Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-15
THOUSANDS 7HRONG
10 CITY FOR FAIR
TODAY WERE THAT
ONE OF BIG CROWDS OF WEEK
is HERE FOR SHOW.
TUESDAYS OPENING is
GOOD IN SPITE OF RAIN
Attendance and Receipts For First Day
Larger Than Same Day Last year
and Second in Rank For Same Day
Of Last Four Years-Have Good Pro.
gram For Day and Night.


gram For Day and Night.
Unsettled with probably showers
tonight or Thursday. Warmer in
the western portion tonight
With discouraging weather condition
the tenth Marshall county fair wa
opened Tuesday. With much bette
weather today the fair prepared TO en-
terrain one OF the huge crowds OF VS.
itors OF the week. The weather nal
does not promise the best OF weatlle
for THURSDAY. but ii is quite certain
that If there are three DAYS % goc;
weather The association Will SET a rev
attendance record.
Even with cloudy weather and show
ers III the afternoon and evening
Tuesdays attendance. which is AWAY
small. VAS next TO the largest for tn
same day OF the last four years. l
to:aled 1884 for afternoon and night
compared with 1902 last year and S.iot
Tuesday OF 1918.
The receipts al the gate and amphi'
1hea,er were ss7l.75. compared Wit:
$685. last year. $3.50 the same ia,
OF 1918. and sssa.l5 Tuesday of 1872
The paid admissions for the da,
numbered lsa. The others represaL
season tickets of all kinds held o,
exhibitors. concessioners and Others
and veterans the latter of whom wer'
admitted free The gate admission:
during the day were 1915 and al nigh
the ywere ..a.
Attendance Large Today.
Early this forenoon signs pointed 4
q large attendance. Automobile trave
in;o the CITY began early. and cam
from all directions. Long before i
o'clock ali me parking space in Centel
and F'irst avenue was filed and cal
owners were hunting room in SID,
streets in the business distric, 10 leave
their cars.
Equipment provided oy the steam
railroads 70 handle the fair bushes:
was needed today. All the extra
coaches were alleG and standing room
reported filed after midnight Tues.
day
Big Exposition Made Really.
The last touches on tha exhibits anc
grounds were ADDED early Tuesday
TO make them ready for the visitors
By afternoon. when The crowd began
arriving a lre grounds paviIions ant
exposition halls were rsady.
With larger and better exhibits wit:
race program thar has been vel
filed and with vaudeville program
and fireworks on par, if not better
than last year. the association tas a
COCO. and pro5ably better show Il
offer his year than ever before.
Six Acts Of Vaudeville.
Al andisnce 81 -nt saw .he rauSe
vile from the grand stand Tuesda!
afternoon. anG al night about 500 saw
the first night performance. The as
ISOLATION Is offering q program 10 tn
horse races and fireworks The vaude
vile is generally good. with a few
especial lily Interesting and novel acts.
OF interest. both 20 children an,
trained ANNA, acts. Both acls featur
trained ponies. dogs and monkeys. wit
a kicking mule for q finale.
Klein and Erlanzer husband an
wife and their twin children. have
comedy pantomine act that has rea
merit and draws big laugh.
The 81 Julians. man and woma
team Go naT. trapese and rings &C
III which is featured q heed 5aacc s:a:a
IS a novel
The Ballot Trio, a team Of tw
women ana man. DO a series of diff
cult balancing and aerial fears tina
have been divided into two acts.
Siege Of Lieee" Pleases.
The frs of three displays of fire
works called the Siege OF Liese" va
given in connection with the vaude
vile Tuesday night and made a sho
that lasted about two hours.
The Siege Of Liege" is up 10 tn
. Battle Of Mobile Bay" Of las, yea
only it is more elaborate. a preIud
OF bombs. rockets. set pieces. fountain
sprays. colored lights. and other effec'
precede the siege. which closes u
show
In a huge set piece IS shown IN out
| line Liege in many colors. In the di!
lance are huge siege guns. The bon
bardulent is lively while It lasts. ar
showers Of rockets and bombs are sn'
from and shcwered over the city
Stage One Hot Race.
| The program for the afternoon IL
I Guided the e:22 pace. for purse
s400. and the best two out OF thre
mile event for 3-year-old trotters fl
a purse OF $3.50. The pace proved a
! exciting race. was won in split heat
and went to the limit of five. Ludw
/ c. owned by Andrew johnson, of 10
] let, Mont, won first money, under ii
/ point scoring system. Robert F
| cnned ny ! VI Emery. Of Crime
got second money without winnir
better than third place. Jimmie
Patchen. owned by E. L. Mason.
Grinnell. and Harry H, owned by
NJ. Heather, of Indianola. divided thil
money. Murel, owned by Dale Agile
Of Dows got fourth money.
Each heat was a scramble for pla,
and drive down the stretch for Il
wire. No first place was own by mo-
than half length and most of the
by less. All the PAGERS entered starte
The summary:
LuoW1g Z. .-.-..........2 l
Robert E. ...............3 3 3
Jimmie L. Patchen ......7 2
Harry II. ...............6
Murel ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 5
Shady b. ..-..5
| l"e0ZefS .-.........-...l 5 {