Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-23
Management of the Iowa State
Fair Much Pleased at the
Outlook
CATTLE SHOW a WONDER
Judsins of the Exhibits Began Monday
and Prizes Were Awarded in Many
Classes Fine Exhibit of Short
horns-Iowa Men Taking Many of the
Awards-List Of Winners
Special to Times Republican.

is believed will equal If not exceed tina
OF Tuesday of last year. While the fai
officials were not anticipating as larg,
crowds this year OH account of the St
Louis attraction the indications ar,
now good for an attendance equal tt
erage..
The attendance yesterday was moi
large but came very close to the at
tendance for last year. Treasurer Ely
sors and Secretary Simpson stating las,
night that the receipts were practical
" The same.
Incoming trains yesterday afternoon
and last night were well crowded with
visitors. The pleasant weather added
materially to the prospects for attend
Ance from outside Des Moines, general
rains over the state Sunday having in
jured the attendance yesterday.
All Des Moines Will participate in
the fair today. business houses closing,
sorae all day and others during the
afternoon. Many veterans will also be
present.
Railroads report that Thursday will
probably be the record day for attend
ante outside Of Des Moines as the
promised fair weather will aid in
bringing many who were caught by last
years showers.
Even if the attendance of yesterday
at the Iowa state fair was slightly UNI
der that of Monday year ago, the en-
tertainment was far better. The at
tendance was far in excess of that Of
Monday Of two years ago.
EXACTLY $50 tickets have been issued
to exhibitors. This is 100 more than
ever before.
The Cattle Show.
The acme OF the fine stock show at
the state fair was reached yesterday
afternoon at 5 o'clock, when forty
threa bulls of all breeds were led into
the, show ring at the stock pavilion to
be admired by the cattle experts there
gathered, and the hundreds OF people
who passed. into the building gazed and
paused out again.
shorthorns.
These were the bulls three years old
ana over, and the heads of ali herds
were shown, except Herefords and Hol-
stems. The Judge In the Hereford
breed. e. ]. Taylor. Of Fremont, Mich,
was unable to be present yesterday
ana they were not shown. He expects
to be here today, probably this after
noon, as superintendent Packard at
once wired to him. Had he been here
however. it Is possible that all OF the
bulls could not have been shown in one
ring. for as 1t was, 1t was comfortably
filled by the forty-three.
All OF the other prize winners IN this
contest had gotten their ribbons and
had been led to their barns before the
Shorthorn winners had been named.
frank W. Harding's Whitehall Sui
tar Of Waukesha won the blue ribbon
But it was nip and tuck between him
AMI w. F. Christian & Sons Royal
Avalanche. Of Indianapolis. The latter
is roam and the former white. The
Harding bull cost in the thousands
The price has always been private.
ii was the theory of the judges that
the blue ribbon went to him largely on
account OF the paunch.
The other places were taken as fol-
lows:
Third - r. e. Watts & Sons Dou-
BILE Gloster, I'd 12s5Ss, OF Miles, Iowa.
Fourth - Hill & Anderson's Blythe
Lad. of Chicago.
Fifth Burnbra Chief. owned by
3. w. Bowen, of Delphi, Ind.
Sixth Lord Mount Stephen
owned by Ardmore Stock Farm Co..
Of Holstein.
Aberdeen Angus.
Half the S-year- old and over bulls In
the Aberdeen-Angus class We're entered
by Iowa cattle men. Iowa animals took
the first five of the prizes. Cattle men
were pleased with the result.
w. A. McHenry's Western Star, of
Denison took first, and c. j. Martins
Juba. OF Morlich Of Churdan, took Sec
oni. Third prize went to E. {. Davis
of Iowa City who showed Woodlawn
Rlackbird Lad. The other winners
are:
lsourth-Mayor of Alta Second, own
ed by A. c.. Binnie. of Alta.
.Eifth--Crown Bearer, owned by W.
B. Seeley, Mt Pleasant.
isixth--Biackbird of Edgewood Sec
ond, owned by E. I. Davis, of Iowa
Cry.
Gailoways.
Two Of the four premiums for the
Galloway bulls went to Iowa men. c.
N. Moody's Mckenzie of Kilquhointy OF
Atlanta, Mo, took first, while E. H.
Whites Muscosis came in for second
Camp Follower of Stepford, owned by
o. H. Swigart Of Champaign, H., took
the third prize and McDougall w of
Tnrbreoch, owned by j. F. Bales g. Son
of Stockport, Ia, won fourth place.
Red PolIsd.
An Iowa animal took the first in the
aged bull class In the Red PolIed breed.
g. w. Coleman of Webster City owns
the bull known as Irwin. The second
place was taken by General 6hafter,
owned by J. J. Chambers of Sadorus,
Ill.,, and third by ]. Fl. Crowder & Sons
OF Bethany, I'll. Fourth place also went
to an Iowa man, Adolph P. Arp of Ed
ridge taking the place with Sprites
Perfection.
Jerseys.
Hunter & Smith of Lincoln took first
ard fifth prizes in the aged Jersey bull
class. c. E. Still OF Kirksville, Mo, the
osteopath, took second prize with
Brookhill Fox, Rolla Oliver of Dear
born, Mo-, took third with Fountains
Eminent, and Mrs. s. B. Thomas of st.
Joe took fourth with Uncle Peters
Gold Mine.
The Iowa Winners.