The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-16
Lee County Farmers institute at
Dcnnellson Opened With a
Larger Attendance Than
Was Expected.
JOSEPH FRY PRESIDENT
Election Of Officers at the Opening
Session Resulted in Popular
Viewer Farmer Being
Again Chosen.
Especial to The Gate City. |

Especial to The Gate City.l
DONNELLSON, Iowa, Feb. 16.-The
Lee County Farmers institute opened
at Theroff hall at 10 O'clock Tuesday b
morning. The crowd in attendance
exceeded all expectations. Following
the reading of the treasurer's report,
the following officers were elected:
Hon. Joseph Fry Of Viewer, presi-
dent.
f. H. krebill. Donnellson. vice presi-
dent. ~.
G. w. Mattern, treasurer
e. c. Lynn, secretary.
Ed Armknecht, Donnellson; James
Vermazen, Charleston, and Granville
w. Ware, Van Buren township, execu-
tive committee
President Fry delivered an histori-
cal address on agricultural implements
which was the subject of universal ap-
proval and praise. Mr.. Fry is palms
taking in his efforts and never fails
to please a farmers institute crowd.
Prof. H. Il. Quick of Ames gave an
interesting dairying demonstration.
Mr.. Van Hyning of Sawyer and F. II.
Krebill of Donnellson gave practical
! talks on corn shows and seed corn.
] Prof. Nj. A. Hauser of Liscomb is
here and is Gevoting his time to grad
| ing the 107 entries Of corn on exhibi-
/ tion. There are thirty-four entries of
yollow corn in the ten-ear class and
i,.+x, .,c fyxynY M fv-
four entries in yello,s in the single
ear class and fourteen of white. The
corn exhibit is unusually fine and is
!. attracting a great deal of attention.
The awards will be made Wednesday
morning
on tuberculosis, delivered his illustrat-
ed lecture last night.
Donnellson always makes good when
it comes to entertaining a farmers in
stitute crowd.
Prof. NJ. A. Hauser of Liscomb, the
expert corn judge, after viewing the
Lee county exhibit. said the Donnell-
son display is one of the best he has
seen in the state. The showing is
unusual for farmers institute dis
play and puts the Lee county farmers
well up toward the top-notchers among
| Iowa corn raisers. Joseph Fry, presl-
dent of the institute, commenting on
the show and the influence OF the
grading of corn by an expert, said
( there has been very marked i'm
i. provement in the quality of corn dis
. played since we held our first insti-
5 tute. At our first show the offerings
. were sorry lot of ears OF all sizes,
/, shapes and color. The institute work
). has put the corn raisers on their metal
q and now the farmers are producing
h only prize winning ears Of remarkable
i uniformity.
Best Yellow Corn.
Professor lIauser awarded the fol
lowing prize ranks: For yellow corn
! best ten ears-C l.. Rapp, Green Bay
y township, first; G. H. Iiddle, Wash
!, ington second Herbert Gill, Franklin
/ township third; A. FL Huston, Wash
L ington, fourth: g. H. Wendt, Harrison
fifth; H. Hazen, Denmark, sixth; v
: Pierrott Green Bay, seventh; |. S
i Lauther Washington, eighth; II. I
o Hatfner, Franklin, ninth
Best White Corn.
For white corn, best ten ears, in the
6 order named:
II C. d. Wilson, Jefferson township.
r. w. Vogt, Washington.
. Henry Ortt Madison
{ John Reed, Montrose.
Art Cruikshank, Franklin.
: John Rotter, West Point,
Curtis Younkin, Montrose.
j. w. Phelps, Montrose.
j. G Honadel, West Point.
!, For yellow best single ear:
A. H. Huston, Washington.
For white, best single ear:
Vt f. II. Krebill, Franklin
Professor Hauscr finds one remarka
BILE difference between last years crol
and that he has judged in previou
T. years. The yellow corn always too
j. the lead in yield, maturif ! and G. lalits
IS but for 1909 the white orn tax IS pre-
It. cedence over the yellow,
ut Negroes Wounds Fatal.
=. OTTUMWA, Feb. 1G.-Park Faull
in erson, the negro who was stabbed i
N row in Smoky Row by John Castro,