The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-09-27
AT THR COUNTY FAIR
Good Fruit. Cattle and Horse
Exhibits.
Pioneers and Spokaneites We're
Much In Evidence
Thursday.

the people. Tuesday and Wednesday
were not good days because, OF falling
rain and threatening weather.
The exhibits are immense and the race
horse string perfect. About 50 horses,
trotters, racers and stations are in the
stalls.
The Whitman County Sale Fair was
dampened by a heavy rain Wednesday,
seriously interfering with the attendance
and the sports and races. While large
number of pioneers and Spokane excur
siOnists came to town. the threatening
weather kept many away, and the day
Thursday was not the success it would
have otherwise been. Seventy Spokane
ties arrived at 10 o'clock on a special
train. They enjoyed themselves through
out the dav and left at 1870 for home
Their enjoyment would have been greater
with better weather, yet the universal
expression of the crowd was that they
had "A lovely time.
A number Of pioneers, with residence
dating from 1865 to 1872, were present
Thursday, and a good time was bad
among themselves. Notwithstanding
the bad weather, Pioneer day was quite
a success.
Horses and Their Owners.
One of the finest horses in the stalls
belongs to Phil Cox, black Percheron
stallion, % months old and weighing
1000.
Geo. Palmer has another Is months
of age who is a beauty, and second
one q months old weighing 100.
}. l.. Strevy has probably the finest
colt in the stables. He is a dark bay
PercherOn and Shire, 16 months old,
and weighs 1860 pounds.
Racers and Trotters.
The stables are comfortably filled.
Those arriving early in the week were:
Little Prince, owned by |. James of
Winona, a quarter mile pony.
Miller, half brother to Miss Miller,
three eighths mile horse
- Al Standiferd has an unknown brown
mare, 4 years old and no known record.
Henry Henshaw of Nez Perez has Bes-
sic klondike, two years old, half mile
mare, but she is sick and unable to take
the track.
E. HI. Short of Colfax has Alto, a
beautiful chestnut, years old, and
quarter horse of good reputation.
Chas. Coryell has Wei Kid, black
horse with good record for half "a mile.
Frank Adair of the upper Palouse has
PalOuse, three quarter runner, years
old, AMI also Steptoe ha!f-miIe horse
Chas. Lutz has Tekoa and Jenny
Lind, both quarter horses
j. X. Sears of Wardner is here with
Miss Steptoe, a sister of Steptoe, years
old, and runner of promise.
Frank Rogan OF Spokane has Mise
O'Neill, 8 years old, half-mile runner.
Shorty Martin OF Spokane is here with
Lauretta H., PAGER with a record of
2:25.
W. w. Lentz has Northern Eclipse, a
runner from half to five eighths of a
mile, Little George, PAGER, and Dock
Bunnell, PAGER.
Patterson 4 Albee of Baker City, Ore
gOn, have Primer, 8 years old, a half
mile runner.
Ralph & Dobbings OF Moscow show
Capt. Clapperton, promising trotter of
three years.
Mr.. Nordyke has on exhibition a year.
ling colt weighing 1905 pounds
Metsker & klemgard of Union fat
have cattle and hog display which
should open the eyes of every man with
a piece of ground. Their hogs are Po-
land China, and the older ones weigh as
high as 400 pounds, and the pigs of six
months look like full grown hogs of an
ordinary breed. The firm also has on
exhibition fine lot of shOrthOrn cattle,
among which is roam shorthorn BULL 2
years old. weighing zoos pounds, Luan
Nv, years old, imported from Canada,
100 pounds, Margaret, 3 years 1850
pounds, Coughs Mazourka, years,
1850 pounds, Mount Ann, yearling,
Baron, II months old and home pro-
duct, $50 pounds, and the Earl of Hills
dale, 10 months of age and weighing
995 pounds.
Gordon klemgard has pair of An
CORA goats on exhibition.
Races Lost and Won.
In Wednesdays races Miss Miller won
the three-eighths run, POpnlist second
and Mollie Brown third.
The hall mile run was made in 51& by
Wei Kid, Junot second, Northern
Eclipse third
In the trot Dock BunneI took first
place at 2:3S, Antrim second, Champion
third.
A heavy rain Wednesday interfered
with both racing and attendance.
The grain and vegetable displays are
better than ever before, and the same
might be truly said of the fruit apd
poultry. Garden products, from beans
TO squashes, are immense Onions, corn,
potatoes, celery, tomatoes, rutabagas,
tnrnlps, japanese squash and kale are
shown by MIR. Engle. H. D. Tates has a
hubbard squash weighing 40 pounds.
u ID. Shaw, Sr., exhibits lady finger DO
tatoes which are beauties, A. E. Kirk
1ahe mas cucumbers 20 inches long and
IL from one vine.
George Ruedy, the we'll known nursery
man, has on exhibition over 100 va
rleties OF fruits, nuts, vegetables. etc. all
of Colfax. III 'ne 'uoufos
j. K. Richards of Penawawa has the
largest watermelon on exhibit. P. R
Lar OF near Colfax has potatoes which
are beauties, carrots, mangels. snoar
peers, turnlp beets, parsnips. winter
radishes and three varieties of onions
silver King, Austrian brown and inn,
proved globe. He also has a fine line of
potatoes, Early Dawn. Early Rose.
Champion OF Ohio, Northern Spv and
two unnamed. In melons Mr. lar
shows the Mclver, Fordhook Early and
Gardreaus Favorite; in squasbes the
Mammoth Whale and Hubbard and in
cObbage Burpee's sweet head. He also
has exhibited turnips, rice popcorn
sweet corn, cucumbers, beans, peas and
blood turnips.
In apples B. F. Newman has the