Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-02
.KEOKUK COUNTY
FAR MERS TO MEET
INSTITUTE TO BE HELD AT HE'D
RICK FEBRUARY is AND 49,
$3.50 IN PREMIUMS
Champion Ear Of Corn Raised by D. s.
Pascal of Dewitt to be on Exhibit
ton-Residents Of competine and
Highland Townships to Take Part.

The Keokuk County Farmers insti-
tute opens at Hedrick Friday, February
10. continuing through that day and
the next. In premiums $3.50, prominent
speakers on agricultural topics, and
the exhibition of the $3.50 champion
ear Of corn raised by D. S. Pascal Of
Dewitt, said to be the nearest to a
perfect ear of corn ever shown in any
contest, are to be the principal fea-
lures of the institute.
number of contests have been ar
ranged. To some of these the resi-
dents of Competine and Highland
townships of Wapello county are eli
gible.
The Program.
The following program has been ar
ranged:
Friday, Feb. IS.
10: 80 a. m.-BusineSs meeting.
Election of officers.
Selection of committees for succeed
ing year.
1880 a. n.-Exhibition of $3.50 ear
of corn and talk by D. S. Pascal, De-
Witt.
/ p. m.-Report of the state institute
meeting-C. L. Beall, Sigourney.
1920 p. 1n.-"Soil Fertility"-Prof. A
H. Snider, Anes.
| Discussion open to all.
1880 p. m.-"An Electrical Storm
Prof. W. w. Dodd. Des Moines
Discussion open to all.
1880 p. m.-Music.
Mrs. Hattie Moore Mitchell, Des
Moines.
Saturday, Feb. 16.
9 a. m.-Mothers' meeting. led by
Mrs. Mitchell.
10 a. m.-"sunshine and Shadow on
the Farm'-Mrs. Mabel Tedrick, Bea-
Discussion open to ALL
II a. m.-"The Farm an Experiment
station"-w. A. Hook. Packwood.
Discussion open to all.
lis p. m.-"The Corn Belt Meat
Producers Association"-A. Sykes, Ida
i Grove.
Discussion open to all.
2 p. m.-"Corn," and awarding OF
premiums-Prof NJ L. Mosher, Ames.
8 p. m.-Awarding of premiums in
domestic work-Mrs. Mitchell.
/ Awarding of premiums in horticul-
ture-S. K. Brooks.
Saturday Evening, ESQ.
Hedrick Public schools.
Music-High School Girls quartet.
) Recitation-Edna PARROT.
INSTRUMENTATION Sanchez.
Chorus-Fourth room pupils.
Drill-Ten primary girls.
, Solo-Rex Duke.
Recitation-Bessie Cuddy.
Music-Trio.
Reading-Hazel Henry.
Dri]l-First and second room boys.
eRcitation-Rela Kriese.
: Music--F'irst and second room girls
{ Recitation--Paul Bowlin
j, instrumental duet-Clara Cuddy and
Leona Meier.
Milkmaids' drill-Third room girls.
Neutrality-suspicious. Bottorff.
Solo-Virgil Wordsworth,
: Reading-Ethel Wordsworth.
Music-High School Girls Quartet
Corn Judging Contest.
t A n-judging contest will be held
' Saturday morning at 10 o'clock In the
: room adjoining the Commercial hote
on the south. The following premium:
: will be given to boys under 20 years o.
age for the best corn judging:
/. Scholarship to short course a
= Ames So.
: 2. One years subscription to tht
/. Chicago Daily Tribune. 81.
Domestic.
: open to iris and women of Keokul
3 county, Polk township in Jefferson
county and Competine and Highland
! townships in Wapello county.
. Glass O--Best loaf of bread mad
and exhibited by any lady:
/ 1. Rug 9x12. plush, $50.
e 2. Dress pattern, silk, and drol
Y skirt, complete, $21.
e 3. 100 pounds Eaco flour. $3.50.
Glass SvLoaf made and exhibited
by any girl under is years of age:
1. Successful hot water incubator
/ SIC.
y 2. Spring or summer hat, IS.
l. g. Bread mixer. $3.50.
It Class T-Best sample of butter mad
: by any lady or girl.
/. 100-piece dinner set, SIS.
2. painted gold mounte
vase, $3.50.
8. Hand painted jar, 81.
I Glass X--Fancy exhibit. Ito cookie:
/. made by girl under IL years of age:
y l.. Stag horn hat brush, 50.
l. 2. Hand painted and decorated disl
y s15o.
8. Box of bon-bons, 75c.
e A.. Toilet article, 75c.
= 5. Toilet article, Toe.
Special-Best loaf baked by an
lady from special brand of flour.
1. sacks flour, $3.50.
e Q. 2 sacks flour, $3.50.
r g. / sack flour, $780,
If Send exhibits to superintendent
you cannot come.
Mrs. w. G. Storey, superintendent.
Mrs. w. H. Cooper, secretary.
Corn.
Open to Keokuk county, Highlar
y and Competine townships in Wapel
: county and Polk township in Jefferse
county.
Glass Amy variety, 10-ear sampl
l. Thoroughbred registered Polar
China boar s25.
9 1000 4-inch tile, SIS.
" g. 500 5-inch tile $1,000.
;. Glass B-Yellow, 10-ear sample.
y /. Hawkeye grain cleaner and graz
er, $40.
2. Thoroughbred Duroc registers
ut boar, $1,000.
8. Harrow cart. $3.50.
ly Glass C--White. 10-ear sample.
- l. Cravenette rain coat, $40.
- 2. 40 rods 26-inch American fife
a fence. $40.
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