Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-26
SOLDIER Day DRAWS
Record Breaking Crowds At
tend Iowa State Fair on
Tuesday.
=. 4 BRING 70 ! IN $4,000
ms BRING IN $4,000
TRAINS.
Prizes Awarded in Boys Judging Con-
tests-Nude Art Shocks Some Of the
i Fair Observation-Disclosures Cow
ers Paintings Of Miss Elizabeth
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Special to Times-Repubiican.

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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 26.--Veterans or
three wars marched in a long thin,
struggling column thru the pass gates
into the Iowa state fair yesterday, and
made it truly old soldiers day Some
of the keen-eyed young men who went
thru the Cuban and the Philippine
campaigns were there, put the army it
self was tina. of the gray haired men
of the sixties, worn and wrinkled, but
still marching with something of the
old military erectness, straining a stiff
joint to seem martial and beafning on
the fair, proud of it and it's record, and
justly unashamed or their own blue
coats with the freshly rubbed buttons
that told of days half a century ago.
But the fighters of the civil war
were not the only attraction. The re-
cord breaking OF, the fair shared hon
ors.s For Tuesday Of 1908 is the biggest
Tuesday for attendance, receipts, eX-
shibits, enthusiasm and success that
stands on the books Of the greatest ag-
sricultural exposition in the world, bar
none
All day long the trains rolled into
the. city with passengers literally
hanging to thesoutside and poured their
thousands after thousands upon the
depot platforms. AS was expected the
railway business yesterday exceeded
the total of Monday by many thous-
ands. comparison shows that the
increase was over 5000 Or about 40 per
cent The number given for Monday
was something over $4,000, while the
figures for yesterday show a total of
32,s29, exceeding all other big days in
previous years of the Iowa state fair
BY probably IS per cent.
Boys Good Stock Judges.
The boys judging contest conducted
at the state fair yesterday developed
the fact that the farm boys of Iowa are
well up in the science of fine stock
judging There were over thirty con-
testants from all oyer the state and all
were under q years of age. The con-
test provided for points on judging two
classes, each of horses, cattle, hogs
and corn, and in addition a first, Sec
ond and third prize was given for the
best ear of corn furnished by the con-
testants. With the fifteen points given
for the best ear of corn a total of SIS
points was possible. Four prizes Were
awarded as follows:
First, 5000 in cash; second, 800 in
cash u third, $50 in cash; fourth, pure
bred collie pup.
R. A. Rutledge of Fort Dodge won
the first prize with a. total of 1876
points, NJ. O. Cooper of Knierim was
second with 483 points, i. C.. Kinzer
Sof Bangor third with 474 points and
Frank Sanders of Hartley fourth with
472. points.
Other contestants were: Harley
Walker Swan, 49, points; G. v. Fill,
lAlantezuma, 451; H. A. LongWorth,
Polk City, AS; G. Z. Phillips, Center
vile, 444; Albert Reuss, West Liberty,
4SS; Herman Steen, West Liberty,
1876; Albert Bakehouse, Sigourney, 430;
Charles Connolly, West Liberty, 42S;;
III. Hasbrouck, Humeston, 426; O. Uf-
ford, Ames, 423; r. Darbyshire, Shan
non City, Alb; R. Gatewood, PackWeod,
41S; IA. Hall, West Liberty, 40; r. s..
Mckee. 4os; aR. S. 'slocum, Minden,
402;; IT, P. Hanson, Dean, 4O1; z.
Thornburg, Linden, 400; w. II. Arnold,
strawberry Point, 800; Harry Wilson,
Malvern, 800; u. Schrieyer, Rockwell
City, 1894; f. G. Hodsdon, Clarksville,
391; II. Nichols, West Liberty, $50;
L. Eveland, Jamaica 381; George
tMauss, Belmond, 375; j.. Hays, Ham
lin, S73;; II. Reedle, Ames, 34S; g., r..
Storm, Rockwell City, 337; w. R. Con-
rad, Rockwell City, 1922; Q. J..
Raeucfard, Colo, 3D..
1T. is a. fact considered worthy of
note by the conductors of the contest
that large proportion of the boys
who stand near the top in number of
points have either attended the short
courses in stock judging at Anes, or
at some other place. indicating that
the work ofsthe state college along
this line has been productive of re-
suits.
Nude Art Shocks Officials.
High art in china painting has
stirred up. tremendous art. war in
the fine arts building of>the state fair.
r. C. Legoe of What Cheer, superin-
tendent of the fine arts building, is the
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