Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-02
FOURTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
PROMISES TO ECLIPSE ALL
PRECEDING SHOWS.
SOMETHING WILL BE
DOING EVERY MINUTE
Might Vaudeville Performances on
Four Of Five Days-Free Vaudeville
Show Every Afternoon-Races on
Four Days-Home Coming Week
Will Bring Many People.

The fourth annual Marshall county
fair will be on next week. and prom
Uses to eclipse any previous exhibition
in the history of the big show. There
Is only one thing now that can posi-
bly interfere with the success, and that
Is the weather. With good weather
there is no doubt but that the fair will
be an unqualified success in every way.
There will be something doing every
minute.
In 1905, when the Marshall county
fair was revived after twenty years
or more without a fair, the exhibition
was pronounced by state agricultural
society officials as the greatest strictly
county exhibition in the state. Each
year it has grown, and last year ii
surpassed everything in Iowa outside
of the state fair. In fact the state agri-
scultural society officers who were
present last fall declared the fair an
other state fair only on a smaller
scale, and in some respects the state
fair exhibits were eclipsed in quality,
if not in quantity.
Many New Features This Year.
The fair will open on Monday, Sept
6, Labor Day, and close on Friday
Sept. 10. The Homecoming Week
Feature. which has been widely adver-
tised. is one of the important new feat
,ures this season, and promises 10 bring
to the fair many people who at one
time or another claimed a residence il
this county.
Another novel departure for thi:
year will be the night performances
The fair will not only be open da!
times, but at nights, and on each even
ing excepting Friday a high class vau
deville performance Will be given.
Races on Four Days.
Altho the race program has not We
been definitely made out. inasmuch a
fixing the events for the different days
there will be good racing on four days
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. am
FRIDAY. Good purses are to be paid
and unless there is some disappoint
ment al the eleventh hour there will b
a big field of horses.
Labor Day Special.
Usually the opening gay VI l!le Ia!
is not very big day. but such will nc
be the case this year. owing TO Labo
Day coming on Monday. A specis
program for this day will be observed
including ball game between Grund
Center and the Boomers, of this cit.
for purse of 500. an Australian pun
suit race for motorcycles. other race
and sports of different kinds. The ha
game will be called at and III
motorcvcle race al $50
Old Soldiers pay Tuesday.
TUESDAY the second dav of the fai
will be known as old Soldiers. Dav
when every veteran in the county. ii
spife and evarv soldiers widow, Wi
be admitted free of charge. No adnis
sion ticket is necessary, and all tfs
will he required al the gate is that II
applicant for admission is known
he an old soldier. a soldiers wife Z
widow. or is able to show that sue
1s the case stock and poultry iudgir
will also he a feature for this day.
Children's Dav Friday.
Friday will be "children's Day
when ali school children Of the coun-
will be admitted without charge. c
This dav will b. held the grand pa
sade Of the prize winning stock,
On Wednesday there will be stot
Judging for prizes. and the testing
milk. cream. and separated milk {
THURSDAY stock Judging will be CO..
tinued. and the testing of sweet crea
and milk will be taken I'D.
Six Bands Durino Week.
During the week there will be $
hands on the grounds. a different O
flor every day. and one for the mig
narforna,oa The Marsha l1-ovrn II