Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-08
BUSINESS MEN DONATE SPECIAL
PRIZES TO CHILDREN AND
OTHERS FOR DISPLAYS
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT
WILL BE BIG FEATURE
School Children, and Those on the
Farm, Will Be Given Opportunity to
Secure Valuable Prizes for Best Ex-
hibits-AIso Special Prizes to Boys
for Stock Judging.

An interesting session OIL tle MAI =
shall county fair board was held
Wednesday afternoon at the office of
Secretary w. M. Clark, and much i'm
portant business was transacted.
1t was decided to keep the fair
grounds open evenings during the en-
tire week and to have series of var
led entertainments that will attract
and please the public A small adj
mission fee will be charged.
The association has secured one of
the best free attractions on the road,
which will be a feature of the evening
entertainments. 1t is believed these
night attractions will meet popular
approval and prove one of the strong
drawing factors of the fair
At the Wednesday meeting the ex-
ecutive committee revised the premium
list. copy for which is now practically
ready for the printer. 1t is expected
the lists will be issued earlier than
usual this year.
The educational exhibit is to be
made one of the principal features of
this years fair over 200 premiums
will be offered for school work COW
ering nearly every subject taught in
the city or rural schools. Many spe-
cial premiums are TO be offered by
Marshalltown business men. in addi-
ton to the regular list, as follows:
l.. ~ MT
For best peck Of Rural New Yorker
potatoes, by boys under Is years
First prize, s. in clothing; second, 50
in furnishing goods; third, 81, in ner-
chandise. Keller & Pound.
Best six ears of sweet corn, raised
by boy of 10 or under-PriZe, seal ring
value 81, Joseph Jewelry Company.
Best angel food cake, made by girl
of 10 or under-Prize, $3.50 in gold
B. A. Morgan.
Neatest dressed doll, clothing al
handmade. done by girl of 10 to i;
years-Prize. books valued at S1,59, j
B. Simmons. Beauty of doll or ele-
gance of material will not enter into
contest, prize to be awarded simply
on neatness of work.
Best six ears of popcorn. any var
iety-Prize, pair of boys shoes, SO. In
gledue & Young.
Best loaf yeast bread. baked by CIR
of l5 or under-Prize, silk waist pat
tern, So Nettie 1ngledue & Co.
Best piece fancy work, made b,
child 10 to Is years old-Prize, IS il
merchandise. E. r. Lay. Work must b.
planned and executed by the chile
alone.
Neatest doll, cloths made by hand, b.
girl of 10 years or under; neatness o
work alone considered-Prize, pair o
81 Shoes E. G. Wallace.
Best six buttonholes worked by CIR
under 15-Prize SO box bon bons, G
H wachter.
I Largest number of gopher scalps
4 large or small, animals caught between
April 1 and date of far-Prize 81
coaster wagon, Bondage Hardwar
Company.
Fruits ard Flowers.
For best bushel of Wealthy apples
must be five or more contestants
Prize, S. in merchandise, E. R. Lay.
Best loaf yeast bread baked b
anybody in Marshall county, profes
sional bakers barred-Prze, So sill
umbrella Wilton Whitehead Com
pany.
Best cocoanut cake. profassions
bakers not eligible-Prize So rata
suit case. A. NJ. Friend & Son.
Best angel food cake-First priz
case assorted canned fruit, So; secon,
case assorted vegetables, SO; thir1
three-pound can coffee, 81, C. A o.
son.
Best pot baked beans-Prize, So I
gold, B. A. Morgan.
Best display canned vegetables, nj
less than four varieties-Prize, choit
of best washing machine or woode
churn, Abbott & Son.
Best quart jar peeled plums-Priz
solid leather suit case Whitton-W
head Company.
Hahdsomest bouquet of cut flower
professional florists barred-Prize,
lady's hand bag. A NJ Parker.
Textile Fabrics.
Best specimen fancy work So; be
specimen croft work, Sc. r. Lay.
Stock Judging Contests.
Prizes aggregating $50 are TO be o
fered to young men and boys for iud.
ing live stock. These are divided in
two classes. The first, class A. is f
young men of is years or over, al
second, class B, for those under ]
Four prizes, of $40, So, 81 and s., cas-
are to be hung up.