Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-26
Premiums, Aggregating 81 900,
Awarded to the Best Corn OF
the Short Course
COMPETITION WAS VERY KEEN
Marshall County Men Win Good
Share Of the Best Premiums-Fred
McCulock, of Hartwick, Gets Some
of the Best Prizes-Baum, Grouse
and Warden Big Winners.

Prizes, consisting of heaters, engines
scales, stoves, implements, machinery
merchandise and cash. of an aggregate
value of $1,000 or more, were distrib-
uted to the corn growers of the coun-
s ty, and adjacent territory in the
awarding of premiums to the win
ners in the corn exhibition of the short
course this morning. The judging OF
/ the corn was completed today and the
ears.
/ In only one class No. SO, out of a
total OF thirty-five, We're there no en-
, tries made. In all Of the classes. with
the exception of five, there were three
or more entries.
The Heaviest Winners.
Competition was much keener in all
Of the classes this year than last, and
Fred McCuIlock, of Hartwick, and G..
F. Howard, of New Providence. who
won most Of the valuable prizes in
the classes in which they could COM
pete last year. did not get away with
nearly SO many nice premiums this
year. In spite of this Mr.. MoCullock
was one of the large winners. Mr..
Howard, however, did not fare SO WELL
Mr.. McCulloclxs winnings were S125,
being one sweepstakes, and two first
prizes. Fred Z. Baum. of near this
city, managed to get away with one
sweepstakes and two firsts, total OF
SS9. H. E. Warden, Of Melbourne.
took one sweepstakes and four firsts,
a total Of sS4. E. S. Grouse got two
of the less valuable sweepstakes and
two firsts, and G. F. Howard. Of New
Providence, won one, first, second
and third.
Gilman Miss Wins Prize.
For the first time in the history OF
corn exhibits in Marshall county q
woman, Miss Dot keables, of Gilman,
won a prize. She entered one ear OF
corn in class 4, for the best single ear
of any variety grown in district A. With
it she won s2.5G. the second prize. Cur
iously enough this prize was donated to
the short course by woman, Mrs.
Minnie e. Allen, county recorder.
Districts of the Competition.
For the purposes Of governing the
competition the county was divided
Into four districts. The fifth was any
place outside of the county. The fol-
lowing are the townships and terri
tory in each district:
First district-Liberty, Bangor, LIS
comb, Iowa and Vienna townships.
f.,
Taylor, Linn, Marion townships and
Third district-State Center, Wash
ington, Timber Greek and LeGrand
townships.
Fourth district-Eden. Logan, JEFF
ferson and Greencastle townships
Fifth district-Any place outside Of
Marshall county.
Sweepstakes Winners.
The following are the winners of the
valuable sweepstakes prizes in the var
ious classes, the prizes and those who
donated them:
Sweepstakes for classes %, 20 and
80, being for the best fifty ears of any
kind of corn grown in or outside of
Marshall corinty-H. E. Warden, Mel
bourne; prize one No. 20 Great West
ern hot water house heater, valued at,
500, donated by the A. p. |Shorthill
Company. This prize was won with
white corn.
Sweepstake in classes Nos. %, 26 and
"a, being the best thirty ears of any
kind of corn entered - Fred McCul-
lock, Hartwick; prize, choice of wogan
scale or two and one-half horse power
gasoline engine value 500, donated by
Lennox Machine Company.
Sweepsthke for the best ten ears of
yellow corn, or any variety, grown in
he county-Fred e. Baum, MARSHALL |
own; prize, Lennox furnace, value
rs, donated by the Lennox Furnace
Company.
Sweepstake for the best ten ears Of
white corn grown in the county-H. E.
Melbourne; prize, one Gil
max range, valued at $50, donated by |
3endlage Hardware Company
Sweepstake for the best ten ears Of |
my kind of corn other than yellow
md white-E. S. Grouse, Liscomb;