Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-10-02
The Most Successful Exhibition e 1el
Held in the County.

Our people Will not be scared by the
vast clouds of dust out Of attending
fairs, and although the dust was al
most intOlerable at times, the attend
ance was the largest ever known in
the history Of the organization, while
on Thursday it is claimed that there
were more people in PhillipsLUrg
than ever before. Our people don't
have quite so many carriages as in
the older cities, yet they did come by
the wagon loads, so that when they
were all present the wagons took up
the space of several acres So that
[ take it all around, the eighth annual
fair of the Phillips County Agricult-
uTal Association was the most sue
cessful in every respect Ct any yet
held in the county. The officers
were untiring in their efforts to
please all, and so successful were they
/ in their endeavOrs THE CHAMPION
will mention their names President
J. II. Young; Vice President. i. +.
Hughes; Secretary ]. S. Barnes;
/ Treasurer ID. L. Smith, General Sup
erintendent, J. kralt;. Marshal
C., NJ. Mcclure. 1t may be that in
time some of these officers may drift
away from Phillips and tecOme cit
liens of other counties. If they do,
your cores Ondent predicts that they
WilIsbe equally successful in every
thing they undertake, as they have
in Phillips county.
It occurred to your CORES pendent
while passing through the several de
parhnents of exhibits that the farm
| ers of Phillips county are getting well
fixed" that is they are more indie
pendent and Well-tO-dO than they
have ever been before. The horses
and cattle were especially fine, alike
creditable to one of he best counties
| of Kansas or any of the Older and
more thicklY settled communities.
Both departments showed up well,
and the contest for premiums was
equally as spirited as at any fair in
/ Eastern Kansas. If there are any
people living in AtchisOn, Leaven-
worth. DOniphan and other Eastern
/ Kansas counties don't believe that
/ Phillips county is coming out on top,
/ let them come here and see for them
/ selves. Besides, Phillipshurg being
! in the Solomon Valley TrOttiug Cir
( cult it brought together some as feet
4 trOtters as is uSaIly seen on the turf.
/ Every stall was full and the races
We're intensely exciting. And by the
way the Phillipsburg half mile race
/ track is acknowledged to be the best
/ vet seen in the circuit.
Floral Hall was given up to the
| exhibition of vegetables, grains and
/ grasses by the farmers, while tie
/ ladies filled their department with
their handsome displays of fancy
! goods.
In the vegetable line there was as
/ large a variety Of onions, potatoes,
! turnips, beets pumpkins. cabbage,
/ tomatoes, melons, sQuashes, and
/ other products as were ever exhibited
at any fair, and would open the eyes
+ of any eastern people to come and see
u what Phillips county can produce.
It used to be said that we were in the
"drOUthy belt" now we have got en-
\ Ough, and plenty to spare. and can
forward to our eastern friends any OF
the Decessarles OF life shOuld they get
hard up as we We're in the early dew
eiOpement and settlement of Phillips
county.
Il There were many samples of differ
ent grasses. One exhibit, that OF
u David Lee, of what is known rs the
johnson" grass, over seven feet
in heighth, and grown since the first
Of June, deserves mention 1T is
claimed to be very nutritious. There
were also samples of broom corn, also
the white and yellow corn, from
fields that will average 90 and 90 bus
hels per acre. Phillips county viii
haYe the heaviest and best corn crOL
ever raised. This is due to her pro
life soil, and the fact that while east
ern Kansas was suffering from a drO-
nth Phillips county was having frc-
Iquent soaking rains.
There was a small fruit display, OF
apples and grapes made by W M Bis
sell, so Phillips county has common
ced to raise her own frult. The
n apples have jCst commenced bearing,
and they do we'll i'm this county, The
orchard of Mr.. Btssell, is eight years
old, is bearing well this year. dc
also has all the varieties of small
fruits embracing blackberries, and
i berries, grapes, pears, cherries
apricOts, and other varieties, which
have done good service this year
The association prohibited the
Carrying on of any gambling devil Is
although several made application FOL
"sp8ce "
The HERALD issued a daily edition
during the week, showing that its
editors KOrns & BickfOrd, were equal
to the enterprise Of furnishing a
first class daily to the people OF the
county during fair week.
The Graves & Halliday comedy com
lpany played during the week to large
and appreciatiV5 houses
It is said the most exciting race OF
i Of the week viii be on Saturday. 1T
viii be free for ALL" The county
convention will be held here that day
4 and there viii be a lively tilt OVel
J some of the offices. There is a grow
ing feeling TO down ali independent IS
Il Let them come out and show theii
NJ cOlors.-ATCHIsON DAILY CHAMP.
ION.