Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-12
1t is Now Up to the FARMERS
Whether OF Not Their Big In
stitute Will Be a Su cess
ARRANGEMENTS ARE ALL MADE
Some Great Features Provided for In
teresting Weeks Work-Study Dur
ina Day, Entertainments at Night
Whore Different Departments Will
Meet.

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the big farmers short course, which
| will be held in this city next week.
With the extensive plans for the gigan-
tic institute completed, 1t now rests en-
tirely with the farmers of Marshall
| county whether or not their show is to
be Il success or not. The short course
will. in reality, be a winter county fair,
and Marshalltown, as hostess, has done
her part in making ready the details.
Chairman +. Nj. Wilbur, of the en-
tertainment committee, has made all
plans to care for the rme who may
wish to spend the entire week here'
nights as Well as days. He has secured
an abundance of good rooms, which are
indexed by a card system, and can be
handled Systematically when time for
assignment comes. Some rooms are
double, and Others single. and are IN
homes where the best of accommoda-
lions will be furnished.
Study Rooms Will Be Ready.
The study rooms will be ready for
the beginning OF work on Monday
morning. The east court room VIII De
used for the classes in corn. ana the
old postoffice, in the kibbey block. Tor
the stock Judging classes. Both rooms
! will be furnished with seats, steam
heated, and well lighted. Across the
street from the Kibbey block, In the
Binford & Smelling building, Will be
placed the display Of prize corn. where
the people may see the corr raised IN
this county that. during the week, VIII
be declared to be winners OF over sl'oo"
in prizes.
Domestic Science at Congregational.
The household economics department
will be housed in the basement of the
| CONGREGATIONAL church. the quarters
being convenient, and ~Well-equipped
with fixtures for cooking. +. r.. Bene-
| dict is superintendent of this depart
ment. and is anxious that an interest
be taken not only by the
! wives. but by the m OF the city
as we'll. The study for the week Will
include addresses on the proper use
and preparation Of foods, the prepara-
ton of meats, care and feeding or
| children, care Of invalids and invalid
| cookery, home nursing, sewing, the art
of simple clothing, h selection OF
quiet colors for dress. and the proper
%laundrying of different classes of goods
and textile fabrics. This department
can not help but prove Of much In
terest to every housewife. Tickets FOR
the entire course, at 81 each, are on
sale at Benedict & BrintnalFs.
Entertainments Big Feature.
The entertainments for shor course
week will doubtless prove a big feature.
The Odeon has been secured for two
of the entertainments, and the Meth
odist church for three lectures.
The two entertainments at the Odeon
will be by school children. On Monday
night the high school glee club and
chorus will appear in a varied progrom,
including a physical culture drill. the
dramatization of 1.-THE Ruggles Fam
ily," an exercise Illustrating drawing
in the public schools. an exhibition OF
manual training work. and exercise In
story telling, a few recitations. and the
presentation of one act from "The
Merchant Of Venice"
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one that will command the widest in
terest turnout the county. will be the
old fashioned spelling bee and declam :
atory contest. to be held on Friday
evening. Already eighty-three pupils
from country schools are entered for
the spelling contest. This will be In
charge of County superintendent Hos
teller. The declamatory contest is open
to the pupils of the graded schools OF
the city as we'll as those from the
rural schools and graded schools OF
other towns in the county.
Some Interesting Lectures.
The three lectures of the week. at
the Methodist church. will be interest
ing entertainment features. These
features, and the entertainment by the
high school here, are under the direc-
ldion of C. III. Van Law. The first will
fbe on Tuesday evening, when Pro
fessor Adrian M. Newens, of Ames,
will give a humorous lecture. Mr.
Newens has appeared here before. and
those who nave heard him promise
that a treat is in store for his aud
fence.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Hattie
Moore Mitchell, of Des Moines. a wom-
an we'll known in educational circles
and a former instructor in teachers
institute work here, will give her lee
ture CAS- the Farmer Looked Back.
On Thursday evening West Dodd. OF
Des Moines, will give a lecture on cleo
tricity that will prove of much value
and interest. Demonstrations of severa1
electrical improvements of the age will
be given.
Good Weather Wanted.
About all that is wanted now to IN
SIRE the success of the short course is
good weather.. The farmers are show
ing a lively interest. as we'll they
should. in view of the fact that it Is
their show. Many will not be able to
spend night and day here. but there
are others who will come as tho they
twere going to Ames. or some more
distant point, and remain from the
minute.the study opens until the books
are closed Saturday afternoon. Every
farmer in the county should be here
TO take some part in the study, ever
iif he finds it impossible to attend all
the sessions. Once started in the work
it will be hard to lay it aside, as it
will prove of the deepest interest.
Local Weather Record.
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