The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-25

Report of Commission of
Omaha Exposition.
GOLD AND BRONZE AWARDS
Come to SedgWick County
and Wichita Citizens.

The report of the Kansas commission Of
the Mississippi exposition, at Omaha
last year, has Just been finished and put
in pamphlet form. The details covered are
lengthy and treats on the benefits derived
from the opportunities given the farmers
of Kansas, sedgwick county and Wichita
TO show their products Of an agricultural
nature as well as in the direction of live
stock breeding. In the line of EXHIBITS
and those who contributed are the names
of many well-known Wichita people. The
following is a partial list of the articles
furnished and by whom:
Wheat-F K. Graham, lie Roy; Samuel
Detwiler, Hiawatha Greenleaf & Baker,
Atchison G. w. Click, Atchison; Hugh L.
Miller, Beloit; o. c. Daisy, Wichita; J. H.
Gibson, Kinsley; G.. ellison, Kinsley.
Wheat in straw-C. B. Lambe, yelling
ton; P. H. Albright, Winfield; G. w. Wat
son, Kinsley; o. C. Daisy, Wichita; Otto
aMrtinson, Wichita; ]. T. Ludlum, Wich-
tia; D. A Wilson. Wichita w. H. wilson,
Anness; Peter Bitson, st. aMrks; Henry
Burman. St. Marks.
Oats in stra c. Daisy, Wichita;
Patrick Burke, Wichita; F. Driscoll, Wich-
ita W. H Newton, Wichita; William Dill
Ion, Wichita; W D. Parshal Wichita;
F. S. Rush, Wichita; August Pulson, Sa-
dawa; Levi Rookie, Iowaville; Theodore Os-
weilder, Garden Plain; John Norris, Fur
Leg.
Corn in ear-Vincent & Sofield, Washing
ton; Horner &, Ross, Burr Oak; P. H. AL
Eold
Wichita; F. Driscoll, Wichita; c. NJ Irwin,
Wichita: o. C. Daisy, Wichita: w. H.
Ransom, Wichita; Robert Kerr, Garden
Plain; ]. D. Krell, Oxford.
Corn on stalk-M. .Neff, Washington;
Sampson Foster, Washington; Vincent e.
Sofield, Washington; Robert Kerr, Garden
Plain; Al Gray, Sedan; Al Wilcox, Sedan;
S. S. Dickinson, Larned; Michael Dillon
Sedgwick; w. A. Rem, Wellington.
Pop corn (wo varieties)-F. H. Click,
Atchison
Sweet corn Owo varieties)-F. H. Click
Atchison.
Broom corn-G. A Anderson, Lindsborg;
H. Hanson, Marquette.
Rye in straw. K. Edwards, Dana:
Beard Bros, lie Roy.
T.
Blue stem grass-Charles B. Lambe, Wei
lington; A Logan, Wellington.
Alfalfa-I. L. Diesem, Garden City; F. S.
Hurd, Meriden; G. w. Watson, Kinsley.
Nursery trees Zone years growth, three
varieties)-W. A. Rem, Wellington.
Potatoes Ghree varieties)-P. V. Healey,
Wichita.
Three cases containing grains, grasses,
etc, for seven consecutiv eyears-A. E.
Case & Son, Marion.
Silk exhibit-Kansas state commission.
Merino wools-E. D. King, Burlington:
]. n. Grau, Ashervi.le.
Extensive exhibit of all kinds Of field and
garden seeds-Kansas state commission.
Corn in ear-Citizens of Summer county.
The report gives to the citizens of Sedg-
wick county special mention for the valu-
able assistance rendered to the commission
in making collections for the agricultural
department and space is given to the men
tioning of the specimens of corn in the
ear and growing corn donated by o. c..
Daisy. c. NJ. Irwin, w. H. Ransom Will
lam Matthewson, f. NJ Driscoll and 9th
ers
a most magnificent testimonial to the
character of stock shown and the articles
exhibited is shown in the following list Of
awards made by the Juries of Awards:
A. z. Case & Son, Marion, grains, bronze
medal.
f. D. King, Burlington, wool, bronze
medal
j. n. Grau, Asherville wool, bronze
medal.
William Matthewson, Wichita, corn in
ear. bronze medal
Citizens of Sedgwick county, ear corn,
oats in straw. wheat etc, bronze medal.
orner & Ross, Burr Oak, corn, bronze
medal
Kansas state commission, silk cocoons.
field and garden seeds, bronze medal.
Hanson. Lindsborg, broom corn, bronze
medal
F. H. Click. Atchison, pop corn, bronze
medal.
G. w. Click, Atchison, wheat, bronze
media