Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-02-03
STATE GETS nice BOUQUET
Scoremaster Sundberg, Of Whiting,
Iowa, Expressed Surprise and
Delight at Fine Quality
Of the Exhibits

Mitchell-The corn show Is closed
and the prize winners in the contest
are announced. The work of scoring
the corn having been concluded by
John Sundberg, of Whiting, Iowa. Mr..
Sundberg paid the state fine complI-
ment in passing upon the quality Of
the corn that was exhibited at the
state show
Harry Thompson of Fulton, Han
son county, carried off the prize of
the show when he was awarded the
grand sweepstakes prize for the best
ten ears of corn scoring the highest
in the state, which scored 91.2 1t was
of the yellow variety. E. P. Sand Of
Mitchell, Dawson county scored sue
cess with the best single ear of corn
of any in the show, and was awarded
a fine prize.
In the county exhibits Yankton won
/ first in the southern district, Hansen
/ in the central district, and Edmunds
in the northern district for the best
display of corn grown. In the contest
open for the entire state for the sin
gle ear of dent corn, any color, E. P.
| Sand of Mitchell, was first, Jake Ho-
/ fer. of Alexandria, second, Bruner
Bros, of Hurley third. For the best
4 ten ears of pop corn of any variety
4 George Whiting of Yankton, was first
j. w. Daniels, second, J. w. Parmley.
] third.
The following prizes were awarded
i in the division A, southern district
/ sweepstakes on best 10 ears of corn
grown in that district, George Whit
| ing, Yankton. Ten ears of yellow dent
| corn, George Whiting, first, c. F. May
nard, Burbank, second, p. j. Conklin.
Gayville, third. Ten ears of dent corn
George Whiting, first. Bruner Bros.
Hurle. second. Ten ears of dent corn
other than white or yellow-George
i Whiting, first.
Division B-Central district-the
sweepstakes on best ten ears Of corn.
Henry Thompson, Fulton. Best ten
ears of yellow corn Henry Thompson.
/ first, r. Thompson, second, H. e.
DAVIS third. Best ten ears of dent
corn. John Wipf. Alexandria, first.
George Walner, Alexandria, second, L
D. Test, Mitchell, third. Best ten ears
of dent corn, other than white or yell
low, e. P. Sand, Mitchell, first, J.
M. Erion, Mitchell. second.
! Division C-northern district
| Sweepstakes on best ten ears of corn.
B. F. Payne Of Lebanon. Best ten
ears Of yellow dent corn, Garnet Bros.
OF Milbank, B. F. Payne, second, j.
w. Parmley, Ipswich, third. Best ten
ears of dent corn other than yellow.
B. F. Payne OF Lebanon, j. B. Park
hurst, Huron, second, o. P. Jordan
third, Ipswich. Best ten ears of flint
corn, j.. w. Parmley, Ipswich, first.
l.. F. Parmley, Ipswich, second, o. p
j To- 1ox sr6 Z Do
awarded i've sptcial prizes for the
best ten ears Of Paynes white dent.
and Brown county yellow dent.
In grains and seeds, Class M, best
peck of spring wheat, G. c. Chase, of
Loomis, Hans Larson, second. e. H.
Scott, Letter, third. Best peck OF
winter wheat, j. w. Parmley, first.
Best pick of durum. ]. w. Parmley
first, Henry Griffin, Bristol, second
Best peck of oats, Bruner Bros, Hur-'
ley, first, j. w. Parmfey second, G..
e. Case, third. Best peck of barley,
G. E. Case, third. Best peck of barley.
G.. e. Case, first, H. Griffin, second.
Peck of alfalfa, ]. w. Parmley, first.
With a banquet at the Widman hotel
last evening the session Of the state
corn and grain show closed. The show
has been one of exceedingly value to
the agricultural interests of South
Dakota, large and complete line OF
grains being on exhibition and Leo
lures and schools being conducted by
professors of the state college at
Bookings, superintendent Chamber
lain, w. A. Wheeler of Mitchell. J. w.
Parmley of Ipswich, and several sue
cessful farmers After some little dis
sension the election of Thursday was
declared illegal and the following Of
ficers elected: President. HI. E. DAVIS.
Fulton: vice president, III. w. Thomp-
SON. Fulton; secretary, Prof. c. Willis.
Bookings: treasurer, Il. r. Sand.
Mitchell. The same men were elected
directors as were given ONCE Thurs
day. The date and place of the next
annual show will be chosen by the
board Of directors. A motion prevail
ed the business session to allow the
secretary $500 per year for his SER
vices.
Platte.-In the state circuit court
In Charles Mix county, while the case
of Olson W. Wilkins was on trial, one
Of the jurors Victor Rolla. got
drunk. The court took I few min
utes recess In order to permit the
Jurors to take q little exercise and in
this brief interval, Rolla imbibed so
freely OF liquor that when he and
the other jurors returned to the court
room he plainly showed the effects.