Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-28
SILVER TROPHY CUP AND MER-
cHANDIsE WORTH S275 OF
FERED FOR CONTEST.
FCRTY-FOUR PREMIUMS
FOR TWELVE CLASSES
More Than 100 Local Merchants VIII
Dress Windows and Stores for Con-
test MISUNDERSTANDING Begins
at 6 in Evening-Band Concert
Prizes Awarded Thursday.

"A silver trophy cup ana IOrly-iOuf
| merchandise prizes, valued at s2I5,
have been given by local merchants
to be distributed as premiums for the
best window display and decorated
store interiors in the second contest
the auspices of the, Marshalitown Ad
Club. The prizes viii DE allotted
among the six different classes for
interior decorating and among an
equal numoeu of classes for the best
window displays by the committee IN
charge.
The chief prize for the best deco
rated store interior is a silver cup
given by II. NJ. Hellerud. He gave Il
similar prize for the best dressed
window in the first contest the club
put on last spring.
Decorate stores Wednesday.
The more than 100 retail merchants
who have entered the contest will
Wednesday decorate their windows
for the contest that is set for 3
o'clock that evening. The judging CT
windows and interiors will be begun
at that time by j. II. Richter. OF
Younker Bros, Des Moines, who Will
pass on the interiors and j. l.. Cam
eron. of Emery Company, Des
Moines. who viii judge the windows.
Owners OF stores entered IN the IN
terror contest are expected To be at
their places Of business SO that the
Judge can get in the stores.
i ( f,.<N, art Az a l.
iiantly lighted and it is expected that
the displays. will draw the same very
large crowd of window shoppers as
they did last spring.
The Ad CLUB committee IN charge
has arranged for the high school band
to play a concert in the evening. Nj no
announcements and awards Will De
made at "a luncheon Thursday noon
at the Marshalltown Club. rms
luncheon is for all merchants inter
csted in the contest.
List of Prizes.
For the purposes of the contest. the
stores entered in both the interior
display competition and the window
dressing contest have been divided
into dry goods and furnishings, gro
ceries and meats. hardware and
furniture, shoes, drugs and jewelry
and miscellaneous. Several prizes
will be offered for each class. The
merchandise prizes and those who
gave them are:
Stepan Drug Company. seal SKIN
card case:S Henry Mayer, merchan-
disc; At. Elder, merchandise; 3. a.
Morgan, pocket book; +. II. Lay,
merchandise: Burch Bros, merchan-
disc; w. NJ. Hodges, merchandise; a.
III. Simon, waist; Gildner Bros, hat,
AdoIph Pfleiger, silk shirt; Pappe
clothing store, silk shirt; Brintnall d
Brintnall, velour table runner; Abbott
& Son, fireless cooker: Wilbur store,
merchandise; S. B. Nordskog. fif-
teen pound ham; 1ngledue & Young,
merchandise: Larson & Son, merch-
andise; Wallace shoe store, merchan-
disc: Schmidt Hardware Company,
flashHght; H. Willard, Son & Co.
fur cap; ). ID. Palmer & Co., merch-
andise; j. c. Penney Company,
merchandise; Weismans Bargain
Store, garment or dry goods; Bliss
Anderson, cigars; De Luxe Sweet
Shop, candy; Druker Bros, candy:
W. E. Winterringer, CIGARS Oppice
Fruit Company, candy; j. II. Wach-
ter, candy; City ,Pantorium, service;
Strand Baking Company, merchan-
disc; Army & Navy Store, sweater;
.Adolph Pose, meat; George Olson,
five pounds of coffee; Independent
Fruit Company, box of pears; Let's
Fletcher Company, case of corn;
Freeland grocery, can of syrup; S. P.
Johnson, six bars Of soap; Batesole
grocery, two pounds of coffee; Iowa
Clothing store, rain hat; Myers &:
Norland, dozen cans OF beans; Royal
Candy Company, candy; Overturf
grocery, six cans tomatoes; Pepper
meat market, cream cheese.