Fifteenth Annual State Fair Closes After Week of Contests
Washington state fair ends its fifteenth year with ideal weather and a varied final day program. Highlights include Winton Car winning the five mile auto handicap, Furello’s 52 piece band drawing applause, balloon and vaudeville acts, prize awards, and a parade of prime exhibits. Officials praise management and plan upgrades such as an automatic electric starting gate for horses.
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Washington State
J. 8. Kloeber
Charles Heath
Furello
Transportation Service
Zillah Band
C. H. Farnum
Iliah
Furman
Pure Bred Stock Push Sparks Debate At Fair
The article notes a surge toward pure bred stock across cattle swine and poultry with men favoring high quality lines while women in the Women’s building discuss poultry exhibits. It highlights Linbarger’s Poland China dogs project and mentions various breeders and farm operations, plus detailed fair results in fruit and horticulture segments.
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Peking
L. H. Linbarger
Poland
China
Collier
Poultry Department
Linebarger
Linbarger
Kennewick Wins District Fruit Exhibit at State Fair
Kennewick topped nine Yakima valley contestants in the fifteenth annual Washington State fair fruit show in the horticultural building. Judge W. S. Thornber scored quality and finish plus color uniformity neatness and arrangement. North Yakima business men funded 350 in prizes with 200 to first 100 to second 50 to third and a grand gold cap for the winner. The Kennewick entry totaled 91 13 14 on Thornber s card, near a perfect 100.
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Kennewick
Grandview
Zillah
Selah
Moxee
Toppenish
Granger
Broadway
W. S. Thornber
Yakima
Wapato
North Yakima
Commission
Thornber
Northwest
Animals Lead Friday Stock Parade With Prize Winners
The stock parade featured prize winning animals from the week and beyond marching from the barns to the track. Leading were Shetland ponies from Crestland farm Leon 8 Green of North Yakima and Belgians, Percherons, Shires, driving horses, and a jack and jenny. Regular cattle and prized horses followed including Mas toe from Belgium and Janus the imported Percheron, with owners Hud son and Brown Carlton Ore David Harvey Ahtanum Druse Court Right Yakima City and Cascade Lumber among others showing strong entries. Jerseys from Harry West Scappoose Oregon completed the display as the largest herd of that breed ever brought to the United States was noted.
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Crestland
Leon
Green
North Yakima
Hudson & Brown
Carlton
Ore
Washington State Fair
Mastoe
Belgium
Frank Brown
Janus
Oregon
Washington
Prince Alexander
David Harvey
Ahtanum
Officer
Druse & Courtright
Yakima City
John Walker
Cascade Lumber Company
H. H. Kenner
Sunnyside
Wm. Seipp
D. A
Seven cows compete in major dairy milk test winner Brace let Baker
Bracelet Baker of Hazlewood owned by A C Mills Ferry captured first in a 48 hour milk test. Six other cows placed by total value of milk and butter fat with Cascade Violet Cornucopia second and Morrows Select third. Final values ranged from 1.764 to 1.245 dollars.
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Ayrshire
Jersey
Bracelet Baker
Hazlewood
A. C. Mills
Ferry
Wm. Todd & Sons
North Yakima
Cascade
W. O. Morrow
Independence
Ore
Morrow
Select
Kishie Johanna
H. C. Davis
Granger
Daisy Drosky
J. P
E. B. Marks
Dorothy Dix
W. J. Dones
McCoy
Oregon
Hazelwood
Manual Training Exhibit Highlights North Yakima Students
An exhibit in Machinery hall showcases North Yakima high school training department work. Students built a full wood shop with gas engine power, crafted tools, and a clock designed entirely by the class. The display also features a scientific farming ware system and various furniture pieces, underscoring practical applications of manual training.
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Curio
North Yakima High School Training Department
George le Veconte
Willie Reed
Awards in Woman's Building at Fair Highlight Best Exhibits
The Woman's Building display at the fair is praised as among the best. A detailed list shows numerous first and second prizes across Culinary Department Juvenile Cooks Export and Floral Awards with many named participants and entries.
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W. H. Trumbull
Walter Tuesley
W. E H. Cope
R. Connell
Florence Wheeler
Mae Wheeler
Anna Pollock
Ruth Harris
Etta Draper
Emma Mabry
H. G Webber
Anna Marquit
Yakima
Charles Heath
C. S. Miller
A. E. Robinson
Marion Nelson
W. M. Nele Sond
W. E. Cope
Ida H. Ward
Chas. Heath
J. J. Miller
Frank Jordan
Herman Leeper
Vera M. Newcomb
Florence Spoolman
Frances Williams
Eva Mabry
Fr Friend
Vera Newcomb
Marga Mustead
Francis Williams
Vera M. Necomb
Mildredon
Effie Woodruff
Nettina
Bach
Dorothy Trumbull
Esther Vwstrom
Florence Ss Man
Florence Williams
Willa Win
Margaret Clark
Willa Irwin
Awards in Chickens Show Judge Tucker Names Winners
The list records awards by judge James A. Tucker across many breeds including Barred Rocks Buff Rocks White Rocks Columbia Rocks Partridge Wyandotte Buff Wyandottes White Wyandottes Golden Wyandottes Single Comb Rhode Island Reds Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds Light Brahmas Black Langshans Buff Cochins White Orpingtons Black Orpingtons Burt Orpingtons and other varieties. Exhibitors and locations span Walla Walla Milwaukee Ore Eugene Ore Tacoma Milton Ore And numerous yards and ranches in Washington and Oregon with multiple cockerels hens pullets and pens awarded.
