The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-05


THERE was little trouble with the
electric light last night, but it was of
brief duration and the light was a pro-
nounced success.
LoTTIE BELLE WILLIAMS, aged years,
and from Corinne, was awarded the
Coalter & Snelgrove special premium
for the boy or girl singing best and &C.
companying him or herself.
PEDERsEN's brass band. together with
the cool air and sunshine that came
pouring through the windows in de-
| lightfui foods, made the day so cheer
full that there were no blue looks in the
building.
THERE are three teams in Grant Bros
livery stable, any one of which it is said
would win the Grant Bros. special
premium for the best team OF Utah
raised horses, and they are all from
Cache Valley.
/ THERE were about u entries in the
spelling match held last evening. At its
conclusion, there was tie between 1.
N. Smith and s. Lewinsen, who will
meet at Dryer this morning, when
the tie will be decided before Dr.. Park
JAKE NORTH has two colts on exhi-
bition. One SHARP W." out of "Davy
Yaudle" and 'Casicana" is 2-year-old
thoroughbred for which he yesterday
refused $1,000, IL. @. Lee" is q 2-year-
old flley out of "Bashair," for which
he declined $500.
Mr.. HENRY Ripe, a 6rst-class
operator, has tried THE HERALD Sewing
Machine on exhibition at the Fair, and
says it is first class in every particular.
Mr.. Ripe is the big tent maker here
and owns the large tent in which a
dining hall is run on the fair grounds.
He knows what he is talking about.
~. T. R" is a cabalistic sign that
has grown familiar to all. G. E. John
son, the manufactured of these cele-
brased home productions, which are
fast supersedlng many articles which
were previously imported, has big
display that cannot but call closer at
tentlon to an industry that is sure to
grow into importance.
ROBINSON BRos. & Co. write Us that
the special premium offered by E. F.
BfanIine for the best twelve pairs of
homemade shoes, has been overlooked
and that, as they are competitors,
they would like the fact made public. 1"
The probability is that the awarding
committees have not completed their
labors.
THE crush all day long was simply
enormous, Ghe ticket seller had .00U
suffice, but he sold out so frequently
that he had to keep messenger flying
between the Office and the door to Keep
the supply replenished from the door
keepers boxes.
THE HERALD department. was
throngel all day, and copies of the Fair
edition went IN floods. The literature
describing the unparalleled offer in
sewing machines and detailing the
valuable prizes to be given away to
drawing was in the most active de-
mand.
q. NJ. WEBSTER, Of West Jordan,
makes a splendid display Of home
made brooms and whisKs, which COM
pare tavorably with the imported arti-
Gle, and selly alongside of them. MIR.
Webster is live dealer who means
business end deserves the patronage of
compete with any thing imported in his
son!
THERE IS talk now of continuing the
Fair on to Saturday and Monday, two
days longer than had been intended. The
rush and popularity have gone so far
ahead OF what was expected that it is
thought all visitors cannot be accom-
the directors favor keeping the exhibit
mot O limo ~ fha ,1nhIin mill
rally ID force sufficient to make it pay.
THE Adjustable Horn Side Saddle F."
ID. W. Jones' patent), American and
foreign rights owned by d. w. Jones
and Lorenzo Stenhouse, is on exhibit
ton in the southwest corner of the GAL
lery, aud proves quite an attrac ion,
especially among equestriennes. By
simple contrivance the horns are
adjusted to any position desired, thereby
fitting perfectly any sized p erson. 1t
received the first prize, and has been
pronounced by saddlers and livery men
masterpiece OF work.
II HAVE seen the Kansas City fair and
others in the east" said a thoroughly
competent and reliable gentleman yes
terday afternoon, but never saw one
that was a marker to this. Of course,
they were bigger, and there were long
rows of fancy goods and furniture and
jeWelry and the like, that reminded one
of street OF fine display windows, but
for thoroughly satisfactory exhibition
of country's products and real life,
this is by far the best have ever seen,
and 1 am not wild on the subject,
either"
E J. SwANER & Co.'s little nook nesr
the art department, is one of the most
elegant in the entire building. The firm
has most excellent display of their
wares, and the nock is lighted up by
wax candles in the foreground. The
fine line of silverwsre and other
precious ware is passed by none
and admired by all. The design is
novel one, and like everything else
undertaken by the enterprising and
indefatigable Swaner an immense sue
cess, and credit to the firm which he
so ably represents. None should fail to
examine "The Nook"
OEE OF the notable exhibits in the
fine art department was the painting on
china. It is exceptionally G good and is
admired by all. The young ladies who
have contributed to this department