Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-23
MERRICK COUNTY HAS CORN SHOW
Competition Lively and Exhibits OF q
High Order.

CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Nov. 22.-(Spe-
cial.)-The Merrick County Corn show. held
in Central City was a most successful af-
fair, both from the standpoint of attend
ance and the quantity and quality OF the
exhibits. The exhibits we're displayed In
the academy of music, while the speaking
and other exercises were held in the opera
house /. the afternoon. The prize list was
well competed for. there being entries for
about every item on the list, and in the
corn department the competition was
spirited.
The sweepstakes for the best twelve ears
Of any one color was won by Nels Skow,
who captured the $40 prize in this event
with twelve ears of yellow corn. and also
captured the IS prize with the same ears
OF corn In the yellow corn division. The
prizes on the other corn items amounted to
about s.. 50 and 81 respectively, for first,
second and third prizes. and were either
cash or an equivalent in merchandise.
A partial list of the prizes is as follows:
Best twelve ears of yellow corn: First.
Nels SHOW; second, Howard Raser; third,
Lawrence Bice.
Best twelve ears of white corn: Firs'.
l.. ]. Ferris; second, Edward Wagner;
third, Wayne Wymer.
Best twelve ears calico corn: First, F..
E. Wymer; second, RUDE Wolcott: third,
Best single ear OF corn: First, Carl Whit
more: second, B.. b. Rice; third, Isaac Ellis.
Best twelve ears Of sweet corn: First,
Howard Brannan; second, Walter Fogland.
Best peck of yellow shelled corn: First,
August Miller; second, A. II. Newburn;
third. Willie NitEel.
Melvin Brsnnon; second, Earl Marsh; third,
Best peck OF calico shelled corn: First,
John Garrison; second Clarence Bice; third.
p WOilcott.
Best twelve ears Of pop corn: First. John
Scott; second. Marion Fogland.
Of field corn selected from any one field
FIRST prize. Lawrence Bice.
The sweepstakes prize in cooking was
won by leila williams. whom the juo ges
concluded had on exhibition the largest and
best collection Of home cooked corn food
products.
The prize OF so for the largest delegation
OF school children from a country school
was won by Miss Iona Finch with heI
delegation OF twenty-five pupils from dis
trict No. 8.
The selection Of two girls to go to omahs
to attend the National Corn show, and
receive free transportation, entertainment
and instruction, was put off until next
Tuesday. r. w. Edmunds. who has the
matter in charge, has received about fiji.
teen applications. but there are som Others
who desire to come In, so he has delayed
the drawing to give them an opportunity
TO enter. On next Tuesday all the names
OF those who have made application will
be put In a box, and two names will b
drawn but, those to be given the trip being
selected in this manner.
The juding Of the exhibits at the corr
show was done by Prof. C. W. Pugsley
and Miss Myrtle Kaufman, both from the
State University Agricultural school Boil
expressed themselves as highly pleased
with the exhibits. considering the corr
the best that they had Judged 30 far thi'
season. The best Of the corn exhibited
here will be taken to Omaha for the Ma.
tional Corn show next month.
Previous 20 the program at the opers
house In the afternoon, the Central City
band gave a concert on the street. At the
opera house addresses were made by Prof
Pugsley and Miss Kaufman. and Their,
we're a few musical numbers