Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-27
PRIZES Ct $1,000
FOR CORN EXHIBITS
Valuable Prizes Are to Be Hung
Up By Short Course Asso-
citation
A LONG LIST OF PREMIUMS
County Divided Into Districts for the
Purpose Of This Contest-Premium
List Contains Many CIasses-Prizes
to Be Given Members of Animal
Husbandry Glass for Judging Stock

Prizes of cash and merchandise
with an aggregate value of $1,000. are
to be hung up for the Marshall county
| short course for the best corn exhibited
! by Marshall county growers during
| the short course. February II to %
| The prizes are for single ears, and
100 ears to the sample.
The prize list is divided into classes
and the county into districts, for the
purpose of this competition. The dis
tricts are as follows:
First District--Liberty, Bangor, Lis
comb, Iowa and Vienna townships.
Second District-Minerva, Marietta
Taylor, Linn, Marshalltown and Mar
ion.
Third District-State Center, Wash
ington, Timber Creek and LeGrand
townships.
Fourth District-Eden, Logan, JEFF
ferson, and Greencastle townships.
Fifth-Any place outside OF Mar
shall county.
Rules Of the Corn Exhibit.
The following rules will govern the
corn exhibit:
Rule ALL corn entered must have
been grown by the, exhibitor and in
the season Of 1907.
Rule 2-Not more than one entry can
be made in any one class by the same
person, but any one may enter in as
many classes as he has corn to en-
ter.
Rule 3-No one sample can be en-
tered in more than one class, but any
sample winning either first of sec
ond prize in it's class is entitled to
consideration in sweepstakes without
separate entry.
Rule 4-The superintendent Of ex-
hibits will assist exhibitors in decid-
ing in which class their entry should
be made.
Rule 5-Not more than one member
of any one family can enter corn
raised on the same farm in the same
class. But different members of any
one family may enter corn raised on
the same farm in different classes.
Rule 6-Any one not a student in
the Marshall county short course must
pay a fee Of 90 cents for each entry
made.
Rule Entries must be made and
exhibits installed by p. M, Monday.
February II. Entries can be made at
any time after February 49,
Rule S-All exhibits shall be left In
place until noon Saturday, February
%.
Rule 9--All first, second and third
prize winning corn shall become the
property Of the short course associa-
tion and will be sold at public auction
Saturday, February %, at 1 o'clock
The proceeds will be used to defray
the expenses of the short course.
The Prize List.
Following is the. list of prizes ar
ranged by classes and districts:
Sweepstakes prize in classes "a, 25
and 26-One pneumatic water supply
system. Great Western Heater Com
pany, $3.50.
Sweepstakes in classes 21. % and
23-One Great Western hot water
boiler, Great Western Heater Com
pany, 500.
Sweepstakes for ten ear samples Of
yellow corn in districts Nos. 1, 2, 8,
and - One 21a horse power
gasoline engine, Lennox Machine Com
pany, 500.
Sweepstakes for ten ear samples Of
white corn in districts Nos. 1, 2, and
4-One furnace, Lennox Furnace Com
pany, s75.
Sweepstakes for 10 ear sample of
Calico corn in districts Nos. 1, 2, 8
and 4-One Gale Edgedrop corn plant
er, P. F. Arney $40
Glass I.
The best single ear of corn Of any
variety grown in first district.
First prize-Pair of Reeds cushion
soled shoes, Ingledue & Young, SIS.
Second prize National hatchet
Drop Force Company,
$1.50.,
Third prize-Cash, First National
Bank, 81.
Glass 2.
The best single ear of corn of any
variety grown in second district:
First prize-One pair of wool blank
cts, Nettie Ingledue & Co., So.
Second prize-One Economy whip,
Drop Force Company,
$3.50.
Third prize - Cash, First National
bank, 81.
Class 8.
The best single ear of corn Of any
variety grown in third district:
First prize-Silk umbrella, o. l.. In
gledue, So.
Second prize-One case of corn
George l.. Andrews, s1.60.
Third prize-First National bank, 81 |
Glass 4.
Best single ear of corn of any varie-
", grown in fourth district:
First prize-Ladies' patent leather
shoes, o. l.. 1ngledue, So
Second prize--Onc sack of flour. F.
2. Benedict & Co. S15O.
Third prize-Cash by First National
,ank 81.
Best single ear of corn of any varie-
Y, grown in fifth district:
First prize-Ore ton of coal, given
~ Charles w Brown, $3.50.
Second prize-One box of Graphite
lxle grease Marshall OIL Company,
Il SO.
Third nrize-First National hank 81