Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-09-13
AROUND The COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON
Special Correspondence to the Herald.

threatening W6aLD6r, the BlaK6e
Prairie Agricultural Society pulled
off a very successful fair Friday after
noon. A rain started in Wednesday
afternoon and continued until Thurs
day forenoon, and until Fri
day noon the clouds threatened a
downpour every minute. Despite
this fact about three thousand farmers
and towns people assembled at the
grounds and witnessed q program
which they pronounced the best ever
put up by the society,"
Thursday afternoon there were
about five hundred people on the
grounds and the advertised program
was carried out in spiritless way
The exhibits, while reduced by
weather, were Of higher grade than
usual. The poultry house was we'll
filled with high grade fowls The
art hall was crowded full of exhibits
The merchants H. G. Enke & Son,
F. L. Greer, & Son, J. B. Ludden,
Ora Hatch. Lance Music Store, Brodt
Bros R. N. Hoskins. Sam'l Kitto
J. B. Gilligan, Porter & Scharfenstein
and o. H. Winner, all had a nice
exhibits, and the Enkes had display
from their tanning firm in Dubuque.
containing among other things full
size alligator hide. Ora Hatch s
Chi Namel show was conducted by
Mrs. Roberts, who was here once be-
fore.
The departments of paintings.
household goods, grain, fruit, vege.
tables. flowers, etc.. had very nice
displays. The deaf school had a nice
display of paintings.
The horses cattle and hogs we're
unusually fine. In the horse depart
ment there was some close competi-
ton. Thos. Mcnamara received first
premium on draft stallion, Louis.
ignsn, and second on Heir, first on
stallion over one Iyear old, and first
on hlIy over two John Patterson
had first on fine brood mare and
colt, first on FLY over one year old.
second on q sucking colt, first on
stallion over two years old, and first
on FLY over two year old. HillerY
Bros. received first on sucking colt
and second on a brood mare and colt
Earl Raisbeck had first on mare
three years old and second on a FLY
one year old. Gay Landon had second
on gelding over one, second on a
gelding over two, and first on a geld
ing over one Lyness Bros received
first ON brood mare and COLT second
on sucking colt. first on stallion over
four first and second on brood mare
and colt, second on sucking colt.
Vern Monroe got second on brood
mare and colt. John Hore got first
ON -sucklIng colt Ed, WEIGH had
second on filly over three years old,
first on fillY over two years old, first
on sucking colt, first on matched
drivers, and first and second on the
same horses as single drivers. Abe
Patch had first on carriage team and
Andrew Zenz second. Fred Foster
got second on drivers G. III. Pohle
got first on pair matched geldings
weighing over 1900 Will Hurst first
on sucking mule under one.
The cattle prize winners were Rich
Bros, with eight Shorthorns, Gay
Landon with eight. Yves Oates with
eight; L. NJ. Scott with dozen Here
fords, McKevitt Bros, with fourteen
Polled Angus, Leon Knapp with some
Holsteins and W. Scott with three
Polled- Angus.
Hogs Ernest Alexander, j. L
Erwin and j. D. Beetham, Duroc
Jerseys; A. L. Gray, Mt Hope.
Chester Whites; VIM Kerr, Berk-
shires; W P. Ackermann, Poland
Chinas.
0. j. Delwich of the State College
of Agricultural, Madison, judged the
horses. aud Homer RundelI of Liv-
ingston the cattle and hogs.
The races were trotted in the mud
and did not excite much attention.
There were three or four horses in
each event. The mule race was won
by Joe Hurst of Mt Hope, and Del
Brown second.
The vaudeville entertainment was
fine. st. Clair sisters aeronauts,
made two fine ascensions Friday after
noon-best ever seen in this place.
The Shaws on the trapeze, three
Stuarts on the wire. Kins Ners, Jug
glers, and Demora & Graceta, aero
bats, all gave fine satisfaction and
proved agreeable people to have in
town.
The ball game Friday was won by
Lancaster, 8 Bloomington, 8.
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