The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-01
COOPs CAUSE LOTS OF DELAY
Officials of Association Doff Their
Goats and Work Like Beaevrs to In
sure Successful Opening Judging
of Exhibits Starts Tomorrow.

The aritocracy Of Kenosha county
poultry farms are journeying into Ke-
nosha today to be on exhibition at the
opening Of the first annual show Of the
Kenosha County Poultry and Pet Show
Association which opens at the Coli
scum this evening and it is certain
that the show is going to be the big,
gest and most notable show held in
Kenosha in many years and the best
show held in this section Of Wisconsin
this year.
With a total of four hundred and
fifty entries the Kenosha show has a
hundred entries more than the recent
Racine show and it is declared that
the class of the chickens in South
ern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois
will disport themselves at the Coliseum
during the coming six days. Every
class Of chickens is going to be repre-
sented and the show is going to be
staged IN a decidedly attractive man
ner. President Barth and some twenty
of his fellow members of the new as
ISOLATION, were at work this morning
getting things in readiness for the
show. They had all sorts of trouble.
The sanitary coops bought for the show
were to have been shipped from
Louisville, KY, a week ago, but they
failed to arrive and on Sunday
President Barth telegraphed to Mil
waukee and secured the handsome
coops which had been used to stage the
recent national show in that city and
by noon the Coliseum was getting into
real Show condition. An army Of
decorators was busy hanging flags and
banners about the. walls while another
army of more practical chicken men
were putting in the exhibits and every
five minutes there was new load of
exhibits to handle. The big coops
will take up nearly all Of the space in
the Coliseum, but they have been ar
ranged about the sides of the big au-
ditorium so as to leave center aisle
to be used by general exhibitors.
For the first show said President
Barth, 1--WE are unusually pleased with
the list of entries With four hundred
and fifty birds we have the best show
that has been given in Wisconsin this
year and the classes are unusually
representative OF the best in the poul-
try game. We have had lot of trou-
BILE getting the coops and pens but we
are going to have everything ready for
tonight and we want the opening of
the show to be real event. The classes
are so well filled that the show is 60
ing to be worth visit from every per-
son whether he is a chicken raiser or
not. We have the largest number of
entries ever offered a show by the Ke-
nosha county raisers and the local end
Of it should appeal lot.
The work of Judging the four humid
red and fifty birds will be started
early Tuesday morning and George
Hackett of North Freedom, who is
known as the best Judge of poultry in
the country, will have charge Of this
work. The red and blue ribbons VIII be
auttering from the coops and mems bv
Thursday and nv this time most Of the
prize winning birds have been select
ed. In addition to the display Of
chickens there is a sprinkling Of trr-
KEYS. ducks and geese and the usna}
display of pet stock. TIE show is to
continue until Saturday night and
many special features will be offered
during the week.