Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-01
TURKEY KNOWS HIS
s TIME HAS NOT COME
Struts Haughtily at the Poultry
Show When the Hour of
the Ak Passes.
DOGS AND CATS THERE, TOO

among the poultry at the poultry
show on Turkey day. Conspicuously
was this noticeable among the turk
eys. Until 1890 the turkeys were quite
meek. At that hour the big gobbler Of
l.. P. Stone of Lexington began to
strut. That was well past the hour
when any turkey destined to be baked
for Thanksgiving dinner must be
killed. So this big black gobbler felt
sure OF lease OF life for another year
Strut? Why, he fairly polished the
maple floor with the tips of his wings
as he scraped and rasped them along.
Yes, so far from fearing human beings
and their dreaded axes he even sailed
at them as they gathered around to
look him over. He scrapcd the floor,
pouted and rushed at the bars OF the
cage until he made the wire screen
sing.
Pups at the Show.
The tiniest and youngest pups in the
pet stock department OF the show are
five handsome little Boston bulls with
their mother "Queen," exhibited by
Frank A. Wellman. The little fellows
are a scant four weeks old and spend
most of their time snoozing with their
thick little noses buried in the soft
sides of their mother. Every one has
the same beautiful markings OF the
nose that characterize the mother, and
everyone has screw tail. They are
attracting much attention, especially
among the children who visit the
show.
A big Russian wolf hound, white
as snow, Is exhibited by D. X. Smith
Of Muleshoe, Tex. This fellow stands
as high as a 5-year-old boy and looks
as though he could leap a mile. He is
a quiet, solemn fellow full OF poten.
tialities.
Persian Cats.
The Keystone Park Cattery OF
Benson has fine exhibit of Persian
cats. Mrs. H. B. Fleharty of Omaha
is exhibiting some handsome Angora
and Persian cats, and Mrs. Agnes
Cover, 35l7 Franklin street, Omaha,
is exhibiting Sultan" the Persian
king.
Ralph Martin, 34l2 Taylor street,
and NJ. H. Fowler, 42l3 I.arimore
avenue, are exhibiting fine lines OF
Belgian hares.
Out on the main floor among the
poultry are several groups of pleas
ants. Billy Stevenson OF Forty-hrst
and Erskine streets is exhibiting two
handsome pairs OF these birds, which
he raised by setting a common hen
with pheasant eggs. l.. G. Nichols Of
Benson and Adam Jameson OF 23l9
North Twenty-fourth street are also
exhibiting fine pheasants.
The show will continue until Satur-
day evening. II is open both days and
evenings. Many visitors focked in
carly Thanksgiving morning.
Champion Cock,
The champion cock Of all the poul.
try show is a Rose Combed Rhode
Island Red, owned by r. A. Harrison
OF Stromsburg, Neb. Mr.. Harrison
gets the Commercial club cup for this
honor.
Earl Jewell Of Dewitt, Neb., wins
the Hotel Loyal silver cup for the
best female bird, Barred Rock pull
let.
Other special prizes besides the
prizes announced the second day of
the show are:
Rest nair of wvandottea 4 portor
Fremont. silver cup
Best display In English class, NJ. @. scud-
der Central City, silver cup,
Best cock. scockerel. hen and puilet. M. G. |
Scudder, Central City. ~
Best pen, NJ. o. scudder. Central City. |
White orpipgtons. silver cup
Three best cocks. Williams Poultry farm |
Cedar BLUFFS. "
Three best cockerels, W. W. Trent, Lewis
la.
Three hest hens. Harry Kinley, Omaha.
Three best pullets. e. C. Eisele, Omaha.
Best exhibit by anyone under Is years of |
age, W. ]. Williams. Cedar Bluffs, Neb
Best display by members of Omaha Poul- |
try association. Arthur Gillette.