The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-10-24
FINE EXHIBITS
Mako Harvest Festival . Success
But Rain Spoils Much Of the Fun

But Rain Spoils Much Of the Fun
Despite the cold weather Thursday
and the rain Friday the Improvement
Association and citizens of Owosso were
pleased with the harvest festival and
believe the money necessary to conduct
it was well spent.
The exhibits in the old armory we've
beautiful sight and could not be
equalled anywhere in the United States
outside of Michigan. Thousands of
visitors visited the armory and admired
and coveted the grand fruit and vege-
tables and appreciated other exhibits.
The oranges represented were Venice
No. 1886; Center No. S54; Perry, Owos-
80 township, Burns, Durand No. 1905;
Laingsburg and Bennington. From
five to fifteen individuals were rep
resented in the different displays. The
exhibits covered large number of the
things shown at the ordinary county
fair includidg grains of all kinds, vege
tables, fruit, canned goods, butter,
fancy work, relics, etc.
The horse show Thursday morning
on West Exchange street was one of
the most interesting features of the
festival and pleased a big crowd Of
spectators. There we're three classes
draft, general purpose and driving
horses and all animals were paraded up
and down the street headed by Mar.
shall John Mcdonald, LeValley Dim
mick, Mrs. Florence Chapman and W.
J. Bowling on their handsome steeds.
In the draft horse class there were
three entries, VIM. Cline of Benning-
ton, being awarded first prize with a
team of black Percherms weighing 1000
pounds each; Arthur Haynes of Owosso,
took second with team of gray Per.
chems, and E. Jewell of Owosso, third
with Black Hawk and Belgian team.
In the general purpose class, W. S.
Van De Karr of Caledonia, won first
prize with Hambletonian team; E. R.
st. Johns Of Owosso, % second, and G..
st. Johns, third, with Percherons; L.
E. Willet of Sciota, was entered with q
handsome team of French draft horses
In the driving horse class j. c.
Sowersby's well known black team won
first; q. w. Detwiler, Owosso, second
/ Loomis & Osmer, third; c. VanCamper
also exhibiting. The prizes in each
class were $5, SO and So.
j VIM. Cline also took the Owosso Bak
ing Co. prize for the best all around
team. John Cute of Owosso, exhib.
tied his fine Percheron stallion and J
g. Warner of New Haven, his hand.
some Belgian stallion.
The music by the Owosso band
Thursday was listened to by large mum
bers at the various stands. A balloon
ascension in the afternoon was a fes
ture enjoyed by many.
Prizes awarded were as follows:
Pumpkin-Chas. Richardson, 1st
Mrs. Castree, I'd; Samuel Clapp, Sd
Squash-W. j. Shadbolt, 1st; c
l.. Greenwald, I'd; Leroy Jones, Sd.
Small grains-Fred OFT, 1st; Sam
uel Strehl, I'd; c. L. Greenwald, Sd
Vegetables-Mrs. Castrees, 1st; +
b. Day, I'd; Leroy Jones, Sd.
Beans-F. B. Day, 1st! c. l.
Greenwald, I'd.
Corn-Leroy Jones, 1st; Chas
Lawson, I'd; VIM. Lawson, Sd.
Potatoes-Mrs. John Stevenson
1st; C. l.. Greenwald, I'd; F. l.. Bar
ry, Sd.
Apples-G. NJ. Getman, 1st; F. b
Day, I'd; John Galloway, Sd.
Grapes, white-Chas. Richardson
1st
Grapes, blue-Chas. Richardson
1st
Pears-Chas. Richardson, 1st; A
F. Loomis, I'd; Samuel Strehl, Sd.
Canned Goods-Mrs. F. w. Love
1st; H. w. Spi.ler, I'd; Gilpha SIT
Ter, Sd.
Needle work-Orie Craig, 1st
Mrs. NJ. Griffin, I'd; Mrs. Chas. King
: Cd.
Knitting and Crocneting-Mrs
Geo. Caruso, 1st; Mrs. VIM. Dreben
stedt, I'd; Mrs. Claud Chamberlain
, Sd.
Baked Goods--12 yrs. daughter q
G. Smithgall, 1st; Mrs. Chas. Va
3 Camon, 3D..
9 Dairy Products-Mrs. Claud
a Chamberlain, 1st; Mrs. l.. F. WI
lett, I'd; Chas. Smithgall, Sd.
Booths, Pomona Grange-Ber
/ nington Grange, 1st; Owosso Twl
Grange, I'd; Laingsburg Grange. 3t
:, Display, Farm Products, Prem. b
u Imp. associatfon-Owosso Twl
Grange, 1st; Bennington Grange, I'd
d Laingsburg Grange, Sd; Burn
!. Grange, 4th.
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