The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-10-05

The Is mile dash was won by King
Harold. Goldtindcr second. Crosby third
and Fondo fourth.
Fair Notes.
Ranchcrs and stockmen at the fair
were greatly interested in the exhibit
of the Kent Feed Company of Kent.
Washington. This display consisted of
the product of that company now to be
| found on the market in any of the
Stock Food The claims of the manu-
facturcr- that this food has been test
ed and proven without II doubt to be
the best remedy on the market for
stock adapted to the uses of horscmcn.
dairymrn ana breeders of cattle. sheep
and nogS. is backed up by testimonials
from some of the leading stock raiecrs
of the state. 1t is claimed to be great
money saver in the care and raising of
stock of all kinds. and \. G. MAR. who
was in charge of the exhibit. states
id rate. +. \. Morgan 4 Co. will nan
die Tia, goods for this section
The Birch Hills stock farm, II. w.
Peel of Spokane. proprietor. took twelve
first and four second premiums with 4
fine and uniform herd of berkshire
hogs. including the sow admitted to h.
the best on the grounds. They also had
the premium in the contest for bears
of all breeds. They also cleaned up the
pre- miums on shorthorn cattle. of which
six head were shown. headed by Noble
Knight" famous two year old. These
cattle were first premium winners at
Salem this year
Among the pretty things in the wo-
mans department that attracted attcn-
ton and favorbc comment was a quilt
the handiwork of Miss Ethel Shanna-
| felt of Tampco Miss Shannafclt has
been an invalid for Il number of months
and Il great sufferer from her ailments.
| Her needle was the means by which she
cndcaVorcd to forget her aftiiction and
the beautiful quilt mentioned above is
the result of some of her efforts. 1t
contains between 400 and 800 blocks of
! silk, and is marvel when taken into
consideration that large share of the
work on il was done when she was UNI
able to see to thread her needle.
! Mrs. DR.. Flctcher's Angora kittens
We're the "cutest things ever" She to-
gcther with Mrs. w. H. Fletcher of Ia
coma. had on exhibition some choice
Persian eat stock which was greatly ad-
mircd. One OF the handsome "Toms"
| had a pedigree a. long as a yardstick.
and comes from stock imported from
! Persia. \ litter of kittens with their
long. shaggy hair and dreamy eyes made
every child who saw them long to hold
one in its arms.
! Miss Andora Cox of Tacoma had ON
exhibition u fine collection OF hand
painted china. including a three piece tea
set. punch bowl. trays and shirt waist
buttons. The exhibit was certainly a
work OF art and especially when the
Cox is but l6 years old. and a graduate
of the Tacoma nigh school. She does her
brush work at odd times while preparing
herself for the b. A. degree at college.
! In the sheep pens an exceptionally
fine lot of range raised sheep, including
one and three year old bucks and year
| ling ewes. was shown by Charles Me
Allister. The first and second premi-
ums went to Mr. Jackson of DAYTON.
who showed some fine imported lambs
and sheep OF all ages. These are
part of band from which the owner is
exhibiting a number at the st. Louis
exposition.
James Skirving. proprietor of the Sun
six pens OF this famous breed, and cap
tured eight first and one second pre-
miums. In the exhibit was "GwendJ-
line registered yearling sow with
fine litter of ten pigs six weeks old, the
herd being headed by captain 5" r.
| III, four year old boar weighing, when
taken off of alfalfa pasture Gas pounds.
The home of this splendid herd is one
mile east OF Toppenish.
The store room of Owen Jones Is be-
! ing renovated and put in first-class
shape for the exclusive occupancy Of
Mr.. Jones, who will devote to tne news
and stationery departments of his grow
ing business the space formerly occu-
pied by the Yakima Music company,
who have removed their store to the
new Union block
An attractive herd of cattle was the
Jaynes Brown Swiss cattle, from the
ranch eight miles north of the city F.
w. Bowen, manager of the farm, was