Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-15
GENERAL PLAN OF PREVIOUS
FAIRS TO be FOLLOWED
THIS YEAR.
JUDGING WILL be STARTED
ON FRIDAY, AUG. q
Iowa STATE College Exhibit 10 Be Out
/ q Ordinary Military Pastures to b
Put on BY Men,From Camp Dodge
Auto Race en- Two Days Of Fair
Other Fsatuiss. !
special to Times Republican,

on the state fair grounds at Des Moines
Aug, q to 80 which was given out to-
day reveals that an unusually compre-
heusive display Of the resources, the
agricultural and industrial achieve
, nnents OF this middle west region win
be set forths
The general plan for special days
followed out In previous fairs Is again
followed this year. Wednesday and
Thursday OF next week, Aug. 81 and %.
will be preparation days. Friday. Aug.
g. will be children's day; Saturday.
Des Moines day; Sunday, music day;
Monday. manufacturers and implement
dealers day: Tuesday. soldiers, day;
Wednesday. state and liberty day. also
boys and girls club day; Thursday.
live stock parade day; Friday. automo-
bile racing day.
Judging Ia all departments will start
Friday. There will be- lectures and
demonstrations by experts in the
women ana children's building, in the
Ames college building and in the boys
and girls club building on various
methods Of cooking, canning, and on
clothes conservation both mornings
and afternoons with interesting NOV
ing picture programs showing the war
activities put on each day in the main
auditorium Of the woneuss building.
The baby health contest win be on each
day in the wornen,s building as usual
An educational exhibit out OF the or
binary will be made by the Iowa State
College In the college building. Among
IN -
partment will put ION a display showing
how the best one eighth Of our Iowa
farmers succeed In making four times
as great profits per farm as the aver
age farmer makes. This win further
show that IL all farmers practiced as
efficient Management a. the best one
eighth do there would be an annual In
crease In Iowa crop production suf-
ficientF to feed N army OF 3. O0O, 900 men
for 139 days and,at tho same time re-
lease u, 900 men from farm labor for
army service. These facts are based on
actual results obtained by Iowa farm
sers the AIues men declare. There VIII
sbe other interesting Displays In the
Ames building.
In the way Of. entertainment features
the military acts put on by courtesy
Of the cnlcers and mon from Camp
Dodge each afterpoof, and EVENING Tor
: the four days starting Monday, Aug.
rs. will doubtless attract Unusual at
tention. The military program IL un-
dor the direction of Maj. Brooks o.
Sparks commander OF the 32zd re.
mount depot, with Capt. p. a. SkaeEx
quarterrnaSter and adjutant, and Col
William Newman and Col. Rs,sh 8.
I. Wells. the later OF the United States
cavalry. Men from the 1e3d depot
brigade will participate and the pro-
Gram VIII include exhibition Of high
jumping horses; standing Roman race
7 exhibition, high jumping mules; stand
Ing Roman race with mules; exhibition
packing mules: riding bucating horses,
bareback and also saddled. trick ana
fancy riding and fancy and trick
topping.
There win. be automobile races tho
I hrst and last Fridays with special
1 races Monday and Thursday, In which
! Barney Oldfeld, Fred Horey and
George Clark win be among the ia
nous participants. Horse races win be
put on each day except the two auto
mobile racing days.
big night show In front c6 the
amts- heater will be the World.s
War and will depict the hrhtinr
overseas. "A horse show and hiDpo-
drome show Will take place each even
mg at the stock pavilion up to Thurs
day evening. when wrestling tourna-
mcnt YIN be staged for the last thres
evenings Of the week.
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