Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-22
WEDNESDAY FIRST OF TWO PRE-.
PARAToRY DAYS OF IowA's
EXPOSITION.
LIVE STOCK ARRIVING
BY THE. TRAIN LOAD
Acres Of Farm Machinery Already on
Grounds State Institutions Have In.
terestins Exhibits-Fifty Auto Man
/, usseturer. Have 1917 Models on Dis
pray-MusicaI Features.
ecial 10 Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 22.-Iowas great
state fair Isl almost ready. The fair
opens tomorrow with the first two
opening days as preparation days. The
full program starts early Friday morn
ing and from then on up to and includ-
ing Friday, Sept. l, there will be
something doing morning, noon and
night at the big exposition.
Train load after train load of Iowa
live stock is now coming in. Great ex
hiblts OF agricultural products, fruit,
poultry, and in fact Of all sorts OF
things are being put in place. Acres OF
farm machinery is being unloaded. Silo
companies and windmill concerns are
putting up their exhibits. Over in the
woman's building the state health ex-
hibit. baby welfare, schools and art
exhibits are being put in place.
In the agricultural hall the famous
horn of plenty has been finished and
stands out huge river of corn which
challenges attention as soon as Wis
i.or strikes the insire of the building.
About thirty individual farmers have
entered in the individual farm exhibit
and some fifteen counties will have
county exhibits.
The state institutions are putting up
two tents in which to show the pro-
ducts of the state institutions. In one
tent the live stock and something Of
what is being done in the way of sue
cessful dairying on the state farms will
be shown. In the other tent the arti-'
cles made in the prisons and in the
other institutions will be on display.
Auto Exhibit Large.
The automobile exhibit promises 70
attract considerable attention this year.
Fifty manufacturers are entered and
the show will be the first one to put the
1917 models on display.
Considerable will be made of the
tractor show by the, big manufac.
tursrs. They wish to demonstrat tn !
wofks which is Ebeing accomplished
falong the lines of Producing stractor
suitable for ordinary farm work,
These companies are doing widespread
advertising and will visit ill the big
fairs. S
Those in charge Of the baby health
contest say that the infantile paralysis
scare is not affecting entries in the
baby department. There has not zeen
enough Of this disease to cause much
fear apparently, judging from the
number of entries. ~
There will be speakers son child wei
fare work every afternoon in the audi
forum of the women and children
building. Mental tests Of school chii-
dreh will be discussed by Prof. E. A.
Ashbaugh, of the State University of
Iowa, on the afternoons Of Aug. 25 and
rs. Infant welfare work will be dis
cussed by DR.. Biefield, of the Iowa
state university, Aug. Is and %. Den
tai care will be .discusseu BY DR.. voll-
land, of Iowa state university, on Aug.
so and 81 The work will be in charge
of e. O. Klingaman, director of the
extension division of the Iowa state
university.
There will be talks on various.prob
lens Of the home and Of Bringing UP
children. The Iowa CongresS of Moth
ers and the Parents Teachers Ass.o.
citation will have CHARGE of these pro-
grams. Domestic science demonstra-
tons and lectures are to be given daily
in the woman's building and moving
pictures on educational subjects.
Musical Features.
In the way of music there will be
Liberatfs band and concert company,
Henry's band, Second Infantry band,
the Ladies Band of Knoxville the
Royal Kealakai Hawaiians, Graham's
orchestra and other special music.
There will be two special concerts on
Sunday afternoon and evening.
The big night show in front of the
amphitheater is to be THE Last Days
Of Pompeii," mammoth fireworks
spectacle showing the destruction of
the ancient city of Panama. Over al
the live stock pavilion there will be a
live stock and hIppdrome show will
parades of prizs winning horses and
cattle each evening.
The special days as they have been
arranged are as follows: Wednesday
and Thursday, Aug. % and "a, prep
aration days; Friday, Aug. 25, chill
| dren's day.. Saturday, Aug. rs, Des
Moines day auto race day; Sunday,
Aug. 81, music day; Monday, Aug. 2s,
manufacturers and implement dealers
day; Tuesday Aug. 80, old soldiers
day; Wednesday, Aug. 80, Iowa day
and Boys and Girls Club day; Thurs
day, Aug. 81, prize live stock parade
day; Friday, Sept. 1, auto race day.