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


premium Of $50 from citizens. lIurrth ior
Montana! If any one doubts rs to the
SOU; sli's contents, don't blame the,n-
bit its what they say.
THE POULTRY EXHIBIT.
Poultry Hail.. adjoining Agricultural
Hall. WAS filled to its utmost capacity with
chickens. ducks. geese and turkeys. Moth
! ing new OF strange was to be seen. but
from the many coops of Leglorns and
other fine fowls it is evident that this vicil-
!itt is partial to heightened chickens, and
that ordinary scrub fowls are ut dis
count.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, WAGONS. ETC.
ID. NJ. Osborne q Cos agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS. including self-binding harvester.
mower tOsbornes M. i. Wheeler's self
raklng mower. and the Lion self,umping
| hay rake were the only agricultural implc-
mcnts On tile grounds and attracted much
attention from f;trpers. Paynter. Brown
q Weisenhon were the only exhibitors OF
bug1ies. tile display in this line not COM
pairing fav0rably with that made ut former
fairs: But everything shown WAS Of choice
workmanship. ,1has. VI. Jeflrics, who is
as goou Il wagon maker as he is sheriff.
and rice rersa, got the blue ribbon for
three af his vehicles-a trotiiny sulky.
'horou2llbrace wagon. and cutter. all fine
pieces OF work. The sole novelty in this
part OF the fair was an ingenious invention
of john Stea,inan, of Helena-a machine
10 make fencing, for which it borcs holes
through the posts and tuths down tie
ends of the poles SO as to make them fit
the post holes. 1t is designed TO work bv
hand. wafer steam or horse power. and is
apparently a useful machine.
THE MINERAL EXHIBIT.
1t would be r'erely right to emulate in
breri'y the celebrated Draper "On snakes
in Ireland There are no snakes in Ire
land. and to say there was no mineral
exhibit. but the cabinets OF Messrs. T.. Ii.
kleinsc!iuidt ana Z. w. McNeal must not
be passed over. MIR. klcinschmt!t re-
ceived the premiums for silver ores. OF
which he showed the only specimens. Mr..
McNeals cabinet cohtained sonie beautiful
specimens of crystalized quartz and other
1t is certainly to Montana's
l!Scredit that SO little Indication of her I
wealth should be given at Terri !.
tori;4l Fair
HORSES.
Tie horses exhibited were more n,,nc.-
Gus and OF better breeds than at any pre,i-
jus show. Governor Potts Clydes,Ll.
stallion. Emperor, :; big hcaGed. large
imbet!, but graceful animal. whose tread
ilakes the earth (tigtIlately speaking). was
lie recipient OF much attention.. Emperor
Mas ioaled in Scotland in ISL aud IMPORT
Il to Canada, after gai,!iiig several prizes
n his native land, in 1875. The Governor.
Who took three premiums, also entered
w tftdestlalc iifarts. and II youny bat
'f5fl!slng son of Emperor, Rodelick.
oaled in Illinois in ISIS. IL hands ilrh.
nj weighing l.50 icl:atss. II. F. Galen's
eaatiful stallion. MembriIo Pilot. was
ne Of the "chieis' ON exhibition. DR..
turner's bay stallion. St. George, was an ,,
iher Of the notable '.hurses." Headlight.
fi,e-year-Old. entered IS the best thor
ugllbrcd. by W. G.. Palmer. WIS favored
18th mach attention from horsemen. Ciiis. i,
}. lard's entries nclnGed May Toland. Il .
rood mare. by breckenridge with suck
lg filly by C;irib"o: Pcckaboo, fine q
earring lilly sired by Car!bso. and The e
aron; two-year-cld tf0ttiig colt that t
Ill maize good time in tie future il he is e
ithial to his PROMISE. Mr. Floods ami :
ais got tour blue ribbons and one red Il
ic. Harvey & Bro. Of Clancey. took .
sarii premiums, their entries comprising ;.
n,nlber of line well-bred niares. includ- a
g some good trottng stock from whcl, G
i;sst record may some day be expected. !,
ller notable horses were Smiths i.
nu"gler. handsome riding animal. and q q
)b Lee. an aged but excellent horse for III
neral purposes - {. II. Bartr.ff S gray r r
adster; Sam S.ott's tour-year-old trot-
+. Black Joe. and in fact ell the horses on ~
nibition were as file Ibt Of animals as {,
n be seen anywhere. r
THE CATTLE. >,
The cattle exhibit WIS pprhaOs rhOihnr