The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-01
Horse Exhibition Proves Big Feature
Of Event and Awards Are
Given TO Best
Entrants.
rAIvENER IS SPEAKER
Congressman Points Out That U. 8.
Could Make Cheaper and Bet
ter Munitions Than Firms
Now at Work.

CARTHAGE, H., Oct. with eli
matte conditions still favorable and
with monster attendance, the horse
show, a big feature OF the fall cele
bration here, was held yesterday, with
everything in order and carried out
according to the schedule.
Joseph Pickett was the Judge and
the awards follow:
Shetland ponies-Ffrst, S. w. Davis ;
second, w. H. jenkins; third. Lowell
Emmert, all of Carthage.
Road colts under one year-First,
Elmer Grassland, Bowen; second. c.
H. Perkins, Carthage; third, E. Wal
ton, Carthage.
Mule colts under one year-First.
Ed slusher. Plymouth: second and
third. H. F. Snyder. Carthage.
Draft colts under one year-First,
Kenneth Mcconnell. Fountain Green ;
second, George Hues: third, John Van
Wrinkle. both of Carthage.
Draft colts under two years-First,
e. l.. Yetter; second, George Hues !;
third, Robert O'Neil. all of Carthage.
Draft colts under three years-F'irst,
f. J.. Yetter; second, Frank Murphy |;
third. Harry Hayes. all of Carthage.
Draft colts under four years-First,
George Hues; second, Fred Swain;
third, Harry Hayes, all Of Carthage.
Draft teams in harness-First. Geo.
Hues; second, Robert O'Neil, both OF
Carthage.
Mule team In harness-First. A. Mil
third, L. D. Fmert, Carthage
Best road horse in harness-First
Earl Brooks, Carthage: second. Reid
SrI To Nv
Carthage.
Saddle horse under saddle First,
T. l.. Hardy, Carthage; second. Elmer
Grassland. Bowen; third, William
Rucker, Carthage.
Best draft gelding in the county,
three years old Or over-E. L. Yetter,
Carthage
Best draft mare in the county over
three years old-R. ]. Roath, Ferris
Best mule in the county over three
years old-Walter Harness, Carthage
D. M. Johnson, chairman. and w T.
Cain, secretary, are the head officials
OF the horse show and fill celebration
Grand Parade.
At the completion of the horse show
and the prize awards. the grand horse
show parade took place, led. by the
band. and It was an imposing sight.
The stock was excellent and compares
most favorably with that Seen IN any
section in these parts. In fact, there
is big feature OF the life OF the fer
tile fields of good old Hancock county
The finest and only creased pole
that it has ever been the pleasure OF
your correspondent to. witness, was
climbed by Dude Starkey, who was
awarded IS for the effort
The attendance was greater than On
the opening day. and IN connection
with the old soldiers reunion, heYd
here yesterday. it was decided to hold
the 1915 meeting in Nauvoo. l.. r
Brown of that place having been cleo
ted president, and DR.. Preston OF Dial
las City, vice president. Each soldier
present was given free ticket to the
movies, and there were about ninety
OF them.
Tavenner Speaks.
mo old soldier Is jfngo,' declared
Congressman Clyde II. Tavenner. In
delivering the address Of the day
from the subject Of "The Relation OF
the Government to the Manufacture
of Munitions of War" at the morning
session.
The speaker was warmly received
He has many friends here, and held
that the government ieself car
manufacture its munitions OF warfare
for less money than private concerns
manufacture them.
The speaker pointed out the need
less money spent for national de
Tense, and what little service It really
brings to the doors of the nation He
pleaded for the government to take
charge of that branch OF industry and
declared that aside from manufactur
ling munitions OF war cheaper thar
private concerns do. it can also make
! a superior product, and the result viii
be an improvement in every direction
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