The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-09-06
La SALE COUNTY FAR !
First Two Days Of the Show.
Liberal Entries. Moderate Attendance, and
not over Brilliant Outlook.
MONDAY---l'irst Day


BY eight o'clock teams were vending their WAY
through the principal streets, laden with all
sort, Of goods, destined for the fair, and soon
the Secctary's office was a scene Of lively com
motion, where persons were getting their entry
cards and season tickets.
! Floral Hall is more deliberately trimmed and
decorated than ever before, and besides was
scrubbed and washed and cleaned mp in really
neat and inviting manner, contrast strongly
marked with its shabby appearance the previous
years Mrs. Mcgaiin, the General Supcrintend-
ent, Miss White and Mrs. Phipps Of the floricul.
ture department, took the whole in hand and de.
termined to make IL look gay and they have sue
! cccdcd
/ The confusion which Pcigncd supreme ON
Monday permitted but Il slight hint of the
future order and elegance to be wrought in the
hall.
! T.. !. Griggs has a display of a splendid case of
druggists goods, south of the center of the hail.
that is exceedingly attractive. Near it is stand
Of fancy articles such as are kept by Mr.. Griggs.
Allen g. is the artist who has displayed the skill
shown in getting up these stands.
Chas. w. Hoyie does the crockery business
proud by showing several cases filled with every
thing one could think Of in the way Of fancy
crockcry lamps, Nc. He is Justly proud Of the
exhibition which his goods make.
| In the Flower department the show will he cX-
traordnarIly large. The exhibitors are Mr..
Kneuss Mrs. Phipps, Mr. Force, Mrs. Smith
and Mr.. IIackman.
! The hardware dealers who distinguish them
selves by large displays are Cowlcs ~ Burtis, and
,t,rlG 1I.J
up the western wing Of Floral h0ll. The
stoves they exhibit are all of the newer and more
attractive heaters and cookers.
The Vegetable and Seed department is rapidly
filling up and by this morning will make "A fine
showing.
Mr. Mains produced II dozen stalks of corn all
over fourteen feet in height, the largest being II
feet and inches tall and nine feet to the ears
The ears too are of prodlgious proportions.
In the Art hal large and beautiful show of
pictures and articles belonging to the depart
ment Of Fine Arts was being arranged. Among
the private collections of paintings and chromos
contributions are made from the parlors of Mrs.
Bushnell, Judge Gilman and others. Miss Met
tic Wood makes nice addition to this display.
Leroy G. Finn has there a number Of drawings
copied from photographs and enlarged to life
size, that are credtable He also exhibits several
landscapes and comic scene of the man trying
to lead an obstinate mule across a stream.
Miss Annie Wagner has some very credtable
pencil drawings.
Mr.. Fred Mayo surprises every one with large
collection Of evidence Of his wonderful skill in
scroll saving. Among the list may be mentioned
baskets, wheelbarrows, card receivers, vase
stands, grass.holdcrs, pipc.racks, wall-pockets,
inlaid work illustrating Shakespeare's Seven
Ages Of Man, match-safes, silhouettcs, etc.
number Of hangng.ba made of corn
husks are admired by every one
The Mechanical Department is destined to be
an extensive feature. The grounds between the
sccretary's Office and Floral Hall are being Gov
cred with everything in the way Of agricultural
implements that one can think of.
The leading competitors ARE Swectser, Porter,
and Reed ~ Co.
We could not get the complete lists yesterday,
because the owners did not know themselves
what they would have on the ground by Tuesday
noon, when the entries close
The Peru Plow Works Co. have some very |
beautiful specimens of plows Among these a
nlckleplated finish suky pillow is perfect gem
Also a nickle plated old ground pillow. They
have a new sort of walking cultvator, which
attracts much notice. 1t is hung on springs so
nicely adjusted that it is trouble to handle the
shovels or guide them from side to side as re
CURED. The spring sulkey saves half the labor
of running them, over the old style A new
washer also took our eye 1t being an ingenious
adaptation of the principle of rubbing by hand,
to machinery. II does the work thoroughly and
neither tears on buttons nor Injuries clothes and
is the ceanest washer out
The chicken department is fllug up and
promises to make good show.
The sheep and SWINE departments are fun and
running over There were 81 pens last year,
capable Of giving ample shelter to $40 sheep,
but this timSht was found to be far too small,
Abncr Strawn having tclcgraphed from Canada
for room for forty imported sheep, and Others
also coming in more largely than ever COMPEL
ing the society to put up y pens more, and it is
possible that further addition will have to be
made. The sheep on the ground were beauties,
n liner lot of sheep in every respect than have
been shown a. any previous county fair. They
are principally long woods, and arc large and in
good condition. Mr. Strawn will arrive to-day.
The hog department, too is full and consists
Of the better varieties of Berkshres, Poland
Chinas, etc
In Floral Hall the Educational entries will
be found, and much Of the work exhibited is of a
marveously fine quality. The children at from
ten to fifteen years Of age already finely ac-
artists in penmanship, drawing, etc,
and their work goes to show it conclusiycly,
A call late last evening at the Art Hall,
showed of the exhibition there to a very credita-
BILE advantage
Many new portraits and family paintings of
rare merit, and some of them Of notable people
In this region Of country.
Mrs. j. w. Hagenback, of Waltham, exhibits