Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-15
Franklin County Town Enter
tains Biggest Crowd In
Its History
FROM HALF DOZEN COUNTIES
Governor cummins' Speech, Games,
Agricultural and Fancy Exhibits, a
Base Ball Game and Free Shows
Kept Crowd Busy-somethins About
Geneva and Genevans.
Special to Times-RepubIlcan

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pluck of city, did herself proud yes
terday on the occasion of her annua.
| Bean Day festival. A few years ago
an inspiration came to Geneva. She
would hold a harvest home festival
when the grain was in shock. She
named it Bean Day" and invited the
ry. 1t came, saw, and was conquered
| by the overlooking hospitality of the
| little town. Since then Geneva's
bean Day" has grown bigger year by
year. Other towns have taken up the
| idea in one way and another. Ackley
| has now it's "Sauerkraut Day" The
daddy of them all" however, is Bean
Day" at Geneva and from the crowd
that filled the streets and overfiowed
| into the contiguous fields yesterday, 1t
seemed that the children had all come
/ home to see father.
They came early from the country.
Team after team of splendid square
quartered Iowa horses hitched to sur
reys and carriages filled with the well
| dressed and smiling families of pros
! porous Franklin and Hardin county
| farmers. Rubber tired buggies slip
| ped along occupied by the young fell
low who had hauled oats away from
| the machine the day before and the
| girl who cooked for the thrasher. He,
| in his tailor made suit and she in a
smart gown offered no evidence that
| they wore ovaralls and calico the day
| before. When the trains pulled in they
unloaded passengers from Eldora to
Mason City. Visitors drove from Dows
! and Iowa Falls. The south bound
Iowa Central freight brought coal cars
loaded with women who suffered the
srnirching' Of dainty dresses to mingle
in the Bean Day" festivities.
| The little town was crowded with
the out pouring of good part of the
population OF three of the best coun-
| ties in the state. Perhaps the most
noticeable arrival not excepting Gov
ernor Cummins, was that of two little
! German boys left at home by their
parents at the farm, five miles away.
| Getting out Of bed to find themselves
deserted they had escaped from their
care tal1er with about enough clothing
I to wad shotgun on their diminutive
persons and struck out boldly for Gem
eva and the delights of Bean Day"
They arrived looking like two tired,
dusty and sweaty cupids, about 2
o'clock, and made a triumphal entry
amid hearty cheering and vociferous
Applause. Some there were who hid
their faces and blushed, hut the boys
went on their way innocently unabash-
ed Ten minutes after the parents
| had them in tow and were hunting
wildly for the proprietor of clothing
store.
| THE forenoon was occupied by free
| vaudeville show secured from Des
Moines for the delectation of the
crowd, and the regular Bean Day shoot
at twenty-five targets. Thirty entered
for the prize, which was won by Dean
Granville, IL 4-year-old boy from Ma
son City, with a score of ~ out OF 20.
IJ H. Ransom, Of Mason City, was
second with 20, and Eli Behrens, OF
| Ackley, took third money with 10. The
| back ground was bad and rendered
shooting difficult. When 1t Is cons1d-
cred that the Mason City boy was up
against entries ranging over the terri
tony between tMarshalltown and Mason
City, some of them with excellent
amateur regulations, his victory may
be appreciated. After the shoot the
! crowd occupied itself with the shows,
booths, merry go-round, etc. The Ice
| cream cone melted like frost before the
morning sun, and the sledge hammer
| sounded on the iron pin OF the strlR-
ing machine. 1t was one day cut out
of a good county fair.
The produce and floral exhibits Of
] fered in competition exceeded in guam
| tity and quality those Of previous
wears. 1t was an excellent display,
considering that it was for one day
| only, and fairly representative OF
Franklin county productiveness. Ere
| miums were awarded as follows:
C,orn-Frank hide, first; r. Garri-
Doats--D. H. Appleby, first; Ed.
Walker, second.
wheat-F. Aldinger, first; p. L. Pek-
arrack, second.
ca,bbage-J. H. Redding, first; III.
Merrill, second.
Reets-Percy Butson, first; j. Kurtz,
second.
| Late HOIdlO6S-INl d. A|oAocAi' ~ ~
! Charles Pekarrack. second.
Early Potatoes-Ben Hicks, first;
Claude Sharp, second
Carrots-J. S. Redding, first; l.. Pc
karrack second.
Rutabagas-J. S. Redding, first; H.
| Smith, second.
Turnips-H. Meals, first; j. w. Hor-
ner, second.
onions-H. Merrill, first; J. H. Meals,
second.
cucumbers-M. Appleby, first: D. H.
| Appleby, second.
| Tomatoes-J N. MOBILES. first; G.
Pekarrack, second.
| Musk Melons-H. Meals, first.
| Pluns-Ellis Jones' first.
Punpkins-H. Meals, first; Claude
| Sharp. second.
J Souash-H Meals first.
Shell Beans-John3 Horner.
Beans-I. n. Noble, first; H. Meals,
second.
Sweet Corn-I N. Mobiles.
| Apples-L. B. Toole.
| Apples-Andrew Cole chest display.
Late Apples-Claude Sharp.
winners in the fancy work compe-
| tition:
| Drawn Rug-Mrs. Harry Luke.
Braided Rug-Mrs. sMasterson.
Worstel Quilt-Mrs. ]. Redding.
| Cotton Quilt-Mrs. C.. j. IInlay.
| crocheted Spread--Mrs. Berkely.
| Sofa Pillow-Mrs.4J. Jones.
Lunch Cloth--Mrs. Van Eachen.