The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-09-10
GREAT FALL FESTIVAL
List of Premiums For The Coming
County Exhibition.

over $1,000 in cash premium offers.
In addition to these, in the bread and
vegetable departments particularly,
there are,I certain premium offers in
merchandise. The pamphlet contains
twenty pages and cover, the latter in
two colors, the front page showing, in
addition to the type matter, a prem.
natural corn yellow.
The following are the divisions into
which the premiums are divided, and
the respective department commit
tees:
Horses. G. Lyle, chairman; J.
Hill Barnes, l. N. Taylor.
Corn-A. r. Helllngs, chairman; W.
l. Rice, <. T. Hanna.
Vegetables-Will Campbell, chair.
man; Frank Everett, Abel Hicks.
Applcs-W. H. Crozier, chairman;
MILFORD Hull, J. II. Williams.
Farm Products-Thos. Soseman,
chairman, Garfield; James Moore, Ce-
dar; James Mcclure, Union.
Bread-Mrs. Alva Reynolds, chair
man: Mrs. Ben Hoover, Mrs. Herman
Harris.
Hand Painted China-Mrs. Virginia
X. Logan, chairman; Mrs. ]. F. Nc.
Neill, Mrs. J. A. Dewitt.
Grand Parade-R. ID. Walton, chair
man; VIM. Brubaker, Harrison; Chas.
Victor, Adams.
Rural Elizabeth Sheahan,
chairman.
Eggs-Watt Vickers, chairman, New
Sharon; M. NJ. DeReus, Leighton /;
Mrs. Albert w. Stewart, Lacey.
Old Settlers Oficers-Byron V.
Sewers, president; M. w. Crozier,
vice-president; G. w. Shockley, sec.
rotary; M. J. Cruzen, treasurer. Elk.
ecutive Committee: Lon Hellings,
chairman; Mark Beach. Miles Prime,
o. II. Vance, A. J. Lytle. Township
Vice-Presidents; Adams, Ed. Hanna /;
Greeley Moore; East Des Moines, W.
H. Downing; West Des Moines, q
Holt; East Garfield, A. Patrick; West
Garfield, Joe Prime; East Harrison,
Ed. Brubaker; West Harrison. Jas
w. Brubaker; Jefferson, Ed. Evans +;
Lincoln, George Prime; Madison, T. ].
Williams; Monroe, Phil Grace; Pleas.
ant Grove, Lon Likens; Prairie, VIM.
Harper; Richland, Henry Lunt;
Spring Creek, Will Campbell Scott,
Ed. belong; Union, Barney James /;
White Oak, Lee Howell; Oskaloosa,
First ward, Erastus Coffin; Second
ward, George Davis; Third ward, w
r. Lacey; Fourth ward, John Nash ;
Fifth ward, Ben Cruzen.
The distinguishing feature of the
Fall Festival continues to be that
there is no entry fee, no gate or door
fee, and no street or other conces
| sions sold-except to merry-go
round. The regular and special prem
iums are provided by contribution
tree will offerings. This is, as you
will notice, a countrywide enterprise
1t Is not for, or in the interests Of
any one locality, but of every locality
in Mahaska county. Each township
will be willing, in fact each neighboT
hood, it Is believed, to contribute a
share of the necessary Fall Festival
expense.
| In the horse department there has
| been added this year premium on
best draft stallion and five or more
| his colts; also, best mare and her
foal. All colt premium offers divide
the colts into two classes, grades and
pure bred.
The following Mahaska county
horsemen offer special premiums on
best colts from their respective draft
stations: J. Hill Barnes, J. G.
Lytle, Reece II. McWilliams, Ed. Bru
baker, r. w. Hoyt, Charles Bass, AL
pheus Matter, Eclipse Horse Co., J
T. Harvey, Hugh Jones. Everett Plate
Elmer Tulis, P. l.. Norris, T. w. Den
ney, Mike Denney.
There is a sweepstakes offer this
fall on best stallion, best mare, and
best colt.
Under farm teams has been added
a premium on best four-horse team
| seldings or mares.
Among those who offer special
premiums on horses limited TO town
ship winnings are: Farmers State
Savings bank, Fremont; Eddyville
Savings bank, Bank of Bussey, Farm
ers Savings bank, Barnes City; Farm
ers Savings Bank, Leighton; Rose
| Hill Savings bank, J. and Z. Needham
Store. Taintor. and r. F. and w. B
Fitch Co., whose premium offer is
countrywide.
| The ponies and saddle horses will
be judged Tuesday afternoon of Fall
Festival week; Wednesday, all day
will be occupied with the draft class
down as far as farm teams; draft
colts, roadster colts, sweepstakes. On
Tuesday will be judged the farm
teams, both horses and mules, four
horse teams and driving horses, leav
ing the roadster stations for Friday
morning.
AS you will see by the judging ar
rangement. Wednesday afternoon will
be the colt show-one of the strong
features OF the week.
A much warmer" contest Is put up
his fall on corn. The county is di,
vided into north and south halves
Residents of the north half show
against themselves, and residents OF
the south half do the same. Then
the premium corn in the north hall
meets the premium corn of the south
half in sweepstakes for finals. Also
In place Of so ears best corn, "any va.
riety," as last year, there is a 50-ear
yellow class and 50-ear white class.
These changes more than double the
corn premium budget, but It Is believ.
cd the greatly enlarged number OF
entries resulting will eventually war.
rant the increased appropriation.