Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-15
THE STATE FAIR.
A very Successful Exhibition OF Wisconsin's
Productlons---The Display Unusually Fine.

MADISON, Wis, September 6.-The
weather is clear and cool to-day, and the
prospects are good for brilliant week
tor the state far. All trains arriving
Sunday and to-day have been crowded
with passengers freight and the streets
curry Inns morning presented scene
OF l1vellest hustle. There has been a
perfect procession between town and the
falr grounds to-day of loaded wagons,
conveyances of all kinds and fancy
FLOODED stock. AS tomorrow is the day
General Grant is to be on the ground, it
is the general desire to complete the
preparations by9 o'clock tomorrow as far
as possible, hence the universal hurry.
The prospects are excellent for better
talr than last year, especially in the live
stock department.. A distinctive fea-
ture thereof will be the show
OF hogs; the 1876 pens provid-
ed 10y, the society are already filled
and others are coming in rapidly. Some
OF the porkers weigh upwards of 800
pounds. The principal exhibitors will
n De handali, OF Hustisford, Owens, of
oregon, Ambrose, of Whitewater,
Joiner, of GAINESVILLE, and Austin and
Mosher, of Beloit. The cattle show will
be very large. In Ayrshires the chief
exhibitors will be Huntley, of Apple
ton, and johnson, of Hustisford. In
Devons, Morse and Newton. In
Short horns, Kaiser of Oregon, Bryant
OF Madison, Ogilvie of Windsor. In Jer-
seys, Bryant of Madison. The show of
machinery will be nearly twice that of
last year which was the largest in the
history of the state fairs. An unusual
feature of the fair will be an extensive
exhibition of live fish in tanks by the
state fish commissioners.
Gen. Grant arrived here at ! P. NJ,
having been met at Belvidere, ILL.,, by a
committee of leading citizens. He was
driven quietly to the residence of Col.
VIM. f: Villas whose guest he will be
during his stay. This evening he will
receive informally. Tomorrow after
noon he will have popular reception on
the fair grounds and in the evening So
cial reception at the Villas mansion.
MADISON, September AT an early
hour this morning a slight rain fell and
until noon the skies were cloudy and the
atmosphere bleak, but at noon the sun
came out and it is somewhat warmer
this afternoon though cold breeze pre-
walls and fall overcoats and shawls
are generally worn by the crowds
upon the streets and at the state
fair ground. The show has assumed
fine appearance and all the halls are
reasonably well filed, although some
tardy exhibitors are at work exchanging
goods. The state fish commissioners
have large aquarium in good running
order and the beautiful fish from the hatch
cry are the theme of general admiration.
The show ofhorsef is much larger than for
several years. In roadsters the princl-
pal exhibitors are Macomber of New
Lisbon, Wells of Lodi, Ludlow of Mon
roe, Hays of Columbus, and Curtis &
Chandler of Madison. In horses for all
work the leading entries are by Brophey
of Woodstock, ILL.,, Curtiss of Rocky
Run, Fish of Reedsburg, and Cola
day of Stoughton. The principal
exhibitors of trotting stock are Macon
Der & Aids, Of New Lisbon, Drakely &
Curtis, of Madison, Mann, of Sun Prai-
RE, Wells, of Lodi, and Wilcox, of James
vile. Draft horses are shown by Brown
& Son, of Delavan, Bowles, of James,
vile, Hays, of Columbus, and Ludlow.
of Monroe. There are large numbers of
matched teams.
The machinery department show Is a
grand success. All the leading manufac-
turers in the country are represented
either in person or by proxy, and mach
ines for every conceivable branch of ag-
riculture are to be seen on the grounds.
The chief exhibits are made byJ. I. Case &
Go. of Racine, the Mccormick ReaperC
D. M. Osborne and Co. of Auburn,
N. Y, S. L. Sheldon of Madison, Fuller,
johnson & Co. of Madison, Madison
Plow Co., Madison Manufacturing Co.,
Eclipse Wind Mill Co., Warder, Mikhell
& Co., ETC.
In addition to the cattle exhibitors
mentioned in yesterdays dispatches
Chester Hazen of Ladoga has fine dis
play of Ayrshires.
The fine arts, horticultural and vege-
table departments are being filed up,
but exhibitors will not be wholly fitted
up till tonight
General Grant spent quiet afternoon
yesterday, calling on the governor and
other officials in informal manner, and
looking around the city. Owing to the
bleak appearance this morning, the ex-
cursion around Fourth Lake was given
up, and the morning spent in drives
around town. After dinner this after
noon, the general and party
were escorted to the fair grounds
by the Lake City Guards, and
Governors Guard accompanied by the
Veteran club. After viewing the stock
and other exhibits the party will be es-
corted to the grand stand to view the
races, after which formal reception and
Misunderstanding will take place. Tonight
they go to the Opera house to see Law
rance Barrett in Richelieu The general
and friends will go to Devils Lake to-
morrow morning on a special train, re-
turning in time to visit the fair at two
o'clock in the afternoon. He will return
to Chicago tomorrow evening.
This afternoon the trials of speed con-
sisted of two running races-the first
being half mile dash for the Capital
house purse Of $50. The winner was
Burglar, owned by Hopson. Time 50
seconds.