The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-01
With Many Farmers in Attend
ance. WiIfred Jessup of
CenterviIle Gives Hearty
Words of Welcome.
WEATHER AND ROADS
WERE NO DRAWBACKS
Corn and Livestock Brought
In by Enthusiastic 'Stud-
ents" and Great Success
Has Been Assured.
(Staff correspondent.r


Centerville. Ind. Feb. 1.-The Sixth
District Farmers Short Course. Open
ed at Centerville today with prospects
most auspicious. The opening meet
ing was held at the town hall this af.
ternoon and a large percentage OF tho
enrolled members were present. On
behalf OF Centerville aud the corn
school officials. former prosecuting at
torney. Wilfred Jessup. welcomed the
members to this place. Following his
remarks Prof. G. o. Christie. head Of
the corn section and Prot. w. A. Co
chel, of the live stock department.
outlined the work before the school.
Everything is in ne eadiness and Cen
terville has assumed a metropolitan
air. o.
This morning was devoted entirely
to preparation. The registering Of the
students, in charge of Prof O. e. Fulg-
hum was held at the headquarters. es-
tablished In the office of the News
Record. 1t was reported that 400
tickets had been disposed Of. 1t 10
ers to enroll this evening and tomor.
row.
Placing the Exhibits.
At the town hall, Main street, Ihere
the lecturing, judging and exhibiting
OF corn will be held. the committees
arranged the exhibits. Up till noon
all of the exhibits had not been plac-
ed. the inclement weather and bad
roads preventing farmers bringing
their exhibits. So far the exhibits
on hand for the purpose OF scoring
and judging include 110 ears Of yel-
low corn, furnished by Ralph Nc
MINI of Center township. 100 ears OF
yellow corn belonging to Joseph
Helms. South OF Richmond and 100
ears of yellow corn belonging to Will
Eikenberry of Boston township. There
is one exhibit Of white corn consisting
of so ears. owned by K. NJ. Bowers OF
Center township. Mr.. Helms. who is
one Of the farmers instrumental In
establishing the school, stated that
there would be several hundred other
ears brought in before the day was
over. The corn TO be shown for exhi.
bition purposes only and will be dis
played on the lower floor at the town
hall.
Livestock Headquarters.
The livestock department headquar-
tiers are in the McConaha building.
Main and Cross streets. Seats have
been provided to accommodate more
than a hundred persons at each ses-
sion. The stock will be placed In .
pen and each student will score tho
animal from where he is seated. Those
who will display live stock have not
been announced by the committee.
The exhibits for scoring purposes viii
include hogs. horses. shetlo and cattle.
Domestic Sciences.
The department of domestic science
which has been established Is attract
ing a large number of women. not on
ly from Center township but from
Richmond and other nearby places II
Is expected to prove one Of the dis
tinctive features of the school. Tho
first meeting will be held tomorrow
at the Masonic hall. banquet room.
Many Are Enrolled.
There are many who have enrolled
for the course who will remain in Gen.
terville during the entire time. In
order to accommodate these the COM
mittee on arrangements have secured
private rooms in dwelling houses.