Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-24
The Farmers Institute.

| The Farmers institutes held at Con-
cordia Opera house Thursday and Fri
day of last week were as largely at
tended and as successful in all the pur-
poses intended. as any ever held in
! this portion of the state. There were
! five sessions, three on Thursday and
| two on Friday. The success attending
the institute is largely due to the eff
forts of the president of the Water
town Farmers club, Joseph Brooks,
and the secretary, Joseph Molzahn,
both of whom worked early and late
in its advancement, being fortunate in
having the active cooperation of the
other officers of the club.
Geo. McKerrow conducted the ses-
| sions of the institute with marked abil-
| ity and had the assistance of the fol-
! lowing speakers in the work: G. H.
| Everett, w. G. Ingalls,, II. A. Briggs,
I. j. Van Matre, H. P. Johnson,
Stephen Faville, w. r. Chapman and
w. ID. Boynton The topics presented,
many of them with much ability, called
out discussions from which all had
their ideas frightened on agricultural
questions and something new was
learned each time.
Thursday evenings session was
pleasant feature of the affair." home
talent having been invoked to give
zest to the occasion. On this line was
John CT. Conway's address upon Chow
to Make Farm Life Attractive to the
Boys and Girls" !" a fine paper, replete
with thought, research and good ad-
vice. St. Bernard's church choir rem
dered the song, GA Farmers Life"
with feeling and spirit and responded
to an encore. This was followed by
baritone solo by Edw. j. Brandt, the
effort with his clear and finely modu-
ated voice winning hearty applause.
The Apollo club was down for a num-
Der, but the sickness of William
| Sproesser, one of the members, pre-
vented an appearance. Each session
was favored with one or more selec-
tions from Hardege's orchestra.
Great interest centered at the close
of Fridays session. at which time the
award of premiums was made. The
following were the awards and prem
iums:
D. & E. Kpsel, for best sample of brick
chess, one bracket scale, valued at $500, e.
| NJ. Uehling,
Molzahn & Feisst, for best bushel of rye,
| one gallon le-year-Old Summerset rye valued
| at So co. Jos. MOlzahn.
| G. Gloger, for best sample of white oats
one Bohemian vased lamp, valued at $500,
! Jas Meehan.
| Schlueter Bros for best sample of leaf to-
| bacco raised in this vicinity, one box of
| Fashion" cigars, John BrOckmann.
! +. G. Hartwig, for best sample of clover
| seed, one bushel orchard grass, l.. SchOechert.
VIM, c. Raue for largest and best sample
of potatoes, ten rolls and border of gilt pa per
suitable for parlor, valuable at 500, H. Stein
| fort.
W.D. Spr0esser, for best sample of red win,
! ter wheat, fine S-day clock, valued at So 100
| John Fehrmann.
| Watertown Shoe Co., GetaiD, for high est
| test of pure fresh milk, one pair of ladies'
| French kid shoes, (Watertown MANUFACTURED
! valued at $500, Ed. Kersten.
Schempf Bros, for best sample of dairy
| butter, one pair fine wool bed blankets. val
ued at $500 Mrs. D. J. Evans.
! VIM A. Beurhaus, for best sample ofsweet
cream,set lace curtains, valued at co. Henry
! SchOlZ
! Wegemann & Strauss for best barley 0st
| and 2nd premilms) 1st priZe-10 lbs. OF best
| roasted coffee, A. ScbOechert; End prize-5 fbs
| Japan tea, +. VOlzmann.
| IL 5. Clark, for best sample of dairy butter
| made bJ farmers wife box Hurd' s imperial
| stationery, Mrs. G. Otto.
Globe Milling Co, fer best loaf of bread
| baked Of Globe Milling 90 s straight grade
| OF -four, one barrel patent -four, Miss Ku-
! fahl.
A. Quentmeyer, for best sample of winter
wheat one Lyon silk umbrella. gold handle,
valued at SO 90. A. Schoechert.
| John MOlZahn, ST. 60 bottle Crab APPLE per-
| tume TO the farmers daughter baking the
| best loaf of bread, Miss Kiilian
W. N Hawkins, box Of cigars for the hand
| soonest farmers son. Otto Hild9rman
Ed. NJ. StapletGn, for best sample of white
oats, six bottles of Chippewa Pine Balsam,
| f. Lehman,
q. A. Stallmann's prize of box of
candy for the best looking young lady
attending the institute was duly award
ed, but the lucky young lady asked us
not to mention her name and we.com-
ply with her request.
On the milk test the specimen sent
in from the cow of Thomas Holland
tested the highest, namely ten per
! cent. A decision was rendered against
| any award because the cow belonged
in the city.
The committee having in charge
the procuring of premiums failed to
make a general canvass for want OF
! time and other obstacles in the way.
| Hence some of the merchants who
would have offered premiums were
| overlooked. Among those were Brandt
& Ahele, G. E. Emmerling and Rack
q Jones, protests from them being
placed before the institute.
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