The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-01-11
FARMERS INSTITUTE
Fifth Annual Meeting of Mahaska
County Agriculturalists.

opened in the city this morning and
win continue through Friday. There
~ fair representation OF the county
people and the meeting will be one
Of the best that has ever been held
barring unfavorabIe weather that will
keep the farmers out of the city.
The forenoon Tuesday was given
to the receiving and arranging Of the
exhibits that were at hand. The court
room had been arranged Monday
afternoon and there was little con-
fusion when the exhibits began to
come in and the fruit and vegetable
show was soon arranged. The after
noon was given to the contest for
prizes for declamatory excellence and
for the Penn College scholarship.
The following contestants we're
heard:
Clara Hill, Prairie ...... ......B
Mary Sawyer, Prairie ...........A
Lucretia Robertson, Black Oak. Sch
Ida Bode, Black Oak ......A
Evaline Shoemaker, Black Oak 80. b
Chloe Norwood, Scott ... "A
Nora Bepscotter, Scott.
Alma Doan, Garfield. A
Ezalama McMorran .............. b
WEDNESDAYS PROGRAM.
The program for Wednesday will
be as follows:
Wednesday, 1000 O'Clock am, ian. ! o
SCHOLARSHIP CoNTEsT-CLAss G..
Penn College offers one years
tuition for the best declamatory eff
fort as follows:
First place, two terms tuition. .s24 90
Second place, one term tuition IL 90
The contest is open to one repre-
sentative from each township under
20 years Of age, who has enrolled in
the public schools of the county since
September, 1899, and who has never
attended as student previously at
any college.
"wednesday Afternoon session.
Appointment of committees by the
president.
Music from Black Oak Township,
by Seth Miller and others.
What are you doing in experiment.
al work, led by T. E. Mendenhall,
Abner Branson, A. G.. Hull.
Extensive or inextensive Farming,
paper by John Moore.
Disease of our Domestic Animals,
paper by DIR. J.. E. Brown.
The fifth annual meeting of the
Mahaska County Agriculturalists
opened in the city Tuesday morning.
There is good attendance but there
will be more OF the people of the
county present if there is better
weather for the remainder of the
meeting.
THURsDAY's PROGRAM.
The official program for Thursday
viii be as follows:
1000 O'Clock IN. M, IAN. IL.
Music for to-day from Spring Creek
township, by w. l.. Campbell and
others.
Essay contest for Mahaska county
boys and girls.
Home Made Bread, how to make
and bake--by Huldah Downs and
Mrs Eta Lyman.
Does 1t pay to Beautify the Farm
Home, and how?--Ed Taylor and Mrs.
Alonzo Hoover.
11:45 a. M, treasurer's report.
NOON HOUR.
1850 p. m, election Of officers.
How can we Improve our County
Schools?-by @. M. Borgess., Mrs. l..
N. Taylor, Chas. A. Kent and Mrs.
Guy Pomeroy.
The Calf, at what age can it be
marketed to be the most profitable to
the productivity E. Smith, /. n.
Taylor and @. Johnson.
DECLAMAToRY CONTEST.
The institute declamatory contest
that has aroused so much interest
throughout the contest was held in
the Stone Chapel, corner of First
street and A avenue and there was a
large attendance. It was the best
contest that has yet been held and
there was very close race for the
first places. The contest Is held under
the supervision of the county super
intendent as this person Is in closer
touch with the people OF the country
than any other could be and such
care of il insures greater success.
County Superintendent Dodds labor
ed under great disadvantage in this
contest as he has not been in the Of
fee long enough to be acquainted
with the details of the contest but he
went to work with the material at
hand and soon had the wheels run
ming quite smoothly.
There are two classes A for con-
testants over 10 years of age and
under 16, and b for contestants under
10 years, The winners of the prizes
were as follows in the order named:
Glass 40
Chloe Norwood, first, table.
Alma Dean, second, picture.
Ada gode--third, toilet case.
Glass b.
Mabel Lyman, first, water set.
Bertha Martin, second, perfume
case.
Clara Hill, third, toilet case.
The contestants on the program
and the subjects of their pieces were
as follows:
CLASS A.
Mary sarver, Prairie, Evening at
the Farm
ida Bode. Black Oak, "The Invent