
Best one seated baggy open-HS Ford, Diploma
CLASS L-MECHANIcAL ART. Marshal Ben Dillon.
Specimens OF Granite and MarbIc-J H Cleland
r l. LIST.
Cook Stoyes-D Reed Moline LIST; Spencer &
Nofisker I'd.
Milk pans and creamer-May Woodruff Geneseo
Diploma.
GLASS REPRESENTATION. Marshal VIM. Mill.
Best lady Eluesrlan-Mrs Emma Brunson LIST
Mrs John Dufour ID.
EcLAss N SCULPTURE. PAINTING AND DRAWING
Marshal Feaster,
Best Crayon DrawirG-Miss Allie Schall 1st
Best Penmanship-G Feaster lst; j jackson
CLASS o-MisoE1 LANEoUs. MARSHAL, r. NJ PEAS
Stuffed birds, Miss CalHe Searle, LIST; Mrs Mary
Hill, End. ~
Best cage Cana-y birds, Ms Mary Moody, 1st
Best geological specimens Mrs Joslyn.
Fern work, Miss Kate Johnston, 1st.
NOTE-The undersigned, secretary of
the association, begs leave to report that
this society is in prosperous condition.
The last fair was grand success The
farmers and mechanics who compete an
nually at our fair are wideawake, ambi-
| tious and liberal class of men and their
wives and daughters enter with spirit and
determination with them into the compe-
tltlon. l cannot speak too highly of the
ability and Hberality and energy of the
president and directors of the association.
The officers and mem bers of the society
are determined 10 continue in the course
OF we'll doing, anu the very liberal support
and encouragement afforded them by the
farmers, mechanics and citizens generally
of the county, also Whteside and Henry
counties, Is assurance that each succeed
ing fair will be better than the last. With
all these advantages to excite emulation
and freedom, fervency and zeal in the
people to help place US in the front rank oul
progress will be onward
| j. SEXTON, Sec'y.