The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-30
GETS A GOLD MEDAL
J. |. StuCkey Is Notified of
Award at Paris Exposition
ON WHITE EAR CORN
Announcement From Paris
Is Received.
ON WHITE EAR CORN

Mr.. :. L stuckey, a farmer living
South Of the city. has received the infor-
NATION that he was awarded a gold medal
on his display Of white ear corn at the
Paris exposition last year. The announce
nent was rather surprising. as he had
expected nothing Of the kind. The find
ing out that be had in reality secured the
medal was rather novel some time ago
Mr. stuckey received g letter written in
French. OF course he was unable to read
it and thought nothing Of It He carried
it around for long time and would often
show it to ptople as he happened 10 come
across 1t In his pockets. M one could
read it and Mr.. Stuckey never thought
about II being French until some one told
him that it was that language.
One day while looking over some papers
Dir. Stuckey discovered this paper and
burned it among a number Of other pa
pers and letters. He thought no more
about 1t until a few weeks ago he re-
ceived another letter, similar in appear
ance to the nrst one He was surprised.
OF course, and wondered who could be
writing to him and what it all meant.
He placed the second letter ia his pocket
and it remained there FOR a number Of
days.
Yesterday while in thecity he was talk
ing to his friend, Mr.. p " Healey, and
he suddenly thought of the letter He
pulled 1t from his pocket and showed It
20 AIr. Healey. Dir. Heal e. booked Al it
and suggested that they Toxic it 10 some
one and have it translated Accordingly
they took the letter 10 a French woman
IN the city and she gave them the trans
lation
The letter stated that Mr.. stuczey had
received gold medal for his display IL
white ear corn, and since he had not
called for the medal or the corn a GER
tain charitable Organization wished aim
TO donate the corn and medal to them for
their cause. This was q surprise 10 Mr.
StucSey and he. Immediately wrote to
Paris stating that ne wanted that medal
and wanted it bad AS far as the corn
was concerned, Mr. stuckey gave the
organization the privilege Of doing what
they pleased with It.
Two years ago, at WIchita's street fair.
Mr.. J. L Stuckey made an exhibit Of
white ear corn which was raised on his
farm He had It in nice condition. and
while on display q representative OF the
government, who was engased ia gather
ing display for the Paris exposition,
called at the agricultural booth ana.
looking over the exhibit. asked for the
ears Of white corn. He stated his pur-
pose to Mr.. Stuckey and that man readily
consented TO the transaction. The corn
was tagged and sent away and it has
proved winner. as is evidenced by the
letter stating that it had taken a gold
be5al
This is quite a thing for a sedswick
ounty farmer 10 win a gold medal on
corn raised in the Arkansas valley when
other displays were mace from various
parts Of the world Mr.. stuckey IS aux-
iously awaiting the medal land when it
arrives he win keep it as souvenir Of
the display he once made In this city ana
which afterwards won a recognition fn
Paris Mr.. Stuckey says that ne had
never thought anything about his corn
Winning recognition abroad and The let
ter translated yesterday was very much
Of a revelation TO him.