Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-13
Second Annual Territorial Far.

Inc second Annual territorial taalr
will be held on the fair grounds at HUI
ron. Sept. 9th to 10th and promises at
this time 80 be a decided success. The
reputation oil the board OF agriculture
for working up and conducting sue
cessfnl exhibits is well known to our
readers and need but be mentioned
here. Tie committee has succeeded in
arranging this year, 4 most ~satisfacto-
ry ana applicable premium list. The
list consists of 151 classes, embracing
the following departments:
l-l1-Horses. tS-43-Cattle
4-49Lswine 50-56-sheep
5a-73 Poultry 7a-S2 Machinery
SIS seed 81 Grains S9~Apiary
90-94-Pantry& kitchen. 95-1o4 Dairy
Observation-Disclosures. 111-12S-woman's
l29-13s-Art dep. 139-151 speed dep.
The premiums i'll the fine stock de-
partments are increased considerably
over last season, and III the cattle de-
partment the management inaugurate
the offer of gold, silver and bronze
medals worth hundreds of dollars to
stimulate competition in good breeding
Also we might specially mention the
offers in No. Sc, 81 and SO as follows:
Glass No. S6-Sweepstakes--Grain. Seed.
Ito the Individual presenting the.
largest and best variety of grains,
seeds and grasses from any one
ty in Dakota-lst. S25.No End, $1,000
3rd. $500.
Glass No. Observation-Disclosures
To the individual presenting the
choicest and largest variety of table
vegetables from any one county in
Dakota-1st. $500 2nd. $1,000 Bird.
5000
Glass No. SS-County Exhibits.
To the Agricultural Society making
the best and largest display of agricul-
tural products raised in their county,
Judges to be selected by the board on
ground. II demanded by the secretary
or judges, the parties making exhibit
will be required to furnish affidavit OF
locality in Which these products are
raised. LIST. S2o0.0o2nd. $4,000 3rd. $50.
Also the offers in class 96, Of silver
medal for the best essay on How TO
make choice butter"-and silver med
al for the best display of cheese. In
class 10 is offered $1,000 for the best
collection Of Dakota or Minnesota
grown fruit. Also $1,000 for the best
Photographic exhibit in class 1877 and
in class 1873 an offer of $1,000 for the
best display of Dakota ores and min
| eral.
In the speed departments the purses
are liberal but in addition to the usual
rrottlng and running is added the ex-
citing chariot races, and ladies' eques,
trienne race of five miles. To this
programme the society add 1925 for
base ball match, and have arranged
Tor balloon ascensions, etc, etc.
The railroad rates and facilities are
far better than last season, Free
transportation is given for stock and
exhibits and the special cheap passen,
ger rate OF half fare to and from the
fair has been given by the railroads.
The Northwestern and Milwaukee r..
r. companies have also completed a
y" connection at Wolsey TO accomo-
date stock and exhibits coming over
the Milwaukee road by that way.
A street car line is being extended
from Huron to the grounds to accomo-
date visitors, and it will be ready for
operation soon. Water pipes are laid
III various points in the stock depart
ment, and etc, furnishing q clear, cool
supply at all times.
Huron hotels are preparing to accomo-
date large numbers and additions are
being built to two Of them. With all
OF these increased facilities and a
thousand others, we feel safe IN saving
that the Second Annual Territorial
Fair will far outshine the first, and
that the attendance viii be proportion
ately larger. The amount of actual
good done in exhibits Of this kind can
not be overestimated. Let every man
woman and child in Dakota strive 10
be present and participate.-The Dako-
TIA Farmer.
The Jerauld County Republicad CEN
trail committee will convene next Sat
urday Aug. IA, to take under advise
ment the coming county delegate con-
vention. The cause OF pure politics
demands a fair convention. If the cen
trail committee is deslrous of securing
fairness instead of personal gains. its
members must use their influence To
have a truly representative convention.
1t seems to lis that the least they could
DO would be to recommend and then
use their influence to have all the pri-
maries III the county held at the
same hour and that each caucus be
held open at least enc hour for voting
II the people are denied these simple
concessions tine a4i1finaI lna.Iar. 49,,