Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-03
The Central Fair.

GOOD weather, altnOugn somewhat cool,
was vouchsafed to the Central Fair last
week. The entries of all classes num-
bered 1900 about equal to any previous
fair of the society. The show of stock
was unusually good, and the display of
grain and vegetables the best ever seen
Oh the grounds. In the fine arts hall the
display was not up to the average, for
which our merchants are principally to
blame There should have been at least
fifty exhibits more than there were from
merchants and others Our business
men apparently do not properly appreci-
ate the benefit the fair is to them, or else
they would have contributed more to the
success of the exhibition. The attend
ance, in the aggregate, was about on the
average of previous years. Thursday
was the big lay of the fair, the balloon
ascension being great attraction.
The following were among the exhib-
itors:
Straw & Murphy, pictures, great
variety of wall paper, India ink portraits.
Miss Leila Green, a splendid exhibit from
her brush. very fattering to her artistic
taste, hand-panted mirror, winter scenes;
banner evening" hand-painted lace
work the latter very difficult piece to exc
cute.
Fred. Specht, harnesses, saddles, etc.
w. j. Lees collection of coins and GU
riosities was greatly admired. Among
this collection was copy of the first
number issued of The Milwaukee Senti-
mel, dated June 81, 1887, and an auto
graph letter Of Horace Greeley.
John Slight, of Emmett, bucks head
from a deer, killed by himself last year,
the animal weighing 2l2 pounds
Schlueter Bros, cigars and pipes.
E. W. Schultz, furniture and mirrors.
This was a very large and fine display.
d. & F. Kusel, large collection ofstoves
of all kinds.
Watertown Shoe company exhibit of
ladies' shoes, showing that this new es-
Establishment can turn out as fine goods as
any of its competitors.
F. Trzcincki, display of fine hair goods
and work.
w. Ii. Rohr, Love sewing machine.
r. E. Jack, Singer sewing machine.
Schiller & Quentmeyer's exhibit was
the largest in the building, and great
credit is due this firm for the pains taken
and the enterprise displayed, both in the
amount of goods shown and their fine ar
rangement Their display comprised in
part wild cat, goat and coon skin over
coats, seal skin caps, cassimeres, silk UNI
brellas, robes, hats, caps, gents furnish
ing goods.
S. M. Eaton, Indian buggy or in
other words, birch-bark canoe, presented
to him by A. ]. Boyington, Iron River,
Mich.
F. Schoechert, rock lump salt, and
stock food
J. Weber & Son, doors, blinds, mould
ings, screens, wainscottlngs.
Globe Milling company, different grades
of -four and middlings.
Williams Bros, Plano harves;ers,
binders and mowers, Weir Co.'s plows,
Butcher & Gibbs plows, Fountain City
Junior seeder, straw and feed cutter,
horse power, Weber wagon, Fort Akin
son cutters and Jackson spring buggy,
Tompkin spring buggy.
E A. Mendenhall, Eclipse wind mill
steam heater.
There was fine show of different fruits
and flowers
Dr. Valerius & Co., Clydesdale and
English shire horses.
Geo. Baker & Son, Hustisford, Devons,
Leicester sheep.
Randall Bros, Hustisford, Holsteins.
b. Smith, Pennington. Holstein.
John Jones, Emmett, Berkshire hogs.
H. Finn, Poland china pig.
Williams Bros, yoke of oxen.
A. 81. Hartwig, Percheron stations.
J. Parker, town of Waterfowl, road
horses, sheep, vegetables and grain.
w. H. Jacobs, Madison, Shorthorn Dur
hams. This is part of the herd that took
first premium at the State fair.
Samuel A. Jones, Hustisford, exhibit oil
poultry, including the State fair first
premium pair of white turkeys.
John Jones, Of Emmett, displayed fine
poultry.
Gus. Miller, of Columbus, poultry, rab.
bits and guiDeau pigs.
Racing took place on the track during
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. some
very good horses being on hand to com
pete for the purses.
The GROWING event of the fair was The
balloon ascension by sc. Young, of Gin
cinnati. The balloon was monster, wher
fully inflated with the hot air, standing
some sixty feet in height. A little afte
5 o'clock it shot up to the eastward from
the grounds like rocket, attaining al
altitude of about 1900 feet, according II
the mronaut's calculation, when the para
chute became detached and Young rushe'
downward in the basket, the descent be