Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-11
Strong Feature of the State
Fair Will Be the Horse De-
partment This Year
THE BARNS TO BE FILLED
Special Prizes Have Been Secured That
Will Attract Large Number Of Ex-
hibitors-More About the Suit
Against the Amana society-Arsu-
ments are Submitted.
to Times-Republican.

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Des Moines. June 11.-With Prof
Charles f. Curtis of the department OF
tural College at Ames at the head OF
the horse department of the state fair
as superintendent there is to be a
change in that department which will
make it a stronger feature than in the
past. The horse barns have been filled
every year at the fair and this year
are going to be more than filled. Tbs,
cattle, however, have heretofore been
the strongest feature in the stock eN-
hibits at the fair, placed there largely
thru the ability of Governor Packard,
of Marshalltown. Frof Cartiss is rec
ognized the country over as an au-
! thority on all live stock and has al
ready added some features for this
years fair. He has secured some ad-
ditional prizes that are to make a
| heated contest among the heavy draft
horses offered by the Percheron and
Clydesdale associations of America.
| The horse exhibits at the state fair
will be far more numerous this year
and it is believed better and will be
more of a fine horse show than the
state has ever seen.
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| The things that are attracting more
attention this year to the horse ex-
| hibits are some big prizes that are
| being offered for fancy drivers and
saddle horses and special prizes by
| associations for champion draft
horses. The best carriage team ex-
hibited this year is to get a premium
of $685. the second best s25 and the
third SIS, and these prizes have already
brought out some of the best in the
state and Iowa has some very fancy
horses. The champion saddler of any
class is to get a prize of $50 which
is an inducement to exhibitors. For
the various classes of saddlers such
as geldings stations and mares, the
first prize is $25. The American
Clydesdale Association this year is
offering three silver cups as prizes for
the best American bred stallion of any
age exhibited at the fair in the
Clydesdale class. one for the best
American bred mare and one for the
best group of five animals owned and
bred by the exhibitor The Percheron
Society of America has offered four
gold medals for the best Percheron
stallion any age, the best stallion
American bred. best mare American
bred and best group of five owned and
bred by exhibitor. The Percheron Reg
istry Company is offering three gold
medals as first prizes and three re-
serve ribbons as second prizes for best
stallion, mare and group of five of any
age or breeding. AS the breeders are
after big prizes rather than the money
they get in premiums these special
prizes are attracting considerable at
tention aud it is expected in time to
add more of them The date for the
closing of entries for the fair is August
for live stock and the way the APP
plications are now coming in indicates
that last years stock exhibits will be
far eclipsed 1t is crowding the man
agement to find room and it is appar-
ent that some late corners will not get
an opportunity to exhibit, but every
effort is being made to make this
number as small as possible.
AS a part of the argument for the
Amana Society in the case of the state
against the Amana Society. Judge Nj.
j. Wade has filed the constitution AMI
bylaws of the society and history of
the society. The history shows that
the society originated in Germany
some time previous to 1S43 and that
the real name is Community of True
Inspiration Desiring to escape perse-
cution there, the members came to
America and settled in New York
about 1S43, the members of the society
arriving not all together but few at
a time. 1t was in 1855 that the society
bought it's first land in Iowa and from
that time down to 1864 the members
were engaged in moving to this state
Jan. l. 1905, the population and mem
bership of the society was 1850 and
the society had 24,463.42 acres of land
in Iowa county and 1,762.1S acres in
Johnson county, making total of 26-
225 so acres. 1t was when the society
Incorporated here that it took the name
1.-The Amana Society as it's incorpor-
ated name.
In his arguments before the supreme
court Judge Wade showed that the So
ciety regularly and annually paid it's
taxes on every dollar of property it has
and the attempt is made to show that
the society has no property and has
made very small increases, that there
is a surplus in the money on hand
at time when the products of the
factories are sold but that when the
raw material is purchased for the fac
tories there is no mere money left than
is necessary in the support of the COM
munity and that all the benefits of the
community are regularly used in the
temporal support of the membership.
1t is further shown by Judge Wade
for the society that none of the mem
bers as officers receive any compensa-
ton and that all work alike for the
support of the entire community.
The printed argument of Judge Wade
is a document of 100 pages and the
printed argument OF Attorney General
Mullan for the state contains 81 pages.
Both of these We're supplemented by
additional oral arguments before the |
court Whatever the outcome of the |
suit the decision of the supreme court j
will undoubtedly be watched with a |
great deal of interest. Judge Wade !
claims in his oral argument that there |
is no middle ground and that the state |
will either sweep the society away or |
must allow it to continue as II is. J
Should the decision of the court be I