The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-12-03
+ FARMERS INSTITUTE
And Teachers Meeting will be Held
at Leon on Dec. 3, a and 5th.
Special Prizes are Offered.


The Decatur County Farmers Insti-
tate and Teachers Meeting convenes in
this city on Thursday of this week for a
three day session, and it should be
largely attended not only by the farmers
and teachers, but by the citizens of
Leon, for the session will be interesting
and the speakers should have good audi
ences. The sessions will be in the
court room. A special feature Of the
meeting will be a finely illustrated
lecture on Thursday evening, at 1880
o'clock by representative of the Cla-
rinda Poultry, Butter & Egg Co. The
lecture is not cheap moving picture
entertainment, but scientific talk on
improved methods of dairying and up
to-date agriculture, and all about rails
ing and marketing poultry and eggs,
and will be yividly Illustrated with 200
FINE stereoptican views. The award Of
the good roads prizes offered by the
Leon Commercial Club, will be made
during the institute.
A large number Of special prizes have
been offered by Leon merchants for ex-
kibits of corn, wheat, oats, butter, and
corn and stock judging by both men and
boys. A new prize is added to the list
this week, being childs complete suit
Of clothes offered by M. Mayer. the
veteran clothier, for the best single car
Of corn shown, any color.
Speakers Of more than state wide rep
ataGion have been secured to make ad-
dresses before the institute, and no
farmer can afford to miss any of the ses-
sions. Our farmers must learn how to
raise more corn, grain and better stock
if they want to keep pace with the in
creased value of farm lands.
The following are the special prizes
donated by the Leon business firms:
Best ten ears, yellow, any kind:
1st Prize-One 25 pound pail Inter
national Stock Food, value $3.50, w. G.
Stempel.
End Prize-One years subscription,
Decatur County journal.
3rd Prize $1.O0 beef roast, Henry
otten.
Best ten ears, white, any kind:
1st Prize-Meat, $500, choice, Penni-
we'll Bros.
End Prize One years subscription to
The Leon Reporter, o. Il. Hull.
3rd Prize-S1.00 worth Chinaware,
choice, }. II. BaShaW.
Mixed, best ten ears:
lst Prize-Nickel plated, copper foun-
tain lantern, value $3.50, Farquhar &
Sens.
End P-ize $1.50 worth of wall paper,
choice, W. A. Alexander.
Scd Prize-$1.0O package Continental
Nog and Worm Powder, l.. P. Van Wer-
den.
sweepstakes:
1st Prize-One sack Jennison's Very
Best floar, 2. NJ. Coder.
md Prize.-Leather foot stool, value
Sa.T5, Wasson & Boone.
Best Single ear, any color:
Child's suit of clothes, M. Mayer.
Fall Wheat, any kind:
1st Prize-$2.00, Exchange National
Bank.
7nd Prize-One sack White Loaf flour,
oeilvie & Gardner.
ard Prize-One sack EACO flour, J. A.
Caster.
eats, any kind:
1st Prize-One pair high cut, four
buckle artics, value $3.50. a. L. Long.
end Prize-One sack Tube Rose flour,
]. r. Conrey.
&rd Prize-Three quarts of Seal-Shipt
oysters, Harry J. Vogt & Co.
Butter, 3-pound roll:
1st Prize-Hand Painted China. value
sa.OO, choice, Bell & Robinson.
End Prize-Lamp, value $1.50, VIM
Crichton & Son.
srd prize-Three pound box of candy
Walter 7. Hall Il Co.
Corn Judging Contest, Boys 70 years old
and under:
1gt Prize One pair Selz shoes, Hurst
Eros.
md Prize One pair Douglass shoes
Forbes & Ironsides.
3rd Prize pair Hansell's Best
shoes, r. N. Hansell.
stock Judging, any kind:
1st Prize (Blue Ribbon)-$400S Stetsor
hat, Kraft Clothing Co.
snd Prize (Red Ribbon)- Farm
ers & Traders State Bank.
pacHMBaR 3-THuRsD Az 1000 A. N.
INIocati0 Rev w. H. Kun
NSafc Selected
ADDRESS Of welcome ..... Mayor s. A. Gate
Response ..... - .............J. w. Lonl
Road Working 80 -. ....... -. C. c. Dy
THURsDAy-l:sO r. NJ
Mos and silage ,--......-.,-.s s. Rosenberge
Aaiusi Husbondry II. X. Bills
THuRsDAY-7:s0.
AerjcuIttre in Schools ............... A v. Storm
stsreopticon Lecture "Dairyiug and Poultry"
.............. ...... ............... Prof Arno,
FRIDAYl0O0 An.
Haeticuture and Forestry G. II. Bills
aAeep Raising W. Bake
Mection of 0iicers.
FRIpA1-z:oo Pm.
M.sc.
Domestic Science ......... .. 49,. Miss Knowe
Commission on Country Life, How May We Co
operate in Achieving the Desired End ..
- ....... ........,.... Guy Arno
A Liberal Education for the Farmer Boy. =. 80,
- -. ........-.. ............A. c. Voeike
Psaitry Raising ....,-...... Mrs. Ralph Bake
FRiDAY-10:00 A. M.
Germ Judging Contest by Boys Conducted by Fred
WOoliey
. 10 to Is years old
l6 to 20 years Old
FRIDAY-2:00 r. N.
Judging of Live Stock r. X. Bills
Nee county papers for list of premiums
ERIDAY-7:30 Pm
lnyocatioW rev d. L. 10y
Music.
Reading Miss Hazel Lonberge
Address Pres. o. H. Longwe
Aasc.
sAruRpAY-9:30 AM