Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-08
1O OPEN
Fair ON TUESDAY
DAY TO GET BIG SHOW READY
FOR OPENING.
INDICATIONS ARE SHOW TO
BE BIGGER THAN EVER
Number Of Exhibitors at 2 O'clock Today
Larger Than Same Hour Year Ago
Merchants Making Splendid Showing
-3e-ss Division Setting Ne" !.ee-a
Grounds Become a Tented City.
Weather for Tuesday-Unsettled,
out generally fair and cooler.


A good rain to lay the dust and
wash clean the dust covered trees all /
; buildings. and cool temperatur
early this forenoon, made an aus
piclous preparatory day for the coun-
~ eighth annual fair, which opens
TUESDAY. AT the grounds this forenoon
on all sides there was a hurrying to
and fro and a hustle and activity in
getting the exposition ready for Tues
days opening.
EHhloltors. concessionerS, Superin-
tendents. and their assistants We're
mead over heels in work placing and
arranging their exhibits and booths. At
the Headquarters office Secretary w.
NJ Clark and half d dozen clerks were
Kept busy all day receiving exhibits.
To Be Bigger Tran Ever.
Taken as whole the indications
are that the fair will be bigger and
better than any of the preceding
fairs. Up 10 : o'clock this forenoon the
number OF exhibitors was twenty more
than al the same hour Of last years
fair. Attic the fair association adver
tises that the receiving OF exhibits
closes tonight. exhibits nevertheless
will be received Tuesday forenoon, when
the actual close Will be made.
Little Space is Left.
Since Saturday city of tents has
sprung in the fair grounds, and by
noon today there was scarcely space
enough left in the Main street side OF
the grounds large enough to pitch even
a small tent.
Rapid progress was being made in
the getting OF exhibits in shape, and I
very large part OF them will be ready
for inspection by tonight. Superintend-
ent Aaron Palmer. who has charge of
the school exhibit. was the first to
have an entire divisions exhibit COM
pletely arranged. The schools exhibit
was all UP and we'll arranged by noon
today.
Merchants Splendid Showing.
The merchants and firms that have
the exhibition hall and the new arcade
are preparing to make a splendid
showing of merchandise. From the
preparations being made today 1t was
apparent that the occupants OF the
boothss would have exhibits of their
wares and merchandise that would
surpass any previous exhibit they
have made. Rest rooms and toilet ac-
Communications that have been provided
in both buildings for the public have
added much to the pubic conveniences
OF these buildings.
Great Horse Show.
All previous records of the horse d.
vision are quite certain TO be broke n
by the horse show that Ed Monohon
/ has gathered together. Up 10 this fore
noon 113 animals had been entered in
this division, filing the big barn and
horse sheds and overlooking into some
of the cattle sheds.
The work and time that Mr.. Mono
/ hon has put on this division has had
results He personally solicited many
horse breeders and secured their ex-
/ hibits and urged others. whom ne
! could not see. to enter their animals.
Owing to the prevalence of cholera
/ in hogs. there will be falling off in
this division. G. F. Stansberry. super
! intendent of the division, estimates the
( number of annals will be about 800.
/ It is probable that there will be a
/ falling off. also. in the cattle division.
| Fair Opens Tuesday.
/ The program of Tuesday will begin
at o'clock in the afternoon. with an
9 additional program anu btSpIdH VI
! fireworks for the evening. Tuesday Is
! veterans day. when old soldiers and
F.! their wives will be admitted free OF
| charge.
Will Consider Health Work.
The officers of the Marshall County
| Health Association, lay ORGANIZATION
that was formed here last winter, will
be at the rest tent at the county fair
all day Thursday, and will be ready
| to cooperate with individuals or So
! cieties of the county that are interested
in the good health movement and will
do what they can to assist them in any
meetings that such societies may want
to hold during the fall or winter. The
| county association will launch a good
health campaign this fall Superin-
! tendent Aaron Palmer. Of the public
schools, is president of the associa-
ton.