Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-11
Partly cloudy today and Tues
day; somewhat warmer Tuesday.

Under weather conditions none too
favorable, and with a promise OF
cloudy weather Tuesday, preparations
for the county fair were going on a.
top speed today. Today IS preparation
day, and altho admission to the grounds
was charged, no program was ar
ranged. Instead the entire day was
given over to getting the grounds,
equipment, and exhibits in condition
Cor the opening Tuesday.
Since Saturday a community of tents
has sprung on the grounds. Saturday
and Sunday exhibitors began delivering
their exhibits which will all be in
place by Tuesday forenoon. The time
for entering exhibits ends at o'clock
tonight All the preparations being
made Indicate that the fair will be up
to the standard of recent years. and in
some respects larger and better.
Exhibits Being Placed.
BY train, automobile trucks, wagons.
and vehicles of all kinds, exhibits and
merchandise were being delivered TO
the grounds today. In every depart
ment there was the greatest activity in
getting the exhibits housed and placed
for exhibitors as We'll as merchants.
Many OF the exhibits Of local mer-
chants in the two pavilions were placed
Sunday, and both were hives Of indus
try today
\ very .argc part Of the schoo! eX
hibit was in place early today, and
workers in the floral hail, which has
been greatly enlarged, and in the arts
building, were busy placing and ar
ranging the exhibits for two depart
mentS.
Plan OF Arrangement Same.
The plan for the arrangement and
placing of exhibits is the same as
adopted several years ago. In the per-
manent buildings, and in tents near
by, will be found the live stock and
poultry in their respective quarters.
Greatly enlarged space is being devoted
to the exhibit Of automobiles.
Based on entries and arrivals the
cattle, sheep and poultry exhibits
promised to be larger in number Of in
dividuais shown than probably any
other fair. There is likely TO be a fall
ing off in the showing OF horses and
swine.
Dry Roads Provided.
Even with the rain Of the last two
days the roads and walks in the
grounds were dry today. They have
been built Of screened stone. are
crowned, and furnish dry footing.
Under the direction Of S. w. Rubee
the Marshaltown Club. began Satur-
day to lay a stretch of sample clay
and gravel walk from the merchants
exhibition hall to the building contain
ing the school exhibit. Because of the
short time, and the constant traffic
il was impossible to build a section OF
such road for vehicles. A mixture OF
so per cent of gravel 10 20 per cent
clay is being laid seven inches thick
and rolled.
BY this forenoon all the space that
could be devoted to concessiOners
booths had been taken and most Of
them were occupied.
Opening Days Program.
The program for the afternoon show
Tuesday the opening day. which is also
Marshalltown day, includes two har-
ness races and the vaudeville per-
Torrance. The races are the is pace
and the 2:24 trot, each for purs'
of $500, and six vaudeville acts. The
latter are the Mangean troupe Of five
people, in three acrObatic and juggling
acts; the Casting Campbells, team o.
performers on bars and acrobats; anC
the Breakaway BarlOws a team in {
ladder act. The latter was d, part 9.
the program two years ago. In addi'
ton the amusement department has
engaged ground entertainer,
known as 81 Perkins.
The first of the three evening per
formances will begin at 80 Tuesday
evening The feature will be Martins
fireworks, which have proved so pop
llar in other years.