EXHIBITION—REPORTS AND AWARDS. 
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Best show of doors, sasli, blinds, Judd & Hiles, Milwaukee.. Silver Medal 
Weather strip, Torrey’s patent, E. Fielding, Milwaukee.Diploma 
Office desks, circular fall, J. F. Burchard, Milwaukee. Diploma 
Spring bed, wire woven, J. F. Burchard, Milwaukee. Diploma 
Window screen and musquito bar, A. F. Temple, Milwaukee ... Hon.Men. 
Earth closets, J. C. Davidson, Chicago, Ill... Diploma 
Spring white wire bed bottom and matrasses, Geo. Richardson, Mil¬ 
waukee . . Honorable Mention 
Dozen brooms, John Graham, Milwaukee. Diploma 
School desks, A. II. Andrews, Chicago, Ill. Diploma 
Thimble-skeins, C. F. Ravn & Co. Milwaukee . Diploma 
Show case, Wm. Streuder, Milwaukee. Diploma 
Refrigerator, Connillie, Bros., Milwaukee.Diploma 
Galvanized iron cornice, C. A. Buttles, Milwaukee. Diploma 
Display wash boards, G. R. Wright, Milwaukee. Diploma 
Spring bed bottom, Jenkins, Fitzgerald & Co., Milwaukee.Hon. Men 
Refrigerator, Vogt’s patent, Lansing Bonnell, Milwaukee. Diploma 
Sofa, bed, settee and table combined, C. F. Kramer, Augusta Wis Diploma 
Ladies’ table, Charles Witte, Kekoskee, Wis. Silver Medal 
Dry earth closets, Northwestern Earth Closet Co., Milwaukee, Special 
Commendation. 
Paper hangings and decorations, T. B. Collingbourne, Milwaukee, Diploma 
Class 42 .—Bee Hives and Bee Management , 
Best hive adapted to practical bee culture, S. Sackett, Waukesha, 
“ Longstrotli ”. . Diploma 
Bee hive, N. Stearns & Son: Galesville. Honorable Mention 
A. N. PHELPS, 
E. D. FILER, 
Committee. 
Class 43 .—Minerals and Various Metallurgic Products . 
Best show of iron ores with pig iron and specimen of castings therefrom, 
Milwaukee Iron Company. Silver Medal 
Best show of zinc ores, with manufactures therefrom, Britannia and 
Plated Ware Company, Milwaukee. Silver Medal 
Babbit’s metal, Britannia and Plated Ware Company, Milwaukee, Diploma 
Samples of coal, Fetty & Ilartel, Milwaukee. Honorable Mention 
Samples iron, nails, sheet and American-Russia iron, Pierce & Whaling, 
Milwaukee. Honorable Mention 
Rock and ground plaster, Davis Bro. & Co., Milwaukee, Honorable Mention 
In iron ores there was no competition with the exhibition of the Milwau¬ 
kee Iron Company, which was very creditable and well worthy the premium. 
They exhibited specimens of ores from Iron Ridge and Lake Superior; also 
of pig iron made from the several ores; a “ puddle-ball ” and a rail forty 
feet in length, manufactured at their rolling mills. The samples of iron, 
nails, American Russia iron and galvanized sheet iron, exhibited by Pierce 
& Whaling, deserve very high commendation, separately and collectively. 
We have never seen anything in this line superior to these specimens. 
The committee desire to call special attention to the samples of Rock 
and Ground Plaster, exhibited by Davis Bro. & Co., of Milwaukee. The 
rock plaster is brought from Michigan, and ground at their mills. It is the 
opinion of the committee that ground plaster is of very great value as a 
