Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-21
INSTITUTE CLOSES.
Third Annual Meeting of keokuk
County Farmers.

Third Annual Meeting of keokuk
County Farmers.
Hedrick. Feb. 19.-The third annual
meeting of the Kcokul. County Farm
, ers' institute closed Saturday evening,
after having the most successful and
instructive meeting of it's history.
The following program for the day
WIS carried out:
9 q. m.-Motkers' meeting led by
Mrs. Mitchell.
10 a. m.-"Sunsh'ne and Shadow on
the Farm"-Mrs. Mabel Tedrick, Bea-
con. Discussion open to all.
II a. .m.-"The Farm an Experiment
Station"-W. A. Hook, Packwood. Dis
cussion open to all.
1:15 p. m.-"The Corn Belt Meat
Producers Association"-A. Sykes. Ida
Grove. Questions. Discussion open to
all.
p. m-"corn, and Awarding of
Premiums"-Prof. M. L. Mosher,
Anes
p. m-Awc ding Of Premiums in
Domestic Work-Mrs. Mitchell
Awarding Of Premiums In Horticul-
ture-S K. Brooks
The Hedrick public schools gave an
interesting program at the Auditorium
Saturday evening.
Tho Awards.
The corn EXHIBITS numbered 81 and
the awards by the Judge Prof. Coma
gen Of Arnea, were as follows:
Glass Amy variety 10 ear sample:
First Premium. U. 8. Chacey, Nu-
gent
Second. H. A. Edmlnds. Packwood.
Third-Fred Thornburg. Hedrick.
Class B-Yellow. 10 ear sample:
First-U. s. Chacey, Nugent.
Sacnp6-1 a. O1iyArs Hackyn0d
Third-w. e. Utterback. Hayes
| vile.
Glass C-white. 10 ear sample:
First-U. G. Oliver. Packwood.
Second-A. F. Hoffman, Highland
Third. G.. oliver. Packwood.
Glass D-single ear, any variety:
| F1rst-A Edmunds. Packwood.
Second-Longland Bros, Hedrick.
Third-w. c. Lotspeich, Martins
burg.
Glass .E-1o ear sample. any vari-
| ETY.:
First-F. B. White
Second-w A. Hook. Packwood.
Third-W. A. Hook. Packwood.
| Special. open to six townships only,
| 10 ear sample:
| First. G. oliver. Packwood.
| Second-A. F. Hoffman. Highland.
Thlrd-Roy Gatewood, Packwood.
In the horticultural department there
were about fifty exhibits and the
awards We're as follows:
| Best peck of apples exhibited, any
variety:
First-James Rhinehart. Hedrick.
Second-U. S. Chacey. Nugent.
Third. Dudgeon, Hedrick.
The boys corn judging contest was
won by Roy Gatewood. of Packwood,
and consists of a short course scholar
ship at Ames.
The Domestic Department.
Much interest was taken in the do
nestle department by the ladies and
there were about $50 entries in the
bread list. The judges were from
Washington, Iowa. and after much de-
liberation announced the following
| awards:
rick
second-Mrs. ]. NJ. Brady, Hedrick
Third-Mrs. Samuel Hawthorne
Competine.
Glass s-Best loaf exhibited by any
girl under 1S years of age:
First-Faith McWilliams, Hedrick.
\ Second-Stella StieEelder, Packwood
Third-Hazel Henry, Hedrick.
I Best sample of butter, about so en-
tries:
F1rst-Mrs. Charles Moore. Hedrick
1 Second-Mrs. e. D. McReynolds
Hedrick.
Third-Mrs. James Risk. Pekin.
/ Fancy exhibit Of cookies made by
any girl under IL years Of age:
First-Grace Curtis.
i Second-Edna Starr.
i Third Gladys Martin.
i Fourth--Bernice Sinclair
Fifth-Velnla Dean.
For best loaf of bread:
I First-Mrs. VIM. MeSser.
Second-Mrs. o. D. Emery.
4 Third-Mrs. Harry Bottorff.
j President Chacey is we'll pleased
with the results of the meeting just
closed and says the interest manifest
ed by every one Is much more than he
anticipated.
i There Is a movement on foot to orga.
nize a Tri-county association consist
ing of Wapello, Jefferson and Keokul
counties, and hold an institute at thi:
place next December or January.
H Other Hedrick News.
D. ]. Van Nostrand of Oskaloosa /:
visiting friends in town this week.
Miss Jennie Stuck of Sigourney wa
in town Saturday visiting friends.
Miss Rhoda Wilson, who Is employ
ed in the auditors Office at Sigourney
was in town yesterday visiting hel
!, parents.
w. H. Reynolds spent few days
with his family here last week.
Miss Carroll and Miss Williams Wis
tied friends in town Saturday.