The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27
FAIR
WELL ATTENDED
Special Correspondence)


Burgess, Ill, Sept. 1I.-AIthoush
the weather was threatening ali
day, one of the biggest crowds
which ever gathered in Burgess at
tended the big 9Th annual commun-
ity fair Saturday.
In reviewing The different exhib-
its, the various departments were
much fuller than ever before. IN
the cattle department, superintenu-
ed b. Fred Mclaughlin, a record
number OF II individuals were
shown. a herd of five Aberdeen
! Angus shown by Glen Morgan Of
Aledo took the big end of the blue
ribbons, while the herd OF eight
Angus shown by y. a. McLaugh
lin and son took two blues and i've
seconds.
n the dairy show, ". A. Lafferty
took first in the COW class. John
Balmer second. and George Arm
strong, third. George Truman Bell
Of the horse department had his
hands full all day, taking care Of
the various entries in his depart
ment A few OF the winners in the
horse department were, Tavern
Morgan, best draft team in harness;
Truman Bell won the best all pur-
pose team; Clement harrington
won with his daft colt; Manson
Simms pulled down a first with his
road colt; Bert Hill won in the
saddle horse class and Albert Mo-
berg won first in the driving horse
class with Girls Piper close sec
ond. Mr.. Moberg sold his driver
during the day TO Lawrence Whau.
The pony show was the best ever
held in this section of the country,
there being about 20 ponies shown.
In the small pony class. Earl Hines
won first with EvaIine Palmer Sec
ond In the larger pony class
Eugene Morrow won first for the
third consecutive year, while a
Meeker boy won second.
Morgan Wins Trip.
The hog barn was again filled to
overlooking. The Laughed boys,
Earnest McCaw, Joe Morford and
George Morgan won the big end of
the ribbons. George Morgan also
won a trip to the International with |
his Duroc SOW and litter in connec- |
ton with the county litter contest (
In the sheep department, II ami !
mails were shown, the main win |
ners were: Clare Close, George |
Morgan, J. B. Morford. W. H. Mes
bitt and Robert Sharer.
In the farm produce show, George !
AdcCCk was first on his fifty-ear
of yellow, white and red
corn; also taking a second in the
l0-ear show. Fred Mclaughlin won
first on his ten ears of yellow and
second on his 50-ear exhibit of
yellow corn. Lamoin Stevenson won
first on both his single and 10-ear
exhibits of white corn. W. D.
Cameron and W A. Laughed won
first and second on the single ear
n the yellow corn class.
The poultry show, under the su-
oervision of Mrs. Olive Laughed,
was the best ever shown in Bur
CESS, considering the high class of
owls shown The main winners
we're: Mrs. Belle Holmes, W. D.
Cameron and Mr.. and Mrs. H. T.
Iaughead. IL
The remaining departments. in
;luding educational, kitchen, flow
srs and textile fabrics, almost every ,
lass was filled and were of a very
Ugh class.
The fair would not have been a !
complete success had not the fast
burgess SoX defeated the two fast
st teams in the county. On Fri
lay the Sox defeated Judy's All
stars by the score of to 7, and on .
they came back and beat
he county champions, Sherrard, by t
he score of to 2. The big chick {
n dinner, served in the church )
" the local ladies, received many {
adorable comments, and all SEEM !
q pleased to find that the dinner [
vas not being served by outsiders. {
All the NeWs-AL the Tine {
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