Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-10

With a forecast OF fair weather with
RISING temperature the outlook today
for a successful fair week was en-
courasing. The final preparations were
being made and by night 1t was expect
ed that all the exhibits would be in
place ready for the opening of the
twelfth annual exhibition OF the Mar
shall County Fair Association. The
entry lists are large. giving promise OF
one of the biggest and best shows in
the history of the association. and with
a good field of horses and an unusually
fine program of free attractions the
amusement features will be OF excep-
tionally high order.
Exhibitors have been making effort
to get their live stock. products of the
field and farm, fancy work and culin-
airy production in place early. and to-
day the exhibition buildings were viz
tually filed.
Entries for the live stock show clos
ed Friday and most OF the stock arriy-
ed in the city Sunday or this morning.
Entries in the culinary and pantry
stores department, the art department
the horticulture department and the
children's department do not close TN
I'll 9 o'clock tonight.
Farm teams and driving teams OF
single drivers may be entered at any
time before the judging begins. This
permits the use Of draft and driving
animals by owners until actually need
ed in the judging ring.
Merchants Making Big Display.
The merchants hall and arcade was
the scene of unusual activity this
morning and large and fine exhibits
are being made. One or two vacant
stalls were in demand and It was said
premium had been offered by mer-
chants 10 secure exhibition space.
The agricultural Implement and au-
Tomobile tents were raised Sunday and
We're being filed this morning, and
with numerous concession tents being
set up today the park was rapidly
transforming into tented city.
The hog and sheep pens are filed
and the cattle and horse barns were
rapidly filing. The poultry and pei
stock building space apparently viii De
arrivals this morning.
Excellent Free Attractions.
Unusual effort was made 20 secure
the best Of talent FOR the free attrac-
tons. The vaudeville and circus actt
viii be presented from the stage II
front OF the amph!theate- ea?h after
noon. between heats Of the ha-nes:
races and a special program will os
given Tuesday. Wednesday. THURSDAY
and Friday evenings. The race pro-
grams will begin at 80 and the even
ing performances at $50
Smiths Royal Scotch Highlands!
bard will furnish the music thruou'
the week and give special concerts
every afternoon and evening.
Featured among the free attraction:
are the six Flying LeVans, a troupe
OF trapeze artists. who are using tae
largest ground space OF any act eveI
exhibiting al the fair. The GROUND
space Of the LeVans' equipment ts 81
by 100 feet and the apparatus stands
az height OF forty feet
The bill is made up % the LeVans
the Four Whats, comedy bicycle and
automobile act: the Three Ortons, high
wire and aerial tcech act;; Wete-snr
| Brothers, upside down jusglers. and
| Adelaide D'vorak, champion woman
! roller skater.
AS an added attraction Lucille Bel.
/ mont will make daily balloon ascen-
sions and parachute Jumps n front o:
! the amphitheater. Miss Belmont !s G
| sensational aeronaut and makes doubl.