The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1885-10-10
A BIG WEEK FOR BLUNT!

This has been an eventful week fol
Blunt. In addition to the Distric
Fair, both the Central Dakota Presby
terry and the NJ 4. Conference have
been in session, bringing between on,
and two hundred Ministers, and tn,
three combined taxed the accommoda
tions of the little city to the utmost
and spread We WArcHMAN man bad
ly to take them all in. Since the min
listers came game has been scarce
particularly the ycllow-leggcd chicken
variety.
The Fair is proving even a greater
success than could have been expected
in this wilderness and the wealth.
er considered on the opening days
There are between 700 and 500 en-,
tries, and some of the departments are
quite full. Wednesday was devoted
almost wholly to entries and the ar
rangement of the exhibits.
The display in Floral Hall is exten
sive, varied and really fine, in many
particulars rs good AS we ever saw.
The handiwork of the ladies largely
predominatcs, and speaks volumes for
the inherent refinement of our Dakota
homes, though wealth be lacking. The
vegetable and cereal productions of
our rich soil are here shown in all their
magnificence. {. A. Lucas, of Gcttvs-
burg, has portion Of the Potter coun
ty collection which captured so many
of the first premiums ut Huron, on ex-
hibition, and it is splendid showing.
though Sullv eclipses it in some par
ticuiars but we are sorry to say that
our county has been backward in
coming forward when she could have
done herself proud IN farm produc-
tons if she would Messrs. John r.
Mercer and w. II. French, of Sullv
have some Of the finest vegetable ard
cereal productions on exhibition, and
Mrs. Mercer in the domestic depart
ment Mrs T. J. Ryan, of Blunt. max
cs fine display of canned and jeIlied
fruits and domestic articles.
Considerable interest has centered
on the diamond" located on the in
side of the speed ring. The Cyclones,
nominally Highmore club, but com
posed of all the best players to be had
along the railroad, and the Blunt club.
are the contestants. Tuesday they
playel for $50, which was won by
Blunt Wednesday the first Of ser
les Of three games for the Assoc:
ton purse of $75 WAS commenced,
which resulted in score of IL to ) in
favor of Highmore. On Thursday the
game was held off until late because
of the high wind. Only innings
were played, the score standing - to
90 IN favor of Blunt The deciding
game of the series will be played this
afternoon.
The running race Thursday after
noon was very good one, Yankee Joe
taking the two first heats in the half
mile dash, Minnehaha, Potter county
horse, 2nd. Bob Lee and Bourbon each
3rd Time, 52t.
In the green trotting race ELI "
got there OH the two half mile heats,
with Dan close second and " Cad
is st,ll coming Time, l57t.
The slow mule race created consider
able mcrlment Three heats were run
before the hindmost ani-mule could
get around Ella l.. got there last and
took first money. Blind Fannie ond
and the famous j. |. c. 3rd
SO far as we can learn the press has
been represented by j. G. McManima,
of the Pierre Press: Grant S Dewcll of
the Norfolk Spy Fred J. Myhr, of the
Pierre Recorder; I.ansen T.. Crane, of
the Minnesota Farmer, and the local
force Both the Times and Advocate
are issuing excellent dailies, one 4
morning and the other al evening edi-
! ton.
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