Show ch champion chopper to perform here local Meri merchant chant secures international celebrity on tuesday july at 1000 it a in peter mclaren who claims the wood chopping of america will stage a log cutting contest and demonstration here this contest has been arranged by the rich county furniture co who is to be congratulated for arranging for the visit of this colorful champion mclaren whose alray with nn an axe has bated led him from a poor farm lad ind in australia to the peak of his bis profession fes sion in climp tours covering a score of 0 years he has hag chopped before hundreds of thousands both here and abroad mclaren claims that outdoor e chopping it 0 p p ng Is a great physical developer ilia his own cond condition proves it an any y man Is to enter the contest A prize of clifty dollars will be paid to any contestant if mclaren Me Learen falls to cut a ia log jn in two thirds of the time the contestant takes front from an even start it is doubtful if any local man can equal his big chopping time bat the offered contestants gives all good choppers a sporting chance to win the prize money the only destri restriction ebion 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 axe aso with the handicap set everyone everio ne isi is cordially oord cord Lally hally invited to attend the jho demen demonstration jC Chop hoppers pera wishing to compote compete should bring their axes with them the contest will take place at randolph at store and will start prompt ly at ten a in |