The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-04-17
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sa inissestsa tfeea ~ spssiaisg
~. Iauis Apfh N a-fsasffsf vas ,hs
dat IN vhieh esntsfsd Tire ihtsfes, oi ihe
satissal Ahasp iFssdefs' convention. nas
svsa a,eepslns ths dsy before, Whsn the
haaane, took plaes A. the shsafing whieh
t0tk place =, me Coitaa Comptes vafe
hause cofnsf Main and Hutsst streets. ths
delegates hal an uiW0rtunlly ~ lnspeuiins
shsep bfmiHhi from various parts NJ ths
country, and ihs occasion has been impa
tishtly waited iot In consequences, those
most deeply Interested asstfnbed IT the
warehouse ~ an early hour IN the morning,
and NJ che tins set iof the opening the
space allotted Tor the shearinE some three
hundred feet IN length vas PRETTY wsil
nlIpd. stalls had been efeeisi along
one side Of this space for
tho accommodation oi ihe sheep.
aud all Of them we're occupied, there
being ninety eight sheep In all The wooi
men walked up and down In front of the
pens, inspecting sheep, the hneness Of their
wool the length, etc, aud discussing the
probable results. There were some mag
nlncent Illustrations Of what proper brccd H.
Ing and attention will DO In the Development
of y sheep, both In the Improvement Of It's
nosh as m article Of diet, ana In tho texture
~ IT, fleece There were Co,awold, French
and spanish mefinos southdoNnA, hhtop
SHIRE downs, oxford downs, hnd all IN nrnt
class condition
Citizens Interested N the event were con
unually arriving until by ten o'clock there
were rye hundred or six hundred people
present The Judges were the last persons
TO arrive, and M nothing could be done
without their presence, u was after ten
O'Clock when NJ q II Wallace, president
ing. lie said that aa " Louis was the me
tropois of the Mississippi valley 80 she
was also the metropolis OF the WOOL grow
lng region OF this country In view OF this
he thought u emiuently proper that such a
meeting should be held At such q point
In addition TO its location a. Louis pos.
sessed body OF merchants who In energy
generosity AMI hospitality were the peers II
not the superiors OF any similar body In
this United states. This was the nrst Ma.
tlonal sheep sheatlng ever held IN this
country, and was the opening OF n new era
In the wool Industry. lie then announce \
the ns@gs Of ,he ladSss' the
Ing No animal would be admitted Co the
contest nnlesa reasonably developed, seven
eighths pure blood hnd without detormity
the terms one shearng AMI two shearing In
dictate the first aud 80 ond feeces grown ON
the sheep. The names OF the judges ap.
| pointed tnmake the awards are NJ follows
on nne wouls-il, V. Purzcy. rattsbnrv.
Mo. VIM q. Truesdnle and Herman Bienen.
stock, st. Louis W w. uentry spdaiiH, Mo.
ON middle woods pmuel Jewett Indepen
! denes, Mo. o. A. Resslrr. ~, Joseph; Theo.
dorc Davis and J. q. Love, st. Louis; Henry
Alneley. Indiana.
Lees summit. Mo; J. W. Young, Carthage
| Mo, Moses summefnelJ, fsador bailer and
| W. v. Warner, 81 Louis
| The shoarlnR then commenced, Four plat
forms had been erected, about two feet high
\ for the convenience Of the sliearrrs
! The fir.t sneep, 4 ewa, belonging TO ". +
| Bennett A Son, ~ Lees summit Mo, wnl
brought out NJ 10 20 and laid on the soutf
platform The spectators all crowded
/ around this table TO see the performance, bnl
| In a lew minutes tte other tables were MI
filled, and everybody was enabled TO Inspect
the dcli ate operations uf rJtbinE y sheep o
its winter clothes. About twenty aheareri
were IN attendance.
I Judges then shearod and the fleece carefully
| tied up and welvhsd. The following u q Iis
OF the sheep entered Tor awards. with thu
weights of shorp and wool
CLASS A-FIsE woots
Rams, two shearling or over-L y. Shat
tuck stAnbcrry, Mo-. FIRST feoce, weigh
OF sheep. lsi hs., weight of fleece. fs rs
u. W. McQuitty, HuEhsyille No. Ram
nrst fleece weight of sheep. l0s 1s weigh
OF wool. n rs lyoE. Ram, thlrd fleece
weight Of sheep, los Rs, weight Of wooi, ]
Mcculley a bro. Lees snmmItMo Rnn
THIRD fleece weight OF sheep, Us bh, weigh
OF wool. 10 bs on. Il... ,.I vi 1Lu
Thos Taylor, Waynesviile, III. Ram. thlr'
neere weight Of sheep. ns lbs' weight o
h. 4 McCulley A BRO, Lees summit, Mo.
