The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-11-18
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Eugene HsrtrSek ,WFates IN Interest-
1n6 Letter Abeaf what He Saw

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Being the two boys. that ranked the
the Comfy superintendent ON 6eptem-
Der Bird. Francis Goodwin and / were
awarded the trip to the state fair and
Fair School on the Fairsrounds. Al !
will try. to tell you briefly how ehe trip
wa enjoyable to me and OF the won
dsrfui things saw and heard;
Sept a. At Harrisonville two Other
boys with state Fair school badges
boarded the train and we soon got 80.
t tie good times Tia. We were expect.
ing. All Of u agreed later that the
real thing was 80 lar beyond the ex-
peoted that there wasn't any compari.
boy with red badge got on. There
soon was quite crowd Of us on that
train. We got to Scdalia about y
out to the fair grounds about noon
AS we were among the first to arrive,
when we had signed up at the rate
and found the camp on the north sids
tent facing the main road to 'SedaltA.
We then hunted up Mr. 7. J. walker
the superintendent of the Boys state
thing good to eat After dinner we
made ourselves at home getting &C.
auainted with the other boys who snG
filled the tents on every side. IL.
The sacred concert Sunday AFTERNOON
was entoyed by everyone present. The
sides several selections by the band
omong which was Nearer My God to
| Thee" The live stock pavilion was
well filled with people from sedalia as
pqoS oh Monday morning activities be.
gan in every department Exhibitors
papts Of the sate to the fair srounds
| The boys assembled In the big tent at
camp at Q a. m. "A roll was called. In
structions were given on how to pass Pcs
lished as follows: a. M. breakfast;
. a. IN. lectures in assembly tent; 1l:So
dinner; $50 p. m, supper; and ~ ?. m
sipple looked after and took an inter
est. in the boys all during the fall
week just as our folks at home o.
They helped those who We're In trornie
and aided the sick boys as well! MI
| Walker was highly respected and hon
ored by each and every boy Of the
! state fair school and not many boys
went away without feeiing gfaseIMIa es ~
thine they enjoyed and he beneficial
| learning they were nel"d to acquire
by this man so greet. IN heat ana
from Monday morning TO Friday NOON
| were instructive ana beneficial On"
morning we did s,m. corn roe ms
and placing while ON lhoti.sr Jay we
lectures on the esserll:; for n,ialta
and production, WIZ :;row "snmes I,
how to eradicate weeds. he Nalue OK
production and is.msai':s IN packing
seed corn were given w ~,l:,n men as
j MIR. Z. II. Patterson. :. n lordtn, MI
Hisey, w; ID. Mckee i. j.. wr,sn ,,a an ~.
| applied to every day ia"Ip life fn-ai-
| most every case. ,
In the afternoon. we e"%li SEE w
various exhibits Eysrv .>,,p', ~. .% %s
hibit. The exhibition halls we're
crowded with vart":.s invnrt.ons ana :.
| piuuucLs. IN the power puiluins W. v
| ,ue inust modern systems OF neatlh :
ANA nsurlng of homes. Inc --latest
| muueIs OF hiouern. .ranslt Wele TO De
seen mere. Also all kinds OF neoessi-
..es Tor the mouse ana parn We're as
/ pla.eu there 100. IN the yatt az
ABOUT TINS building dig moguls anu
snor.lng- tractors CLIMBED lnvilnes Rna
/ over blocks of wood four feet. ntgh,
III tHlle OLherS We're CUTTING @clfc1eS' VI
II dong the figure =. @NJ1Y!
i in the art nail were the school eX-
| hiDlts which alone might snow that
tine world Is getting better. Hand Ian,
y
oence whiie around on various sec,
tons of the walls hung paintings and
fancy work. Canned fruits ana pre-
of every description lined the shelves
OF the domestic science department.
The horticulture building contained
| specimens Of farm and orchard pro
ducts which showed enlargement In In
| these lines. Long tables of big juicy
! apples with a few peaches and various
other fruits bent under their loads.
stacks Of golden honey were TO pc
interesting collection of minerals from
| all parts of the state were on display
| there. Many fine samples of select
pete for the prizes. Most all of the the
| common varieties Welt shown. me
small grains and see.s were WEI req
! resented, among which were rice, a..
| falfa, soy beans and all Of the common
! varieties. In the poultry building the
Missouri hen resided during the fair
week. There were many varieties
poultry farm in miniature with e
| sample Of the hen house with dropping
4 boards. roosts and all complete Also
| it showed how to construct trap nests
and feeders for various purposes. This
part of the exhibitions were CONDUCT
ed by the Poultry Association and l1S
pertinent station.
,nterestins thing. along every line
was shown. model hog pen and
| house compared with the unsanitary
| one which was at one side Of 1t. was In
| the University tent Then In the build
| ing itself was demonstrations with
| chemicals. electricity and showing
how to smelt ores. In one part of the
| building was d modern Kitchen with
everything complete. 1t was the first
completely modern one ! ever saw but
not the last l hope. There were 'pe.-
cimens OF insects bugs and mammoth
teeth found In Missouri showed also ny
the University. There were samples ?r
various kinds of roads showing the "a
vantages Of each kind.
The hog building was filled to o'ef,
flowing, big, bigger, biggest would
tell the sizes Of the hog. there. Bates
county was represented there and
right in the lead too.
The horse barns were filiec Win
graceful saddle and driving no. SEES:
Some Of the draft horses weighed hid
about 232O pounds. A number OF Die
spans Of Missouri mules upheld the
Missouri reputation. In the catt's
barns every feeder was represent go
from the dwarf cattle from ireland to
the Herefords one of which weighed
abont 100 pounds.
The standard mile race track was
in the finest condition during the fair
The enclosure within served well l"f
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