Show on wednesday august 5 at 1 30 p m peter mclaren who claims the wood chopping championship of america will stage a log cutting contest and demonstration here this contest has been arranged by cooper martin co who are to be congratulated tor arranging for the visit 01 this colorful champion mclaren whose wizardry with an axe has carried him from a poor farm lad in australia to the peak of his profession fes sion in chopping tours covering a score of years he has chopped before hundreds of thousands both here and abroad mclaren claims that outdoor chopping Is a great physical developer his own condition proves it any man is eligible to enter the contests A prize of fifty dollars will be paid to any contestant if mclaren fails to cut a log in two thirds of the time the contestant takes from an even start it Is doubtful if any local man can equal his chopping time but the handicap offered contestants te gives all good choppers a sporting chance to win the prize money the only restriction made Is that no contestant be permitted to use a plumb axe this is the only axe which mclaren himself ever uses and he refuses to chop against a plumb axe user with the handicap set every one is cordially invited to attend the demonstration choppers wishing to compete should bring their axes with them the contest will take place in front of cooper martin gos store and aiu promptly at 1 30 p m |