Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1911 — POULTRY SHOW THE BEST EYER HELD IN RENSSELAER. [ARTICLE]

POULTRY SHOW THE BEST EYER HELD IN RENSSELAER.

890 Entries and the Turks are Best in The World—Public Should Attend ’ And Help Show Along: There are 390 entries at the Rensselaer Poultry and Corn Show, making the biggest and best show ever held in Rensselaer. ,! The ! largest exhibitors are William Hershman, of Walker township, and Emmet Pull ins, of Barkley, whose turkeys have won prizes in Chicago and Kansas City, and which competent judges says are the best bronze turkeys in the world. ; fi ; ~// The corn show is very creditable for the first attempt, although the number of entries should be very much larger than it is. t The corn is being judged this Thursday afternoon by Mr, Littlejohn, of Kentland, H. A. Pickett, of Greentown. has been scoring the poultry since Tuesday, and these awards are being made today. Besides the entries in the poultry show from Rensselaer and vicinity there are exhibits from Lowell, Remington,* Brook, Mt. Ayr and Medaryville. Five Lowell exhibitors are beta to atteiM the Bhow today, viz., P. L. Rigg, Earl Culver, Nate Slusser, Sam Pedrie and Ed Brownell. A pair of thoroughbred birds are given away each day to some one who has attended the show that day. A 1 Rishling was awarded a pair of Rhode Island Reds Wednesday. The prize today is a pair of Black Minorcas. - Ott Friday evening Miss Marjorie Loughridge will sing a number of songs, some composed by Lon Healy, and including his “I’d Like to Be a Friend of All the Girls.” Saturday afternoon-at the Princess theatre occurs the baby show, which is an annual feature with the poultry show. Rensselaer and Jasper county people should attend this show. Remember that it closes Saturday. The admission Is only 10 cents, well worth triple the cost.