Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-02-26
The Institute Work Was Good and Everybody Was Proud
of the Contest.

Ao'
Canton from all parts of the county
last Saturday to witness the closing
scenes in the biggest and most inter
esting corn contest ever held In this
county, or in the state for that mat
ter; the school boys contest being a
new feature in corn growing for ex-
hibit In competition for prizes, and
this is what aroused everybody. The
interest was so intense that men and
women drove as far as twenty miles
to see how their boys stood in the
great competitive exhibit.
Miss Ethel Noble, teacher in district
46, Delaware township, drove to
Lennox with three of her little corn
growers and brought them to Canton
by train, returning home in the same
name Saturday evening making a
2S mile drive, which entitled Miss
Noble to the highest praise when the
roads are considered.
Ole Ulberg of Perry said he was SICK
but he had to come in order that his
son could be present.
Joseph Shebal OF LaVaiiey came
and with him four ons-splendidlittle
orr growers.
G. G. Dokken one Of the prosperous
and progressive farmers in Eden
township, a gentlemen who is ever
ready to promote the best interests
of the county, came up Friday and
returned home Sunday. He was &C
companied by his ons Gust and
Louis, splendid young men. They
we're not competitors in the contest,
but we're present to encourage the
great work organized by S%uperinten-
dent Lawrence. Mr.. Dokken and his
sons we're guests at the Rudolph
while in the city.
Theodore and Adolph Gubrud OF
Norway were present Friday and Sat-
urday, and no two men in the county
took greater interest or enjoyed the
contest qetter. They were enthus-
iastic over the splendid work OF the
boys.
J.. ). E. Minot Of Brooklyn town.
ship, came over accompanied by four
little corn enthusiasts-Emory and
Edwin Soderstrom, Ivan Grinnell and
Eschol Sundstrom. Mr.. Minot and
his boys had rooms at the Rudolph
and the little fellows were shown
everything Of interest in town and
taken all over the court house and in
troduced to the county officials, and
some day some Of those boys may
welcome little corn growers as county
officials.
Joe Miller Of Grant came in with
his three sons, sturdy little corn
growers.
Gabriel Carlson of Perry, came in
with his son George who won first
prize in the composition contest
among II boys, who wrote OH what
I learned about corn growing"
George won Mr.. Brenner's 5 dollar
gold piece and stood 5th in the corn
score from the northern district,
which includes Lynn. Grant, Dayton,
La Perry. springdale and Del
apre townships. All the other town
ships include the southern district.
Hundreds Of other fathers, mothers
and big brothers came to town with
the youthful students in cornology to
enjoy this new and magnificent sys-
tenn Of farm education, and the LEAD
Err may be pardoned for the state
ment that its continued effort for the
past eight years has done much to
place Lincoln county at the head OF
the corr counties Of the state. 1t
was Lincoln county that led in the
movement for a state organization
which Is now known as the Estate
Institute" and it vas Lincoln county
that led in county contests, and Lin
colnkcounty now leads in educating
the school boys how to plant. care for
and judge corn, a movement .that
will become statewide.
Prof. d. P. Ashburn Of Nebraska,
one Of the principal institute speak
ers, said that the education Of school
boys in corn raising is the greatest
and most important event In the his
tory Of the state, for no man can
guage the result or estimate what it
means In new wealth.
II am proud" he said" to take of
my hat to superintendent Lawrence,
the LEADER, President Bremen, and
every man who has aided In this glor-
ious work. You can't realize yet
what 1t means for home pride among
the boys, but you will rejoice year af-
ter year as the fruits Of this work de-
velops, for 1t means better and hap
pier homes and self-pride and cons
iOus power among your future farm
ers who will ever be the bulwark OF
the nation in peace or in trouble"
Prof. Ashburn expressed the gener-
al sentiment OF all who witnessed the
amazing interest the boys took in
everything that was done from the
corn score to the awarding Of prizes.
and there Is money enough to furnish
every boy q prize. In order that no
boy should 60 home without q prize
Superintendent Lawrence and A. J.
Wimple contributed Is each and G.
A. Eidsmoe q. Prizes in money and
other things had been estimated for
49,