Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-15
sHoRN INNOcENTS.


I.ouis-The Judges and Their Victims,
with Their Weight and That of Their
Coats-The Proceedings Witnessed BY
an Interested Crowd of Spectators.
ST. LOUIS, April 1o.-Yesterday was the
day in which conferred the interest OF the
National Sheep Breeders convention, not
even excepting the day before, when the
banquet took place. At the shearing, wnicn
took place at the Cotton Compress ware
house, corner Main and Rutger streets, the
delegates had an opportunity of inspecting
sheep brought from various parts OF the
country, and the occasion has been 1mpa-
tiently waited for. In consequence, those
most deeply interested assembled at the
warehouse at an early hour in the morning.
and at the time set for the opening the
space allotted for the shearing, some three
hundred feet in length. was pretty well
filed Stalls had been erected along
one side of this space TOT
the accommo notation of the sheep,
and all of them were occupied, there
being ninety eight sheep in all. The wool
men walked up and down in front of the
pens, inspecting sheep, the fineness of their
WOOL the length. ETC., and discussing the
probable results. There were some mag
nifcent illustrations of what proper bree d.
ing and attention will do in the development
of a sheep, both in the Improvement of its
flesh as article of diet, and in the texture
of its fleece. There were Cotswold, Frenc
and Spanish merinos, southdowns, shrop-
shire downs, Oxford downs, and all In nrst
class condition.
Citizens interested in the event were con
tinually arriving until by ten O'Clock there
were five hundred or six hundred people
to arrive, and as nothing could be done
without their presence; it was after ten
of the State Association, opened the shear
ing. He said that as st. Louis was the me
ropos Of the % Hasy sae
ing region of this country. In view of this
he thought it eminentIy, proper that such a
In addition to it's location ST. Louis pos
sessed a body of merchants who in energy,
generosity and hospitality were the peers If
the United States. This was the first Ma
ss she h of a t ers
in the wool industry He then announced
the names of the judges, the
ing No animal would be admitted to the
contest unless reasonably developed, seven
eighths pure blood and without deformity;
the terms one shearing and two shearing in
dictate the first and second feeces grown on
the sheep. The names of the judges APP
On fine wools-H v. Pugsley. Plattsburg.
Mo-; VIM. c. Truesdale and Herman Bienen.
stock, St. Louis; W II. Gentry, sedalia, Mo-;
On middle wools-samuel Jewett, Indepen
dence; Mo; G. A. kessler, st: Joseph; Thee
Ansley, Indiana.
On long wools-Joseph B. schureman.
Lees Summit, Mo-; j. W. Young, Carthage,
No.; Moses Summerfield, Isador Saiier and
W. F. Warner, St. Louis
The shearing then commenced. Four plat
forms had been erected, about two feet high,
Tor the convenience of the shearers
, The first sneep, a eve, belonging to U. P.
brought out at 1870 and laid on the south
platform. The spectators all crowded
around this table to see the performances, but
a m oa f9 w a
filled, and everybody was enabled to inspect
the delicate operations of robbng sheep OF
its winter clothes. About twenty shearers
were in attendance.
The sheep were carefully weighed by the
tied up and weighed. The following is list
of the sheep entered for awards, with the
weights of sheep and wool:
CLASS A-FINE WOODS.
Rams, two shearling or over-L. E. Shat.
tuck, Stanberry, Mo- First fleece; weight
of sheep, l3l fbs,; weight of fleece, % MS,
D: W. Mcouitty. HughsviiIe Mo-: Ram,
first fleece; weight of sheep, los lbs; weight
%esS Of sheep os Is Weight of woe s
McCuIley Bro, Lees summit,M Ram,
third fleece; weight of sheep, les lbs: weight
Thos. Taylor, Waynesville, Ill. Ram, third
fleece; weight of sheep, 1ss lbs; weight of |
:, R: I. McCulley & Bro, Lees Summit, Mo.
G. R. Jones, Hubbardston, Vt. Ram, third |
fleece 4 weight OF sheep; I41 his; wool, q
lbs wool, Is lbs IL or.
