The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-22
POULTRY SHOW
CLOSES TONIGHT
Ex-cITY TREASURER MITCHELL
CAPTURES ALI THE RIBBONS IN
THE SILVER PENcILED Ply
MOUTH ROCK cLAss-WINNERs
COVER WIDE TERRITORY.

| The greatest show OF pure blood poul-
try ever assembled under the auspices
of the State Poultry association. hum
dreds of aristocratic chandeliers and
demure hens, some of them loaded
down with blue, red, white and yellow
ribbons and silver loving cups, will
close tonight at 10 o'clock. Today the
prize winners were viewed by large
number Of children and young folks
who were admitted to the exhibit free
when accompanied by their parents
and the same concession will be in
effect tonight.
One of the chesty winners in the
show-taking all the ribbons in his
class was Charlie Mitchell, ex-city
treasurer of Fargo. MIR. Mitchell was
represented by q coop of Silver Pen
clled Plymouth Rocks, a, new variety
of fowls to which Mr.. Mitchell has been
paying great attention.
1t will be noticed i'm tba Its+ ne
awards that the winners cover a wide
territory the first cock going to Cass
county and the first cockerel to Grand
FORKS county. The score cards dis
close that the competition was very
close, in one or two instances only " |
point and one or two points between |
the higher and lower ribbons. Mr.. AMI
Mrs, f. G. Mitchell of Crookston were |
among the prominent winners, with a |
good proportion of blue ribbons. The |
winning classes reported by Judge Rob
erts late last night were as follows:
Ribbons Awarded.
Barred Plymouth Rocks-R B. Reed
Armenia, second cock; second and
third pullet; second pen; Harry Hew- |
iston, Grand Forks, first cockerea; /
William Bolger, East Grand Forks, |
third pen; w. H. Lewis, Casselton II
first pullet: Fl. P. Cooper, Casselton
second cockerel; first pen; Geo. F. Il
Clark, third CockereI: Michael Hig-
gins. Moorhead third cock; w. II. II
Larson, Argusville, first cock: first
second and third hen; fourth cockerel;
fourth pullet; Thos ]. Couch Grand
Forks. fourth cock; fourth hen.
Buff Cochin Bantams-Jack Crabbe.
Fargo, first and third cockerel first
and third pullet, and fifth hen: Doro-
thy Cooper, Casselton, second cocker
el second pullet, first cock, first sec
ond and fourth hen; Mrs. A. H
Barness Fargo, third men: Carl Enge,
'ud. Fargo, second cock.
Black Cochin Bantams-L, D. Por-
eous, Moorhead, first hen.
Buff Cochins-H. P. Cooper, CasseI-
on, first cock, first hen, first cocker
u, first pullet, second hen.
Black Langstans-Thos. ]. Couch.
frand Forks, first and second cock.
irst cockerel first and second pullet;
=. A. lambert, second cockerel, third
md fourth Dullet
Rose Comb Brown Leghorns-WiU s.
Boyer, East Grand Forks. second and
ourth pullet; second and fourth hen
G. Gerbrich, Alexandria, first cock
srel: first and third pullet; North pa
Sota Agricultural college, second cock
rel
Single Comb Brown Leghorns-M. C.
second cockerel: third hen.
bird bullets H. t. Hobart, Dickty.l
bird and fourth cockerel; second and
ourth hen; first cock; second pullet: E
Ir. and Mrs. F, c. Mitchell. Crookston.
lrst cockerel; first and eourth pullet:
irst hen,
Silver Spangled Hamburgs-Mr. and
hrs. F. c. Mitchell, first. second and
bird cockerel; first, second and third
len; first, second and third pullet;
lrst pen.
Toulouse Geese-Harry Hewitson.
irand Forks, first cock; first Ct ckereI;
rst pullet
Pekin Ducks - Harry Hewitson. v
irand Forks, first adm second cockerel; t
rst and second pullet; Maud T. Ma n
hews, Larimore, first cock: first hen: :,
bird cockerel; third pullet.
Bronze Turkeys Edgewood Farm. a
nd second pullet; first and second t;
'argo, first and second cockerel; first Il
en-; first and second cock. t,
Silver Penciled p. Rocks - C. Fl.
iitchell, Fargo first hen; first cock; Il
rst cockerel; first, second, third. a
ourth and fftH pullet. ii