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James A. Tucker
F. W. Breed
Walla Walla
Edward Shearer
Milwaukee
Ore
Lloyd Bowers
Marietta
John V. Ellis
A. C. Buntzen
Eugene
B. F. Keen
Buff Rocks
W. A. Walthew
B. F. Williams
Milton
White Rocks
Hoag Poultry Yards
Albany
J. T. Johnson
Wm. Smith
Bimerton
Columbia Rocks
Earl Williams
Partridge Wyandotte
Fred A. Johnson and Son
Tacoma
Buff Wyandottes
Fred A. Johnson & Son
White Wyandottes
W. H. Cas
Sails
Bellingham
A. BF. Linsey
A. A. Hunter
Zillah
Golden Wyandottes
H. A. Simmons
Bothell
Wash
Rhode Island
Mounsey Bros
Kennewick
H. A. Durr
Mrs. M. N. Richards
H. A. Gillette
H. A. Loundagan
I. J. Odee
J. Nonnemecher
C. C. Halley
W. E. Cole
Annie Scudder
Light Brahamas
Eonest Law
Howard Sherer
Muwaules
Black Langshans
M. E. Taylor
Winona
Hoag’s Poultry Yard
Jas. F. Hale
Pomeroy
Mrs. W. B. Williams
C. H. Humphrey
Sanitarium Poultry Ranch
Black Orpington
Hoag’s Poultry Yards
Burt Orpingtons
Melrose & Sons
Spokane
Harry W. Sprague
T. D. Whitman
F. Rouse
Salem
John White & Son
Hugh Henry
John Dollenbaker
Selah
Miss Wherry
Wapato
I. J. Oder
R. F
Poland
Buddill
Brandenburg
G. B. van Horn
D. A. Gillette
Wasoma
Arthur Campbell
Bonsey Bros
Miller Bros
Milder Bros. Tacoma
Crestland Farm Shetland Ponies Win Big at Show
At Crestland Farm Leon D Green and son Clare present 31 registered Shetland ponies. Irving the seven year old stallion tops the herd with multiple first prizes and a value of 2400 dollars. Amorite a mare 18 years old earned first for mares and was bought for 350 dollars. Henry D a colt and senior champion under three years old was sired by Irving.
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Green
Crestland
Leon D. Green
Clare Green
Greens
Irving
Amorite
Henry D
Apple Wiping Machine Demonstrated in Machinery Hall
The L. H. Larson designed apple wiping machine, built by Enterprise Fruit Machine Co of Zillah, is demonstrated by James Chenaur. It replaces three workers at one-fifth the cost and can clean 600 boxes of apples in ten hours, powered by a small gasoline engine. Kennewick Won First on District Exhibit of Fruit.
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Zillah Company
L. H. Larson
Enterprise Fruit Machine Company
Zillah
James Chenaur
Kennewick Winson
Kennewick
Prize Winners in Dahlias and Flowers Adorn Grounds
A display of diverse dahlias, sunflowers, roses, asters, and houseplants lit up the grounds. Prizes awarded for best specimens include rubber plant Grace Shannon and geraniums among many winners such as Margaret Phelps, Grace Shannon, and Mrs. A. E. Robinson.
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Margaret Phelps
Grace Shannon
G. G. Murphy
Sarah Decoto
A. Huebner
M. C. Ramaley
D. A. Gillette
E. Larson
A. E. Robinson
C. A. Rhodes
Amelia Shaffner
A. HB. Larson
Cora L. Smith
S. G. Rossiter
Wallis Williams
Bernice Doust
Mary Remy
Mra
B. Readle
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R. Burnstadt
Winton
Mr. Davis
J. Hanks & Sons
Ellensburg
Orchard Hill
Redmond
Silver Birch
Newport
Jerseys
Berkshires
H. D. Sears
Hampshire
Ceres
Cal
A. B. Bly
H. M. Bartlett
J. B. Harry
R. W. Haskins
S. R. Roney
C. A. Barnett
T. G. Brown
Commercial Club
H. A. Bodle
Frank B. Fuller
Horticultural Hall
A. S. Hillyer
Jimmie Chenaur
Minneapolis
L S. Donaldson
Harriman
Harriman Territory
Washin
North Yakima High School
Columbia Valley Grape Company
Hill
C. H. Thompson
Town
D. T. Loomis
Michigan
T. B. Gibson
Woodland
Calif
T. B. Wilson
T. B. ‘Wilson
T. B. Gibon
Herefords
A.H. Barnum
Moro
George Chandler
Baker
A. H. Barnum
Geo. Chandler
F. H. Porter
Halsey
F.H. Porter
Delos Wesley
L. G. Wesley
William Todd & Sons
William Bishop
Chimicum
Wm. Bishop
A. C.mills
B. B. Marks
B. B.marks
A.C. Mills
Bull
Cow
Keifer A. C. Mills
Jerseys Bulls
W.W. O. Morrow
W. J. Domes
H. West
Scappoose
W. C. Morrow
H.J
Jefferson
D. H. Looney
Ayrshires
Meadowbrook Arm
Chehalis
Meadowbrook Farm
W. J. Dames
J. L. Hughes
W. M. Nelson
Geo. Wheeler
W. J. Lemon
Edith Fisher
J. H. Spoolman
J. F. Kinsey
Mae Lucile
J. H. Dills
T. H. Weeks
S. R. Pike
J. H. Spoolsman
E. L. Léemington
Edith de Veaux
G. R. Pike
John Wiley
Warren E. Ole
Woodhouse
Mae Watson
Shetland
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