Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-31
ATTENDANCE AT STATE EXPOSE.
TON INCREASING EACH sue.
cEEDiNG DAY.
IMPLEMENT DEALERS
HAVE THEIR INNING
Individual Farm Awards Announced
New Sheep Pavilion Declared Best
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. & Ryan Princi.
pal Winners in Aberdeen Angus
Cattle Division.
Special to Times-Republscan.

Des Moines, Aug. 3l.-Ideal weather
yesterday brought out the largest
crowd that has attended the state fair
thus far. Saturdays rain caused the
postponesnent OF the harness races and
these were added to yesterdays pro-
gram. making a double race program.
The track was in good condition, how
ever and the spectators had more
than their moneys worth. The COM
plete program was carried out without
a hitch in all departments
II was implement dealer gay and :
large crowd OF dealers from al paris
of the state were in attendance Iaey
registered at the implement ae..s7S
headquarters in the machinery oui,1-
ing and received souvenirs. TO-DAY
was soldiers day al the fair and Cap;-
tain Merry, of Manchester. Iowa 2s-
partment commander O. ne 3 \ -
had charge of the program and pre-
sided as chairman. Addresses were
made by Senators a. B. Canutns and
w. S Kenyon, Congressman g ~
Dowell. b c. Ward. past department.
commander. Nate E. Kendall, Of knox-
vile. and j. B. Weaver. Of Des Mot1es-
The individual farm awards were
announced yesterday afternoon. II
the 160-acre farm display s. Shelter
ley, Of Hartford, won first and Aug
ust Bruins & Son, of Sigourney. sec
ond. In the eighty acre farm contest
first premium was awarded TO A. H.
Bakehouse. Of Sigourney. second 20
Charles Malone, of Atlantic. and third
to Walter Plows. of Charlton. In the
Polk county contest first place was
awarded to John Justice. of Ankeny,
second to A. L. Plummer of Altoona,
and third to C. o. Garrett, OF Des
Moines. Krizer Bros, of Eddyville,
was awarded grand championship for
the best ten ears Of corn on display
and E. Peterson, of Harcourt, won the
grand championship for the best single
ear
George Batten head Of the Batten
advertising agency Of New York City,
who has brought his herd of Jerseys
here from mis- farm at Wallpack Cen
ter, n. J.. is carrying off some of the
best prizes. In the aged COW class Ok
ford Fleet from his herd won first and
view fourth, was awarded the blue rib
bon When It came to Judging the
grand champions Oxford Fleet was de-
clared the grand champion jersey COW
of the show.
Iowa draft horse men exhibiting at
the fair are optimistic as to the future
Of the industry In Iowa. They declare
that Iowa has some Of the best draft
animals to be found in the world now
that the European war is devastating
the prize animals Of the old breeding
districts abroad William Crownover.
president of the Iowa Draft Horse
Breed ers' Association, says that buy
ers of the best draft animals are look
ing 10 Iowa 70 furnish the supply Of
pure bred drafters in the future. Mr.
Crownover Won first in the aged stall
lion class for Belgians Monday, and
second on two year olds. Charles Irv-
ing, of Ankeny. won first in the two
wear ODDS the three years olds and
stallion foa1 classes for Belgians
Henry Lefebure, of Fairfax. also won
some Of the important prizes offered
for Belgians Mr. Lefebure is a native
Of Belgium but has been breeding
Belgian horses at Fairfax Iowa, for
several years He saws the breeding
districts in Belgium have been de-