The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-01-18
G. n. COsgrOve is Elected
Another Term.
NELSON is VICE PRESIDENT
Agricultural Society Discusses Plans
For The Semi centennial; Some
Prizes Awarded.

Minneapolis, Jan. lie n. Cosgrove
of lie Sueur was reelected president OF
the Minnesota State Agricultural society
at its closing session in Minneapolis aft.
er eulogistic nominating speech by E.
L. Champlin of Vernon Center. The cleo
ton was unanimous. b. F. Nelson was
elected first vice president, and c. NJ.
GriggS of st. Paul second vice president.
William Z. Lee, Long Prairie, and W.
NJ. Liggett, st. Anthony Park, succeeded
themselves for terms of three years on
the board of managers
Following the presidents annual ad,
dress, three of the five members COM
posing the commission appointed by Gov.
ernor John a. Johnson to formulate
plans for the celebration of the states
semi-centennial in 1908, spoke briefly of
the work they have started. j. Z. Man
nix, chairman of the commission, said no
had discussed the project of an EXPOSE
ton to be held at the state fair grounds,
with business bodies of Duluth, st. Paul
and Minneapolis, and all favored the
idea. Others encouraged the commission,
believe a large exposition would be the
cheapest kind of advertising the state
could engage in.
DR.. c. III. kohler, the third member
of the commission, urged the hearty CO.
operation toward securing an appropria.
ton of not less than 81 100000 from the
legislature.
THE new main building should be the
beginning of historical museum for
this state, where we can preserve all
the relics of pioneer days." said S. NJ.
Owen, one of the many who showed
their enthusiasm for the proposed expo
sition.
Secretary E. W. Randall read his an
nual report, in which he had also in
cluded that of the treasurer, F. J. Will
cox. The reports showed improvement
in every department and a cash bal
ance on hand of S64,S46.69.
Resolutions of coincidence were read
regretting the death of John Cooper of
st. Cloud, a former president of the So
ciety, who died Tuesday at Riverside,
Cal, and the less recent death of III. w.
Stone of Benson, Mimi, one of its for
mer active members.
Among other legislative recommends
tons, the society favored parcels post
in connection with the postoffice depart
ment; and opposed the free distribu
ton of seed by the United States de-
partment of agriculture, except in the
case of new and improved varieties for
testing purposes.
The business meeting of the Live
stock Breeders association was held in
the same hall this afternoon.
The prize winners in the grain grow
ing contest, which was participated in
by rural school pupils of forty counties,
and whose exhibits have been shown in
the assembly hall during the meetings
of the agricultural society, were an
nounced by A. d. Shame, government
corn expert from Washington, D. c.,
who judged the grains There were six
ty samples of corn, twenty-five of wheat
and thirty of oats, on which $1,000 in
prizes were awarded as follows:
Wheat-Olaf Nelson Red Lake county.
first, $780, Hilda Backstrom, Sturgeon
Lake, Pine county, second, 500; Edward
Bernhagen, Mcleod county, third, $50;
Jessie Hermanson, Blackjack, Beltrami
county, fourth, $40; Joseph Dziewoez-
yeski, Stearns county, fifth, So; Mabel
Luygle, Blue Earth county, sixth, So.
Corn-George Huntington, Glencoe
first, 5000; William Brown, Stewart
vile, second, 800; Harlow Kerr, Hutch,
inson, third, $50; Robert Nyharold
Lyon county, fourth, $40; Benjamin f
Reinking, Osseo, fifth, So.
Oats Edward Peters, Pine county
first, $500; Bernice Blank, Pine City
second, 500; Robert Hartheld, White
Park, Stearns county, third, $50; Elmer
Malchow Mcleod county, fourth SO
Clara TalIyson, Clearwater county
fifth, S..
There were five prizes for each of Thu
grains except wheat, which included
six, making an even $1,000 donated BY
the grain and milling interests repre-
sented in the Minneapolis Chamber o
Commerce.
The contest covers a term of three