Just to remind everyone -- Charlotte's Pearls are now archived permanently at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/usa_genealogy/mo_newspaper.htm -------------------------------- Jefferson Democrat Hillsboro, Jefferson County, Missouri Part II WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 1883 DE SOTO DOTINGS - Prof. SHELTON's family has increased - its a boy. COUNTY COURT - County court was in session last Saturday and transacted the following business: Prosecuting attorney was ordered to collect from the estate of Gen. A. PARTNEY, amount paid out by county for him. LIST OF PREMIUMS AWARDED AT OUR FAIR. ROADSTERS Best stallion, 4 years, J.C. SMITH Best Stallion, 3 years, J.F. GUENSLER Best Stallion, 2 years, J.W. FLETCHER Best mare, 4 years, T.F. DUNINGAN(?) Best mare, 3 years, D.C. McCORMACK Best mare, 2 years, Ed. BAGE Best Brood mare, W.H. WASHBURN Best Gelding, 4 years, H. HAMEL Best gelding, 3 years, D.C. McCORMACK HORSES, ALL WORK Best Stallion, 4 years, J.C. ALEXANDER Best Stallion, 3 years, John F. GANSTER(?) Best Stallion, 2 years, J.W. FLETCHER Best mare, 4 years, A. BLACKWELL Best mare, 3 years, J.B. BABEY(?) Best mare, 2 years, J.W. FLETCHER Best Brood mare and colt, Peter HAMPOL Gelding, 4 years, James ACKLEY Gelding, 3 years, J.T. McCLAIN Gelding, 2 years, -.-. FLETCHER Matched team, T.J. BUELL(?) Carriage team, S. D---DING(?) Brood mare, D.W. BRYANT Saddle Horse, J.C. ALEXANDER Saddle Horse, T.F. DONNELL Saddle gelding, D.C. McCORMACK SWEEPSTAKES - ROADSTERS Stallion, J.C. SMITH Mare, D.W. BRYANT ALLWORK Stallion, Louis HALL Gelding, T.C. DONNELL Mare, W.T. BLACKWELL Colt. Frank HAESSEL(?) JEFFERSON COUNTY HORSES ONLY Fastest stallion, mare or gelding, 4 years, Hermann HAMEL. Fastest stallion, mare or gelding, 3 years, B. DRAKE. FREE FOR ALL Fastest trotter, 4 years, S.W. FLETCHER Fastest trotter, 3 years, B. DRAKE Fastest trotter, 2 years, J.W. FLETCHER Pacing, one mile, H. HAMEL, 1st; Thomas DONNELL, 2nd, Aaron COLE, 3rd. Trotting, J.C. CALDWELL(?), 1ST; J.C. ALEXANDER, 2nd, J.W. FLETCHER, 3rd. Pacing, H. HAMEL, 1st.; Thos. DONNELL, 2nd; Aaron COLE, 3rd. Pacer or trotter - Jefferson County horse - H. HAMEL, 1st; Thos. DONNELL, 2nd. Fastest mule, P. BERRYMAN, 1st.; T. DONNELL, 2nd. Running, half mile, A. COLE, 1st; J.A. CAIN, 2nd, Dr. AUERSWALD, 3RD. Mile and repeat, J.C. ALEXANDER, 1st; J.W. FLETCHER, 2nd. One mile, ALEXANDER, 1st; J.D. LUCAS, 2nd. Plug race, half mile entries, 1st. Wm. PINSON; J.W. FLETCHER. Plug race, half mile, John COLE 1st; AUERSWALD, 2nd; CAIN 3rd. Jack, 3 years, W.T. BLACKWELL Mule, 1year, T.J. DONNELL Mule, 2 years, Perry McCORMACK Colt, H.F. HAGEN Mule, Thomas HIGGINBOTHAM Gentle rider, D.C. McCORMACK Best bull, 4 years, W.G. MANION Best bull, 3 years, J.N. DOUGLAS Best bull, 2 years, Frank KOHN Best bull, 1 years, P.C. McCORMACK Best bull, under 1 years, W.R. DONNELL Best fat cow, Frank KELM Bull, sweepstakes, J.N. DOUGLAS Cow, sweepstakes, W.R. DONNELL Chester, white sow, N.W. WELCH Berkshire, boar under 1 years, J.C. MERRELL Berkshire, sow, S.A. BAGE Berkshire, sow, under 1 years, J.C. MERRELL Boar, sweepstakes, N.W. WELCH Sow, sweepstakes, S.A. BAGE Buck, 2 years, J.M. BAILEY Buck, 1 year, J.M. BAILEY Ewe, 2 years, J.M. BAILEY Ewe, 1 years, Peter STROUP Southdown buck, 2 years, H.F. HAGEN Southdown buck, 1 years, D.L. CLEMENS Southdown ewe, 2 years, H.F. HAGEN Southdown ewe, 1 year, H.F. HAGEN Fat Sheep, D.L. CLEMENS Fat lamb, D.L. CLEMENS Asian fowls, A.J. LUCKEY Dunginm(?) fowls, J.C. MERRELL Fowls of any kind, W.L. REID Pair game fowls, J.A. CAIN Half dozen fowls, A.J. LUCKEY Pair turkey, J.C. MERRELL Geese, James A. LAFOON Display(?) poultry, W.L. REID Honey in comb, H.F. HAGAN Plum jelly, Louis(?) SAUCIER Jar cucumber pickles, Mrs. BUCHER Cabbage pickles, Mrs. BUCHER Tomato pickles, Mrs. BUCHER Onion pickles, Mrs. BUCHER Canned tomatoes, Mrs. W.J. WILDER Canned peaches(?), Mrs. W.J. WILDER Fruits preserved in sugar, Mrs. GORHAM Apple butter, Mrs. GORHAM Canned strawberries, Mrs. J.R. HARVEY Dried apples, John FOXTON Norton's Virginia wine, A. RACINE Cider, T.J. DONNELL Apples, six varieties, Henry SEEMEL Apples, Fall, S.A. BAGE Fall pears, E. WILLIAMS Norton's wigwum(?) grapes, Henry SEEMEL Grapes, other varities, E. WILLIAMS Variety of flowers, J.W. BUCHER