The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30
PRIZES FOR LAWNS
Commercial Club Committee Com
pletes Work Of Visiting Lawns
and Makes Awards.
It Says Minneapolis Leads as 4 City
Of Well Kept Lawns
and Yards.

"No city of the country presents such
a wealth of well kept lawns and yards as
Minneapolis declares a the Commercial
club committee that awarded prizes yes
terday afternoon sforathe best kept and
most attractive lawns, front and back, of
premises owned OF occupied by one whose
salary does not exceed $1,000 a year
The members Of the mmittee.were J..
e. Northrup, William M. Berry and +. H.
Nuter. They have been busy many days
examining several hundred lawns.
''The Judges found it impossible" ex-
plains the committees report, TO estab-
lish any arbitrary standard of beauty and
effect by which the competing lawns
could be- graded. But the Judges have
striven to take into consideration three
things, namely, the nea tness with which
the lawns were maintaineds the beauty of
the results obtained. and the condition
under which: the work done.
"We wish to express our pleasure and
/ satisfaction at the results that; have
I been accomplished by the competitors
often Under unfaVorable circumstances
In no instance have we failed to find some
feature of the ground examined that was
worthy of strong comm endation. s All
decisions arrived at have been unanimous.
| 1--WE would suggest the advisability of
having prepared a diploma or certificate
Of merit to he awarded those who do not
receive a cash prize.!h S:5zt =.
The awards? We're, $ses = q I'll:
First District (frst, second and ninth ,wards)
First prize, Chestine Swanson, 744 Monroe
street sire, Ne; aower prize. Mabel johnson. 242e
Other prizes in this district were awarded te
Mrs. j. n. Scheefe, 434 Fourth street NE; Mrs
A. n Brown, 1909 Fillmers ore, street Me-; A. l.
Second District: third and tenth 7wards)-
First prize; Oscar Wolff, i2347 Upton avenue N
flower prize; j. P. Wilkinson. 1ol2 Twenty third
Other prizes We're awarded to James. Wilkin
son, 1905 Twenty sixth avenue n. N. Bearman
| 14O6 Fremont ovenue N : Gwynne Weston, 151s
Hillside avenue. zS'1sf atF u. 81
. Third District (fourth ward First prize, VII
| liam Houliston, 1o15s Harmon place.
! Other prizes We're awarded to- Mrs. F. H. Ses
sions, 1211 Harmon place; r, W. Nye, 63 Eff
teenth .! street n; p. p: Hatcher, 10 Twelfth
Fourth District (hfth, sixth and eleventh
wards)-First prize Adolph- Guntner, 1918 Clin
l~second avenue S. sa.l|5ssf% = f..', - ~. -
| Other prizes were awarded to Mrs H. Smith
1923 Sixth street S;:AIrs. Cf L.. Brown, S27r Fif
| teenth avenue S; ]. P. Lions, 1927 Twenty second
Fifth District (seyenth and twelfth ,wardsJ-
First prize, Charles Walderman 2716 Cedar
avenue;' flower prize, Minnie Adams 32O1 Min
nehaha avenue - = - ;.s1 ~ e%5..-. !
Other prizes were awarded to r.: A. Koepka
3o52 Fifteenth avenue S; n. ID. Fuller 341T: Long
avenue. q " It - ~. r i&. i. ,.i
| Sixth District (eighth and thirteenth wa y
First prize, Henry NJ Little, I Thirty fourth
street; flower prize. H. IA. Garrtsh,S 1928 Fourth
avenue S.: flower prize, Blanche ,Nagle, 3o21 Hen
nepin avenue. - ~, -; 49, ,.-.5.. =, -
| Other prizes were awarded to G. H Burt, 252f
| Bryant avenue S; W. B. -McLure, 3141 Third
avenue s; F. B.. Messer, 3O44 Dupont avenue S.