Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-09-17
The Chester Street Fair.

One of the notable events ofHoward
county was the Chester Street Fair,
held Friday and Saturday, September
18th and 14th. The clouds and the
rain that fell at intervals all the week
up to Thursday afternoon had damp
ened not only the streets but the ardor
of its active friends and promoters.
But with the breaking away of the
clouds their spirits rose and the ener-
gy and vim that sees obstacles only to
devise means to surmount them the
people of Chester set to work with
the result of a most magnificent and
attractive Fair. The extent and COM
pleteness of every department. demon
strates that the people have an abun-
dance Of live stock ofevery description,
of fancy articles, of paintings, of
poultry, of pantry stores to make q
creditable display, If brought near
enough to their doors that they can
attend without too great incon-
ventence and expense. The atten-
dance both days was from2, 500 to 5000
Judging from what the writer saw
there on Saturday. In several of the
departments the exhibits excelled in
merit and variety what was shown at
the county fair in Cresco. This is
further proof that the county fair is
! becoming more and more Il local
matter aud must depend for its dis
play largely upon those in its immedi-
I, ate vicinity. The display in Chester
!, was local in its character and was a
credit to its exhibitors, that at Cresco
was also local but unlike that at
Chester had failed to bring for the
best in every line. AT the Chester
Fair there were three contestants for
i the prize in the Dairy department.; in
lCresco but one. Why are such butter
makers as John Meyers, q. A. Wells,
Job barrow and several others we
might name wholly unrepresented
with their products at the Fair? At
the Chester Fair, Fl. G. Meredith had
100 articles on exhibition, each the
product OF his own labor and all of
| the best quality. T. v. Stillwell had
apples, grapes, plums and vegetables,
an exhibit superior to any shown at
Cresco. Ham Breedloye, the Eckstein
Bros, IT. G. Meredith and several
others whose names we did not learn
Ihad splendid exhibits of vegetables
and grain of various kinds and all OF
prime quality. The LIE Roy Roller
Mills had fine exhibit of its products
in the raw and in the prepared food.
The poultry display was very hne in
quality with half dozen exhibitors
among them @. A. Z. Loomis, T. d
Winslow and r. Ell. Owens with the
largest and finest, each with first
premium tags for their variety
Scotch Collies were shown by Mobiles
]of Usage, and another variety bysome
|other exhibitor. The display of short
1horns and Jerseys was creditable and
lamong the exhibitors were Robt. W.
Davis who took the sweepstake or
short horns: Grant Jones, Walter e
| Bollman, @. A. L. LOOMS with Jerseys
johnson s. Leslie and Levi Bulls with
1splendid short horn s1res., The horse
department was very fine, John Millel
i had first premium on Belgian col
] that was conceded to have been>proper
Fly awarded. L. Sanborn exhibited
beautiful pair Of Lyle colts one ane
1.-TWO years old in harness, and spar
of four year old drivers in harness
one Lyle the other sired by Silvel
Dollar, the Gene Marsh horse. TIL,
display of stock horses dam, sires ant
progeny was large and fine. Ecksteil
Bros, w. r. Bollman and others wer,
represented with roadsters, Belgian
and Clydesdale draft horses, ant
ponies. The fancy department. exhib
tied in Roper's hall was extensive ant
| of surprising beauty and excellenc,
and could scarcely be excelled any
where for quality. In sheep tn!
shropshire and southdown represent