Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02

Association has Just closed It's Third
Annual session In u manner most
c%rediInble u all concerned. Presi-
dent Brenner, Andrew Ringheim, Joe
Ellis and Joe Millett with the writer
had arranged all the details necessary
for the contest and u corn committee
composed OF II. II, belong, David
Brenner and u. u. Wright was ap,
pointed to take charge of the corn rs
Il was handed IN. Something oven
10 samples OF ten ears cnch were re-
ceived last Saturday and this number
was Increased to 81 samples Monday,
the last sample coming from u, w.
Rogness mt Hudson by express. Prof.
Warner who did the scoring had u
task seldom surpassed In Importance
In any corn contest held anywhere In
the northwest. He had to go ovcr ~
samples and the work required Is such
that none but u corn expert knows
anything about. He was assisted by
A. A. Arnold who kept the score,
Prof. Warner worked steady all day
Monday and part of Tuesday To com
plete the score.
Monday ut II O'Clock Prof, Cham
berlain addressed u good crowd OF
farmers In the court house. The after
noon session was also we'll attended
and the evening session showed In
creasing interest,
The program opened with n selec-
tion by the college choir under the
Leadership of Prof, Quale and the
singers received u hearty encore.
President Bremen then introduced
Prof. Chamberlain who delivered an
interesting address and Col, knudson
spoke on home surroundings. The
court, house contained u tine audience
and the evening closed with everybody
well pleased.
Tuesday morning the chief interest
centered In the corn score u all
we're anxious To learn the result
Prof, Warner returned the score care
TO headquarters and 1t didn't take
but u few moments to determine WIN
we're the prize winners.
Albert Millett carried OIL first prize
with u score of aaa, which captured
the Leader prize cup, and Eden town
ship won the big prize cup by the
best average core. The Eden town
ship corr growers were u happy crowd
when the result Of the leading scores
were announced. We don't blame
them-they have worked for what
they got.
The corn growers association prizes
were two rocking chairs and n corn
cleaner and grader. These prizes
were awarded to those who happened
10 hold the lucky numbers Those
! who attended the forenoon session OF
tho Institute on Monday Were given
4 ticket Ms they entered the court
room, An envelope containing a NUM-
hoi which no one In the room knew
anything about, was opened during
the meeting and the party holding a
similar number was awarded the
chair, John WallQuist held the lucky
humber Monday, John Il. Lee held
tho lucky number Tuesday. and An
ton Torkleson held the number
which called for the corn cleaner and
grader.
The other prizes 80 with the high
est corn score and Is given herewith.
There was 4 good deal al excitement
for 4 time when the score card got
under review, Everybody wanted To
know where they stood and il was
impossible to determine who the real
prize winners We're, and owing To .
mistake In the footfngs il was de-
Icided TO let the awarding of prizes
70 over until Thursday. The tall list
Of contestants viii be found herewith
giving number OF entry. name and
the scoo.
--EEMaNE