Ham, SECOND nseofl weight Of sheep, iiS bs.
weight Of wool n bs. sok.
ba liX or Ram. third fleece, sheep. 10
rs wool, u rs. II GA lfU ..fil
Rams, one shearilng-L. w. shattuck. stan
berry, No. Ram. weight u lbs wool. u lb'
Harry Mccullough. rsyssts, No Eam
weight u lbs. WOOL, u lbs. NY ok Ram
weight ~ lbs, vooi, ~ lbs. Sos, LnF II
u. r. McCulley a Bro. Lees SUNNI,
Mo Ms Nam. ANN. -'sh' ,s. :: lbs, sos, so0 = ~ oi
Ram, weight 100 lbs wool. 10 lbs lsy or
Ewes, tso shearilnE-I- Y. shalinek, stan
berry, 80 shsap. 1901 third heere WOO
l9lbs y; o., sheep. HH los second hssos
Phlio b. JsWsit. Indspepasnes, Mo
sheep, Sos lbs second nsscol WOOL. . ID
lgs oE.
Harry Mccullough. Fayetis. No. sheer
n lbs. second fleece, wool. IS lbs nh o.
sheep, - lb..i second fleece; wool. u lb'
Thomas Taylor, waynssville, ~. shee,
l0i lbs second asste. wool. u lbs ~
oS sheep, iooY lbs second fleece u lbI
7ox LIH
II 7. McCullsy a BRO, Lees summit, Mo
shssp, gi lbs. fonith dsscs. wool. if 10. u
on Sheep. lls Rs slsth neeeei u ss. 81
Mrs O. Pus.ley. Independence. No.
shesp<, " ~. second neecsi II alfek.
CLASS n-siBDLK WOOL,
Rams, two sheaflinx-Jas v Camp. La
porte. la shasp. lsi - sso9pd hsaes
wool, as. . oI sheep, l1s ~ seoon
neecs, wool, rs. 81 on y.I..5'E .lIl
"A Uwsn a BRO. bunEsr iilii. M. sheet
nl a., sool, IS o.. sheep. ia ~
stone 4 i5sfs. sonina,on. I'LL sheep. u
~ wool, 10 n Sos
W u wildsrmsa 4 Bro rresburx. IN
sheep, ia A.,, wool, hs gox
Ran, one .hsshlnf-Jamss '. Camp, u
on, sheep = ss vSot. ~ : %.
rhos Taylor. waynssyilie, Ill sheep. u
D., wool. n ns., s0E
stone A Loats. stoninEton. III fhsep. u
y. wool, 70 rs, los sheep, 10 a.. zoe
Ese., Two .hssriBr-D. W. MeQaIs,-
Hnshesyiiis, Mo-; sheep. if8 81 wool.
as, tos. sheep 10 ~. WOOL, NJ.
Stone A LDAhs, Htonington. III. ! sheep. n
as. wool. ~ u oa shs,y, Us Ne
vuot. n tE. oE
Ewes, one sheariins--.Ianss v. Camp. 4
Porte CITY Ia sheep. ~ na WOOL. hs
ok -hesp, " A. v1nl. Z ~ os
stone a Loake sheep. sj los. WOOL. 10
sor sheep. ~ iha Eooi. : lbs sOA
cf.Iss c--toEs wooi4
Rams, two aninK-t th1mu Tsyio
wsyhssvllla. ilii sheep. 40 lbs uooi.
lbs. ~ ot
d, 3. bsnnsuA a sons. Lee. summit, No
sheep lft lbs wool u lbs. -. ot. shse
wool lslbs itg os shssp = ]. woof
Lbs w GA sheep ~ ihe 500 u he ~ o
Rams one shssfinK--r. =. Bennett A son'
|, sheep 10 lbs. uoui N lbs . On sheep u
lbs. wool ~ lbs. tig ~.
The shsafinE vas Kept ap without lntai
mission antil 80 . m shen the last shes
vas sent back 10 ns psn uaelnthaf. In
premiums uiil be auaffed at the ebassu
ton which meets "a tie Cotton Esghsnzs Z
ten o'clock thif morning.
Aasihsr strike Threatened
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