Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-29
.NEN PREMIUMS
ARE A SUCCESS
Management of the State Fair
Gratified at the Exhibit
Of Horses
PRIZES GREATLY INCREASED
Cattle Exhibit Also Enhanced by the
Now Premiums Offered This Year
Stock Exhibit tho Best the State
Has Ever Had-capitaI Gossip.
Special to Times-RepubMcan.

new premiums lAdI IdNc peell OiLeIStl
this year for the first time. While the
horse entries last year were very light
and are not to be compared to the ex-
hibits Of this year there are some
premiums this year for American bred
horses exclusively that have proven
very popular and there are q large
number Of entries for all classes except
the Clydesdale. In English Shires,
Percherons and Belgians, the entries
for these exhibits are large and the
competition is keen. Finch Bros, of
Joliet, and Verona. ILL.,, and Albert
zwicker, Of Presumption, ILL.,. are the
leaders in the Shires. In the Percher-
ons, H. q. Mcmillan, of Rock Rapids,
Maasdam, of Pella, and C. d. Nc
Pherson OF Pella, are the leaders and
the competition is predicted close.
But 1t is in the cattle that the new
premiums have especially been sue
cessful. A number Of these premiums
have been made especially for Iowa
cattle. They are added to the regu-
lar premiums In each class. Professor
Curtis of the state college at Ames
is on the grounds and said today:
Those special Iowa premiums have
proven very popular even though this
is the first year. and especially in the
short horn class. Iowa is perhaps the
biggest Shorthorn state in the coun-
try anyway and hence the large num-
Der of entries for the Iowa Shorthorn
Dat 10,
tries in the other breeds of cattle also
and it can be said with a certainty
that those premiums will do a great
deal for cattle breeding in Iowa. I be-
lieve this is the best stock exhibit the
state has ever had. 1t is the best
balanced with the various classes and
premiums we'll filled with entries and
a finer looking lot of stock was never
seen anywhere"
The fruit exhibit this year Is not so
good as last year for the reason that,
this years apple crop is deficient as
compared to that Of last. Besides last
year the exhibit that had been at the
worlds fair at St. Louis was at the
state fair, and 1t certainly was one of
the best apple exhibits that it will ever
be possible to get together. But in
other respects the state fair fruit ex-
hibit is up to that of former years.
In one respect the visitors are attracted
to the agricultural building more than
formerly and that is by the music.
band platform has been erected on the
east side of the building above the
entrance on that side and the Indian
band and other bands dispense music
there regularly during the day.
Last year in the farm machinery sec
ton there were several buildings which
stood unoccupied during the fair week.
This year there is but one empty farm
machinery building on the grounds
Every other building is occupied and
filled full and there are a great many
novelties aside from the regular ma
chimes.
The railroad commissioners today
are at Sedan in Appanoose county,
where under the drainage law they
will decide where the ditch that is to
be dug will cross the Burlington rail-
road.
The painters and decorators at the
state house are taking week off, to
see the state fair. They painted the
flags are to be placed yesterday and
for the rest of the week will be doing
nothing. AS soon as the fair is over
and the cases on the second floor
where the flags have been are remov-
ed they will paint the wall back of the
cases and also about the inches in the
rotunda and will then have completed
their work BY the end of next week
they will probably all be gone. For
the most part they don't seem to like
Iowa. They have the impression that
the people of this state never saw any
good painting, and that they are there
fore unable to appreciate good work
and are more in harmony with artis-
tic decorations. Two lady visitors to
the state house yesterday stood on the
grand staircase and looked at the cove
apove and one remarked that 1T was
une, but not as nice as 1t was before.
AS it was before the cove was painted
with the figures of Indians and per-
sons who didn't represent anything in
particular and the figures, Furthermore
were out of proportion.
1t is reported here, the word having
been received from the relatives of
Past Commander r. p. st. John of the
Iowa department G. A. r., that he is
recovering but very slowly. His
wound made in performing the opera
ton for appendicitis has not healed as
soon as it should have and is still dis
but there is said to be every
hopeful sign that he will continue to
recover. He will not, however, be able
to attend the G. A. r. encampment at
Denver next week as he had hoped to
do.
There are indications that there will
be actions started here for the appoint
ment of a receiver for some of the
other wild cat insurance companies
that were started in Iowa some years
ago and were subsequently sold out.
1t is furthermore rumored that in the
next application there will be more OF
real interest as politics is closely iden-
titled with 1t, at least many leading
politicians are identified with 1t.
The address Of Governor Cummins
which he yesterday consented to make
before the Polk County Republican