The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-05
FINE FEATHERED ALL
EXHIBITS AT THE POULTRY SHOW
WHICH OPENS TOMORROW AT
MARKET HALL
FINE BIRDS BY THOUSANDS
They Will Compete for Prizes Under
"a System of Markings Which Has
Not Yet Been Given q Test In the
Minnesota Exhibitions - Anoka
Comes I'm a Special Car-Fancy
Pigeons a Feature.


small army of workmen put mar
ket hall in condition yesterday for the
big poultry show which opens there to-
morrow morning. All morning the
ccops came in great drays and were
put In position as rapidly as possibly.
This done large quantity of sawdust
was turned loose and the floors of the
little wooden homes were made COM
Portable for the feathered aristocrats
! VINO are to take possession Of them to-
Gay and tomorrow
The association officers have decided
to admit the public through the main
entrance on Wabasha street, thus in
surfing much better arrangement of
the pens and the prize birds in them.
Though the chickens will begin to ar
rive today, 1T is expected that the last
OF the competing fowls will not be in
place until some time tomorrow. ow-
| ing to the fact that they are coming
from long distances, where they have
been at other shows. The Minneapolis
breeders, nearly a dozen in number.
have dubbed together and will come to
the show today, bringing their birds by
| means OF teams. The Anokans are to
reach market hall the first thing to-
morrow morning, having secured a
| special car for their coOps and contents
The greatest expedition will be exer-
c1sed in having the exhibit ready for
| the public not later than noon
All the main hall will be given over
to the chickens, ducks and turkeys,
While the pigeon display-quite repre-
sentative in itself-will be in the small
er hall, near the Wabasha street end
of the big building.
The chickens which have been at the
Wlnona show will begin arriving to-
day, some coops having been sent from
mere for the purpose of transporting
them. The poultry men are jubilant
They know the display of birds will
ners, and with Messrs. Butterfield.
Holden and Conary as judges, it is a
sure thing there will be fair field and
no 1aVorS. The competition for the
breed having the largest number of
birds entered will be exciting.
Last year the great big Plymouth
ROCKS outnumbered their brethren and
sisters, although some of the other va
riet1es scored higher individually.
At this show the Wyandottes and the
hight Brahmas are entered in great
numbers, and of the bluest blood. 40
that the Plymouth Rock breeders will
have to look to their laurels One ST.
Paul firm of breeders will alone enter
fifty light Brahmas and Buff Cochins.
while William Bean, of Anoka, will
come down from the Rum river with
over 100 of his beauties, many of which
are Wyandottes, Brahmas and Plym-
outh Rocks and Bantams.
Assistant City Clerk E. E. McCrea
Will De on hand with some Brown. Leg
horns and Barred Plymouth Rocks.
The pigeons WILL for the most part.
pc brought In during today. W. H.
Schulz. who with Mr.. Stassen is to SUI
perlntend this department. was at the
nall all day yesterday and renortse
many entries. He is authority for tl,e
statement that there will be not less
than lo0 homers or carrier birds
shown. most of them of the blue ribbon
variety, and embracing all the stand
ard breeds. The public is generally
much interested in the pigeons and
their wonderful carrying records. II
was expected that L. A. Jansen, the
1nlIWauKee breeder of championship
pigeons. would show as he did last
year. but word was received that he:
did not care to take his birds so far
and In such excessive weather. so he
will not compete.
The children will have rare enter
talnment with the tiny Bantams. Not
only are there many entered by grown
up breeders. but special cash prizes
have induced number Of vo11thfuI
part OF the conditions in one class ia
That the birds shall be shown In the
most modern cOOps. The egg CONNECT
ton Is sure to be interesting. Several
days ago the first batch came in from
BIRD Island, and many poultry men
have followed suit until there is an
excellent showing to be made.
The list Of entries in the different
classes is as follows:
ST. PAUL.
Herbert w. Brownsville Face Black
Spanish. =
Leslie Parlin-Buf Cochins and Rantams
b. 5. Grifin-Barred Plymouth Rocks
Ed. Lynch-White Wyandottes and Rose
Comb Legaorns
Relnhold. Meili-White Crested Polish.
Eugene Barrett-Whte Plymouth Rocks.
a Mlaiam SchglzLWhite and Gold Wyan-
oo6tes Pekin ducks and shrivelled fowls.
II. ]. Goette-Solver laced Wyandottes.
Henry Schroeder-Single comb white Leg
horns. 1ee
George Geocke- Silver laced Wyandottes.
M. Z. and NJ. E. Ellison-Plymouth Rocks
Wyanoottes and Silver Crested Leghorns
Phll. w: Schweitzer-Blue Andalusians
John Peterson-Partridge Cochins.
Fred A. Payne-Barred Plymouth Rocks
John Kirby-Houdans
RIFT & Hogan-Light Brahmas and Buff
Cochins.
N. T. Bruce-White Plymouth Rocks
]. F. Medicke-Light Brahmas.
Charles S. McG,lire-Light Brahmas.
William H. Rittle-Single Comb Brown Leg
horns. ee
J. NJ. Costello-Black Minorcas
Charles Kruger-White Crested Black Pol
ish. eA VI
L. A. Erlandson-Golden sebright Bantams.
H. Grunhagen-Blue Andelusians and Light
Brahmas.
F. X Marzolf-Blue Andalusians and Silver
Crested White Leghorns.
w. II. Huelster-Buff Plymouth Rocks and
Rose Comb White Leghorns
W. H. Frederick-Light Brahmas.
Paul Campbell-Barred Plymouth Rocks
MINNEAPOLIS
M. Menard-White Plymouth Rocks.
r. Haynes-Golden Wyandottes.
C. N. BlisS-Black Minorcas and Lang
SLAMS.
Smith & Shamp-Barred Plymouth Rocks.
G. A. Loth-Game Cornish Indians
Mrs. Robert Waldron-Barred Plymouth
Rocks and Single Comb Brown Leghorns
Oscar Turner-Black Leghorns.
Prous & Sherman-Silver Gray Dorkings
A. w. Callahan-Barred Plymouth Rocks.
ANOKA.
William M. Dean-Buff Cochns, Leghorns.
Wyandottes and Bantams.
]. w. Eberle-Black Polish
w. A. Daggett-White Minorcas,
Sanderson Bros.-Leghorns and Wyandottes.
OTHER PLACES.
]. Mcpherson Stillwater-Barred Plymouth
Rocks
Hamline " Poore. Bird Island-Barred Ply
| mouth Rocks.
James H. Unterleiter, White BearBuff
D. H. Hawkins, Hassen, Minn.-Golden
Wyandottes.
3. R. Halliday. Ellsworth Wis-Buf Leg
| horns
Arthur Irvine, Alma, Wis-Barred and
White Plymouth Rocks, Houdans, Single
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