Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-12

had a hard time filling the racks by
this forenoon. what corn there was
In was exceptionally we'll filled out.
Many varieties were on display. Win
ser wheat was to be seen, mammoth
sugar beets, and some of the lesser
Known grains, such as rape, Sudan
grass, alfalfa and timothy.
Enormous squashes and exceptional
ly fine potatoes, altho not in any great
quantity, were another feature in this
building. Oats onions, fine tomatoes
and cucumbers, the latter ranging in
size from the diminutive pickle size to
| the largest on the market, helped to
swell the entries.
Pantry Stores in New Dress.
With the enlarging of the agricul-
tural hall the department of pantry
stores has been vastly improved since
last year. Sanitary glass cases house
all the food products and they look
very tempting. Mrs. Leroy Thompson
is in charge of this department, with
Mrs. F. j. G. Pulsifer as assistant.
Special decorations in this hall lend an
attra touch. Multi colored flags
are suspended from the ceiling thruout
the building.
ProTusion OF Flowers.
T. P. Low, superintendent of fruits
and flowers, and L. c. knudson. his
assistant, are enthusiastic in their de-
partment. The flowers are AS good il
not better than ever. and the fresh
fruits seem to be in thriving condition.
Asters predominant in flowers. sew
eral new varieties, and a really beau
tiful display of ferns. In the fruits.
there are grapes. apples. pears, ever
blooming strawberries, and plums in
any quantity.
Remarkable Children's Display.
With a completeness and attention
to detail which would we'll be worthy
Of older people. the exhibit of children's
work done at home should attract
much attention. Remarkable work has
been done with the scroll saw, the
needle. and even the little hands have
contributed their own share. All work
in this department was done by chill
dren under Is years of age. Mrs. Lot
tie Imler and Miss Hattie Rich are in
charge. -~>
Art Exhibits Numerous.
Paintings. crayon drawings and va
ter colors crowd the art department.
which is in charge of Mesdames r. W.
McCreery and F. l.. Meeker. The cases
which are used for exhibits of china
were full early Monday afternoon, and
more coming in. Some of the art work
is deserving of special mention. an
automobile painted by a farmer boy
with barn paint being among the pic
lures showing skill in the making.
Mesdames NJ. S Mcfarland. J. T.
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the textiles department. were almost
swamped with entries Monday after
noon. Doilies. hand made he'd spreads,
pillow slips. rugs, and every concetv-
able sort of this work were pouring in
on them. as fast as they could make
out entry tags. Filet b d spreads show
ing an enormous amount OF work. and
others with the novel pop corn" stitch,
were among the more noticeable ex-
hibits.
School Work Remarkable.
Altho every year sees marked i'm
provcment in the work done by tn.
schools. some OF the special exhibits
by the different buildings this year are
unusual in their distinctiyeness. Mr..
and Mrs. Aaron Palmer, and c. Z.
Shut have this display in charge.
A playhouse, complete in six rooms.
has been furnished by the Arson school
kindergarten. Appropriateness mas
been carried out in furnishing this
house, and. everything harmonizes IN
the various rooms. Even more com
plete is a large living room furnished
by the fourth grade at the Rogers
school. The colonial style is followed
and the furnishings have been worked
out with astonishing attention to de-
tail. e. ,
A regular circus all cut out Of wood
which would make Ringing Bros.
prick up their ears. is a feature Of the
exhibit from the Rogers school. Every
thing is there. even TO the clown. But
while circus is worthy of attention.
how much more is a complete farm.
made Of wood, from the fourth grade
John Chlds school? Here is a wind
mill. a hog oiler. a silo. A g2rage, and
even a school house. which true TO
form, - older ard more crude than
the barns. This ia nm is one of the mos.
fascinating things in the exhibit.
Not 20 be overlooked is the high
school display Of manual training. do
mestic science. sewing, and the most
interesting exhibit Of the Latin depart
ment. which will bear close and care
full scrutiny. The school exhibit is well
worth an afternoon. The rural schools
are we'll represented with work along
the same order.
Merchants Have Big Displays.
Fair visitors will find plenty to look
at in the merchants exhibit hall and
arcade. Entering from the north. after
I,,, Lo IL
Clubs stretch Of gravel road. the fol-
lowing merchants have exhibits; Greg
DRY Coal. Coke and Lime Company,
metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
Lennox Furnace Company, Tuffree
Music House, Huber studio, II. Will
lard, Son & Co. Bondage Hardware
Company, Buchwald Lumber Company
D. c. Wilbur store, Everist wall pa