Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-30
Prizes Awarded In Bsby Contest At
State Fair In Various GLASS; s-Mors
Than 100 Entrants Scored BY Judsssy
-RuraI and Town Babes Classified.


grading Of 236 babies, the officia
had not only outclassed all contest.
ants. but had won in markings ovel
the worlds champion. When Charlie:
Elmer weighed in and was measured a,
the contest held at the state fail
grounds last year he annexed the titlt
on q 96h per cent score. Miss Klus.
meyer in the cribside match this veal
scored 97h per cent, an almost per.
feet total score on the basis Of 100 pei
cent.
This champion baby proved her su'
periority over Charles Elmer in every
point. The title holder weighed 3;
pounds, was 35 inches in height. had 6
chest measurement Of 20 inches and 8
mead measurement of 19A inches
Little Miss Klusmeyer tipped the
scales at 32h pounds. She is 36A
inches in height. has chest measure
ment of q inches and a head circum-
ference Of 20 inches. The perfect score
gives a child the weight of 81 pounds
height of IS inches, chest of %
inches and head measurement Of 1917
inches
High in Mental Test.
What Miss Klusmeyer lacked in cor
rect physical proportions, according tc
standard markings in the official score
card adopted by the American Medical
Society, she more than unbalanced In
the psychological test. The child dis
played considerable energy concentra-
ton of mind and keenness of intellect
under the most severe tests made by
m Yol, D., 80 nol
Her closest competitor and winner
with her, in the sweepstake class was
Robert Miller Scott, the 2k-year- old
son Of Carl r. Scott, of Mitchellville
who scored 95A per cent. or nearly
equal to Charles Elmer's markings
The boy weighed in at 32 pounds, has
a height measurement of 81 inches, a
chest measurement Of 20A inches. and
head circumference of 10 inches. He
also scored high in the psychology tests
A remarkable coincidence in the
winnings of the division contests was
the fact that John Brownlee, of Bet
tendorf. winner In the to Swear old
town class. was born within three miles
Of and Is seven months older than Johr
Z. WaddeH. Of Davenport. winner OF
the second prize in the to 3-year- old
class Of entries.
Farmsr's Daughter Wins.
Little Miss Alice Milstein, daughter
Of Max Milstein, a Polk county farmer,
who won the first prize in the to g.
year-old rural girl class, has been
training for this honor like a prize
fighter training for the ring. The baby
was an entry In the contest held one
year ago, but failed to score. The de-
fects in the child were pointed out to
the mother and during this one year.
by careful diet and care the mother
was able to aid the development of the
child to the place where she could
score highest in her class.
Sweepstakes Prize Winners, $50.
daughter Of H. b. Klusmeyer, 1917
Pennsylvania avenue, Des Moines. s7A
per cent.
Robert Scott. e1M years. son Of Carl
R. Scott, Mitchellville. s5N per cent.
City Baby Prize Winnsrs-$10.
BOYS 1 TO YEARS.
First prize-Charles w. Brown. son
Of r. B. Brown. 1913 Locust street, Des
Moines.
Second prfze-walter kaufman, son
of Walter kaufman, 1915 West
Twelfth street Des Moines.
Third prize-C1io Smith, SON Of G. A.
Smith. 3215 Fourth street. Des Moines.
BOYS 2 TO 8 YEARS.
First prize-Ralph r. McNeeley, son
Of r. NJ. McNeeley, 1911 East Grand
avenue. Des Moines.
/. Second prixe-James HOWE Robin
son. son of Fred c. Robinson. Du-
buque.
Third prize-George calkins, son Of
C. C.. Calkins, Waterloo.
GIRLS 1 TO YEARS.
First prize-Frances Shuts, daugh-
ter Of A. L. Shuts. 1861 Twenty third
street, Des Moines.
Second prize-Winifred Miller.
daughter Of NJ. c. Miller, 1919 High
street. Des Moines.
Third prise-Gertured Ralston,
Of q. D. Ralston. 1920 High
street, Des M0ines.
GIRLS 2 TO YEARS.
4 First prize- Dorothy Kulsmeyer.
daughter Of H. b. Kulsmeyer. 1917
avenue. Dies Moines.
Second prize Margaret Blake.
laughter Of w. G. Blake. 1888 Thirty
third street, Des Moines.
Third priEe-Katherine OGrady.
laughter Of Thomas O'Grady. Ills
street, Des MONIES.
Town Baby Prize W,nnsrs-$10.
BOYS TO : YEARS.
First prixe-Homer p. Howell, son
II e. B. Howell. Ottumwa.
Second prize-Duane Shaw. son Of
ed Shaw, Rippey.
Third Drixe-Clements McEvoy, son
II p. I. McEvoy. Adair.
BOY 2 TO YEARS.
First prize-John Richard Brownlee.
ION Of John Brownlee. Bettendorf.
Second prize-Sam Gray, son Of J.
=. or e. F. Williams. Nevada.
GIRLS TO 2 YEARS.
First prise-Ailine Carline John
tone, daughter Of r. s. tombstone.
Knoxville.
Second prize - Marion Stanley,
laughter Of DR.. II. N. Stanley, Cres-
.on.
Tird prize-vesta Patterson, daugh-
er Of Edgar Patterson, Runnelis.
GIRLS 2 TO 3 YEARS.
First prixe- Mary Fusoll. daughter.
Il J. G. Fuson. Bondurant.
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