Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-23
SECRETARY BUSY TODAY MAIL.
ING COPIES TO PATRONS OF
COUNTY FAIR.
PREMIUM INDUCEMENTS
GREATER THIS YEAR
Poultry Department Offers Especially
Attractive Prizes, Being Practically
Doubled for Standard Breeds
School Exhibits to Be Strongly Fea.
tured-officers and Superintendent.

The premium list for the fourth an
nual exhibition of the Marshall Coun-
ty Fair Association has been delivered
to Secretary Clark and he and his as
sistants commenced mailing copies to
patrons this morning.
Anyone failing to receive copy of
the premium list by mail may procure
one by applying at the secretary's Of
flee, at any time. This years aggregate
of premiums and purses is the same
as that of 1s0s-s7.O0O. Dates of the
fair are Sept. to 10, inclusive.
The Marshall County Fair Associa-
ton is a member of the Iowa Asso-
citation of County and District Fairs,
whose members are: President, Hon.
A. c. Savage. of Adair: vice presi-
dent. James Nowak. of Malcolm; Sec
rotary treasurer, w. NJ. Clark, Mar
shalltown.
Marshall county's fair is Differed as
follows:
President B. classen, Green
Mountain.
Vice Observation-Disclosures Nichols, Mi
nerva.
secretary-w NJ Clark, MARSHALL
town.
Treasurer-c. c. St. Clair, MARSHALL
town.
Directors-George Alexander, P. F.
Arney, l. C. Abbott. e. T. Austin. F.
R. Benedict, J. c. Bailey. ]. B. Clas-
sen. D. S. Collins. F. c. Davis. George
Lewis, G. A. Turner George Gregory,
j. w Gaunt. Merritt Greene, A. G..
Click, Fred Hopkins, o. l. Ingledue,
Martin Kunkle, \. o. Keen. Z. r. Lay,
II. P. Low, F. H. Houghton. A. e.
FNyce, w. A. Nichols, Warren Nichols.
D. w Norris, Jr.. S. B. Packard G. r.
Stansberry. j. E. Stanton. C. C. st.
Clair, A. P. Strub, W. A Taggart. C.
H. VanLaw, H. NJ. Weeks, Joseph
Waltemayer. F. NJ. Wilbur.
Executive Committed. B. Classen,
chairman, Green Mountain: D. S. COL
Inns, Liscomb; w. A Nichols. State
\ Center; L. c. Abbott, Merritt Greene,
George Gregory, Marshalltown; G. F.
4 Stansberry. Gilman.
Observation-Disclosures A, horses
Warren Nichols. Division B, speed
/ George Darling. Division c, cattle--W
! A. Nichols. Division D, swine-G F
stansberry Division E, sheep-Elli
Baily. Division F, poultry-M. NJ Ev.
ans. Division G, grain. seeds. vegetable:
and dairy produets-Merritt Greene
! Division H. implements-D. S. Collins
Division l. fruits. plants and flowers
! T. P. Low. Division K, textile fabric:
Miss Belle Classen. Division L, ar
Mrs. F G. Holly. Division NJ. educa-
/ tional-Aaron Palmer Division \
childrens work-Mrs. T. p. Low. SUI
perintendent of gates-Gaorge Gregory
! Superintendent Of anlusements-L. C
Abbott. Superintendent of concessiors
i, w NJ Clark.
4 Secretary Clarll's books will be oper
will continue open until the first da,
of the fair. when they will be moved
10 the secretary's office at the fail
grounds
Many Features This Year.
The opening date of the fair, Sept
s, will be Labor Day, and the Afternoon
will be devoted to general sports O,
the grounds. A Home Coming is t,
be feature of fair week, as previousl,
announced in these columns.
This years speed department is t,
be materially strengthened and will b.
one of the particularly strong attrac
tons of the fair. A line of amuse
ment features has been booked tina
Will be varied and highly interesting Il
young and old.
la oP -,
management to make the premium
sufficiently liberal this year TO attrac
exhibitors. aside from their natural in
terest in helping make the fair credi
and a record breaker for Marshal
county. and patrons may rest assure,
that the exhibition, in all department
and all respects will amply justif
their attendance, not once but ever
DAY.
More Money For Poultry.
The poultry department offers I'm
usual inducements to breeders thi
year. Premiums have been increase
and are practically double than Of pre-
vious fairs for standard breeds 1T
therefore expected that the exhibit
Till be much larger than heretofore
Feature in Educational Exribit.
The educational department,
barge of A. Palmer, superintendent
he Marshalltown schools, will be
conspicuous feature this fall and n
pains viii he spared &c make the ex
1ibit excel those of all preceding fair
The premiums are liberal, the scope {
rork very comprehensive and the in
crest of school pupils turnout til
7ounty is already keenly awakened, s
hat the rivalry in preparing exhibit,
will be lively from this time on. Part
cular attention is to be given to rur,
school grades, 5 to 8, and minor manu-;
training in all grades.
Children's work is another depar'
ment that Will receive careful an
! thorough attention, and the various d.
: partments in which women form so e.
sential a factor will have due cor
sideration, moro 50 in fact that at ar
previous fair.
The people of Marshall county ar
central Iowa may rest assured that tn
years fair at Marshalltown will be IL
3 best yet held and one worthy not on
of their attendance but OF their acti,
0 participation in the matter OF exhibit
Q and contests.
Striking Indian Nomenclature.
"Muskoka." Clear Sky Land: Mag
netewan." Smooth Flowing Waite
. 'Kawartha." Bright Water and Hap