The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-03
RIOT OF CHALLENGE
Proud Birds at Poultry Show
in Noise Contest.
SIX HUNDRED ENTRIES
From All Parts of Kansas
List Not Complete.

There is strut and cackle and clarion
challenge on South Main street.
The ninth annual exhibition of the
Associated Fanciers of the Arkansas Val
ley is now in full blast on South Main
and promises to be great success. Every
variety Of fowls is represented and en-
tries have come in from all parts of the
state.
There are in all about 600 entries and
Mrs. H. P. swerdfeger, the secretary,
and her assistants. were busy all day
yesterday weighing and listing.
The big collection of fine birds from
all over Kansas is an interesting sight
even to one who doesn't know anything
about chickens except when they are
fried. Every once in a while one of the
ROSTERS issues a shrilI challenge then
another gets started and in moment
every rooster in the show is trying to
crow louder than every other rooster, and
the effect is absolutely deafening. 1t
was impossible to hear anything above
the great clarion chorus.
The following exhibitors have made en-
tries:
Otto Weiss, Wichita, Barred Plymouth
Rocks, Partridge Cochins, pair of white
guineas, Rouen ducks
w. D. Strong, Goddard, Barred Ply
muoth Rocks and white turkeys.
mouth Rocks.
Harry E. Lunt, Burden, Barred Ply
mouth Rocks.
NJ S. Kohl, Furley, Barred Plymouth
Rocks and white turkeys.
E. G. Topping, sedgwick, Barred Ply
mouth Rocks.
Mrs. J. L. woodford Wichita, Barred
Plymouth Rocks.
Thos Forest, Wichita, Barred Ply
mouth Rocks.
T. d. McIntire, Ell Dorado, Barred Ply
mouth Rock cockerel that took the pre-
MUM at the FL Dorado show
Warren Parker, Wichita, Barred Ply
mouth Rocks
A. j. Waddell Wichita, exhibit of Buff
Plymouth Rocks, among them a cock that
took the prize as cockerel last year.
C. n. Peckham, Haven, Buff Plymouth
Rocks and white turkeys.
Will W. Welton, Belle PLANE, Barred
Plymouth Rocks.
w NJ. Cougon, sedgwick, White Ply
mouth Rocks.
Mr. Marshall, Maize Buff Plymouth
Rocks and white Plymouth Rocks.
DR. w. E. Bartlett, Belle PLANE, one
of the best exhibits of buff Plymouth
Rocks in the United States.
L. D. Constant, Belle PLANE. white
Wyandottes.
A c. Jones Wichita, white Wyandottes
Ashley A. Cone, Belle PLANE, very fine
golden Wyahdottes
w. D. McDoll, Colwich, silver laced
Wyandottes.
Dennis Keif, Newton, black Lang
shans.
Frank Mum, Wichita, black Langshans.
Mrs N. E. sayles, Wichita, buff
Cochins.
J. A Armour. oddard, white Leghorns,
Muscovy ducks. pair Rouen and pair
Aylesbury ducks.
J. A FidIer. Cheney, Houdans, Barred
Plymouth Rocks.
T. S. Groves. Wichita, buff Leghorns.
Geo. Topping. Cedar Point, brown Leg
horns. One ofthem took the prize pulIet
at Newton.
J. NJ. and c. A. Rose. Elmdale. brown
Leghorns.
H. P. Swerdfeger, Wichita, the brown
that took the silver service
prize at Newton.
J. r. Kenworthy, Wichita, light Bra
mahs.
Geo. Topping, Cedar Point, bronze and
white turkeys.
S. Wight. sunnydale. bronze turkeys
L. H. Matson, Kechi. bronze turkeys.
mahs
J. D. Marshall. Walton, white turkeys |
and Pekin ducks
Mrs. L. L, Locke, Wichita, Pekin ducks. |
Q. f. Martinson. Wichita, Pekin ducks |
r. A. Slough, Wichita, Pekin ducks |
and pigeons.
L. +. Ward. Wichita. has a family of |
rabbits and fan-tail and rufle-necg pig |
cons.
c. D. shuman. Wichita, pigeons and
rabbits
Mccormick & Bragg. Wichita, white /
turkeys.
Walter Mcfarland. Wichita. Chinese /
white rats and pair or oppossum.
One OF the most interesting exhibits IS /
Mr.. Kenworthy's two coups Of canaries. (
one Of the coups IS a reproduction Of his +
house at the corner of Tenth street and /
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