Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-10-02
THE FAIR.
Twenty-Ninth Annual Fair of
the Grant County Agricul-
tural Society.
Fine Weather, Large Attend
ance, Splendid Exhibits in
All Departments.

fair grounds in this city last Wednesday,
and the prospect of success was not en-
couraging, as the weather was the first
day anything but favorable. But the
clouds began 10 clear away, and on
Thursday and Friday the weather was
delightful, and the grounds in splendid
condition. Wednesday was devoted to
entries and other preliminary prepare
tons for the exhibition of Thursday and
Friday.
The attendance Thursday was not
large, but the display in every depart
ment was good, and foretold that the
fair of 1884 was destined to be success.
AT two O'Clock in the afternoon, the
GREEN TRoTTING RACE
For horses owned in Grant county, that
had never trotted for money, was called
There were six entries as follows j.
NJ. Kilbourn, Major; Dr. w. l.. Hurd
Tom Green; j. Il. Graves, Farmer Girl;
A. G. Morse, Nell; VIM. Beebe, Piper;
Jno. Arthur, Creamery Boy In the
first heat they came in in the following
order. Nell, Major. Piper, Tom Green,
Farmer Girl, and Creamery Boy In
the second heat Nell changed places
with Major; Tom Green changed with
Piper; and Creamery Boy changed with
Farmer Girl. In third heat Nell came
in first; Major second; Tom Green
third; Piper fourth; Creamery Boy fifth,
and Farmer Girl sixth. The horses
maintained the same position in the
fourth heat, Nell taking first money;
Major second; Tom Green third, and
Piper fourth
Next came the Running Race, open
to all, three in five. for purse of 800.
n. S. Walker entered Lancaster Belle:
j. II. Clifford, MAGIC; and ID. j Seeley,
Dora Mack. MAGIC took three straight
heats with Dora Mack second, and Ian
caster Belle third
IN THE 2:40 TRoTTING RACE,
VIM. j. Dyer entered Mambrino Swi-
CERT; VIM. Aioshier, David r.. and Jno.
Arthur, Lon F. Mambrino Swigert
came in first in three straight heats.
with David Il. second, and Lon f. third
Every heat was trotted low down in the
thirties, the second heat in 2:32.
Friday, the last day of the fair, early
i'll the morning, people from the coun-
Try commenced coming in, and up to
noon the highways leading into the city
and to the fair grounds were lined with
vehicles loaded with people; and the
crowd on the grounds in the afternoon
was estimated at about $500. The
ladies turned out in large numbers, and
did great deal to make the fair the
success that ii was.
The showing in the cattle department
was very fine, and shows conclusively
that the enterprising breeders in this
county are rapidly bringing the stock
up to very fine grade.
Mr.. Thomas Tormey, of Fennimore,
OnC VI INC lloSG SUCCESSFUL DIecucrS III
the state, exhibited herd of sixteen
Short horns, every one Of which was
very fine, and his herd took the first
premium. He sold two yearing bulls.
on the ground. One to Mr.. r. Powers.
of Glen Haven, for $4,000: and one to
Mr.. p Mcnamara, of Bloomington, for
| $4,000.
Mr.. A. A. Parker, of Little Grant,
had on exhibition his herd Of Badger
cattle, and, as will be seen from list
printed below, took premiums.
Mr.. VIM. F. Richardson, of Lancas-
ter. very successful breeder of cattle
and hogs, made fine exhibition, and
took premiums on both, as will be seen
below.
Mr.. Oscar Bidwell, of Lancaster a
breeder of fine cattle, and one of the
most successful feeders in the state,
exhibited five 2-year old Durham steers,
of his own raising, which attracted,
great deal of attentions and well they
might, for we doubt if another five
2-year old steers like them, in one herd
could be found in this country The
heaviest weighed 2070 fts., and the
next two weighed 1850 his, and 1900 It's.
Mr.. L. Crapp, of British Hollow, and
Mr. Hugh A. Moore, of Lancaster, also
had some fine stock on exhibition.
Mr.. j. Il. Graves. of Elenboro, had
some fine stock, among which was Il
fine Durham bull.
Mr.. Anton Schmitt, Of Lancaster, had
five fine grade cows on the ground, but
did not exhibit for premiums.
Mr.. John Mcmahon, Of Harrison, had
one Of the finest yearling Durham bulls
we have ever seen, and on which he
took first premium.
Mr.. d. Garner had very fine Hol-
stein calf which carried off the blue
ribbon.
In the horse department also the ex-
hibtion was very fine.
The showing of vegetables and farm
: products would have been hard TO beat
: anywhere i'll the world.
p IN FLORAL HALL
the display, thanks to the ladies who
: manifested SO much interest in this
/ department, was one Of the finest ever
made at fair in This county The
articles exhibited were so numerous and
50 elegant that il was extremely difficult
! for the judges to determine 10 whom
premiums should be awarded. and. as
: must have been the case. many articles
I deserving premiums had necessarily to
be passed by. Ia many instances the
articles on exhibition were not on The
Society's premium list, aud whilst the
i, judges felt that they We're deserving Of
t premiums, they were unable to aware
them any.
The whole number Of entries made
: was 73S.
5 The officers of the Society have Ia
bored hard to make the fair a success
and such one as would be creditabl,
!. to Grant county. and they have sue
: ceeded. Each and all OF them wer,