Evening times-Republican., 1913-08-22
MUSI' n me I|R|
STATE FAtR oPGNe WITH MANY
BANDS STIRRING Up EN-.
Tt1uerAsM.
STOCK JUDGING coNrEs1s
STARTED IN DIG PAVILION
oevsrnsr Addresses Lads In Camp
Race Program otarts and Children Of
ips. Moinss and State Have Their
lnnins-o of6eial Days for Soldiers and
osalsrs Next Week.

Osalsrs Next Week.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 22.-State fair is
on for q seven-days' run. Weather
mild. grounds fine. buildings filled.
entries large. program strictly high
grade.
High honors came TO an Iowa band
master when the first thing on the fair
week program was concert by the
T. Fred Henry band. The first strains
Of music from this organization marked
the real commencement Of the fair
program. Visitors to Ingersoll park
the past six or eight years know what
estimate to place on the I. Fred Henry
musical organization, but 1t is not gen.
orally known in the state; and now for
the first time his band 10 given a place
on . state fair program alongside Of
such eminent bandmasters as Liber-
att, Innes. Webber and Conway. No
Iowa concert organization has thus
been regarded at any time.
The Liberati band followed with a
concert, and tomorrow there will also
be on hand the Burlington band. tho
Madrid band and tho Graham orches-
ira. Iowa people who attend the fair
expect and get an abundance Of music.
On Sunday both the Henry and the
Liberati bands give concerts. and with
the Henry band will be the Philhar-
rhonic chorus Of Des Moines.
With the starting Of the concerts
this morning the state fair was actu-
ally placed under way.
Stock Judging Contests.
The first in the big stock pavilion
was the boys judging contest for schol-
arships at Ames. Tho usual fine class
of boys appeared to take hold Of this
contest. They Judge several classes
of livestock. also corn. and are marked
as to the nearness they come to the
estimates Of the professional judges
of the same classes.
Another boys camp was organized
today and 1t was started of by an adj
dress to the hundred boys by the gov
ernor Of the state. The boys have
their expenses paid by the state board
and are cared for while on the grounds.
They come from every county Of the
state.
The aeroplane manipulators arrived.
the high diving horse. the array Of
sideshows and other amusement enter
prises and the Pain people with their
preparations for fireworks spectacle
and historic showing OF "Old Mexico"
Race Program Starts.
This afternoon the hrst race pro-
gram was started. The race meet 10
likely to be . fairly good one. The
purses arc the same ~ usual and there
have been about the customary mum.
Der Of entries for the various purses.
There are several $1,o0o purses, which
will bring out good trotting and pacing
material. While the norsemen who
are simply desirous Of making records
do not like the half milo track which
the state has, the spectators prefer q
half mile track to one twice ~ long
for the reason they can the much bet
ter see what IL going on. Tho mile
tracks are almost always preferred by
the gambling element also and they
have made harsh complaints about the
Iowa track.
Today is children's day at the fair.
and Thousands Of children went In free.
The other days Of the fair are desig-
mated as: Saturday, Des Moines day;
Sunday. music day: Monday, ample.
ment dealers day: Tuesday. pioneers
and old soldiers day: Wednesday,
state day: Thursday. livestock day.
Butter Prize Awards.
T. e. Sadier. Of Oelwein, won the
sweepstakes prize In the creamery but
ter contest at the state fair, the scoring
Of which was completed yesterday
afternoon. He also won first place In
the whole milk class. His score was 9S
The creamery butter class is separ-
ated into two divisions-whole milk
butter and gathered cream butter. The
whole milk class gave an average score
Of 1874, with thirty-six entries. The
gathered cream class had an average
OF s2.67, with forty-nve entries. The
eighty one tubs entered were an in
crease Of IS per cent over last year.
Second place in the whole milk class
was awarded e. Mittlestadt, Of Arling-
ton, with score Of s7.75. In the gath
cred cream class first prize was award
ed to w. n. Anderson. Of Algona, with
a score Of 97.5. ana second prize to g.
Sdbelle. Of Coulter, whose butter scored
97.25.
"The average was higher than It ever
has been before" W. b. Barney. dairy
and food commissioner. said. Tn some
states our average score would win
first place. Tho quality Of the butter
entered IL exceptionally good"