Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
Fair AWARDS AAD[
Iowa Man Gets the Silver Cup
For Best Herd of Beef
Cattle
C. J. MARTIN OF cHuRDAN WINS
Final Awards Made in the Cattle Show
at the State Fair at Des Moines -
Contest Between the Aberdeen Angus
and tine Hereford Exhibits Was Very
ciosc.

Des Moines, Aug. &c. j. Martins
Aberdeen Angus herd was awarded the
silver cup of the state department of
agriculture at the state fair yesterday
for the champion beef herd of pure bred
cattle. Mr.. Martin lives at Churdan.
Iowa. Four herds competed. The award
consisting of George r. Allen formerly
of Illinois and now of Lexington, Neb.,
and once engaged in the breeding of
Shorthorns; l.. McWhorter of Aledo.
H., who has been judging the Angus
cattle curing the fair, and Edward J.
Taylor of Michigan, who has been
judge for Governor Packard during
this great show.
Two of their votes went for the An
gus herd and one for the Herefords.
BY agreement among exhibitors, the
judges and Governor Packard in
make the decision of two of the three
judges final, and on this basis the cup
was awarded to the Angus herd.
1t was headed by Prince Ito Second
the magnificent 2-year-old bull owned
by Mr.. Martin, and which was sired by
Prince Ito, dam Pride of Aberdeen.
Each of the herds consisted of one bull,
2 years Old or older; heifer calf, a
1-year- and a 2-year-old heifer and
COW.
The Shorthorn herd was exhibited by
Frank Harding of Waukesha, headed
by Whitehall Sultan; the Herefords by
w. S. Van Malta & Son, of Fowler,
Ind, headed by Prime Lad. and the
Galloways by E. II. White of Esther
Vile, headed by Muscosis.
Grand Champion Group.
w. ]. Miller of Metz. Iowa, exhibited
the grand champion group. This group
took prize of SIS. 1t consisted of three
steers and heifers. The winners were
Angus.
S. l.. Brock, OF Macon, Mo-. won the
premium for the grand champion OF the
in the purebred Snort
horns. Angus. Hereford, Galloway ana
grades and cross breeds class. He ex-
hibited Little Joe, a yearling steer sired
by Beau Douglass He is a Hereford.
Fat Cattle Prizes.
The contests for premiums In the TAT
cattle classes by breeds, was spirited.
Scotty. shown by William Smiley OF
Malcolm. took first among the Snort
horn two year olds. These two breed
ers took first and second in the year
ling Shorthorn class. also Smiley took
first in the Shorthorn heifer class.
s. L. Brooks Fine Lad from Macon,
Mo. won the first prize in the Here
ford two year old class; Silver Lad.
owned by Brock, took first in the year.
ling Hereford class, and q. I. kinseH
of Mt. AYR took second. Brock took
first and second in the calf class, then
took the sweepstakes and the champion
group premiums.
w. B. Seeley, of Mt. Pleasant won
first place for two-year-old Aberdeen
fat cattle class, exhibiting SLACK
Beauty. He took first in the yearling
class also, w. j. Miller, of Metz, Win
ming second. c. j. Martin, of Chur-
dan, won the yearling class premium.
In the two-year- old class OF grades
and cross breed exhibits. w. ). MIL
Ter. of Metz, was awarded first on
.Iunkman. an Angus steer, sired by
Wabash of Treaty. w. B. Seeley s
Black Beauty ". an Angus, took sec
ond. and a Shorthorn shown by }. y.
Brown. of Scion, took third
In the one year-old class. $. u.
Brooks Little Joe from Macon. Mo-.
took first: Miller's Motor took second.
and A. C.. Binnie's Reliance from Alta
took third.
In the calf class, o. H. swigart,
of Champaign. Ill.,, came in frst;.
Brooks Highball took second, and Are
Light, owned by William Smiley. of
Malcolm, took third.
Brock took thn sweepstakes and
Miller of Metz the first for cham
pion group of these cattle
Hereford Show Ends.
w. S. Van Malta & Son. of Fowler.
md. lugged off the sweepstakes for
both bull and COW in the Hereford
class.
Brock took first in the get of sire
class Il. #. Kinsell of Mt. Ayr, got sec
ond. Gabberts took third, and David w.
Oil of Iowa City won the fourth.
The Van Nattas also took first In
the contest over exhibitors herds, Cab
berts taking second, Fritz d Snea TAX
ing third, and Oil fourth.
The Van Nattas also took first IN
the breeders young herd class, and the
Cabberts second.
The Van Nattas took first In the
calf herd contest, and Oil took second.
The Iowa premiums We're placed as
follows: Exhibitors herd, Fritz s
Shea first. OH second; get of sire, OH
first: produce of COW, OIL first.
Aberdeen Angus Show Over.
,Phe Aberdeen Angus sweepstakes
were divided. f, T. Davis of Iowa
CITY took ii for bulls and w. B. Seeley
nf Mount Pleasant took it In the COW
class.
Davis also took first for produce of
cow class. c. h Martin of Churdan
took second w. A. McHenry of Denis
son took third, 4. G. Binnle OF Alta
took fourth, w. 3. Seeley took fifth.
w. A. McHenry of Denison landed
first in the get of sire class, Martin
taking second Binnie third, Parrish 4
Miller of Hudson, Kas.. fifth.
Iowa awards in these classes were
made as follows
Produce of cow-Martin first, Binnie
second.
Get of sire-Binnie first, e. I. Davis
of Iowa City second, w ]. Miller or
Metz third.
Breeders young herd-Seeley first,
Miller second, Martin third.
Exhibitors herd McHenry hrst.
Seeley second, Miller third.