Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-09
q. g. shoILENBERGER CHOSEN
TO AID w. M. CLARk-SUPER-
lNTENDENTs APPOINTED.
BABY BEEF FEEDING
CONTEST is PROVIDED
Corn Craving Contest For Country
Boys and Girls Also to Be Arranged
iowa State College to Furnish
Judses-c!asses and Purses Of Horse
Races Are Fixed.

| B. 3. Shollenberger was elected as
sistant secretary of the Marshall Coun-
| ty Fair Association, and vacancies IN
the executive committee and in the list
| of department superintendent were
| filed at a meeting of the committee
held in Secretary Clark's office. Ar
rangements were made for specia!
competitions for country boys and girls
and increases were ordered in the pre-
miumS for mules
The executive committee followed
the instructions of the board of direct
ors which, at the annual meeting, au-
thorized the employment of an assist
ant secretary. He will be employed
during the fair not only as an assist
ant, but to familiarize himself with the
routine of the work, the thought being
that at some time if a change is made,
the assistant would be in line for sec
rotary.
More Superintendents Named.
John W. Long, formerly of Eden
township. but now of this city, who was
elected to the board of directors to sue
coed ]. B. Classen, who resigned. was
Amounted a member Of the executive
committee.
Harry G.. Bennett, OF Gilman swas ap-
pointed superintendent of the sheep
department This department was for
merly included with the swine in one
department, of which d. S. Collins was
Superintendent. The sheep department
has grown so that it was thought best
to make it IL separate department
Robert Boswell. of Green Mountain,
was appointed chief marshal.
Contests for Juveniles.
Arrangements were made to provide
a baby beef feeding contest open to
BOYS and girls of the county. Three
cash prizes are to be provided and in
addition n premium for each boy or
girl who exhibits a beef. f. G. Davis
and Secretary Clark We're authorized
to work out the details of this contest.
Since this contest must be started
months in advance of the fair, an ef-
fort will be made this year to get the
dozen or more boys and girls who have
entered a similar contest for the state
fair 10 enter the county fair
A similar contest will he arranged
for boys and girls from 10 to Is years
OF age III corn SIcS pStatc
and perhaps producing other crops.
This contest was turned over to the
rnanasement OF Leroy Thompson and
Secretary Clark
Ames to Supply Judges.
With probably only one exception, all
the judges for the county fair will be
supplied by Iowa State College. Ar
rangcments have already been made
for the college TO supply experts.
Heretofore the fair has employed judges
wherever 1t could find supposedly COM
potent ones but the selections have not
always been satisfactory and have been
expensive. The college is. however not
able TO supply judge of art work.
Premiums for mules and jacks were
increased to equal the prizes offered
for horses Of the same age.
Class Races Fixed
The eight class races fixed for the
harness program are the 2:l0. 2:15,
|2:20, and 2:25 trot. and the 2:15, 2:l9.
I2:24. and 2:30 pace, with uniform
purses Of $500 for each race. These
are the standard classes that have been
adopted by the North Iowa Fair Race
Circuit. which this year includes the
fairs Of Clinton, Mason City. Britt.
Waverly. MarshalltOwn. EldOra, and
Grundy Center. In addition the local
program will provide colt races for
PAGERS and trotters, 3year-olds or
under.