Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-05
sHoW GRAINS AND FRUITS.

There are $50 entries in the horti
cultural exhibit, and these include
various grains, fruits and vegetables
The corn exhibits are particularly ex
tensive, there being nearly four times
as many entries In the county class as
were entered last year.
Judging commenced this afternoon
in all departments and premiums will
be awarded
Short addresses will be made a. the
stock show grounds tomorrow morn
ing by ]. W. Coverdale, state county
agent leader, and c. r. Scott. Wapello
county agricultural agent. Coverdale
and Scott will talk on the aims and
results Of county agent work. and
their talks will commence at 10 a. m.
r. X. Bliss who has been director OF
the state extension work Of Iowa
State College will talk at 2 p. m. on
Farmers and the Times. This will
be one of the features of the stock
show program.
BAND CONCERTS At NIGHT.
Band concerts will be held on the
grounds today and tomorrow at 1880
D, m. Exhibition drills will be given
this evening by the Ottumwa Boy
Scouts led by Henry Wormhoudt, and
tomorrow evening by the Elks Cadets
under the direction Of T. A Stoessel.
The rural school children will have
Saturday the closing day Of the show
practically set aside for their benefit.
One of the interesting features OF the
day will be an old fashioned spelling
contest held In the forenoon.
(All children taking part in the rural
school exhibit, spelling contest or
school program will be admitted free
to the show grounds Saturday.
PARADE Is FEATURE.
The commercialism Of the city and
the agricultural industries OF the
country were joined in the big street
parade which passed through the busi'
ness section of Ottumwa this after
noon as the Home Products" feature
of the Farmers Institute and Live
Stock show.
Headed by M. H. Skinner, as flag
bearer, James King as marshal, the po'
lice and city commission as escorts,
the procession moved north from Myr-
tie street at o'clock. After passing
the business section the pa
rade returned over the Market street
bridge to the ball park, at the foot of
East Myrtle street, and disbanded.
i The Ottumwa band, headed by Com
missioner T. ]. Phillips, followed the
other city officials. Immediately be-
hind them came the new city ambu-
lance and patrol autos, the fire trucks,
chiefs car and waterworks car.
An auto driven by DR.. ]. F. Herrick
and filed with Red Cross nurses, a.
Liberty Loan car driven by G. S. Har-
per and q Greater Iowa car driven by
G. G.. Merrill came next.
FLOATS ARE PRETTY.
They were followed by one Of the
most complete exhibits Of the entire
procession. John Morrell & Co.'s float.
It was built to represent typical
farm scene The farmer was pump
Ing water for his stock. which had
themselves about the trough. |
Green grass was there for their graz |.
ing and waving fields of corn were in
he distance.
The Standard Oil company's trucks,
, Hall-Eckfelt Furniture Co., truck,
illed with children waving flags, two
line of Bucks !
TOIu lue lSUl ulOu0l up " ISlc, duu ,
scores of other makes Of cars filled |
with citizens. !
a big display Of horses. mules and ,
colts followed Giltner Brothers ex-
1ibit Of Shetland ponies was large,
,ne "youngster' being framed" with
shocks of corn. A long line Of cattle
ind a liberal display Of John Deere.
0ain, Case, Delco-Light and De Laval !