The Switzerland and Ohio County [Indiana] Fair awards for 1881 appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 29 Sep 1881 – Page 5, Column 2
Premiums Awarded at the Fair.
The names of persons and number of Premiums taken by them at the last Switzerland and Ohio County Fair:
SPEED RING.
- Trot—B. Birney, Moses Osborn, J. P. Jarvis
- Pace—F. M. Ferguson, B. Birney, Moses Osborn
- Mule Race—Taylor Marsh
DRAUGHT HORSES.
Jas. Gullion, George Gullion, J. L. Mulford, Joseph Stewart, William A. Shadday, Thos. Adams, O. P. Monroe, Heman Bradley, F. M. Ferguson.
GENERAL PURPOSE HORSES.
Riddel & Norris, J. H. McDanell, O. W. Dickason, Harvey Scranton, Alonzo Gale, Sol Wright, Lem Bledsoe, James Works, W. W. Barker, F. M. Ferguson, John W. Conoway, John Boyle, Samuel Grimes, W. A. Shadday, D. R. Drake, Samuel Dorrel, Peter Houze, H. H. Turpin, J. D. Davis, Timothy Conner, Bennett Graham.
LIGHT HARNESS.
Shadrach Wilber, Riddle & Norris, Sol Wright, O. D. Cunningham, Wallace North, J. H. McDannell, L. P. Bradford, J. M. Horton, J. P. Jarvis
SADDLE HORSES.
M. F. Ellis, J. H. McDanell, Riddle & Norris, F. M. Ferguson, James Huston, J. M. Horton, Lem Bledsoe, Mose Donfer, C. L. Lee
JACKS AND MULES.
J. H. Horton, D. P. Oak, Sr., H. Scranton, W. B. Corbin, John J. Elliott, J. P. Goodner, Samuel McCreary, L. W. Barton
CATTLE.
- Short-Horns—J. H. McDanell, J. M. Horton, George Gullion
- Jerseys—Lem Bledsoe, Henry Dibber
- Graded—George Gullion, Thomas Works, Thomas McCreary, Walter F. Armstrong, C. L. Lee
HOGS.
- Large Breeds—J. P. Livingston, Albert J. House, Wm. Livingston, Wm. Cooper
- Small Breeds—John Dunning, J. M. Hall, Wm. Cooper
SWEEPSTAKES ON HOGS.
J. P. Livingston, John Dunning
SHEEP.
- Fine Wool—Alvin Works
- Middle Wool—George Gullion, G. J. Tyler, Alvin Works
- Long Wool—George Gullion
SWEEPSTAKES ON SHEEP.
George Gullion
POULTRY.
Alfred Aldred, Chas. L. Lee, Chas. Dunning, H. H. Turpin, Mary Lientz, Mrs. McClure
VEGETABLES.
T. J. Heath, James Cole, Geo. Sadler, Mike Sedam, Wm. H. Cochran, Henry Myers, Allie Long, Wm. Sedam, Taylor Wainscott, Taylor Curran, Clifford Jaynes, S. M. Dumont, John Myers, U. H. Stow, O. P. Glenn
GRAIN AND SEEDS.
J. D. Davis, D. R. Drake, James Cole, E. P. Goddard, H. B. Sparks, Geo. Gullion, Wm. Cole, Glenn Culbertson, Allie Long, T. J. Heath, Jordan Wainscott, Rufus Ferguson, Jas. Aldred, Wm. Melick, Wm. Cooper, L. P. Bradford, Lem Bledsoe
FARM PRODUCTS.
Taylor Marsh, Henry C. Simpson, Robert Thompson, C. L. Lee, E. P. Goddard. Field crops yet to adjudge.
FLOUR.
W. R. Williams
FRUITS.
Glenn Culbertson, John Stewart, S Stow, George McCulloch, U. H. Stow, John Nelson, Harry Bascom
WINES, CIDERS AND VINEGAR.
Mrs. A. G. Jackson, Mrs. C. L. Wiley, Mrs. Mary Rous, Mrs. Jane Simmons, John Stewart, Taylor Wainscott, T. J. Heath, Virginia Cole
FLOWERS AND FINE ARTS.
S. M. Dumont, F. P. Dupraz, Amanda Campbell, M. O. Richmond, Laura B. Morrison, Miss Jane Brown, Susan N. Cole, Mrs. James Thiebaud, India Culbertson
PLOWS AND FARM IMPLEMENTS.
Josiah Lee, Wm. Clore, Elliott & Clemen, C. C. Shaw, S. Stow, J. C. Turner, P. C. McGannon
MILLS, MACHINES, &c.
W. L. Fisk, H. S. Espey & Son, T. J. Heath, J. S. Eades, S. E. Laird, E. E. Long, Wm. J. Keeney, J. B. Glenn, Josiah Lee, N. H. Morrison, Elhanan Cole, John J. Gardner, J. T. Bodkin, R. A. Harris, L. E. Turner, Matt Keeney
WAGONS AND CARRIAGES.
J. A. Hearick, Wm. Keeney, Albert Houze
LEATHER MANUFACTURE.
John W. Roberts
TEXTILE FABRICS BY MACHINERY.
Mrs. A. G. Jackson, Mrs. Maria Bovard
NEEDLEWORK, EMBROIDERY, &c.
Mrs. S. A. Harlan, Mrs. A. G. Jackson, Mrs. M. E. Schrub, Miss Belle Sheets, Mrs. J. D. Simpson, Jane Brown, Mrs. Lou Keeney, Miss Mary Galbreath, Mrs. Givan, Mrs. Jane Shull, Mrs. Minerva Stow, Mrs. Margaret Chapman, Mrs. McClure, Eliza Loggins, Mary Culbertson, Lucinda Nelson, Callie Rous, Mrs. S. E. Laird, James Cole, T. C. Jack, J. T. Bodkin
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES.
Mrs. S. Harlan, Mrs. Jackson, Jane Shull, Mrs. Dilley, Matilda Lee, Rosanna Bailey, Jennie Montgomery, Margaret Chapman, Mary Jane Sedam, Mrs. C. M. Shull, Mrs. Wm. Cole, Mrs. Lou Keeney, Mrs. Jackson, Maria Bovard, Mrs. Wm. J. Cooper, Mary Culbertson, Mrs. C. O. Potter
COOKERY, PASTRY, PRESERVES, &c.
Miss Belle Sheets, Mrs. Jackson, Esther L. Douglas, Lucinda Nelson, Mrs. Amy Rous, Minerva Stow, Lou Keeney, Jane Madison, Mary A. Powell, Mrs. B. F. McIntire, A. Lozier, Ette Works, Mary Galbreath, John Melick, Harriet N. Turpin, Wm. Buchanan, C. E. Buchanan, Mrs. Wm. Cole, Mrs. P. Ethrington, H. S. Espey, Jennie Montgomery, T. J. Heath, James Buchanan, Mrs. Belle Stewart, C. H. Bascom.
MISCELLANEOUS.
In this class there were 79 premium awards on as many different articles, and to nearly as many different persons. We omit the names.