Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-16

ENtIf Joy Inc IioNuc 6iO'' ''oo0-
at Young & McCombs Country Fair.
1t seems as if all the tri-cities and four
counties are turning out to take part
in the Fair and no wonder. Every
body is enthusiastic over the event,
the instructive and entertaining fea-
lures All last week and again this
week, Monday Tuesday, Wednesday
and today even after time to enter ex-
pired grand exhibits poured into the
store from every direction.
From Watertown farm and garden,
Mr.. T. S. Craig brought in display
of products that would win first prize
at any state fair.
A mamoth pumpkin, weighing oven
80 pounds. the largest pumpkin ex-
hibited at a county fair in long time,
is included in the Watertown display.
Huge specimens of Hubbard squash,
sugar pumpkins, bects. cucumbers.
turnips, egg plants, fine kohlrabl,
musk melons, garden lemons, Won
derful specimens of garden lemons
and vine peaches, tomatoes, onions,
bell peppers. sweet potatoes, beans,
and broom corn. all are included in
the big display from the Watertown
garden and on exhibition in one group
in the basement of the new store. 1t
is the greatest showing for variety.
and monster specimens in years and
alone well worth coming to see. All
through the store you'll see perfect
ana unusual products. sent in from all
over the four counties.
From Scott county comes wagon
load of farm products that are prize
winners-egg plants, ears of corn and
stalks of corn. strings of beautiful
bell peppers, apples. melons and pc
tatoes.
A Rock Island county farmer drov,
in yesterday with wagon weighted
down with almost perfect products.
The first floor, and the basemen
of the New Store present one grant
exposition of the best farm and gar
den products raised in the four cour
ties and that means grown anywhere
G.. f. Hulting, expert state judge
was busy Wednesday and all day &c
day scoring corn and picking out tn
winners of the farm and garden pre-
ducts. Friday all the winners wi
wear ribbons, blue first premium, re
second, white third and old gol
fourth.
Wonderful NeedIework.
On the second floor of the Ne'
Store is an exhibit of needlework tina
the tri-cities may well be proud O
| All day long there is a constant buZ
| of admiration around this beautifr
and marvellous display. Today tn
| peedlework judges are picking tn
prize winners. At the fair you wi
see all sorts of oddities. plates. jar!
| and tile tubes decorated. with ciga
bands, one of the first newspaper
| printed in the U. S.. an old lace mi
chine, a gifted cuspidor ornamente
| with screws, comb. buttons and a
sorts of things. These and man
| more novel and interesting things ar
to be seen this week free at the Fai
Winners at Dog Show.
J. L. Oakleaf. one of the judges g
| tle dog show, expressed surprise 9
the interest taken and congratulate
the store on the great showing. Full
$500 visited the dog show Wedne
day; showed that the people are II
terested and that next year the dc
| show would be bigger still. Mr.. OaI
| leaf remarked that he knew ther
| were lot of good dogs, but he hs
| no idea the number was as large (;
represented. Among the notable do,
is Bob Anthony" Boston Bull TIE
rior, winner of II first prizes and
first at the Philadelphia dog sho
owned by Dennis McEnery of Molin
Boston Bull Terriers.
| Light weight, H. Twins Fosco L
tie Lad, American Kennel Club, 81
the Champion Fosco.
i French Toy Poodles.
!, q. G. Simpson and Twins Fren