Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-25
Forty-three Entries in All Events
Yesterday.
ALBERT BLOSSER PRETTIEST BABY.
Fattest, Baby Was Freddie kiser--
Judges Were Unable to Agree and
Divided the Prize for the Prettlest
GirI-List of Entries
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L. AOiAi Alddy bdliy.J
Albert Roy Blosser is the prettiest
baby in Wapello county. That is, if
the judgment of DR.. S. A. Spilman, DR..
Alice Stark and Mrs. Charles Bach
man is not at fault and if the prettiest
babies in the county were at the baby
show held yesterday afternoon at re-
publican headquarters at the corner
of Main and Court streets. They were
all pretty. Everybody said so, especi-
ally the ladies, of whom large num-
Der were present, and their judgment
in cases of this character is final with
no appeal to higher court. Every
mamma present was of the opinion that
hers was the prettiest but the judges
had no proprietary interest in any of
them and calmly and disinterestedly
judged the points of the infants-not
exactly as they would chicken-but
they had to have certain standard
which could be no higher than that
possessed by Master Blosser, because
he won the prize of S. given by w. R.
Beck & Co., druggists, of this city, as a
side attraction to the carnival. 1t
would not be exactly right to call it a
side attraction either, because the
show was nearly the whole thing
yesterday afternoon and included be-
sides prizes for the prettiest baby, one
for the latest infant and one for the
handsomest girl under six years and
over 3 years of age.
There were forty-three entries in all
four events, some of the babies being
entered in two OF them. Twenty
three infants entered the lists for the
handsomest baby and in them were al
SO entered the fat babies. Nine miss
es over 8 years of age were entered
in the prettiest girl contest and eleven
boys were entered in their class. AS
has been stated Albert Blosser. of Ba-
tayia, won the prize of IS offered by w.
R. Beck & Co., druggists, for the pref
test baby; Freddie Kiser, age nine
months, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Kiser, No. 919 East Cherry street, won
the prize of SIS offered by Vossen's
New York store for the latest baby.
The judges were unable to agree
upon the prettiest girl and the prize
of IS offered by the management of
the Manhattan shoe store, was equally
divided between Helen Vets, aged 4
years and months, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. I. w. Vets, No. 434 West
Second street, and Helen Chew,5 years
of age, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Chew, No.423 West Second street
The Contest.
At 2 o'clock the babies began to
come with their nurses and mammas
and in thirty minutes the republican
headquarters, where the show was
held, was crowded to suffocation. Ev
cry inch Of space was taken and the
infants began to exhibit signs of un
easiness. Finally DR.. S. A. Spilman
DR.. Alice Stark and Mrs. Charles Bach
man, the judges in all of the events
caused chairs to be arranged along
one side of the room, the nurses and
mammals seated in long row, and each
infant ticketed. Shortly before
O'Clock the fat babies, the lean ones
those who were good iatured ant
those who were not were scanned by
the trio of experts, and the following
is what they saw in each class:
The Handsomest Baby.
The entries in this event together
with the names of the parents ant
their residences follow:
Lloyd e. Goodwin, five months, sol
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Goodwin, wit
reside outside of the city.
Walter Henry Snodgrass, aged l.
months, son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A
Snodgrass, of Central addition.
Florence Grace Booth, months O
age, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarenc
Booth, No. 903 Church street.
Mamie Darner, months of age