Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-30
ARMOUR PRAISES THE FAIR
Gays It Is the Best All Around Exhibition
he Has Ever Attended
SENSATION IN THE JUDGING or HORSES
Fercheroh Bred In Iowa wins over
One which Took First Place at
the French Exposition
Last Year.
SENSATION IN THE JUDGING or HORSES
(From a stan Correspondent

DES MONIES, Ia, Aug. 29.-(Speclal
Telegram )--"Iowa has the best ali-around
fair 1t. has ever peen my pleasure 10 at
tend said j. ogden Armour today. He
is here with an exhibit and to attend the
state fair. II heard much OF tho Iowa
state fair so thought l would run out
for day and see Il for myself" continued
Mr.. Armour, as he cast an admiring glance
at a magnificent percheron stallion then be-
ing shown in the ring. ut is the most
complete fair have ever attended. That
is, you do not seem to let one department
overbalance another. The horse, cattle and
hog shows are magnificent and do not
overbalance the other. Iowa certainly has
occasion to be proud of this wonderful dis
play of products. But YOU can no longer
call this an Iowa show alone, Tor IL is
really Interstate, even International in its
character"
Dozens Of similar expressions are heard
from other equally good judges
A sensation in today's stock judging was
the awarding of first prize to Lerida H..
a percheron stallion owned by c. A. Saund-
ers of Manila Ia. in the over and
under years class, over one that captured
the first prize at the French exposition last
year. The horse was bred by Saunders and
was today purchased by Prof Curtis FOR
the State Agricultural college. at stlf
figure. There is considerable speculation
| that Il will capture the first in sweepstakes
of all ages.
Wilson wins Scholarship.
As result of the corn and stock Judging
contests at the state fair this year, Alex
Wilson Of West Liberty, Ia, gets years
scholarship at the State Agricultural col
lege at Ames Wilson stood 5SS and his
= ~ rf ~
Ainsworth, who stood 52i
Races at state Fair.
Every race today went in three straight
| heats to the winning horse. Echo, jr., owned
by Belts g. Toll of Shellrock, Ia. took first
In the free-for-all pace; Lillian Bell owned
by L. ]. Zeeka of Cedar Rapids. first in the
2:15 trot; Billy X, owned by Allen Brothers
of Marion, Ia, first in the 2:So pace for
81, 900 purse; Betty Gold, owned by L.
Meeks, first in: the hve-furlong running
race: Red Pac. Nebraska horse, took first
in the 2;20 trot yesterday.
Farmers Cut Each other.
]. NJ. Jensen. a Marion county farmer, and
r. r. Dowell OF Abel, Ia, engaged in a
cutting ARRAY over 50 that one of them
| owed the other and both were badly cut up
| The city physician dressed their wounds
and they paid fines at the police station.
street Car Accidents.
L. l.. Curren, a bookkeeper of this city,
had both legs cut of by a street car today
while going to. the fair grounds and may
not live. Frank Kern, a boy who had both
| legs cut OFF by a street car yesterday, died
this afternoon.
Re-elect Barry.
Fourth-class postmasters of Iowa. at theii
convention here today, elected the follow
| ing oficers for the coming year, the presi
dent being THE present incumbent: Presi
\ dent, b. o. Barry of Walker; vice presi
[ dent, r. Howard OF Wauneta: financial SEQ
I rotary, r. I. Metcalf of Pleasantville; sec
rotary, w. @. Swain of Everly; treasurer
A. r. Miner OF Busey; executive commit
tee M. II. Davis OF Mitchellville and j.. ]
Heverly of Center Point; committee on res
olutions, s. E. Cain of Hedrick, w. C. Bacf
of New Albin, F. f. Rorning of Sheldah
and ]. ]. Hevefly of Center Point; delegates
to the national convention, b. O. Barry
Of Walker and F. II. Horning of Sheldahl.
Proposition to Armour.
| Members of the Des Moines Commercial
| club today entertained at luncheon J. Ogder
Armour and other officers of the Armour
Packing company. at which time a PROPOSE
ton was made to the Armours to establish
packing plant here. The terms OF tn,
proposal are not given out
Attendance Bigger Than Estimate.
The attendance at the fair yesterday wa.
larger than the estimates. When The
tickets were all finally counted today it was
discovered that the attendance was clos
] to IS, 600. or 1900 more than estimated. II
is thought all records were broken today.
Change of Rates wanted. ~,
The Iowa railroad commission has beer
asked TO make changes in the freight rates
on large number of articles and has Sci
September 5 as the date for the hearing Of
arguments. The articles on which applica
tions have been made for change of rates
are as follows:
| Pork scraps, fresh pork cuts, etc bridge
4 cylinders or caissons: smoke stacks; cul-
vert pipe; potato diggers, X. D.; stoneware
/ clay; eggs In cases; sectional boilers
\ macaroni. noodles, spaghetti and vermlcelli
| folding steel couches. $. H.; meat meal
ground refuse meats sectional book
cases, x. d.; crockery, with rolled oats
etc; cardboard; folding camp chairs. sec
| ond-hand; steel or iron grave vaults; pho.
nOgraphs and other talking machines ano
records for same; hen nest device; liquor
packages. barrels. etc, empty returned: rae
paper, wrapping: nursery stock; petroleum
| Including crude petroleum. and oils auto.
\ mobiles. In carloadsi hay and straw; boxes
set up; stone, rough quarried; wagons, com.