Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-26

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did type. The orman birds are OF
the single comb type. He has won
800 prizes at various shows during the
past I'VE years. hi i..
The prize winning orman birds
at the local show all scored high
as will be seen from the: first cock
which scored %. The first cockerel
scored 921s and first henS 92as The
cockerel is a son of Chief Wapellc
who in the past four years has beer
entered in great many shows ana
never won under first place. He was
frost bitten when being sent to the
Chicago show last year and since then
has not been exhibited. $
The highest type of chicken shown
and the number of them:; the hocks
they represent and their great variety.
gives the visitor who inquiries into the
poultry industry at the local show,
some idea Of the magnitude of this
business. Hundreds OF birds are be.
ing shown and these are culled from
large flocks in most cases.
Silver Laced ,Wyandottes.
v. G. Warner, Bloomfield, first and
second pullet, second cockerel, hrst
cock and first and second hen.
Golden Wyandottes.
Y. G. Warner. Bloomfield, first cock,
first cockerel, FIRST hen, flrst pullet.
silvsd pencIIed Wyandot4ss,
v. G. Warner. Bloomfield, ffst cock,
first hen, second cockefel, second pull
let.
Single Comb Brown Leuhotns.
Mrs. Manroe Martz, Ottumwa, hrpt
cock; first, second Third ana fourth
hem: first, second, third ana fourth
cockerel: first, second. third, fourth
and fifth pullet; first young pen; first
old pen.
Single Comb Bur- Lea,,orns.
Mrs. H. Hoskins, Fairfield, ilfst and
second cockefel; first, second, third,
fourth and NTH pullet; hrst and Sec
ond young pen.
Fawn and White Indian Runner Ducks.
J. v. Buchanan 4 Son, Ottumwa,
first old drake, first young drake. frst
and second voting duck, Atst and Sec
onl old ducks.f :79f fF
Black Lanoshai,s.
Bert A. Randell, Keosauqua, irst
and second cockerel: first, second,
third. fourth and NTH pullet; first
young pen. ~
White 0rpln0tons.
Mrs. Louis Montague, Ottumwa, first
cock; first. second, third, fourth, fifth
hen; first, second third, fourth and
fifth pullet: nrst, third, fourth and
fifth cockerel; first young pen: first
old pen
Mrs. L. c. Albertson, Fremont, sec
ond cockerel; second young pen.
The cups t0Sthe, winners In the fe-
male and male chicken classes and In
the displays we're awarded this after
noon. G. II. Orman Of Ottumwa was
awarded silver cup for the champion
male and Mrs B. F. Benson was given
a cup for the best female chicken.
The awards were also made in the
displays, cups being given to Charles
Lunkley Of Ottumwa for the best
Plymouth pcc,s. Chc-t~~ O.---.. :, ~
Ottumwa, Rhode Island Reds; Mrs. L
Montague of .Ottpmwa, OcD,ngt0Is: I.
G. Warner OF Bloomfield. Wydndottes:
Bert Randall Of Keosauqua, Asiatics,
and w, H. Boon Of Batavia for. the
Mediterraneaiis.' 80
E. l. Kirkhart Of Ottumwa was Civ.
en- a cup Tor the amateur breeder fav-
ing the highest scoring pen. Mrs. "A.
| n. whitaker or burlington had the
largest entry from the greatest dis
lance and was awarded cup
The winners In the>specials, were an
nounced. as follows: c. H. Orman of
Ottumwa, Mrs. l.. Montague Of Ottum.
wa, Bert Randall OF Keosauqua,
Charles Lunkley Of Ottumwa, v. g.
Warner of Bloomfield, w. H. Boon OF
Batavia. E. w. Collins of Mt. Pleasant,
A. Reinhard of o<tumwa and C. N.
Davis Of Mystic. The Des Moines
Valley SQUAD Co. was awarded the
first, sec9nd and third pairs of PLY.
mouth Rock homers. the first and sec
ond pair of Belgian Carneaux and the
first and second pairs of White Swiss
Mondaines in the pigeon awards, while
lC, H. Bell Of Mt. Zion was given, frst
pair OF White Homers and fourth pAif