Rams one shearling-L. E. Shattuck, Stan
berry, Mo-; Ram, weight "A lbs; WOOL Is lbs |
Harry Mccullough, Fayette, Mo-: RAM
weight 81 lbs: wool, y lbs. AK or Ram,
R. 7; McCuiley & Bro, Lees Summit,
Mo- Mo-; Ram, weight IS lbs; wool: 20 lbs; OF.
weight 100 q wo %Go IL lbs Ps o.
Ewes, two shearling-L. E. Shattuck Stan
berry, Mo. Sheep, loo lbs, third fleece wool, |
le lbs ~ or Sheep, s4h lbs; second fleece;
Phiio D. Jewett. Independence, Mo-
Sheep, soh lbs; second fleece; wool, lbs.
Harry Mccullough, Fayette, Mo-: Sheep,
g lbs; SECOND fleece wool, Is lbs l31s OF.
~ THOMAS Taylor, Waynesville, III: sheep,
o. Sheep, 1oo7s lbs; second fleece; IL lbs.
K T. McCulley Bro, Lees Summit Mo-:
Sheep. 81 lbs fourth rieeee wool, IL lbs ~
OF. Sheep, lis lbs; sixth fleece; Is lbs. 91s
Mrs. c. Pugslev, Independence, Mo-:
Sheep, &c fbs; second fleece; IA bs- OF.
CLASS B-MIDDLE WOODS.
Rams, two shearling.Jas. F. Camp. La
WOOL, lbs. 8 o.: sheep. us rs; second
deece; wool, b. 5h OF.
A. A. owen & Bro, Bunker Hill. ILL.,: Sheen,
III ns.: wool, Z lbs. or; sheep, 1874 MS;
wool, 10 lbs. 8 OF.
Stone & Loake, stonington, Ili.: Sheep, PAS
BIS; wool, Is lbs. OF.
W. H. Widerman & Bro, Freeburg, Ill.
sheep, l42 ns.; wool, bs. OF.
Ram, one shearlfng-James F. Camp, La |
Porte City, Ia: Sheep, 81 bs.; wool, 9 lbs. 10
u: sheep. 80 lbs; wool, lbs. OF.
Thos. Taylor. Waynesvilie, ILL.,: Sheep. ISL
BIS: wool, IL fbs, OF.
Stone s Loake, stonington. H.: sheep, I55
bs wool, II bs-, IL or Sheep, - bs. wool
Ewes, two shearling-D w McQuitty,
iughesvilie, Mo-: Sheep, 126 bs.; wool, s
bs. 8 o.. sheep ITO lbs; wool MS
Stone Loake, Stonington, Ill: Sheep, 155
b.. wool, 10 lbs. IL OF. sheep, 175 Bs.;
WOOL, II ibs OF.
Ewes. one shearling-James f. Camp, La
Porte City. Ia: sheep, Sc u.s.; wool, 6 lbs. 8
W. sheep, 90 lbs; wool, lbs. OF.
stone & Loake: Sheep, So lbs. wool, lbs.
OF. Sheep, lob lbs. wool, 8 lbs. oz.
CLASS C-LoNG WOODS.
Rams, two shearling-Thomas Taylor,
Vaynesvlle, ILL.,: Sheep. 40 lbs. wool, Is
o. p Bennett & Sons, Lees Summit. Mo.
heep ia lbs wool "A lbs, I2k OF. Sheep
bs. IL OF. sheep ITO lbs, wool IL lbs ~ OF.
Rams. one shearing-U. P Bennett & sons:
heep 113 lbs wool II lbs. OF. Sheep los |
Ds. wool l. lbs. 131S
The shearing was kept up without inter |
Mission until 80 p M, when the last sheep |
1as sent back to its pen unclothed. The |
remiums will be awarded at the conven. |
ion which meets at the Cotton Exchange at
en- O'Clock this morning.
tAnother Strike Threatened.
KANSAS CITY, April 12.-Fifteen sta
ion men on the Missouri Pacific above
Vyandotte quit work yesterday, PREF