Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-18

ATTRACTS MANY
Ottumwans View Display
of Several Hundreds of
Fowls at Armory
AWARDS ARE MADE
TO EXHIBITORS
Prize Birds Vie With Rare
Specimens of Freak
Charactep u..A,,

The making Of the awards Tor thA
various birds exhibited ~ woll al
some of the exhibits themselves arc
the features Of the second annual.
poultry show that Is now holding forth
at the armory. That the public n In.
terested in the chickens In apparent
| from the number who visit the large
auditorium where several hundreds Of
the birds are placed in their cages.
The fowls keep up merry cackle and
crow with an occasional proud strut
to attract the attention Of the visitor.
large number have already visited
the show and the interest continues
with each day of the exhibit.
Among the unique birds on exhibit 70
pair of featherless geese. These
fowls lack the dress of the bird pictur.
ed IN mother goose story books and
have attracted much attention since
their arrival. They are extremely
rare specimens, having been imported
by Taylor and Taylor from the orient,
The exhibitors who are among the
best known fanciers brought the birds
directly to Ottumwa from Chicago
show where they were the center or
muCn interest.
Rare Exhibit Thursday.
The officers of the Ottumwa Poultry
association have arranged very In
teresting item for the show Thursday.
At this time there will be exhibited
bird that has never before seen in a
cage and Is Of a specimen of birds
that practically everyone has seen.
The weight of this exhibit Is less than
three pounds and in it's plumage will
he found practically every color that is
known. The exhibitors expect their
entry to attract great deal of atten-
ton and interest from the visitors.
Premiums Are Awarded.
w. s. Russell has been busy Judging
the many entries and is being assisted
by ALI Jacobson as clerk. Mr.. Russell
announced the following awards to.
day:
White Rock: r. r. Mowery, Linby-
First cock; S cockerel: /, 2, 3, 1, Is
hen; First pen fowls.
Mrs. w. e. Creath, Ottumwa--l, q,
8, cockerel; /, 2, 3. 4, pullet; 1, 2,
3, T. pen chicks; l, 2, pen chicks.
White Wyandotte: Geo. A. Evans,
Ottumwa-Second cock; cockerel; /
2, hen.
Wilson & Scott, Grinnell- /, 4, s.
cockerel; 1, 2, 8, 4. pullet; First pen
chicks.
Geo. A. Warden, Ottumwa-Third ,
cockerel; 1, 3, 5 hen
r. G.. White Leghorns, Mrs. Chloe
Miller, Fairfeld-First cockerel: 3
hen; 1, 2, 3, pullet: First pen chicks. Il
S. G. White Leghorn: Alvin Hoskins, i
Richland-1, 2, 8, cockerel; !, 2, 8, 4
pullet; First pen chicks.
s. C. Brown Leghorn: Mrs. Monroe
Marts, Ottumwa--First cock; 2, 81
cockerell; 1, q, 3, 4 hen; 1, 2, 8, 4, 5i
pullet; Second pen fowls; I, 2 pen
chicks; ! ten chicks.
F. l.. Reinhard & Son, Ottumwa--
First cockerel. .
P. J. Leinhauser, Ottumwa-Second
cock; cockerel; hen.
White Orpington: P. J. Leinhauser,
Ottumwa-First cockerel: hen; 1, 3.
4, pullet; 1 pen chicks.
Mrs. Louie Montague, Ottumwa-- /,
Second cockerel: hen; pullet; 4 y
pen chicks.
Mrs. Lincoln Brown, Ottumwa--1,
4 hen. .......
J. C. Henaman, Centerville- Third
cockerel; hen: pen chicks.
S. s. Hamburg: P. j. Leinhauser,
Ottumwa-First cock; hen; 2, 3,
cockerel. .......
Mrs Louie Montague, Ottumwa--
1, 2, 8, 4, pullet; / cockerel; pen.