Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-09-07
Opens with Bright Prospects OF
Success.
The Exhibit in all Departments
Unusually Large.
Flsra! Hall Well Filled with the
Products of Nature and Art.
4 Large Exhibition of BloOded
Stock.
( Fine Field Of TrOtting and Run.
ming Horses.
FIRST DAYS RACING.

The light shower of ram OF the
night previous settled the dust, and
the heavy clouds which at an
early hour in the morning looked
threatening soon dispelled, and the
sun shone out brightly.
Early in the day the streets were
astir with people making prepare
tons for the fair. 1t was evident
that favorable weather was all that
was needed to make the fair sue
cess financially as well as grand
exhibit of the industrial products
of the richest and most productive
section of Wisconsin.
As usual the first day was de-
voted to making entries, bringing
machinery and stock upon the
grounds and filling Floral hall with
articles for exhibition.
The races are all filled by fast
runners and trotters and some rare
sport in the racing department may
be expected before the close of the
fair. As will be seen by the follow
ing entries no finer field of horses
were ever brought together in south
west Wisconsin:
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH.
No. Running Race-Purse so. Free for all;
halfmile hea IS; best two in three First horse,
81; second horse, sl5; third horse $40.
Chestnut Cakes, Adonnis, Burglar Icicle.
No 2-Trottng Race-PurSe SO. For green
horses; mile heats best three in five First horse,
So: second horse, Sl5 third horse SO
Toronto Girl, Roam Horse, William Brown
Stallion, Icfcle, Jr
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 9TH.
No 3-Trotting Race-Purse 500. Free for all
Stallions mile heats; best two III three. First
horse $50; second horse, S25 third horse, SIS.
D'Amberque, Brown Stallaion, Bismarck
North Hawk.
No. Running Race-Purse 5000. Free for
all; mile heats; best three in five First horse
500: second horse, S ); third horse, S25.
Mercury, Burglar, Titus.
No. 5-Trotting Race-Purse 500. Free for all;
mile heats; best three III five. First horse, $40;
SStOlN IOGSc, IgJ, llllIi hoESt IoJ'
Kitty Fisher, German Boy, Bay Prince Kitty
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 7ru.
No. 6-Running Race-Purse $50. Free for
all; haltmile heats; best three in five First
horse $50; second horse, $40; third horse $50.
Chestnut Cakes. Mercury, Burglar Titus, Ida'S
Pet.
No. I-rrottiug Race-Purse $50. For horses
that have no record lower than est; mile heats;
best three in five. First horse, $50; second horse,
$40 third horse $50.
Grantham Willsam s. German Boy, Moore
Chief, Lady Winston, Bismarck, Kitty Fisher
No. S-Totting Race-Purse 500 For three
minute class horses; mile heats; best three in
five. First horse, $50 second horse, S!5; third
horse, Sll.
D'Amberque, Grantham, William s., Brown
Stallion. Iclcle Jr., North Hawk, Lady Windston,
No stronger evidence is required
to prove that our annual fairs have
greatly contributed to the improve
ment of stock in this portion of the
state than the unusually large cx-
hibit in this department. The ad-
vance which has been made in the
direction of securing higher and
better grades, is shown by the fine
exhibit of cattle, horses, sheep and
swine at our fair this week. Not
alone, however, is success assured in
the show of stock. The display in
all departments will be fine. Floral
hall is filled with the choicest pro-
ducts OF nature and of art Up
to Tuesday noon over two hundred |
and thirty entries in the several de-
parts had been made, and at five
o'clock reached to the number Of
AGO.
AT 8 p. m. on Wednesday the
books closed with 1000 entries on
the lists, or 20 entries more than
were made last year, which to say
the least is a good showing.
A large number of people were in
Thursday and Friday
will be the big days, and if the ia
vorahlc weather continues success is
sure beyond a peradventure.
Running race No. /, Wednesday
afternoon was Won by Burglar
in two straight heats, "Icicle" taking
second money.
Trotting race, No. 2, was won
by William S. in three straight
heats, SLEEPY Jack taking second
money, and lcicle Jr. third.
The marvel of the age, the Tele-
phone, is in use in the main build
ing and the office, and connections
established, with the Exchange
down town and with Dodgeville.
John Horn has a musical clock
which is greatly admired by all |
who have seen it.
Married by Rev. Farther Vein
hart in Dodgeville, on Tuesday,
August Dist, Mr.. Henry Ruders
dorf, of this city TO Mrs, Margret
Phillips. The happy young couple
are spending their honeymoon at
the former home of the bride at the
Survey. They will be welcomed /
here by their many friends.
Messrs, Williams and Flynn are
the boss farmers of Iowa county /
and no mistake. They are now en-
gagged in another railroad enterprise,
that of building a narrow guage
railroad to haul the sugar cane from
the field to the mill and thus make /
one horse do the work of II teams
in the ordinary style.-Enterprise. I
Grant County Herald. Last Fri /
day evening Mr. Henry Litter
was relieved of a silver hunt
ing-caSe watch. aad a sum of money
Mr.. Miller had turned in for the
night in the association tents, but feel .
ing cold started for warmer quarters. /
Outside he met boy who said he |
would show him a place. and took I
him down to the Wright house barn, /
r-bara both xyapt 70 claaD - ,ba -,