Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-21
PRIZES FOR. CORN
CONTEST ARRANGED
The Committee In Charge Has
Bountiful Supply to Select
From In Making Awards
SOMETHING FOR EACH ONE
Donations Have Been So Liberal That
Each Boy Making an Entry Will Sc
cure Some Nice Prize Special
Prizes to be Awarded, Open to ALL
The Complete List.


The committee in charge Of the prize
awards for the Marshall County Far
mers' Institute, which is to begin In
this city next Wednesday, has arrang-
ed the list Of prizes for the boys corn
contest. The business men of the city
are heartily in sympathy with the
movement to encourage the farmer
boys to raise good corn, and have do
mated most literally for the awards.
The committee finds itself with an a
bundance of handsome prizes and there
will be something for every boy who
enters the contest.
The corn contest, as has been eX-
planned more fully before, is for the
boys of the county under Is years of
age, who will make exhibitions of self
grown corn. Each entry is to be of
twelve ears, which, after the eXhib-
ition Is over and the prizes have been
awarded, will be taken by the commit
tee, properly labeled, and shelled, and
given out In the spring as seed for the
next contest. Each Of the banks Of the
city has given cash in the sum of 50,
and the $40 given by the Marshalltown
State and First National has been used
by the committee to purchase souven-
ir badges, which will be given to each
contestant. There is but one first prize
but the second, third, fourth and fifth
run all the way from six to twelve IN
each group. The list, as arranged, is
as follows:
First prize-Guitar Eadie Music Co.
Second prizes-Watch, George j. AL
len; bride, George III. Shelter, bride;
c. b. Bingaman, sweater, y. Il. Lay;
umbrella, Henry Pappe; whip, J. >.
Perry.
Third prizes-Umbrella, M. +. An
drews; shirt, A. M. Friend & Sons;
costumer, A. r. Wilbur & Sons; cattle
knife, c. r. Schmidt; whip, w. 7.
Maulsby; knife, Ed Heinz; whip, ]. p.
Carmody: safety razor, A. G. Abbot q
Son.
Fourth prizes-Pickle caster, Will
liam Hellberg; pocket book, Mcdonald
q Mahood: pocket book, Alexander
Drug Company; slippers, p. e. wal
lace; slippers, lngledue d Young slip-
pers, Jarvis Il Kellogg; comblnatlon
tool George Darling; cap, w. II. Bur
rows: cuff buttons, w. Il. Miller; PAIR
skates, ID. J. Bullock.
Fifth prizes-Knife, William Fur
bush; knife, Mundy & Scott; razor
strop G. ]. Lander; salt and pepper
w. C. Osman; book, DR.. Rosa Lieo1e'
bath brush, Peter Mayer; pair mlttens'
w. G. Stricken; stationery, George l..
Andrews; stationery, Marshall Print
ing Company; stationery, Mcbride &
will Drug Co.; picture, James skegg;
photograph holder, Archie Parker.
UnoIassified Prizes.
In addition to the above, which have
been classified, the following prizes are
in possession of the committee, ana
will be given out to contestants who
do not come within the prize money as
recommended by the Judges: Picture
D. G. Wilbur; box perfumery, McBride
& Will Drug Co.; statuette. Temple OF
Economy; one pound fancy candy,
Oppice Fruit Company; one pound
fancy candy, j. A. Counts; paper
knife, F. W. woolworth & Co.; sinner.
G. M. futile; cup and saucer, D. S.
Good Grocery Company; sugar and
creamer, Sinclair Tea and Coffee Com
pany; scarf pin, Will Wallace; pail
candy, Reynolds & Sheldon; pair nit
tens, The Fair; necktie. P. A. Stern;
perfumery, B. A. Morgan; shaving
mug, G. H. Culley; picture, Marion
Gard; box candy, A. E. Myers; per-
fumery, Davis Drug Company; per-
fumery. F. B. Wiley; perfumery, A. +.
Elder; silver shaving mug and brush.
r. w. Chamberlain; fancy socks. Net
tie Ingledue & Co.; IS cash, Fidelity
Savings Bank.
This Special Prizes.
The special prizes that have been ar
ranged will be given to farmers for the
best yellow and white corn. This
contest will be open to all, and the ex
hibits must be in bushel lots. The
six bushels will be sold at auction after
the institute closes. The prizes as ar
ranged, are as follows:
For the best bushel yellow corn, first
prize, one years subscription to
Daily Times-Republican, Times Re
publican Printing Company; second
$3.50 cash, City National Bank; third,
one years subscription Marshalltown
Herald, Herald Printing Company.
For best bushel white corn, first
prize, corn cutter, P. F. Arney: second,
$3.50 in cash, City National Bank;
third, one years subscription Mar
shalltown Reflector, Henry & Brad
ford.
All exhibits for the contest must be
in the hands of the committee by We'd
nesday afternoon. The exhibits will
be arranged Wednesday night and the
prizes will be awarded Thursday.
Celebrate Mock Wedding.