Morris tribune., 1913-11-07

show they are giving. it will be wise
indeed to put on g colt show in con-
junction, for the friksy colts made
hit in Wheaton yesterday.
COLT PARADE DRAWS CROWD.
Like as not there is not citizen
of Wheaton who does not see any and
every day of his life, one or more
colts prancing along by the side of
their mothers, but they turned out
en- masse to see the colts on parade
and the farmers showed an equal in
terest by bringing in every old colt
that they thought would stand
chance of getting a prize or ribbon.
PurposeIy the promoters made the
prizes many SO that every one would
have some sort of chance
AS F. F. Marshall, county agent in
Traverse county. said, it was not ex-
pected that the farmers would all send
in the purest breed of equine stock.
Had the farmers had nothing else
to send to the colt show-nothing but
pure breeds such as millionaries send
from their stables to the horse show
of society-there would have been no
use in including the colts in the dis
play on the streets yesterday.
Mr. Marshall, from a side line
seat. was watching the colts go pranc-
ing by. ''The little black there is a
fine colt as have seen in many a
day." he remarked. "Back of him
come pair of animals of rather poor
breed. You see the lesson of the
colt show. The owner of that colt in
front had high class b.ood mare and
he did not economize in seeking sire.
That splendid colt which is going to
carry away cash prize today, sure
as shooting, is the result.
WRONG ECONOMY DECRIED.
''The chap who owns that pair of
mediocre colts behind probably had a
pretty good mare; when be looked for
sire he found he could get one for
$5 or $40 cheaper than the one we
would prefer. He saved the SIS or
$40 and his colts do not rank with
the other. Today is the material de-
monstration of the folly of that sort
of economy"
]. S Montgomery, horse expert of
the state farm college, judged the
colts. The owners of each of IL
sires contributed $25 each to be dis
ttributed among the best colts of these
sires. This made IL class champions
and these II winners then were placed
in the sweepstakes and the best there
rewarded first, second and third in the
championship class. Ia
1 J. e. Dodd's draft colt took FIRST
in the championship, Carl Ecternock s
grade draft took second and "Shadie'
a driving colt owned by J. T. Erick-
son, took third.
1t was the boys who played the big
art in the corn contest. The band
struck up and led the way down Main
street. Resplendent in new uniforms,
the band made splendid showing.
Following came II heavily laden farm
wagons, each drawn by the best team
on the particular farm from which ii
| came, and each loaded high with corn.
The association figured it wise to
offer all the Is corn prizes to boys
between 10 and 20 years. The boys
| have demonstrated to their dads this
summer that the soil of Traverse
county will produce more corn to the
acre than those dads ever dreamed of.
FATHERS SHOW PRIDE.
So proud were some of the fathers
of the crops their sons produced, that
they insisted on riding on the wagon
seats with their sons. Two brothers
took first and second in this contest.
Oscar Hartwig raised 73 and frac-
tion bushels on his acre and his broth
er William 66 bushels. Fred Martin
took third with IS.
The West CenrtaI association has
signed new player who played his
first game with the association at yes
terday's snow. He is Merton e. Har.
rison formerly publicity manager al
the state fair, former Minneapolis
newspaper man. Mr.. Murphy be
lieves his acquisition means much to.
ward the future of that organization.
Yesterday Mr.. Harrison devoted tC
familiarizing himself with the work
before him. Next month he hal
the corn and alfalfa show at Nor
rIs to advertise and is depended up
on to keep the West Central on th'
map all the time.