Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-09-09
Fair Notes.
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display of lamps were elegant and ia
large variety, and their orders taken
on the grounds for the holidays
were many.
Il. j. Lomas had a representation
of his hardware and stoves that was
creditable to him and was of interest
to the public, many of whom we no.
ticed intensely looking over his fine
display.
The Racket store had the bark st.
Claire from China loaded to
the gunwales with sam
samples of the thousand and one arti-
cles which may be found in that car
ry-all-store Of his.
The paintings exhibited were mag
nifcent. Those exhibited by Mrs. NJ.
o. Perry, teacher in the Cresco Nor
NAL and Business Institute, reflect
much credit on that school, while
samples of the work of her pupils,
Miss Orphia Bowers, Miss Geneva
Erler, Miss Emma Anderson and Miss
Ruth 0. Allison, were highly credita-
able to them, as artists of refined
tastes and fine ability. -
Mrs. w. B. Webster and Mrs. Mat
tie Terry had some finely hand decor
ated China which was credit to
their taste and skill.
The pyramid of foliage and flowers
Ing plants in the center of Floral hall
were furnished by w. B. Perry, pro-
prietor of the green houses, and those
standing near the east entrance of the
hall belonged to Mrs. w. B. Webster,
and all were splendid samples.
There were two cases of rare old
coins belonging to Roy Platt, and
Miss Nettie Peck, and collection Ut
continental and confederate paper
money. Among the rare coins we
noticed D. s. silver dollars of 1895 and
1893 mintage, representing the unit of
value established by act of congress
in 1888. = =
A. b. Gilbert had an exhibition OF
fine samples of the work executed at
the Gilbert fine art studio, among
them being group showing the
graduating class of 1893 of the Cresco
high school. and of its principal, Il.
E. A. Ling, with several other repre-.
sentative pieces showing his skill in
the art.
Some fine specimens of taxidermy
were. exhibited by Mr.. Roy Platt and
Mr.. e. B. Webster.
Mrs. John Light had two jars filed
with choice canadians gathered ia the
sands about this section of country. !,
DIR. Connolly had fine display of
rich and elegant jewelry In an elegant
case.
B. D. Everingham furnished set
OF silver plates brought to this
country in 174S by James Everingham
they having been in this country
now 1850 years.
There was pair of candle sticks
belonging to d. P. Andrus taken from
the residence of Stonewall jackson;
among the soldiers relics. ~ =,
Of quilts there was beautiful dis
play of as fine ones as were ever
shown anywhere, also some superb
rag carpets.
Mr. W. e. Bollman had a fine
Clydesdale colt at the fair,
The display in Agricultural hall
was by far the largest and
best ever shown ia the
county. Among the exhibitors we
note Bents y Upton, j. B. Mitchell.
Joseph Kapler, L. V. Stillwell and
several others OF this county, one
from South Dakota with fine SAMPLES
OF its varied products in seeds, corn
ana nsae cereals th u ,o and last though by no
Orleans township. Vegetable or. 40.
ricultural hall thus alluded to that az
attempt at doing Justice to ina
subject, we are Compelled to dafeeS
writing up before the next Issue.
When an attempt ut 1t will be made,