Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
cHlLpREN's DAY BRINGS OUT
rHRoNes OF YOUNGSTERS
FOR FORMAL OPENING.
JupaiNa STARTS IN
EVERY DEPARTMENT
Prize Winners Announced in Butter
Scoring contest-Entriss in Baby
Contest Numerous and Another Day
Required - Farmers Grain Dealers
Association Spreading operation.
Special to Times-Republican.


state fair formally opened yesterday
with complete program. 1t was chill
dren's day when children under Is
were admitted free and troops of
youngsters. accompanied by their par
ents or older members Of the family
were on the grounds. The weather was
ideal for comfort but not hot enough
Tor the concession men to do the BUSH
ness that the hot weather brings them.
Judging started in all departments
yesterday. In the horse department
Shetland. Welsh and Hackney ponies
were judged. There are six exhibit
ors Of Welsh ponies. fourteen Of Shet-
lands and eight of Hackneys.
Butter scoring began Thursday and
up to noon yesterday the Judges had
finished only a part of the work.
Awards in the butter contest were an
nounced up to noon yesterday as fol-
lows: Creamery butter, whole milk
class. first, Thomas E. Sadler, Oelwein;
second, j. ]. Jensen, Copas, Mimi;
cream class, first, c. w. Green, Hart
ley: second, E. A. Gudvangen, Hanlon-
town: dairy butter, first, Mrs. Otto
Rasmussen. Altoona; second, Mrs. J..
A. Peters, Ankeny.
One More Day For Babies.
Babies were Judged rapidly in the
baby health contest in the women and
children's building There are such a
large number OF entries this year that
the judges have decided to use one
more day for the Judging Last year
che Judging concluded with final
awards on. Thursday morning but this
year Friday morning will see the finish
of the contest. There are 399 babies
entered this year as against 22o last
year. An additional class has been
provided this year known as the i'm
prowement class and prizes are being
offered for those babies scored in
classes for babies twelve to twenty
four months old last year which show
time. There are almost as many par
ents interested in this class as in the
other classes. BY noon s.e-lay the
and they expect to score seveaty-two
day.
Grain Dealers Advertise.
The Farmers Grain Dealers Associa-
ton OF Iowa, which had a prominent
part in the recent fight to prevent a
rise in grain rates from being put into
effect by the railroads, mas a tent on
the grounds with considerable litera-
ture on hand with reference to the as
ISOLATION. Men outside the organiza-
ton frankly give credit to the grain
dealers association and the Corn Belt
Meat Producers Association for help
ing to win the fight against increased
freight rates.
The grain dealers association is
movement among farmers
here in Iowa which has met with dis
tinguished success. The statistical in
formation relative To the faTiIleT5 CO.
operative movement in Iowa given out
at the state fair headquarters shows
that Iowa has 367 farmers elevator,
grain and lumber companies and the
average number Of stockholders in
each organization is 135, making a to-
tai membership Of the farmers elevator
and cooperative movement in Iowa
OF approximately 49,545. 1t is estimat-
ed that the patrons of these companies
have received an average of three
cents per bushel above what they
would have received for their grain.
had It not been for the cooperative
companies which in year would have
amounted to $3,463,S49.
There was big crowd Of boys en-
tered In the boys judging contest at
the fair yesterday. so many in fact
that the judges had not finished the
scoring at late hour last night. This
Is one Of the features Of the fair of
especial value to the boys. Five scol-
arships are awarded in the state agri-
cultural college at Ames to the win
nerA valued at 5000, $50, 1925, 800.
and $25 respectively. The latter prize
is for short course.