Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-10-09
HELENA, Oct. 9th, 1879,


IL lures in improving the grounds and 70
advertising gave them right to entertain
The attendance was larger each day thai
ever before. and all in the Multitude. how
II ever odd in taste or preyerse iii the deter
a mination not to be pleased, found some
L. thing to interest and amlise them. Not
u single accident worthy of note occurre,
during the week, the statement Of which
2 fact is sufficient praise for the admirable
arranyelnen, Of the principal buildings, S,
}, as TO prevent crow ling. and OF the corp
q VI excellent assistants whom the Assoeis
:, ton employed to carry out their plans
The judges selected to award premium.
N the various departments occupied III
nnenviable position. They seem to have
" thdeavored to satisfy everyone by giving
the benefit OF the doubt (Whereyer one
:. arose. us 10 which OF two or more articles
was the best, 10 the exhibitor WHO had
4 failed to receive premiums On other part
4 OF his display; But notwithstanding theil
good will many were not at all satisfied
IL was indeed Il difficult task in some de-
partincnls to say what WAS best where
everything MS so good. In Agricultural
Hall. especially. where WAS displayed Tie
most magnificent collection OF vegetables
ever made in the Territory. it was almost
Impossible to pronounce one potatoc or
turnip. or pumpkin Superior to another
\ Prickly Pear valley taucIiinan was
wrrthfully enI'iiring tor tie nalieS of the
Judges after the rihi,on had been tied on
Several blue ones on lis splendid eXhitiD.
and uttered the di;holic.l threat of pub
fishing them us n.ncOmpoops in every
paper in Mont III.
Floral Hall was. if possible. more beau
Iiflll than ever. and was filled from the
opening to lid. close of tie exhibition with
eager sight-sccrS. 1t is trr;,,ing danyer-
Gus ground o make Individual mention in
M apartment where everything was SO
excellent. bit regardless of consequences
some OF the articles of this division OF HE
I fair must he noticed. For WAX work Mrs,
John L. Murphy 6b.aihed the premium.
her exhibit being IL d;,iii:y. delicate and
difficult piece OF work representing Mon
tana ferns and leaves. Mrs. G. \. Broad
water WAS awarded premiums for hand !
some applique work. Il pretty sofa cushion
and work on Java canvas. Mrs John w.
Eddy exhibited an oil pain.ing--a bcauti-
tlil landsc:re-tor which she received the |
premium. Mr.. Eddy took the blue rihbon
TO: best rcn.ilansilip. Mrs \. T.. Botkin |
received premiums for IN elegantly en-
broidercd handkerchief. and Il childs.
dress. Claude Glenlcnnin. Helena boy
ot fourteen. showed some neat and pretty
frames. made with a bracket saw. which
were giu ed with Tie blue rihbon Mrs. +
). u. Sanders, of Jefferson. took Dones-
tic Sewing Machine for best display of
nlaclline sewing. This premium WAS :,
''srccial -tlEt OF +. e.. Power & Co.
The display of crO.chcted. silk and wool
en- quilts WIS larger than ever before. and
the Judges were Il loss is TO which was
best. There was much competition for .
every premium offered in this department
the most ATTRACTIVE O! rl-and there was :
more credit in giving the ribbon than at l
some previous fairs. Mrs. Manlove, of I
Prickly Pear valley. lady who worked {
under greater disadvantages than perhaps c
any other exhi' tier, made. considering the
rea!iy a remarkable show
ng Of pretty things and fine work. Among :,
other things which were designated us the =
BEST. she received premiums tor gentle y
nan's dressing gown. suit OF boys clothes. h
case Of stuffed birds prepared in the =
highest style of the taxi,iermc art shell :,
f,-eAe han,
# roses with buds and leaves, and pony 9,
oilet case OF perforated cardboard This 6,
would be very incomplete list were it IT.
ended TOR anything more. but | only
MENTION what ca"fe to my knowledge. =,
AGRICULTURAL HALL. III
The fruit displays OF Bass Bros. and G. 81
). Hartman were the most attractive ex- to
ibits in this department. though every /
ing was worth going a long way to see. NJ
rut was also exhibited by Dir. Insersoll III
nd Chas. Lehman. the lalter's pears be- Ii.
X particularly fine. The nGlny varieties
crab apples exhibited by Bass Bros. b,
ei" readily disposed Of yesterday at 70 III
$. per pound. though common apples
ON less-tavored parts of these States" ";
lc'i rs California and Utah, ...n be bought ii,
re for 10 cts. As
Ehe first sweet potatoes grown in north ell
n and central Montana were those en- 20
red by MIR. Martin. Of Prickly Pear val no
Y. and Mr.. Cashier. a ranchGHn On Belt mr.
eek near Benton, As tn tile many yege- WI
Bile exhibits. con: .plri oi!s are truly .oli- ey,
81 as Mrs +. wonll say. those of M
essrs. Thorburn and Goodwin. Helena HE
rdeners, and Wilcox. johnson. Reeves. on,
eek. Martin. Smith, Jump. McWiliams, Du
'oke. Steeles. and Sironey. OF Prickly ant
ar. each being prrem;nent in specialties ION
iich secured them first or second pren- 40
Is. Ii WIS pleasing 10 note the interest of
zen in the fair by Prickly l ear valley ing
uers. They all took pride in their cX- neA
'its. which they m.,ls, less for the pre- 9Stl
inns than for comparison with the nro- tim
IT'S IT tl,eir mSl,hos,s- farms, ami tor ten
Sake OF ''n,akin' Il good show of it, che
ono oi mem s,li. Nissotila county jou
n. a. j. England. got away with the larr
mium for best wheat. Bass Bro. hers. Sho
ne MisseuIians. received dr,foula for the
I display Of farm products. exhibited and
''hoss" onions. and also got ti,e blue run
bon for potatoes. though it is thought ing
many that some OF the Pr;rkly Pear Owe
\ should hare had the latter. G.. b. spel
'tnr,n, another Missoalian. showed the tuns
e ribbon grapes. and some line apples of h
plu,ns-the latter If excellent flavor. moi
he striking novelty Of this department ava
IN immense squash. a forfy-ponnder. com
ed by hand and no,lfislesl BY Montana min
K. of which it absorbed from Is to 70 ride
ons in the six or seven weeks interviews the
h tween the time it was accidentally clos,
red from its mother vine. AMI fair his
4. When this huge vegetable Was deed
Ken FROM the vine. J. X. johnson. on hast
,se ran.ii II commenced growth. wound from
tenn in cotton cloth and put il in par worl
mix. two quarts Of which it drank failet
=, increasing in weight from 10 to 40 were
nds under this course Of treatment, purS