The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-09
MADE IN OSKALOOSA
Great Display Of Factory Products
at Exhibit Hall.

Festival furnishes great display of
the products of Mahaska county fields
and Oskaloosa factories. Apples ga
lore have been entered for the list
of premiums and there would have
beenamore but for the bad weather
that cut off auto travel. Corn, field
and garden products are not far be-
hind the apples, This section of the
show is, at the northeast corner of
the hall and takes up about one-fourth
|of the space, furnishing revelation
in itself. Bread and other products
also make splendid showing.
The factory department contains
many surprises. 1t occupies the west
side of the building and part of the
south end and even then not nearly
all of the manufactured lines in Os-
kaloosa are shown. Among those on
the floor are the following:
FAIR Brothers fancy pottery dis
play has attracted much attention and
proves great drawing card especial
ly for the ladies'.
The Carbon Construction company
display is one of the features of the
show. 1t includes about everything
in cement products from cement silo
construction to artificial building
stone and ornamental furniture made
of cement, venitian vases and decora-
tive floor tile.
The Marvel furnaces of the Inter-
state Manufacturing company attract
attention with big exhibit of heat
ing apparatus. Three complete outfits
of different pattern are shown.
McCurdy & Company, furniture fac
tory, has a nice exhibit of leather
covered goods, the output of their
factory department.
The Oskaloosa Paving Brick COM
pany makes fine display of its pro-
ducts, paving and building blocks and
brick tile, and sewer segments or Wit
rified blocks A section of the big
storm sewer now being built by the
city attracts much attention. |'
Another surprise is seen in the ex-
hibit of the Western Manufacturing
Garrett cement mixers
and other products of the establish
ment on Rock Island avenue are
shown to advantage. ffi
The Underwood Candy Co. has a
line of goods made in its house on
display, and they are most inviting.
Cement fence posts made by the
Lumber company, are includ- |
ed in the show and attract much at
.ention. ....... |
Cement silo slaves, manufactured
by the Oskaloosa company, of which |
Warren Caldwell is manager, are con-
spicuous. This is especially interest |
ng to the farmers '''* "s"' a'Nl
The Oskaloosa Manufacturing Co.
IS on hand with a handsome wagon
box, shoyeling boards and other evi-
iences of its activity. 5.' II
William Hamm, upholsterer and
Gather worker, shows what he can
10 with auto tops and covers. This
was a surprise to all. ..........
Wells & Stump have show Of met
Il skylight frames, sample OF the
work sent out of their shop The
frame on exhibit goes on the Schee
in which the exhibit is
made. -' .'"''
The Hanna Manufacturing company
has nice display on the east side
If the big hall, with an attractive line
being put into garments. ~ @f'TF 1
oskaloosa Glove & Mitten company
has an interesting outline of the pro-
lucts of its factory.
Photographic work done in Oska-
oosa is exhibited by William Buffers,
Of the North Market street shop.
Hand painted china and art work
S shown at the northwest corner and
, creditable display is seen.
The Ideal Heating company dis
plays a large pipe boiler for steam
heat. This boiler is the one that will
De used in heating the new building.
One of the novel products on exhi-
Dition is MINDLESS wind mill,
shown by. Mr.. Schmitt, manager of
he Leader store, 1t Is an apparatus
% be attached to wind mill to fur
lish power when the wind is still. 'eq
The Bon Ton Bakery has a fine dis.
play of its products, pies, cakes ana
bread. II
The Motorade d. & B. Carbon Sol
vent company has a large showing OF
is product.
The Kemble Floral company is also
On hand with fine specimens OF the
output of its green houses. Hs.f
The Mahaska County Curios eollec-
ion occupies conspicuous booth in
he center of the hall and attracts
much attention.
Handsome decorations in the nan
nave been accomplished with field
md wood foliage and flags. One hun
ired large flags suspended from the
ceiling give the hall blaze OF glory.
rhe flags were secured through the
kindness of o. F. Schee. III
The hall and the contained EXHIBITS
ire pretty, interesting and attractive
md well worth portion OF the time
md consideration of the people OF
own and county.
Crowds of people visited the exhibit
hall Tuesday evening and the crowd
his evening will be even greater as
he news of the excellence OF the ex-
libit has spread and everyone now is
Interested.
Iowa Brigade Band, w. ID. Beckman
director, Is a feature Of the hall enter
The band has special
stand at the southeast corner OF the
building and plays during part OF
The afternoon and evening.
More shows are being installed to-
lay and space OF the hall will be prac-
Bically all coupled by evening.
Recalls Old Time Mystery.
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