The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-02
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PROVED A SUCCESS.
Farmers Institute at Perry Showed
Some Fine Exhibits.

Perry, q. T.. Dec. 1.-The first Noble
County Farmers institute has prosed a
great success. it being the largest and
most enthusiastic institute yet held in
Noble county. 800 farmers and citizens
being in attendance at the two DAYS
meeting Friday and Friday evening and
all dsy Saturday. The exhibits were fine
and diversified. Valuable awards were
made. J. II. Nelson gets round trip
railroad ticket TO the worlds fair for the
best half bushel of white corn. while
T.. W. Cleveland gets a trip just like
Nelson's for having the best half bushel
of yellow corn. r. g Robinson. for ex-
hibiting the best half ousheI of wheat.
can have the cash or can go and return
to the worlds fair. Many other prizes
were awarded by Perry's enterprIsins
business men
Resolutions thanking the press the bus
mess men and the railroads for prizes
etc, We're offered and adopted Special
thanks We're given to Secretary J H..
Thoburn of the territorial board OF agri-
culture. Pref. r. c. Burtis OF the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college OF Still
water and Hon. c. y McNabb Of Okla
homa City. OF the territorial worlds fair
commission. for their attendance and in
structive addresses. McNabb's talk on
grape culture Saturday evening was es-
pecially hne. Secretary Thoburn told the
purposes and objects OF Institutes and was
very active in making things move.
The district court room was filled cram
up with farmers. business men and ladies
who were interested I'm the premium
bread. choice country butter and big APP
pies. pumpkins. beets bigger than your
head and corn that was long sure
enough. Probably the most important
resolution was one requesting Delegate
T. S. Mcclure to introduce a measure ia
congress to abolish the reservation lines
I'm The Ponca, Otoe and Missouri Indian
reservation In order that the many set
tiers and citizens may become electors
and full citizens Of Noble county. This
resolution passed with an enthusiastic
vote and the memorial viii be sent 20
Mr Mcclure. Postmaster w. r. Little
has worked day and night to get this
farmers institute organized.
The following officers were elected:
President. NJ NJ. Barnard; vice president
J. u. Tate: secretary. +. T. Rice: treas
urer j. II. Douglas; executive commit
tee. H. l. Hutchinson. s. J. Thompson.
J. f. Carson: delegate 20 the territorial
meeting. J. H. Nelson; alternate. X. n.
johnson.
The awards. first premiums. were as
follows:
wheat. r c. Robinson. Perry; a N.
Craig. Perry. oats. Charles Boylan. po-
tatces. NJ Gerome. Orlando, sweet pota-
toes. J. II. Nelson. Perry. onions. II. J.
Hutchinson. Perry; beets. J. a. Abraham.
Perry: parsnips J. J Buhlef. Perry. srti-
chokes. IT, J.. Hutchinson. Perry. butter.
one pound, Mrs. Charles B0yian. Perry.
butter. three pounds. Mrz. &. u. Rogera.
Perry: bread. Mrs J. :. Buhler. Perry
ham. il T. Hutchinson. Perry. corn
White r. r. Nelsou. Perry; corn. yellow.
T. w. Cleveland. Perry. peaches. NJ Je-
rome. Orlando. piums. II. =. Hutf hims0n.
Perry: apples J. T. Whitmore, Perry:
ualuufs. H. +. TutchiBson. Perry. pop
corn. J. :. Abraham. PERM. alfalfa reaS.
J ~. Barnard Perry. speltz. J. gler.Gsn-
Ming Perry. second groxih potatoes.
y Thompson. Morrison. chicEena- 3 ~
Nelson Perry. tree groSfh. II l. Hatt.h-
i.son. Perm. brooncorn. :. X. Thomp-
es- PER-