Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-30
BETTER And BETTER
Street Carnival Offers Large Prizes
to Farmers.
is SURE TO BRING THEM TO TOWN.
Main Street clothier Offers s25 for
the Best Bushel Of Corn-$25 Will
Be Paid the Couple Who Are Mar.
ried on the Grand Stand.

The prizes offered for exhibits dur
ing the street carnival to be held in
Ottumwa the week beginning Septem-
Der II, the first day of which will have
star attraction in the person of Buff
falo Bill and his Wild West aggrega-
ton, vary from the best bushel of corn
and the biggest pumpkin, to the best
looking young lady. The possibilities
embraced within this range are enor-
nous and provision has been made for
the most that could happen. This car
nlval is just what it's name implies
and will come nearer satisfying all
classes OF people than anything yet
attempted in southern Iowa The col
ored people are making preparations
to place a large number of people in
line on emancipation Day, September
", and are figuring on two parades.
one in the afternoon which will start
from the Turner opera house and the
second in the evening. A float repre-
senting the Goddess of Liberty will
be in the former parade while still
another representing Abraham Lin
coin striking the shackles from the
bondmen will be in the second. Ar
engagements have been made for Gov
ernor Shaw to deliver an address on
that day which is expected to swell
the number of visitors by several thou
sand.
The Prizes.
The following prizes have been Of
fered, which includes a long line of
farm products, pantry and kitchen
supplies and other miscellanies:
Best bushel of corn SIS; second, $40.
Best bushel of white rice pop corn,
S.; second, $3.50.
Best bushel of potatoes, $40; second,
S..
Best collection of vegetables, includ-
ing req and white onions, yellow tur-
nips, parsnips carrots, beets and vege-
table oysters, So; second, ST.
Best table vegetables such as toma-
toes, celery, squashes, cucumbers, wa
termelons, nutmeg melons, egg plant,
caulif1ower, cabbage Largest heads
and Variety sweet pumpkins, large
red pepper (assorted) SO; second 50.
Best pantry and kitchen supply such
as one-half bushel sack of flour, wheat,
oats, corn meal, oat meal, cracked
wheat, laundry starch, white starch,
stove polish, stock food washing COM
pound and display of mineral water,
SO; second, 50.
Best pantry stores such as yeast,
salt and white bread, pan rolls, one
half gallon Saratoga chips, soap, cakes
two-pound fruit, jelly pound sponge,
Washington, fancy, angel food, choco-
late, hickory nut and, other nut layer
cakes, So; second, 50.
For tho most CT
cake, $40: second, SIS.
Best preserves, including ounce,
peach, pear, apple, plum, cherry, toma-
toes, crab apples, .currant, watermelon,
citron, pine apple, apricot, strawberry,
raspberry, blackberry and gooseberry,
So; second, 50.
Any kind of jelly, the best, SO; sec
ond, 50.
Best pastry cooking such as ten
raised doughnuts, twelve ginger cakes
and twelve cookies, So second, ST.
Best pound of creamery butter, $40;
second, S..
Best pound of dairy butter, IS; Sec
ond, So.
Best two-pound cut of cheese, So;
second, 50.
Best bushel of orchard fruit, SIS; sec
ond, So.
Best suit of ladies' hand made I'M
derwear, 50; machine work 50.
Best machine made ladies' dress 50;
hand made, So.
Neatest mended garment, 50.
Best specimen of knitting and need
lie work, So; second, So.
Neatest knit woollen stocking, extra
length, 50.
Best exhibition of hand-painted Chi
ma, SIS; second, 50.
Best water color and oil painting,
So: second, 50.
Largest pumpkin. $40; second, SIS.
Best quality baled hay, $40; second,
SIS.
Best chicken display, IS; second, So.
Best duck display, S4; second, SO.
Best turkey display, So; second, So.
Best geese display. SIS; second 49,
Best display of swine. So; second,$3.
Best COW and calf, So; second, SO.
Best saddle horse, So second So.
Best old settlers fiddling contest,
$40; second, SIS.
Tallest man, $40 in gold.
Smallest man. S. in silver.
Tallest lady, $40 in gold.
Smallest lady. SIS in silver.
Best looking boy under years, SIS
in gold.
Best looking girl under years, SIS in
silver
Fattest baby under years, SIS.
Smallest baby under 2 years, So.
To the couple getting married in the
grand stand. $25.
Best hot dumping contest, So; sec
ond, 3d. third, 81
Best 5-cent cigar made in Ottumwa,
to be decided by its popularity, $25.
Best collection of Belgian hares, $40,
| second, So.
Best male quartet, $40.
Best glee club, $40.
A WEEK OF eAYETp.
che Street Carnival Is Being Exten-