Morris tribune., 1888-09-26
Handsome Honey, Beautiful
Bread and Butter.
Pencil Paintings and Handy
Handiwork.
Elegant Flowers and House
1 Plants. .s
All Showing What Stevens
County Can Produce.
COUNTY FAIRS.


Of all the organizations and institu
tions in this country, there are none
which tend more to encourage and
stimulate healthy and commendsble
spirit of competition among farmers
than county fairs. And besides coun
ty fairs are beneficial to farmers and
stock breeders in this: They aid the
farmer in selecting better seed for the
soil and better horses, cattle and swine
from which to breed. And then these
fairs are beneficial by bringing togeth
er the tillers of the soil and stock
raisers, so that they can talk over
matters relating to farming, compare
notes and experiences, get new ideas,
and have Il sort of reunion and a good
time generally.
OUR FAIR.
If any one had asked us last Friday
morning if the Stevens county fair
would amount to anything this year,
we should have unhesitatingly said
"No." But if that question had been
asked us Saturday forenoon we should
have replied, Eyes, you bet it will
amount to anything" Friday morn
ing the weather was unfavorable, and
the prospects for the fair grew small
by degrees and beautifully less. There
was no stock nor articles of any kind
to be seen, and only a few were
brought in during the day. But by Q
O'Clock Saturday morning everything
had changed and it was perfectly evil
dent that we were to have a fair.
FINER HORSES AND CATTLE
were never before on exhibition at
any fair in the Northwest than were
on exhibition at our fair last week.
And as for small grain, corn and vege-
tables, the samples on exhibition
were
RARELY EVER ExCELLED.
People living in the older and more
southern and eastern states, who be-
lieve that we can't raise corn and veg.
etables here, should have been present
at our fair. They could have seen
some of the finest s-rowed, dent, sweet
and pop corn that
WAS EVER GROWN.
And such squashes, .beets, celery, cab.
bages, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots,
onions. parsnips and other vegetables.
why, they
BEAT THE WORLD. ).
Of course we do not pretend that
the display Of stock and other articles
was as large as at many other county
fairs, but we contend that what stock
was on exhibition. especially the cat.
tie, cannot be excelled in the state,
neither could the vegetables be ex.
celled anywhere in the west.
CATTLE,
We did not make a note Of all the
cattle on exhibition, as we did not
learn the owners names, but those we
noticed particularly are the follow.
ing:
E. p. Watson.-Two full blooded
Hereford bulls, one 8 and one 2 years
old; three full blooded Hereford cows
and two full blooded calves; one grade
yearling Hereford heifer, one grade
Shorthorn COW; nine head of jersey
cows, one Jersey bull, 2 years old, ani
three Jersey calves, all full blooded.
Darlington Phelps. One 8 years ole
bull, one 8 years old cow, one years
old heifer, and one cow and calf, al
full blooded Shorthorns; one bull, twt
COWS and one calf, all full bloodet
Holsteins.
A. G. MacKenzie.-Two Polled An
gus bulls, one 4 years old, imported
and one yearling, full blooded. Boil
as fine as fine could be.
David Rose.-One ! year old Pollet
Angus bull, full blooded. A remark
| ably fine specimen of that note,
breed.
H. w. Stone & Co.--One ] year oil
Red Polled bull, and two COWS, i'm
ported. These magnificent cattle wer
| not enterered for competitor, but sim
ply to show people what splendid stool
there is in Stevens county. They tool
first premiums at the Minnesota stat
fair.
J. G. Campbell. Two cows and tw
heifers, Shorthorn grades: one cali
one 2 years old bull, two cows, full
blooded Shorthorns.
| HORSES.
We made note of only a portion o
the horses and colts on exhibition
Among those that we learned til
names Of the owners are the follow
| ing:
John Mentally. Fine Norman maj
and colt.
| All. Taisey "A splendid pony Gil.
Is months old.
i Chris. Gaarder. AN elegant FLY,
! months old, by .Marcus.