The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-09-28
EXHIBIT HALL.
A Busy Place With Many Things
at Worth Seeing.

at II Worth Seeing.
Those in charge of the exhibits in
the Art Hall, or the Exhibit Hall. GER
tainly had their hands full yesterday
afternoon, and in some cases were
entirely unable to care for the entries.
Mrs. G. B. McCulloch in charge OF
the Textile fabrics, embroideries.
crochet, tatting,, etc, etc, certainly
was swampedy With entries. The entry
list in this department was the larg-
est of any in the hall, and fancy work
was piled up about two feet deep all
over and around the booth. At four
o'clock work Of putting them on the
wall on exhibition had not been start
ed and whether or not they got them
all UP before midnight last evening
was not learned. In the other depart
ments the goods could b. placed as
they came in, so the really hard part
of the work was done before evening.
Mrs. Chas Victor has charge of the
pantry stores, division j., and here
the list was also large. Some beautiful
specimens of work are on display.
Mrs. G.. n. Nash has an immense
angle food cake on display which at
tracts the attention of every one who
visits that end of the hall. 1t is twelve
inches in, diameter. stands six inches
high and is iced in the most delicate
of pinks. The weight of the cake may
be ascertained by weighing ~ eggs,
8 cups of sugar and 2 cups of -four,
also 2 tablespoonfulls of cream of tar
tar, the ingredients of the cake. Other
specialties moths department are
numerous and cannot be described,
The School Exhibit. ...
The school exhibit is another Won
derful part OF the art hall exhibits.
Here is the work of thousands of lit
tie hands, and better work could not
be found in the land. In Domestic
Science, in Manual training. in Pen
manship. in drawing. in fact in every
branch of study there are wonderful
exhibits Mrs. H. S. Rhpnsburger has
charge of the really Art display for
here one finds all the hand painted
china, the hand painted pictures, in
fact all Of the truly art work and this
is a wonderful part of the whole ex-
hibit. The display is artistically ar
ranged and each cnry is located in
an advantageous place. , a. e..
! J. NJ. True has on display a fine
sample OF Ginseng which was grown
in Mahaska County. Something one
does not see each day. e.. 4o,.
Elmer 'Cameriu mas some corn on
display which came from the seed OF
Walter Imig's corn which took the
Grand Championship sweepstakes at
the San Francisco Fair. The cars of
corn are almost perfect, being tn"
Iowa Ideal variety 49,. t,~ g.,
| Unique Farm Display.
7 4. ID. Hedge has display which is
remarkable. The display contains al
most everything which one can raise
on farm. either the product itself
or the seed. One entry is box, clev-
erly covered with all kinds of seed in,
the most artistic design. The seeds
used in the covering we're pumpkin,
radish, sweet corn, field corn, beet,
Lurnip, melon. tomato, onion. sun
iower, beans, parsnip, flower seeds,
seeds and some OF TIA: rose
berries. The whole display is worthy
Of special mention.
VIM. II. Whitmef has a splendid
of honey, in the comb, the
pound boxes and the extracts honey,
Some a beautiful golden color some
white. Fruits. potatoes,
Ill sorts of vegetables, flowers in a
Wild profusion, Ia fact the floral hall
vas never prefer, and there was
lever such an elaborate display in
his part of the Fair Association work. |
Those in charge of the departments,
nd their half hundred faithful helpers
re to be eomnljmenLed upon the ar.
angement of their different lines,
Other Counties Represented,
The idea OF the District Fair has
AIKEN firm hold OF the people OF the
Ommunity as evidenced in the en-
ries made from surrounding counties.
ZACH and all OF the counties repre-
ented in the District fair association
re here with entries.
The entries come from Orlumwa,
.lbia, Knoxville. Newton, Grinnell.
Searsboro Montezpma,
Ialcom. What Cheer. Sigourney, qpd /,
'wns and communities in between.
he character 81 the epfEy list end
le extended territory from which ;