The Boonville Standard, Friday, October 8, 1897: The Boonville Fair The Boonville Fair, held here last week, was the best attended Fair ever held in this county. Evansville, Rockport and other neighboring cities contributed liberally to the attendance. The Fair was a success in every particular, the stock exhibit was hardly up to last years standard, but the exhibits in the floral hall, especially the fancy work and bric-a-brac departments were very fine. Financially the Fair was a great success, the Association clearing about $500, which will be spent in improvements, an addition will probably be built to the west end of the amphitheatre. The racing this year was very good the running races were the most exciting ever run on our track, another commendable feature of the Fair was the absence of gambling devices and intoxicants. The trotting and pacing races for Thursday and Friday resulted as follows: Thursday: 3 Min. Trot; Annie WILKES, best time 2:36 1/2 2:40 Pace; Nellie JUSTIN, 2:31 1/2 Free-for-all Trot; Idyl BELL, 2:26 Friday: 3 Minute Pace; Nellie JUSTIN, 2:32 1/2 2:30 Trot; Anna WILKES; 2:29 Free-for-all Pace; Chris KINDLE Following are the winners of special premiums: Kelley HOUGHLAND; 1 yrs. subscription to "Cultivator and Country Gentleman"; best one half bushel of corn. Mrs. W. D. STEPHENSON; 1 set of Waverly novels; best collection of paintings. J. B. SHARP; $3 hat; for best buggy horse or mare. A. L. SEELEY; $5 lap robe; for best light harness gilding. Jake BENNETT; 1 year subscription to "The Cultivator and Country Gentleman"; best half bushel of wheat. AVERY & BRUCE; five -pound pack of Pratt's Poultry food; for the best pair of black langshan fowls. Kelley HOUGHLAND; 1 set of carvers; for the largest turkey. Mrs. Lucy TAYLOR; one-half pound of perfume ; for the best marble cake. STANTON & WILLIAMS; five-pound package of Pratt's Poultry food; for best pair of light brahmas. T. A. RHOADES; $1; for best pol and china sow and six pigs. T. A. RHOADES; one years subscription to "The Cultivator and Country Gentleman"; for best pen sheep. W. J. HARGRAVE; five -pound package of Pratt's Poultry food; for best pair of buff cochins. T. A. RHOADS; five-pound package Pratt's Poultry food; for best pair of bronze turkeys. A. F. ROTH; 50 cents; best Hereford yearling bull. Mariat HAZEL; all wool cashmere dress; for largest pumpkin. Jacob LUTZ; five-pound package Pratt's Poultry food; best golden wyandotte fowls. STANTON & WILLIAMS; five-pound package Pratt's Poultry food, best pair of Indian games. Alf ALEXANDER; thirty bushels coal; best Jersey cow. Andy LUTZ; "The Orange Judd Farmer" one year; best pound butter Gerhardt ROLLER; one stand bees; best Jersey bull under 3 years. Andy LUTZ; one-table cloth and set napkins; best pound of butter. Kelly HOUGHLAND; $2.50; for heaviest pair bronze turkeys. Mrs. Bert PICKER; $5 Smyrna rug; best collection of embroidery. Truman MUNDY; $5; best bushel clover seed. Chas. TAYLOR; 100 Goldblume cigars; best bushel white corn. Avery & BRUCE; $3; best five-pound tobacco. Jacob LUTZ; $1; heaviest dozen eggs. Mrs. Joe HUDSPETH; $1; best light brahma chicks. STANTON & WILLIAMS; $1; second largest pumpkin.