Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-01
INSTITUTE AT
HEDR|Ck SOON
KEoKUK COUNTY FARMERS
EXHIBIT PRODUCE FOR
PRIZES.

stitute and Tri- County contest will be
held at Hedrick Friday and Saturday,
February and 8. More than $500 has
been subscribed by the business men
and those interested to pay the eX-
penses and premiums Of the contests
in the different classes and large ex-
hibits of corn, poultry, domestics and
fruit are expected
In the morning, afternoon and even
ing of each day, there will be sessions
in the auditorium and programs have
been arranged for each session con-
>sisting of lectures, discussions and
addresses, which will he given by men
OF state wide reputation.
Raleigh Wilson is superintendent Of
the corn department; Mrs. f. NJ. Lind
say of the domestic department; G.
w. Storey of the poultry department
and l.. McCreery of the fruit depart
ment.
The following are the programs to
be given in the auditorium:
PROGRAM.
Friday.
1880 a. m.-Singing opening song.
Invocation.
Address of welcome
er and the Home Business Man."
Charles Blumh, Ottumwa.
Dissatisfaction. James Wilson, of
Hedrick. Open to all.
1870 p. m.-"Railroad Legislation
and the Farmer" Clifford Thorne,
Washington, Iowa.
Observation-Disclosures Loughridge, of
Delta Open to ALL
2:30 p. Inflow I raised 1880
bushels of corn on, ten acres, season
of 1907" B. F. Davis, Competine.
3 p. m.-"The Ames Short Course"
Albert Bakehouse, Sigourney, Iowa.
p. m.-Music.
Address-U. S. Chacey, president of
the keokuk county institute.
Whose Little Girl are You?"-Rutn
Emery.
Duet-Hazel and Edith Chacey.
s p. m.-"The Black and White Of
| it," Mrs. Hattie Moore Mitchell, Des
Moines.
Saturday.
$3.50 a.. m.-Teachers' meeting and
round table-County Superintendent
G. e. Miller, Sigourney.
| $3.50 a. m.-Mother's meeting-Con.
Quoted by Mrs. Mitchell, Des Moines
10 a. m.-"Home Nursing" Miss
Elizabeth Trotter, superintendent Of
tumwa hospital.
Discussion and questions-Open to
all.
1920 a. m-"The Four-Leaf Glover
on the Farm"
| Adjournment to visit exhibits.
1880 p. m.-"Why Some Have Lost
in This Contest" John sundbery
corn Judge, Whiting, Iowa.
Talk-By w. A. Hook, Packwood.
2 p. m.-"Domestic Science in Our
Schools. Miss Wallace, of Ames.
Announcement of premium winners
Auction of premium exhibits. (Any.
one may leave sealed bids with each
exhibits he wishes to purchase).
Saturday Evening at 7:3O.
Instrumental solo-Lona Meier.
observation-disclosures Stroud.
!. Song-Lolita Dedman and Pauline
4 Pickett
Exercise--B grade, second primary
instrumental duet-Max McVey and
Earl VahBuskirk.
/ Recitation--Dale Goehring.
| Song-Neta McKeivey
Quartette-Everette Watts. j. H
May, Max McVey and Fred Utterback
i Drill-Sixth and seventh grades.
Instrumental solo-Ruth Utterback
Observation-Disclosures Morgan
Duet-Ethel Smith and Bessie
Chase.
Recitation-RQber Terrell.
Exercises-Third room chorus.
Song-Seventh grade boys.
Dialogue-"The Doctor and the Sick
Boy."-Ralph Allison and Villa Davis
7. Quartette-Addie Foster Year
! Stroud, Elsie Stroud and Ruby Hix.
Recitation-Ralph Henry
Song-Second room.
Recitation-Bessie Chase.
Trio-Mamie Stephenson, Goldie
Burtlow, LESSEE Dickerson.
Recitation-Floyd Dean.
Good night drill-Primary pupils.
Solo-Virgie Wordsworth.
/ Quartette-Eyer Watts, j. H. May
Max McVey and Fred Utteroack
Recitation-Bessie Cuddy.
Trio-Iima Smith, Ada Caldwell and
Bernice Brady
Recitation-Jennie Shook.
instrumental duet-Lona and Jen
ME Meier.
The following list of premiums Of
fered in the different classes:
4 Corn.
1 Class Amy variety.
Glass B-Yellow.
Glass C-Single ear.
Glass do ears by boy under 16
Glass E-10 ears, any variety. Open
to Highland and Competine townships
in Wapello county, Polk township in
Jefferson county, and Benton, Steady
Run and Jackson townships in Keo
kuk county.
Class breeders. Open to state.
Glass G-Pop corn, 10 ears or more
Open to boys and girls
Domestic.
Glass best loaf of bread, any
lady.
Class best butter made by any
Centrifugal separator.
Class J-Best loaf of bread made by
any girl under IS.
Class K-Best butter made by any
process.
Potatoes.