Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-03
ATTENDANCE FAILS TO COME
UP TO EXPECTATIONS OF
MANAGEMENT
THREATENING WEATHER
ATTRIBUTED AS CAUSE
Year and Fhir Costs More Money
Spelling Contest One of Unique
Features of Fair-Winners in Dairy
Butter Exhibits.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican. ...
plete returns for today's attendance
yet to be received the total figures
on the number of visitors at the state
fair this year will probably run be-
tween $4,000 and 100000. The
AT, the year previous 324,3T, and
the year 1917 349.29S. Hence incom-
pete figures today indicate that the
total attendance at this years fair
will not equal that OF last year bu,
viii exceed all other years.
In fact 1919 sot an attendan2 &C
record hard to equal. much Less sur
pass. Tuesday of .nst year had an
attendance of 1852 and Wednesday,
1885, whereas the atten dance Tues
day this year was 66,9I2 and We'd
| nesday $500. Never until last year
did the attendance on any one day
pass the 10000 mark.
Threatening weather has held back
| the crowds somewhat on two or
three days this week. The admission
| fee was advanced this year from Atty
| to seventy-live cents and this is
| thought to haev had it's effect also, in
| the fact of the fact that money is
| not SO free and easy as it was a
| year ago.
| The exhibits, however We're NOR.
numerous than ever. there We're more
i entries in practically every depart
| ment than at any previous fair and
| particularly in the live stock de-
! partments, The exposition was more
varied with new features and new
| classes increasing the number OF
4 things to see.
1t cost more to put on the fair this
year than in previous years the
| total premium offerings being $780,
| o5T. Last year the total premiums
! offered amounted to 100000, and the
4 year before $4,000.
/ Total receipts have not yet been
| figured for the 1920 fair but 1t Is
! believed they will surpass those of q
| year ago even tho the attendance
was not Quite SO large. The added
! twenty five cents in admission viii
make considerable difference in
total figures.
Interesting Features.
One of the unique contests at the
fair was the spelling contest in which
representatives from thirty-six coun-
ties were entered ghTe fair has held
such contests the past 1ewSyears, but
this year it was hard fought match
The spoilers began at 1890 a. M,
| kept smelling until noon began again
| at 2ao'c!ock and it was 4: 80 before it
was over.
tosbe the winner. She received $40
as a prize. Blanche Frazier, of Wall
Lake, won second and Thelma Myfi
of Kensett, third. Second prize was
sis and third prize s10 Eleven
prizes of SIS each We're awarded the
following: Viola Wahe, Adair
fourth, Rose Wicker. Cromwell, fifth;
Lucille MulpehilL gMasonville. sixth:
Isabel Wolfe Ainsworh. seventh
Beatrice Houghtaling, Grimes eighth:
Dorothy Van Ornmeil, Oskaloosl
ninth; Hazel De Prin ger, Newton,
tenth; Helma Heidbrink,< Ireton,
eleventh: Louise Wiseman. Bloom
field. twelfth: Carrie Larson, Ames,
thirteenth; Zelpha Warren, Atlantic
fourteenth. There We're eight boys in
the contest, Ave of them were elm
mated before noon. two of them held
out for short while after noon and
the last boy.to go down met defeat at
$3.50 on the word "abbreviate."
Winners in the dairy butter exhibit
We're announced as follows: First.
Kate Anderson. AnkenN score ga;