The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-10

butter, a quart can or jar of plum but
ter, quart can or jar of grape butter,
quart can or jar of tomatoes, quart
can or jar of strawberries, quart can
or jar of raspberries, currants, cucum-
Der pickles, vegetable pickles and to-
mato catsup, the best glass of apple
jelly, gooseberry jelly, plum Jelly,
strawberry jelly, raspberry jelly, cur
rant jelly and grape jelly.
Division j is mechanical. First
premiums alone are offered. For the
best double work harness and for the
best double driving harness premiums
of ST. each are offered while premiums
of so cents each are offered for the
best single work harness, the best
single driving harness, the best pair
of heavy boots, the best pair of fine
pegged or sewed boots, the best pair
of horse shoes.
Division X is the farm implement
department and only sheepskin diplo-
mas are offered. They are for the
best Irvine binder, harvester, moving
machine, hay rake, horse pitchfork,
stubble or breaking sulky pillow, walk
ing pillow, corn pillow, harrow, tanning
mill, farm wagon, steam threshing
machine, horse threshing machine.
All articles in the domestic depart
ment, division L, must be the handi-
work of and owned by the exhibitor,
and must have been completed within
two years. On two articles in the de-
partment first premium of 81 and a
second premium of so cents are to be
given. They are the best rag carpet
Of not less than ten yards and the
best display of millinery. The first
premiums for the other articles is SO
cents each and the second premiums
rs cents. They are for any kind of
home made rug, pair of socks or
stockings, pair of knit pnittens, silk
quilt patchwork, cotton quilt patch
work, cotton or linen crochet work,
wool quilt patchwork, crochet work in
worsted, etching in any material, silk
embroidery, cotton embroidery ribbon
embroidery, Kensington embroidery,
chenille embroidery, arasene embroid-
cry, canvass embroidery, drawn work,
darned net, sample of plain sewing
embracing different stitches, tucking,
hemming, telling and scanning; speci-
men of darning or repairing, afghan,
lap robe, any kind of table scarf, any
kind of crazy patchwork, any kind Of
wall banner, any kind of a tidy, any
kind of sofa pillow, any kind of a
lamberquin, any kind of pillow shams,
child's apron, fancy apron, fancy bag,
shopping bag, fancy basket, photo
graph case, pillow case, ottoman COW
or, collection of crochet work, coIlec-
ton of knitting, applique lace, slum-
Der robe and knitted skirt. The
child under II years of age having
the best scrap book will receive so
cents, as will also the child doing the
best crocheting ,regardless of material,
and those exhibiting the best patch
work and drawing.
Division NJ is for plants and flow
ers. A first premium of ST and Sec
ond premium of so cents are offered
for each-best display of house plants
by any one person and not less than
ten varieties-and for the best display
of not less than Is varieties. For the
best specimen of ivy in hanging bask-
ct, for the best climbing plant, and
for the hest specimen of dried flowers
and grasses the winners will receive
so cents each and second prize win
ners will receive rs cents each.
Art work comprises division N. Only
first premiums of SO cents each are
offered for the best work in wax flow
ers, the best collection of hand-paint
ed china, the best Minnesota natural
landscape, the best marine view, the
best animal from nature, the best
flowers from nature, the best painting
of still life from nature, the best cray
on, the best pen drawing, the best
painting on bolted cloth, painting on
shells, painting on tile, painting on
satin, painting on silk, painting on
velvet or plush, pencil drawing, water
color painting, ornamental writing
and business writing. ST is offered
for the best collection of oil paintings,
lot less than five, done by the exhibi-
tor