Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-30
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OLD soLpERs' pAv SHOWS
ATTENDANCE or e2ess
Corresponding Day Of Last Year
EeIipssd by 1o,ooo-Todsy 10 State
Day and State Officials, United States
Senators and Congressman Will Visit
Fair-pairymsn In Convention.

pes Moines, Aug. 30.-Today Is
"state Day" at the Iowa fair and early
indications were that the attendance
would equal that Of yesterday when
all records in the history Of Iowa were
broken. More than 10000 people passed
the gates leading into the fair grounds
yesterday and "Old Soldiers Day"
broke all attendance records ever made
Der Of admissions was $3.50, eclipsing
by a. full 10000 the number recorded
on Tuesday of last year.
The program today included races.
aeroplane flights, reception to state Of
hcials, United States senators and con-
gressmen, stock judging and the Iowa
dairymen's convention. at which H. G..
Van Pelt delivered the principal ad-
dress.
Few accidents have been reported to
the police thus far. Four young farm
ers from Fayette county narrowly es-
capped death by asphyxiation when they
blew out the gas in their room before
retiring. When found they were un-
conscious hrt later recovered.
Breaks All Fair Records
The greatest crowd that ever as
sembled on the Iowa state fair grounds
gathered there yesterday.
Officials returns could not be had up
to q late hour, but the highest previous
record of attendance was broken along
about o'clock.
This record was made on Wednesday
of fair week, 1909. when there was an
attendance Of $4,000. The ticket men
estimated at S o'clock last night that
10000 people were on the grounds.
This estimate was based on can
yass Of the turnstiles at 1880 O'Clock.
Every indication is that when the
result Of the Anal count is known, the
records viii show an attendance Of TO-
900.
Everything was ideal yesterday for
q mammoth crowd. The weather was
perfect. The sun shone from a cloud
less sky and a smart little breeze kept
the air cool and comfortable.
Early in the morning the crowds be-
gan to pour in. At every gate and turn.
stile there was congestion. The ticket
sellers and ticket takers worked in re-
Nefs. Police forces on all gates were
doubled and every possible effort was
made to hurry the throng in.
Long before noon the grounds were
black with people. Every building was
hlled to overlooking. Shortly after noon
the grand stand began to I'LL up. In
side Of an hour there was not q seat
available and in two hours standing
room in the paddock was being sold.
The bIeachers, which have been en-
iarged during the past few days. were
packed.
0ss Moines Babies Win.
With score OF 90 points, Wilma NJ.
Cass. 20 months old, daughter Of W.
~ Cass. Of 1900 High street, won the
first prize for babies between and 2
years old In the baby health contest
held by the State Congress of Mothers.
Charles Elmer OToole. SO months
old, son Of C. J. O'Toole, Of Des Moines,
won the first prize for babies between
the ages Of and 3 years, with 961s
points.
The babies were pointed on height,
weight, circumference Of chest and alb
domen, quality Of skin and fat. quality
OF muscles and shape and size of heads
and on temperament.
The judges were DR.. Florence Sher-
'AASASs Va ~~OAAesA, La 0AdI SdA CT SldIhS,
Of Waterloo, and DR.. Lena Means and
Or. Sophia HinZle Scott, Of Des Moines.
Fruit Packing School.
One of the strictly educational feat
ures at the state fair which has at
tracted not quite the attention it de-
serves is the school Of fruit packing set
up in the horticultural department I'M
der direction Of Elmer Reeves An ex-
perienced box packer from the Hood
River district OF Oregon is here and
gave to the fruit growers demonstra-
tons in packing apples. 1t is claimed
that apples properly packed in boxes
will sell in the markets Of the east for
half more than those dumped into
barrels In any old way, yet the art of
packing apples has been wholly neg
1ected in Iowa. Mr.. Packer will pack a
certain number OF apples in q box.
without stopping to count them, and
always get the same number and they
will lay in the shape best to care for
them. The fruit growers are enthu-
siastic over the demonstrations and say
that this Is one thing in which Iowa
has been behind the times too long.
Tuesdays Crowd Immense.
The largest crowd ever handled by
street cars in the history Of Dies
Moines traction operations broke the
record here yesterday when more than
$4,000 fares were rung up by street
car conductors. At $4,000 registers at
$ cents per, the total sales Of the
company for the day were $500.
Special Trains TO Fair.
Five hundred state fair visitors from
Newton arrived 81 DC: 2MSc:ces or q
special train this morning. and head
ed by band paraded the down town
streets before going to the fair grounds.
Another special train brought in 500
from Carroll shortly before noon.
STRIKE CLOSES PLANT FOR YEAR
Ansthsr Museatine Factory 70 Quit
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