The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-12-22
POULTRY FANCIERS
in POSSESSION
COLFAX IS HOST To CHICKEN
men FROM WASHINGTON
and IDAHO.

All Colfax and a good share of
Whitman county is attending the
third annual Whitman County Poul-
try Show at the Armory this week.
About 1000 birds including all the
leading varieties are on exhibition.
Today at 1 O'Clock a banquet will
be given at Hotel Colfax by the citi-
zens and poultry fanciers of this city
in honor of the out of town exhibi-
tors and visitors. Choice music and
good speaking will be features of
the banquet.
Interesting lectures on poultry
topics by college men will be fea-
lures of the remaining days of the
show. Among the speakers are
Professors j. F. Nicholson and
Moore of the University of Idaho.
Excellent music by the Ridgeway
orchestra under the leadership Of
Prof. Ernest Griffith was one Of the
leading attractions at the grand
opening Tuesday evening. Coupons
are given away at the door all thru
the week and on Saturday evening
there will be grand distribution Of
prizes.
Secretary e. H. Rosenkranz is on
the job all the while and much of the
success of the show is due to his un-
firing efforts. Quality and quantity
both considered the third annual
show is eclipsing any former exhi-
bition ever held in the county.
The largest exhibit at the show is
owned by t. j. Nopp of Chesaw and
comprises Is birds. Two express
cars were crowded to the roof with
birds brought to this city from the
Spokane show last week. Moscow is
well represented. Myrtle, Idaho,
also has a fine exhibition of Rose
Comb Brown Leghorns. EndicOtt,
Winona, Albion, Tekoa and nearly
every other town in Whitman county
has creditable exhibit
Among the Colfax exhibitors o. f.
]. Deysenroth leads with 40 of his
fine birds. E. H. Rosenkranz has
only ten of his best Brown Leghorns
in the show room this week. Last
week he took over half of the prizes
on Brown Leghorns at Spokane in
the hottest competition ever seen in
the Northwest. Over $50 birds
were entered in his GLASS; During
the same week he took six prizes
with nine birds at the Chicago show.
Elmer Dixon of Oregon Is placing
the awards and is giving entire satis-
faction.
Winners.
Prizes awarded are as follows:
AncOnas.
r. F. Smiley, Tekoa, End and 4th
pullet.
F. w. Barrows, Walla Walla, Sd
cockerel; End pen.
G. G. Schneider, Walla Walla, 1st,
End and 4th cockerel;' End and 3rd
cock; 1st, End, 3rd and 4th hen; 1st
and 3rd pullet; 1st pen.
White Crested Black Polish.
H. H. Conover, Endicott, Wash,
1st cockerel; 1st, End and 4th pull
let; 1st pen.
Oscar Olson, Tekoa, Wash, 1st
cock; End cockerel; 1st hen; 3rd
pullet; End pen.
Rose Comb Brown Leghorns.
o. G. Cannon, Myrtle, Idaho, End
cock; 1st, End, Sd and 4th hen; 1st
pen; 1st, End, Sd and 4th pullet.
S. C. Buff Leghorns.
Katie Ward, Spokane-1st and
3rd cockerel; 1st hen; End pullet;
End pen.
E. P. Deering, Albion, Wash
End cockerel; 1st, 3rd and 4th pull
let; 1st pen.
VIM. ]. Moore, Spokane-1st and
End cock; 1st cockerel; 4th hen.
Rudolph Pazer, Colfax-3d cock.
J. H. Bainton, Colfax-4th cock;
4th cockerel; End and Sd hen.
S. Comb White Leghorns.
Horace Kincaid, Colfax-3d cock;
4th cockerel; Sd and 4th hen.
VIM. j. Moore, Spokane-1st
cock; 1 cockerel; 2nd hen; Sd pull
let; 1st pen.
Fred Willoughby, Albion-2nd
and Sd cockerel; 1st, End and 4th
pullet; 1st hen; End pen.
]. H. duncan, Colfax-2nd cock
S. Comb Brown Leghorns.
E. H. Rosenkranz, Colfax, Wash
list and End cock; 1st and End
cockerel; 1st, End and Sd hen; 1st
and End pullet; 1st pen.
J. H. Duncan, Colfax-3d pullet-
c. ]. Litch, Moscow-3d cockerel:
4th punet.
John Estep. Colfax-3d cock; End
pen.
John Lisinger, Colfax-4th hen.
Mrs. H. H. Conover, Endicott-
4th cock.
M. j. Cunningham, Albion-4th
cockerel.
s. 8. Hamburgs.
Thompson Bros, Occur d. Alene
list cockerel; End pullet; 1st and
Sd hen.
Homer Hull, Colfax-2nd cocker
ell; Sd cock; 1st, Sd and 4th pullet:
End and 4th hen; 1st pen.
Joe Sluder, Farmington-4th
R. @. Reds.
Neill & Son-3d hen.
H. Ripley-3d cock; I'd and 4th
hen; 4th pullet; Sd pen.
John Pfeffer, Hillyard-1st cock
erel; Sd pullet.
j. F. Nicholson, Moscow-2d,a and
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