Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-14
CORN PRIZES
ARE AWARDED

Des Moines, Dec. 12.-J. F. c. Fin
nell of Hamburg, exhibited the most
perfect ear OF corn at the annual State
Farmers institute and agricultural
convention, which closed at the state
house yesterday.
Out OF the thousands of ears shown
by the 11S exhibitors, the judges sci.
ected Mr.. Finnell's as the finest of
those in the single grand sweepstakes
of the state. w. A. Hook, of Pack
wood, had the best ten ears of any
variety in the grand sweepstakes. c.
o Garrett, of Adelphi took first prize
in the single exhibits of white corn in
the sweepstakes Lenses Haggnund
of Essex received first award in the
sweepstakes of ten white ears. J. f.
c. Finnell also received first in the
singles of yellow ears of the sweet
stakes. w. A. Hoof, of Packwood. re-
ceived first for the best ten ears of
yellow corn in the sweepstakes.
Other Winners.
The other winners are:
Northern district: Ten ears Of vel
low corn-George M. Alice, Newell,
won: Victor 'Felter, Quimby, second;
G. w. Erel Pocahontas. third; A. J.
Moore, Greene, fourth. One yellow ear
H. L. Felter, Wasnta, won; J. J.
Allen Newell second: G. M. Alec.
Newell third; G. w. Erel, Pocahontas,
fourth. Ten ears of white corn-Henry
George, West Union, won: A. J. Roore,
Greene, second; W. P Dawson, Quinn
by, third; F. F. Coor, Marengo fourth.
One ear Of white-Henry George. West
Union, won; D. Macarthur, Mason
City. second T. F. Cook, Durango,
third.
Central district-Ten ears of yellow
corn. Ghormley, Bondurant, won;
Edison Bennett, Ames, second; o. J.
Easton. Whiting, third; o. Osborn,
Maxwell fourth; Asa Turner, Farrar,
fifth; G. d. Wilson, Panora, sixth; Ray
Bennett, Ames, seventh; A. l.. Garrett
Altoona eight One ear of yellow-C.
D. Shall, Polk City, won; Fred Heth-
ershaw, Des Moines, second; Edison
Bennett Ames, third; l.. Briar, Des
Moines, fourth; j. j. Proudfeet, Al
toono, fifth; e. w. Wilson, Panora
sixth; o. J. Saston, Whiting, seventh.
Ten ears of wnite-Charles Garrett
Mitchellville, won; G. o. Garrett,
Adelphi, second; N. J. Harris, Des
Moines third; J. B. Cook, Epworth
fourth; H. B. Hethershaw, Des Moines,
fifth; F. NJ Mercer, Victor sixth
One ear Of white-C. o. Garrett, Adel-
phi, won; Charles Garrett, Mitchell
Vile, second. Fred Hethershaw. Des
Moines, third; D. A. Marts, Prairie
City, fourth; F. M Mercer, Victor,
fifth. One ear of white-C. o. Gar
rett, Adelphi, won; Charles Garrett,
Mitchellville second; Fred Hether-
shaw, Des Moines, third; Fred Hetn-
ershaw, Des Moines, fourth; H. 3.
Hethershaw, Res Moines, fifth.
Southern district: Ten ears of yer
low--W A. Hook, Packwood, won; s.
o. Shakespear. Lamont, second; Will
liam Meyer. Villisca, third Thomas
! Thompson. Villisca, fourth; Snivers &
Sons company, Knoxville, fifth. One
ear of yellow. T. c. Finnell Ham
burg, won; j. F. c. Finnell, Hamburg,
second; G. G. Frame, Salem, third !;
Ned G. Oliver, Packwcod, fourth Ten
ears of white-Lenses Hagghund, Els.
sex. won; F. D. White Oskaloosa, sec.
ond; Eli Wright Winterset, third; j
C. Frame, Salem, fourth; J. l.. Craw-
, ford Winterset. fifth. One ear of white
: Charles Willhort, Oskaloosa, won;
!; IJ. G. Frame, Salem second sW. A.
! Hook, Packwood, third; Leness Hagg
; hund. Essex, fourth.
!, At the closing session of the agri
cultural convention the following
members of the state board from the
! odd numbered congressional districts
2 were re-elected;
, First-R. S. Johnson, Columbus
Junction.
Tnird-Elmer NJ. Reeves, Waverly.
Fifth-S. B. Packard, Marshalltown
,, Seventh-C. F. Curtiss, Ames.
Ninth-M. Mcdonald, Bayard
5 Bleventh-H. L. Pike, Whiting.