Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-11


boys under 16 was 63.65.
Results in Corn Contests.
Following were the awards in the
various classes in the corn raising
contests:
For best 10 ears corn, any color
grown by anybody in county:
First Check row corn planter-I.
l. PearsaH, Port Byron.
Second. Sulky stirring plow-Eddie
Huber, Taylor Ridge.
Third. Walking stirring plow-F
l.. Ashdown. Port Byron.
For best 10 ears yellow corn grown
by boys between the ages of 16 and IS
from seed furnished by Institute:
First. One scholarship to AsricuI-
tural school and transportation charges
both ways-Willie Marshall, Cordoya.
Second. Mantel clock-Harvev
Buckley, Port Byron.
Third-Suit of clothes-Leo Buckley
Port Byron.
For best 10 ears yellow corn grown
by boys less than 16 years of age from
corn furnished by institute:
First. Fur cap-Carl Marten. Tav-
Tor Ridge.
Second. sweater-Clyde Marshall
Cordova.
Third. Sweater-Thomas Montpom.
cry, Port Byron.
Bread Baking Prizes.
The winners in the bread baking
contests were:
For three best loaves homemade
bread, made by any woman living in
the county:
First. One barrel fiour-Mrs. John
Hotter, Taylor Ridge.
Second. Rocking chair-Mrs. Sarah
Eckhart, Buffalo Prairie.
Third. Mantel clock-Mrs. William
Daxon, Milan.
For three best loaves homemade
bread, made by any girl less than is
years of age:
First. Silver bread plate. gold
brooch-Miss Anna Hartman. Taylor
Ridge.
Second. Set silver knives and forks.
fur scarf-Miss Ina Roberts, Taylor
Ridge.
Third. Gold ring-Miss Edith Gla-
zier. Taylor Ridge.
For fourth honOrs in the girls con-
test there was tie between Miss
Anna Hintermeister of Andalusia, and
Miss Emma Blazer of Taylor Ridge.
Other resolutions adopted during the
evening conveyed the thanks of the
institute to Forest Young of Taylor
Ridge for his activity in arranging the
musical program, and to Totem s
music house of this city for the piano
which was furnished gratis.
Good Talk ON Roads and Bridges.
Clifford Older OF the state highway
commission gave an address in the
afternoon on Roads and Bridges y
which was full of sound advice and
appeared to make a deep impression.
He explained the objects and work
SO far done by the commission, which
is new institution and which is some
what generally misunderstood he said.
The impression had gone out that the
organization is designed for the pur-
pose of boosting hard roads, when as
q matter of fact it has no such object,
but rather favors Immediate improve
ment of the dirt roads. In doing this
the use of the King road drag was
emphatically urged, together with
proper provisions for surface and sub
terranean drainage. Mr.. Older gave
figures showing that there are prac-
tically 100000 miles of highways in
the state of Illinois, enough to reach
around the world four times. To inn
prove these with gravel or macadam
would consume the entire revenue OF
the commonwealth for many years
Only about per cent of the roads
are so improved now. The speaker
declared that is has been shown to
the satisfaction of all that the drag
WILL if properly used, keep common
dirt roads in condition throughout the
year SO that the ordinary load can be
drawn with the ordinary number OF
horses at any time of the year. He
pointed to the success made in drag
ging the roads at Galva. Henry coun
ty, where practically two townships
are now enjoying the best of high
ways as result of the steady use OF
the drag. A visit to Galva was urged
as means of convincing any who
needed to be shown. Drag the roads
when they are wet, was the advice OF
the highway commissioner. Provide
in some manner for consistent i'm
provement of this sort for a consider
able length of highway and Mr.. Older
predicted that those benefited would
never again revert to present methods
Need Not Increase Cost.
There is now being expended within
the state annually i'll the maintenance
of roads $5.000,OOO Mr.. Older declared
that with no greater outlay PRACTICAL,
all the main highways may be kept il
highly improved state by the use O
the drag, once it is systematically be
gun.
The speaker referred to experiment.
with macadam and said the highwa,
commission had already demonstrates
that this kind of road will not sinl
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