The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

AApO4 I1tuI GVtuLS VI LuG week.
! cy, and no set of men strive more
earnestly to bring out the beautiful
and artistic than the poultry fancier
in producing beautiful plumage or
bird that is ideal for shape. While
the commercial values are most ur-
gently sought for educational pur-
poses in the showroom, yet the So
cial and recreational features are
| more of an incentive to attract one
at first. Then the business becomes
a fixed habit for remunerative pur-
| poses.
| Magnificent Game Exhibit.
AS in New York and Boston, the
poultry show of Minneapolis will be a
yearly social event eagerly longed for
and attracting the best of people.
recognizing this. Secretary 10th has
gone to great expense, in securing a 4
collection from the. Wallace Evans
game propagating farm, Oak Park, Ill,
which owns the finest collection in the
world of wild game birds, and pleas
ants from Japan, India, Manchuria,
Formosa, Borneo, Thibet and different
parts of Asia, also Chinese holy ducks,
Wood-ducks and many other varieties
Of wild ducks, with the Mandarin, the
most beautiful duck alive. This col
| lSClloll was llic ild1tl ledluIc DIT lie
American Sportsman's club carnival
at Cincinnati, Ohio, and at the Chi
cago show, being viewed daily by at
least 10000 people. 1t will form the
centerpiece Of the cat department
here. The cat exhibit will be society's
| bower for a week.
The Cat Show.
The cat show promises to be es-
pecially attractive this year, Mrs
| Wnn1c,Ifp inf hpinor
assured of at least 100 from the fe-
line family; from the rare Manx,
Siamese, long-haired, white, blue, tor
toise, black, smoke. orange, cream or
fawn, self-silver. with blue eyes, gold
en- eyes, odd eyed, and kennels Of
beautiful kittens, to the back fence
serenader, plain gray Thomas.
| In this department several valuable
special prizes will be awarded. and
are likely to bring out a big exhibit in
these special classes.
orr best cat shown by any school girl
under the age of is.
For best cat shown by any school boy
under the age of Is.
For best cat shown by any fire depart
ment.
For best cats hown by any police sta
ton.
For best cat shown by any one in the
postal service.
Pigeons and Bantams.
The pigeon and bantam and pet
stock department will be made the de-
light Of the youngsters. Parlor
tumbler pigeons will do their aero
batic stunts each day and evening for
the little ones, while twenty other
varieties of tumblers will be in at
tendance, with pouters, English tip
piers, magpies, saddlebacks, frills,
turbits, swallows, archangels,
jacobins, trumpeters, shields,
priests, nuns, runts, Chinese Owls,
helmets, moreheads, highflyers, and
the Homng club of the city with their
lofts Of long distance homers. The
American Federation of Honing
Pigeons has consented to Secretary
Fred Mays flying a number of birds
each day in trials of speed, and pre-
Icisely at the noon hour each day, from
twenty-five to fifty birds will be lib
Grated at the door Of Poultry hall for
distance flights Of from 100 to 1000
miles.
Great Gobbler to Be Here.
Mrs. Ed McGrath Of st. Peter,
Mimi, has opened up the opportunity
for a spirited contest by donating to
the association her famous bronze
turkey gobbler. Bronze Medal" per-
haps the largest turkey in America,
who tips the scale at so pounds. This
: bird will be on exhibition and voted
for daily by all who wish to vote for
their favorite among the following
gentlemen:
For the Postal Observation-Disclosures D.
Wanvig, superintendent Of carriers.
: For the Fire Department-Chief Canter-
: bury. ... .'. ...*.,,.
For the Police Department-ChiefC Con-
roy. .-- $50 $500 '.I' 60
l Three Hundred Specimens.
Entries in all classes are coming in
from every state in the union, and it
, is expected that 5000 specimens will
= be shown in all of the classes.
;. For out of-town visitors, reduced
! rates on all railroads ON the certificate
. plan Of rate and one-third for the
g round trip will be granted, beginning
a Jan. 10, with return period good for
= ten days, from all points in Mime
T sofa and parts Of Wisconsin,
!, Driving Club Carnival.
a Beside the poultry show, the Min
Il neapolis Driving club will hold it's win
v ter carnival Jan. 13, IA and Is, on
- Nicollet avenue, and the judging OF
. this attraction will take place daily al
!, the old city hall on Bridge SQUARE
Poultry show week will be a week OF
= conventions at Minneapolis. The
;. Minnesota Agricultural society will
! hold it's annual meeting and the State
:, =, Sheep Swine and Cattle Breeders as.
>. ISOLATION will meet here. At the last
y named meeting there will be the fol.
lowing prominent speakers: Mr.
Brigham, assistant secretary Of agri.
;, culture, Washington. D. c.; James j
e Hill of st. Paul; Mr.. Kerrick, presi'
:, dent Aberdeen-Angus Breeders asso.
= citation, Ex-Governor Hoard of Wiscon-
sin, and Mr.. Lovejoy of Roscoe, Ill.
i, a noted breeder from that state. The
- health of the city, also, will be par.
ticlarly guarded, and every microbe
- instantly spotted by the members OF
the Minnesota State Sanitary associa'
tion which will hold it's annual meet.