The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-11-23
MAN,LLA's CORN SHOW.
Business Men and Farmers Enthusi
astic Over Show to be Held
December 9th and 9Th.

Much enthusiasm is being manifest
ed over the big corn show and grain
exhibit to be held at Manila, Decem.
Der 9Th and 9th. The committee in
charge is sparing no work to make
this great educational institute. AT
a meeting of the committee held at
the commercial club room the latter
part of the week, Messrs. F.. l.. Van
Slyke and R. c. Saunders were Sc
Iected to visit the fruit show and corn
exhibit at Council Bluffs to secure
ideas for decorating, etc., also to ar
range for speakers and judges for the
different exhibits.
They were successful in securing
some experts for this work; among
them are Prof. Crossley, formerly OF
the Iowa State college at Ames, who
was superintendent of the Council.
Bluffs corn show. Mr.. Crossley will
be here on December 8th and viii
Judge the corn and give an address
to our people. His lecture will be Of
great benefit to the corn growers OF
this section of the country.
On December 9th, G. r. Bills, an
expert on potatoes and E. L. Stewart,
soil expert, will be here and both
will deliver lectures and give dem.
constructions that the farmers of this
section cannot afford to miss.
One of the features of the corn
show will be the exhibition of the
famous herd of Shorthorns from the
Greeley Stock farm. Mr.. Saunders
will exhibit his herd here during the
show after his return from the Inter
national Live Stock exposition at
Chicago, where his herd will compete
for honors this year. The herd will
be exhibited in large tent at Ma
Hilla and among the cattle shown will
be the famous Cumberland's Last, al
50 yearling which Mr.. Saunders has
already sold for $4,000 to be deliver
ed after the International show to a
Denver, Colo, party. This exhibit
will be interesting to the farmers and
stock raisers.
Another interesting feature of the
corn show will be an exhibit made
BY the Manila public schools. This
exhibit will include work by the pu-
pills from each room in the school,
This exhibit will be very interesting
to anyone concerned in the develop
ment of educational processes along
practical lines.
The amusement feature of the corn
show will not be overlooked. On
Thursday night musical number or
literary program will be arranged
for, to be given at the opera house
where the exhibit takes place. S. v.
Downs orchestra of Council Bluffs
has been secured to discourse sweet
music during the afternoon and even
ing both days. On Friday night,
the program will consist of lectures
on agricultural subjects and short
addresses by others.
In connection with the corn exhibit,
grain, fruit, fancy work, baking,
etc. will be shown and it is the de-
sire of the committee that our farm
ers and their wives and daughters will
be interested and bring in an exhibit
in some of these departments. Farm
ers should especially assist the com
mittee in making the corn and grain
exhibit worthy showing of the pro-
ductiveness of the Nishnabotny val
ley and of the work of the tillers of
the soil. The opera house will be
handsomely decorated and all of the
business houses will decorate their
places of business and by the coop
GRAFTON of all, December 9Th and 9Th