Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-10-01
The County Fair.

and vegetables in great profusion, are
exhibited by the agriculturists of our
county. In the art department, the
handiwork of wOmankind is shown in
the display of pictures, sewing, en-
broidery, etc. Nor is the culinary de.
partment neglected for bread, cake,
jellies, and great variety of other
toothsome dainties, without number
are shown. Horses, cattle, hogs and
sheep, representing all most all of the
different varieties are on the grounds.
The stalls and pens are all full. In
few years Phillips County will be at
the head of the procession in the mat
ter of fine stock.
THE ExHIBIroRs.
CATTLE-G. w. Williams of Kirwln
exhibits nineteen Polled Angus, and
grades, Thos. Fargher, Jos. Siegrist,
Chas. Morrison, grade cattle.
HoRsEs-In trotters and roadsters,
T. a Smith makes four entries. ]. M
Cary three, A r. Grant one, Leebrlck
Bros. five, Oliver Sanford one, Chas.
Turner two, David Goddard two, f.
E. Jordon two, Geo. Nash one.
In horses for all purposes, T. F.
Adee two, H w. MontTose two, Les
ter Goodger one, Z. Fargher two, r.
r. McAuley one, j. w. Maxson one,
II. w. Montrose pair matched horses,
@. H Fitzgerald one entry, J. Jones
two.
In carriage and buggy horses, J. E.
Jordon one entry, J. II Cary one,
David Lee pals matched horses, Guy
Bissell one entry, o. Z. Johnston one,
E. II. Boughton one.
In draught horses, F. T. Adee
makes one entry, A. r. Grant five,
Peter Post two, j. w. Maxson one, j.
Jones two, Oliver Sanford two, @. II.
Turner one, Ed. Boughton one.
In the sweepstakes, A. r. Grant has
two brood mares exhibited.
In jacks and mules, Peter Post and
| John Bishop are the only exhibitors,
each having two animals entered.
HoGs-1illInghast, Morrison, Hill
side, Poland China boar aud soWs.
SHEEP-L. B Rigg of Marvin has a
good show of tne woods, eight in num-
Der.
PoULTRY-Mrs. Mary Maxson shows
Pekin ducks and WYandotte chickens,
Chas Morrison Cochans and Wyan-
dots, j. b. TlllInghast, Wyandotts.
FARM AND GARDEN PRoDUCE-There
are so many entries in this class that
it is impossible to give a complete list.
f. f. Adee has six entries, H w.
AIOntrose eight, A. s. Fuller six, J. B.
Kunkel six, A. r. Grant three, Abe
Bennett eleven, j. K. Edwards, if
teen, Lewis Bruning thirty-four, @.
IL Fitzgerald ten. Van E. Hugenin
twelve, L. q. Larkins eight, and num-
berless smaller entries.
PoMoLoGY-Peter Post, Mrs. Mary
MatIck, Q. Mattlson, Oliver Sanford,
and VIM. Bissell make displays of
peaches, Z. +. Hughes also shows a
magnificent variety of apples, pears
and peaches.
FINE ARTs-This is the ladies' De
partment and they have taken adj
vantage of this chance and have filed
their building full. Mesdames Nor
rison, Tilinghast, Murphy, Riste,
MontrOse, LorIck, Brothers, Country
man, johnson and Larkins have sam
Piles of their skill On exhibition and
twill bother the judges to tell to which
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DAIRY PRoDUcTs-C. Hall cheese,
Mary Maxson, Van Z. Huginson dairy
butter, Lewis Bruning comb honey.
CULINARY-In this department 137
articles are exhibited, consisting OF
jelly, preserves, etc; Mrs. AIontrose
has sixty-thre samples, Mrs. Chas
Morrison forty. Mrs. Mary Maxson
twenty-five, Mrs. Hahnenkratt SIX
teen, Mrs. ChisIn, Thacker, also have
exhibits.
But one township exhibit is made
that of Belmont township, where the
farmers under the leadership of Fred
Veeh gathered together magnificent
exhibit in which they show a great
variety of products, showing corn OF
fifteen varieties and grasses and
grains in like number. The name Of
the township tops the display.
1t is to be regretted that none oi
our merchants took advantage of this
opportunity to display goods adver-
} Using their business.
Our report closes with entries made
up to 10 o'clock Wednesday. Proba.
bly, others will be made.
THE RACES.
| Wednesday afternoon were TIA rec
in number. The first race was in the
Green Class. The result was as fol.
! lows
Tom, by g. D. Goddard III
Bill, by z, G. r. Thacker 2 2
, Sadie, blk m, L. A Smith 3 {
Time 1854, 3:48, 3:434
The second race was of the 2:5C
class, resulting as follows:
Pilot, g e, X. R. Pete III
Little Maude, by IN, ]. Nipps 2 2
: Sleepy Sam, D. L. Smith 3
Prince MambTino, F.A.Smith 4 4
Time 2:314, 2:3311. 2:545
The closing race was a quarter mile
, dash. participated in by four horses
Blk Fred. G. S. Atkins; Sleepy Tom
: Dan LorIck; Club foot, R. I. Evans
= Fannie. Thos. Watson; the horses
= coming in the order named. Time 2;
d. seconds.
, A fair audience was in attendance
PLEASANT VIEW ITEMS.
I There seemed to be a stir among
: the dry bones last Monday. as farm.