Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-28
NATIONAL LIVE
STOCK SHOW
Opens in Chicago With Many
Entries OF Cattle, Horses
and Swine.

CHICAGO, Nov. 28-Smashing all
world records in the number of en-
tries, and with a prize list of s75,-
900, the ninth annual International
Live Stock Show today opened an
exhibition of blue-blooded horses,
cattle, hogs and sheep such as has
never before been seen anywhere.
The vast International Ampitheatre
is filled to overlooking with the best
animals Of the worlds leading stock
raisers, and the display is one that
will gladden. the heart of any lover
of fine stock. The show will last
until December 10 and an attendance
of nearly a million people is antici-
pated. The International Live Stock
Show is by far the greatest Of its
kind in the world and this year it
will surpass itself.
Remarkable about the list
this year is the number OF entries re-
ceiVed from Canada. All of the stock
raising centers of the United States
are also we'll represented.
The horse and cattle divisions
have attracted entries that have been
shown at some of the big live stock
shows held throughout the country
and which captured numerous blue
ribbons. The entries Il these d.s;-
sions are the most numerous ever
listed for a live stock show in the
world, it is reported.
The nominations for the different
divisions are as follows: Cattle,
1899; sheep, sos; horses, 765;
swine, 25S; total, 1857.
Among the exhibitors is George
AIDE, the famous humorist, who has
entered four Clydesdale horses from
his Kentland farm in Indiana.
Some people may take 1t as a
species Of humor that I should be a
genuine exhibitor at the live stock
show" remarked Mr.. AIDE when he
sent in his nominations. but l pro-
pose to get Indiana additional honors
Tor raising horses. l admit the
charge that 1 am a gentleman farm
er. But there are extenuating cir
cumstances.
When was a lad I learned the
difference between Percheron and
Clydesdale horses, and seeing a team
OF tn latter in Lafayette one day !
made up my mind that some day /
would be the proud owner of the
biggest and strongest looking draft
animals in the country. If the judges
can overlook my many indiscretions
IN the literary line, perhaps the Kent
land Clydesdales will get a few bun
dies of blue ribbons at the big show"
Mr.. AIDES horses will be in COM
petition with the fine animals to be
SHOWN by the Brookside Farm at
fort Wayne. Ind; Graham Brothers,
dig Clydesdale breeders in Canada;
the Iowa Agricultural college, as well
as the best known stock farms of sew
efal states in the Mississippi Valley.
Chicago packers are much in evil
oence in the draft horse division,
armour G Co., Morris & Co.. and
swift & Co.. having nominated elev-
en- ten and nine horses respectively.
= E. Bum of Peoria, H., makes an
entry OF six hackneys, while in the
shetland pony division he is the larg-
est nominator.
Not little added interest attaches
70 the shorthorn cattle division by the
domination of seven ANIMALS from
me Kentucky farm Of J. B. Haggin.
ihese cattle go into competition with
snorthorns from more than ten states.
X Hanna of Ravenna, Ohio, son
u the late Senator Hanna, with If
zen entries. and F. w. Harding Of
"aukeshe. Wis. with seventeen nom
nations, are going to essay the cap
sare OF ribbons from Congressman
frank o. Lowden, Of Oregon, III.
among the exhibitors Of sheep who
elI display unusual specimens Of