The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-22
HoNoRs FOR MINNESOTA.
1t Now Enjoys Distinction of Being
Hammer Rutter STRIFE

banner Rutter State.
Minnesota is now the peer of them all.
Honors unstinted were heaped upon her
at the meeting TO the butter-ruakers
last evening, and today she enjoys the
distinction of being the banner butter
state of the Union. Two gold medals ana
an equal number of silver emblems are
her portion of the honers accorded, and
few could ask for more
Of the business transacted at the meet
ing last evening, the most Interesting to
the delegates and those who entered the
butter contest was the reading of the
official scores and the distribution of the
printed copies of the same
To read the entire list OF entries and
the score accorded each was a task be-
You'd the ability of the secretary. and
instead only those entitled to medals
and the banner were read 1t was with
bated breath that the delegates listened
to the reading, and when the announce
ment was made that Minnesota led, the
cheering from the delegation was deaf
enfng in the extreme. The contestants
one by one, were summoned to the stage
and given the prizes and although
speeches were demanded by the crowds,
the surprises We're too great and the win
ners generally too overcome to talk be-
yond utterins their thanks.
SOME OF THE WINNERS.
To E. O.. Quenvold, of Owatonna, Mimi
credited with the remarkable score of 81
was presented the first prize, a hand
some gold medal 1t was for butter mace
from separator cream, and announced
him as having the highest score in that
class. For butter made from gathered
cream, W. c. Noble, of South Water
ford, Me-, was given the second gold
n hh;
prizes, which consisted of silver medals.
c. ]. Jensen, of Bernadotte, Mimi, and
NJ. Magpusson, of Bee, Mimi, Were an
nounced as the winners, their scorings
being 9612 and 90% respectively. Both
gentlemen, as they stepred forward to
claim the medals, displayed on their
breasts medals secured in similar con-
tests, showing that honors We're not
new to them.
Of silver cups, delegates from Iowa,
Wisconsin, Illinois. South Dakota and
Vermont were announced as winners. the
delegations from each state making the
hall ring with their cheers as the names
were read off.
Kansas, with twenty-nine entries and
an average score of So "A, was presented
with the handsome banner but as this
delegation failed to be present when the
announcement was made, her customary
war Whoop was not heard.
While the entries were greater than
On any previous years, the scorings, as
rule, were less, and Chairman Board
man, of the executive committee, in
presenting the prizes, commented on this
fact.
GIFTS FOR OFFICERS.
Two pleasing surprises took place al
the meeting when President H. A
Bcardman and ]. W. Shepard, in behalf
of the Commercial club, presented to
President Haskell and Secretary SUDDEN
dorff, of the association, two handsome
wicker easy chairs. Both gentlemen in
neat speeches gave thanks and lauded
St Paurs hospitality in substantially
treating her visitors coming and going
The spirit of the occasion was taken Ut
by the delegates and cheers were given
for ST, Paul and her Commercial club.
The programme gave notice that ]. j
Hill would be one of the speakers, but
President Haskell was compelled to an
nCunce that gentleman's inability to be
present owing to sickness. Instead Maj
Henry E. Alvord, chief of the dairy di-
vision of the United States department
of agriculture, was introduced and made
an interesting address relative to the
dairy exhibits at the Paris exposition
Mr.. Afford was in charge of the Ameri-
can exhibit and his talk on the difference
between the exhibits from European