The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-09-10
CONTINUED ON SATURDAY
Thousands Enjoy Races, Free Acts,
Displays Of Manufactures, Merch-
andise and Stock at ShiawaS.
see County'S Big Fair.

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see County'S Big Fair.
Because of the near flood on Monday
the opening of the Shiawassee County
Fair was postponed until Wednesday
and good crowd enjoyed the races
free acts. displays of manufacturers
and merchants in floral hall and the
exhibits of stock On Thursday big
crowd turned out and genuine good
time was enjoyed by the throng, atten'
tion centering principally on the races,
which were we'll contested.
Because of the inability to complete
the program aud the desire Of many
people to attend who have been unable
and the fact that full days racing
program will be left, the fair will be
continued Saturday.
The following have displays in the
floral hall, exclusive of over 1000 en-
tries of fancy work and painting,
some of it entered by parties living
in Trenton, N. j., and various cities
about the state: The Owosso Press
American; Semrau's bakery; E. F.
Hayward, painter and paperer; Shat
tuck Music House; Mulhall-Erb Co.;
Holland Furnace Co.; Independent
Stove Co.; Martin Cute; Kelley &
Douglas; Owosso Manufacturing Co.
The Foster Co.; The Townsend-Ful-
mer Co.; Osborn, the dry cleaner;
the Day Studio; F. B. Holman; Mrs.
Elizabeth Zuber; Young-Randolph
Seed Co.. Connor Ice Cream Co.;
Hartwell & Hart; Southard & Dens-
more; Owosso Rug Co.; The Arthur
Ward Co.
The superintendents are: horses, f
w. Smith; cattle, B. E. Hardy; poul-
try, w. S. Beebe; sheep and swine,
Washington Bingham; speed, j. n.
Sowersby; floral hall, w. A. Seegmil-
ler. A. N. Sowersby of Elsie will act
as starting judge at the races.
In addition to the above named
persons, the following have exhibits
at the fair: Lee Stewart, Owosso,
draft horses; A. Callard, two mares
and colts; James King, two-years-old
colt; A.. c.. Sheldon, colt; II, b. Pet
ers, Fairfield,' six Percheons; James
Delaney, six draft horses; VIM. De-
laney, general purpose team; Mar
tin Rourke, Clydesdale stallion and
three-years-old colt; James Coleman,
two-years-old colt; Hubbard & Son,
Ovid, eight mules; w. Bingham,
draft colts; John Cute, Percheon
stallion.
The Cloverdale farm, owned by A.
F. Loomis of this city, has nine
blooded Holstein cattle entered.
John Goekee has a Gurnsey bull
on exhibition. Fred Martin has sew
EN- head of Holsteins. VIM. Saver is
the only one thus far to enter hogs.
He has three young Jersey pigs on
exhibition Ward Proper Of Chesa-
ming is expected to bring some more
in.
Those exhibiting poultry are Chas.
Greenwalt, VIM. Saver, Jr., and Geo.
Marshall, Barred Rocks; Mr.. Saver
also has some Dark Cornish games,
White Wyandottes and White Orping-
tons. r. j. Laverne has Silver Cam
pines; B. Downing is showing Bel
gian hares and some rabbits, while A
Willoughby has Rhode Island Reds
entered. George Van Wagner is
showing Single Comb Anconas; and
Henry Koerner, Rhode Island Reds.
James Manson has Silver Spangled
Hamburgs on exhibition, and f. NJ.
Grove is showing some fine White
Wyandottes. John Emo mas White
Orpingtons. Martin Cute is showing
White Leghorns.
Miss Adele Ball with a display Of
magazines, and Jennings & Son with
furniture display have spaces in
floral hall.
The following is summary of We'd
nesday's races:
2:t5 TrOt; Purse $500
Josie b. Calkins 2 / 1 1
The Traveller Hickock 3 3 2
Ethel Custer Porter 3 2 2 3
Senorita Hubbell 4 4
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