Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-13

Showers in north. and generally
! fair in south portion tonight and
| probably Tuesday Not much
! change in temperature.
| Favored with good weather this
week the Marshall county fair will be
( the biggest in most of its features il
! its history Even without good weather
/ the fair will present some features
! that have never been equaled. These
are the predictions advanced with the
/ opening of fair week and the day OF
preparation at the fair grounds. They
are backed up by the preparations be-
/ ing made and by the evidences shown
on the grounds.
The weather forecast is not entirely
promising, but ii may prove just the
sort wanted.
There will be nothing 10 it il the
weather continues like this" said Sec
rotary w. NJ. Clark, this morning. He
moved his office and office force to
the grounds late Saturday.
All Activity at Grounds.
Today the grounds was a beehive OF
activity. In every building and ii
every corner Of the ground where there
was room enough to pitch tent or set
up counter with strip OF canvas
over it workers were busy. In the ex-
hibition halls and live stock pavilions
superintendent and their assistants
were hustling placing exhibits or To-
| eating exhibitors.
Elsewhere the commissioners and
other exhibitors. who make a small
army. were active.
Exhibitors began arriving Saturday
Sunday many of them had arrived, and
by Tuesday noon practically all Of the
exhibits will be in place. The time foI
entering exhibits closes at O'Clock
this evening, and this year the rule is
to be strictly observed because there
is such a demand for space.
Room Has All Been Taken.
In all the departments practically al
available space for exhibits has been
reserved. and in some cases there is
not enough room to supply the de-
mand.
There is a regrettahle lack Of room in
the live stock departments, In which
will be shown more than 1000 animals
In the cattle department it was neces-
sary Saturday to refuse to receive two
/ splendid herds Of live stock because
| there was no room to house them. The!
were the Shorthorn herd Of C. A Saun-
ders, OF Manila. reputed to be the best
herd Of this breed IN the state. and
the Aberdeen angus herd of fischer &
Ryan, of Irwin, another unusually fine
| lot.
Another eleventh hour exhibitor, who
made no reservation until Saturday
| consented to show mis- herd outdoors
and tie the animals to the fence arounc
the show ring. if permission to do SC
was given him. He got the permits
sion.
All Other Space Taken.
| A full to capacity condition exists
| in the horse and swine departments
]. B. Ciassen, the superintendent o
| the horse department, has all the stall!
| in the big horse barn and all the stall:
outside filled and has no more room.
Two hundred thirty four pens have
been provided for swine. and all o
them with the exception of three OF
! four that are without cover have beer
reserved The twenty-seven pens re.
/ served for sheep have ali been taken.
| All the bench room in the poultry
pavilion has been taken. SO this show
promises to maintain its reputation fol
size and quality.
Race Program For Week.
| The fair opens Tuesday. and that day
! has been designated veterans day
when veterans of the wars and thei
wives will be admitted free.
/ Night shows will be put on Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday nights, tn
!! feature of which will be the fire works
The Siege of Liege."
| The following is the harness ractns
program for the four days:
Tuesday-Three- year-old trot, purs'
$3.50: 2:22 pace. purse $500.
wednesday-2:1 trot, purse $500
2:3o pace, purse $500 and 2:2o trot
purse s400.
Thursday-2:1s pace, purse $500
2:25 trot. purse $500.
Friday-2:1s pace. purse $500; 2:3
trot. purse $500.
Main Street Pavement Opened.
The city opened the new pavement II
East Main street along the ground
Sunday afternoon. The Iowa Railwa
and Light Company opened it's stree
railway extension along the ground
and today began operating cars to tn
Linn creek bridge. During the fail
however, cars will be operated only t
the fair grounds.
By Tuesday night East Main stree
from Third avenue to the fair grounds
will be gaily lighted The Iowa Rail
way and Light Company is preparin
to string red, white and blue light!
the Lincoln highway colors, on tn
cross wires ths. support the trolley.