Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-09

Marshall county's million dollar fair,
formally was opened today-the
biggest exhibition since the organiza-
ton Of the association fourteen years
ago. The inadequacy of exhibition
space in all departments caused some
exhibitors to remain away. Because
OF the size Of the fair it was necessary
Monday to shift some exhibits two or
three times before they finally were
located. This was especially true of
the baby beef show which was moved
three times in order TO make room
for other exhibits Of live stock.
1t Is not only in quantity. however,
that this years show surpasses any
former exhibition. Excellent as pre-
vious fairs have been it is the opinion
Of competent judges that the quality
has been improved. This is especially
true OF the live stock show, which is
second only to the Iowa state fair
among Hawkeye state shows this
| season.
Fair officials have found It neces-
sary to make eleventh hour changes in
the arrangement Of exhibits that the
various classes may be shown to best
advantage and by dint of strenuous
! effort have succeeded admirably. The
result is a mammoth display of CEN
| trail Iowa agricultural wealth with
both quantity and quality in every
competitive class sufficient to make
| the competition for prizes unusually
keen.
Mammoth Live Stock Show.
The live stock show is the best ex-
hibition feature OF the fair, the five
| departments comprising more than
1900 head. This number might have
been increased by 300 or 100 head had
the exhibition space been greater. In
the swine show alone ffty-fve crates
Of hogs were refused Sunday and
Monday. Many swine exhibitors asked
! to increase their number OF entries
but were denied the privilege because
OF the lack Of space.
| The 220 exhibition pens IN the hog
division were filed early Monday and
the number Of animals had reached
sos before all had been penned. The
horse division, contrary to expecta-
tons, was large, every stall being
taken. More than 125 head Of horses.
ponies and mules were in the barns
when the hour for receiving the en-
tries closed.
| Cattle stalls were filed and hastily
erected tents were filed to overflow
| long before the closing hour Monday
and this division alone showed over
400 head, with forty-four additional
in the baby beef exhibit.
Altho the number of sheep exhib-
itors was not large about 125 head OF
sheep were driven into the pens Mon
day.
Iowa Wealth In Hogs.
| Had the space been available II is
believed more than 1000 hogs would
have been shown. Durocs and Poland
Chinas are in the greatest numbers,
with goodly showing Of Hampehires
and Chester Whites. One firm.
Whanneu Bros. Of Gladbrook. will
carry away all the money in the
Spotted Poland class.
| Among the exhibitors Of Durocs are
! George Richardson, Gilman: ]. ]. Fitz-
| gerald, state Center; NJ T. Tweed &
| Son, L-Grand; Crane Bros, Hubbard;
Lee Kellogg, city; F. A. Harding city.
P. L. Reece, New Providence; F. R.
Preston, Rhodes; Fred K. Bruno, city:
]. Runner, city; H w. Ogan, city; z.
l.. Perry, Gearing; c. G. Mason, city;
W. A Kellogg. Montour; S. E. link,
| Green Mountain; W. A. Kinsey, city;
Mrs. Kmball, Green Mountain: D. ~
Ferguson, city, and z, A. McCord,
| Collins.
In the Poland China class the prin-
cipal exhibitors are Robert Comfort.
Gearing; F. G. Paul. city: J. T. Mol
10y, Albion; A. w. Crane. Hubbard;
D. H. Paul Laurel; r. G. Tweed. city;
H. B. FToto. Rhodes; A. G. Neff, Lis
comb; Earl Baldwin. Albion; o. R.
Breasted. Grundy Center; wengert
Bros State Center; c. F. wengert.
State Center; Prescott Holroyd AL
bion; o. E. Perry, Gilman; C. E. Sell
ers, city;/J. Re!fschneider, city, and ].
Hogan, Gearing. -s---- -. p
Gallentine Bros. city; Arthur w.
Rumft, Reinbeck; soldiers, home. city.
and r. 3. Craft, Gearing, are exhibitors
Of Chester Whites. The Hampshire
owners represented are John H.
Somerville, Gilman; r. L. Pemberton,
LeGrand, and w. F. Yingst, State Cen
ter.
Horse Barns Filled.
Because of the decline in horse in
dustry the past few years it was ex-
pected the horse show would be neg
iected but opening time found all the
stalls filled, the show being larger and
| Of higher quality than it has been for
| three or four years. Drivers were
much in evidence, despite the poor
market for this class OF animals.
Mules and Jacks are shown in goodly
number and the entries are Of su-
perior class. The pony show is Of
| fair size. VI
Among the exhibitors in the horse
show are J. Sage. Laurel. Clydes: wal
bur Miller. city. drivers; John Smith.
Laurel, Clydes; Walter Fisher. Lis
comb, Jacks; J. c. Buck. Rhodes,
Percherons; Thompson Bros, Le-
Grand, Clydes; Frank Grouse, Albion,
drivers; J. N. Baughman, city, drafts;
I William Mann. Laurel Percherons:
George Lennon. Beannan, Percherons;
stouffer Bros. Des Moines. mules; A.
A. Coulter, Liscomb. Belgians; United
Shoeing Company, city. drivers; Will
liam Weber, city. drivers: r. 3.
Roukes, city. driyers; George Appel.
Vancleve. C1ydes; G. H. Stranbarges,
Conrad, mules: New Home Stock
Farm, Liscomb. ponies: g. Griffith.
Liscomb. Jacks. and Wilbur Stephens,
Liscomb. Percherons.
i Cattle Show Rearranged.
! Exhibitors Of cattle were slow in