Awards from the 1887 Lawrenceburg Fair in Dearborn County, Indiana appeared in:
Lawrenceburg Register – 1 Sep 1887 – Page 2, Column 3
THE FAIR.
LIST OF BLUE RIBBON TAKERS.
The following is a complete list of the premium takers in the various departments, the premium list is omitted on account of space:
HEAVEY DRAFT HORSES.
J. L. Mulford, Capt. G. W. Terrill, J. W. Clore, Harrison Peters, James McKinney, Robt. Huddleston, Elias Small, Wm. M. McConnell, Wm. Livingston, James Jackson, C. W. Robinson, T. H. Johnston.
HORSES FOR GERERAL PURPOSE.
J. W. Berkshire, John R. Cole & Son, E. R. Hunt, J. W. Crouch, J. Hambrick, J. L. Riley, Joe Ferris, J. T. Gaines, M. L. Bond, E. V. Mitchell, Ed. Gaines, Leonard Randall, T. H. Johnston, Wm. Livingston, Thomas M. Guard.
SADDLE HORSES.
J. W. Berkshire, J. W. Crouch, M. L. Bond, Newt Wheeler, John R. Cole & Son, Frank Hilbert.
HORSES FOR LIGHT HARNESS.
J. D. Norris, E. R. Hunt, J. R. Cole, Keller & Co., J. Hambrick, J. L. Riley, J. C. Jenkins & Son, J. W. Berkshire, J. T. Gaines, Wm. Christie, George Terrill Jr., Jacob Piatt, J. W. Johnston, T. H. Johnston, Leonard Randell, Wm. Livingston, Early & Daniel, Sam McElfresh.
MATCH HORSES.
J. C. Jenkins, Jacob Piatt.
SWEEPSTAKES.
John R. Cole, G W Terrill, J L Riley, William Livingston, J W Crouch, J D Norris.
JACKS AND MULES.
J L Mulford, J W Gaines, William Young, E A Turner, A S Bossong, A B Corbin.
SHORT-HORN CATTLE.
Powell & Heck, J G Robbins & Sons, T McCreary, J C Jenkins.
JERSEYS.
William Baker, J H Brown, R Collier, G W Johnston, Alf Chambers.
HOLSTENS.
W H Keller & Co.
SWEEPSTAKES ON CATTLE.
Powell & Heck, J G Robbins & Sons, T McCreary, Wm Baker, J H Brown, W H Keller.
SHEEP.
Uriah Privett & Bro., Wm Chambers, E Butterfield, R Randall.
HOGS.
Jasper Heck, H L Nowlin, L W Hamilton, W E Stewart.
POULTRY.
George L Gatch, Frank Perlee, T A Mendenhall, J W Crise, George Fahlbush, J P Walker, E G Hayes, Harry Warneford, J A Hornung, Henry Shinaman, Oakey Nowlin, Sherman Vincent, John Bennett, Tom Fitch, E B Vincent, George Taylor, Henry Hornung, J F Nowlin.
VEGETABLES, GRAIN AND FRUIT.
George W Turner, Otha Hayes, Chas Cochran, J M Moody, R Collier, J P Walker, H L Nowlin, E R Hunt, Geo Backman, D A Hanna, George Fahlbush.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Wm Fike, George L Gatch, Singer Sewing Manchine, G S Lozier, Henry Truitt, L S Gidding, Albert Wuest, Scott Heustis, Henry Poellman, F Spicers.
ART.
Mrs. Nannie Early, Keiffer Bros., Mrs. P D Stagg, Emma Kimmel, Lulu Koehler, Clara Gazley, Strilla Chittenden, Charles D Sparks, Mrs. Henry Russe.
FLOWERS.
Mrs. Mary Beckenholdt, Mrs. Jennie Frank.
LADIES’ DEPARTMENT.
Mrs. A G Jackson, Mrs. P Grooms, Strilla Chittenden, Anna Hamburg, Lillian Noble, Mrs. P D Stagg, Mrs. Lou Noble, Louisa Dennis, Lizzie Smith, Anna Parks, Mary Parks, Clara Gazley, Mrs. W J Crisler, Miss Z Jackson, Jennie Frank, Lizzie Clark, Fannie Berkshire, Mrs. Henry Russe, Mrs. R A Larimer, Lida Meeker, Mrs. S Ward, Lena Wuest, Mrs. J H Brown, Layman Tebbs, Mrs. Charles Owen.
DOMESTIC SKILL.
Mrs. Alice Hill, Mrs. M J Mendell, Mrs. E Butterfield, Mrs. M L Annis, Grace White, Abbie McKinney, Mrs. John F. Sembach, Laura Crisler, Elizabeth McKinney.
CHILDREN’S DEPARTMENT.
Laura Larimer, Etna Jackson, Rosa Fetzer, Anna Davidson, Anna Zettler, Nona Crislwer, Etta Woodbridge, Belle Beggs, Katie Oertling, Grace Wymond, Carrie Moore, Lily Rief.