The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-01
WIN The GOOD PRIZES
Which are Offered for Live Stock
and Farm Products at Decatur
County Farmers Institute.

Couaty Farmers Institute.
The Decatur County Farmers In
stitute and Teachers Meeting will
be held at Leon on Nov. 80, Dec.
l, 2 and 3. The weather has been
exceptionally fine this fall and the
farmers ought to have their work
vol ahead and be able to attend
tho institute. The executive COM
mittee have arranged for good
speakers on subjects especially in
teresting to the farmers, and every
one should try and hear them.
The following program for the
institute has been prepared:
Program.
Wednesday, Nov. Both, 1880 p. m.
Music.
Invocation-Rev. E. M. Ho6.
Address Of Welcome-Mayor
Harvey.
Response-Fred Woolley.
Music.
6oils-A. H. Snyder, Ames.
Thursday 10 .. m.
Music.
Animal Husbandry-A. A. Burg
er, Ames.
Thursday 2 p. m.
Stock Judging-A. A. Burger.
Ames.
Friday 10 q. m.
Music
Corn Judging-G. r. Bliss, Ames.
Benefits derived from an organ
i5ed corn club-Fred Woolley.
Election Of officers.
Friday e p. m.
Music.
Horticulture-G. R. Bliss, Ames.
Friday evening at 1880 o'clock
Rural declamatory contest. Names
OF contestants given later.
Saturday. Dec. 3rd, $3.50 q. m.
song-"My Country IT'S of Thee"
Devouonal-Rev. J. S. Coffin.
Echoes from l. S. T. A.-Miss Ell
Ia Grogan.
Better Preparation for Teachers
Mrs. Jennie Steele Huegle, Des
Moines. &C.,, ,5.. 50 :. =
Discussion-A. c. voelker.
Agriculture in the Schools-A. s.
Fulton, Osceo}a.
Discussion--O. H. Hollen.
Piano Duet Miss Josephine
Chase. Miss Ruth Chase.
Some characteristics of the Sue
cessful Teacher-F. H. Riggle, De-
catur.
Discussion-Miss Porteaux Hail.
stead, E. Spencer.
Saturday, 1915 p. m.
Needed Reforms in the Public
Schools-Hon. V. R. McGinnis
Discussion-F. P. Reed J. C.
Duffleld.
Effective Story Telling - Miss
Myrtle Ballantyne, Lamont.
cussion-Miss Cecilia Coffey,
Miss Anna Hoadley.
Piano Duet-Miss Georgia Hurst,
Miss Alta Hart.
Relation of Teacher to Pupil.
II. Dutton, Davis City.
DiscussiOn-U. s. Weber.
A premium list amounting to
nearly 5000 should draw a fine dis
play of live stock and agricultural
products. Everything is free, no
entry fees or stall rent, only few
simple rules to comply with. 1t
Is up to the farmers to make this
institute the best one yet, and try
to have larger and more varied
premiums for 1911.
Owing to the failure to receive
selling entries for the fine stock
sale in connection with the institu-
ton, the sale has been called of.
The following special premiums
have been offered by the business
men of Leon. Entries are free to
all residents of the coupty. All
exhibits competing for merchants
prizes must be products of Decatur
county. Agricultural entries will be
exhibited at the court house. Live
stock and poultry entries at Mar
shalPs brick barn on Commercial
street. Further information de-
sired will be furnished on applica-
ton to J. w. Long, secretary Farm
ers Institute, or to Albert Cotteriu,
secretary Stock Breeders Associa-
ton, Leon.
Agricultural Special Premiums.
VIM. Crichton & Son, hand-saw
and hammer, worth $2.25, for best
ten ears of yellow corn. -. $500
J. A. Caster, one sack of EACO
-four, for second best ten ears of
yellow corn. ::
W: C.. Stempel & Co., one $3.50
fountain peno for best ten ears of
7 white corn. / Il. j =; H.. ~,
Penniwell Bros, one beef roast
($1.00), for second best ten ears of
white corn. n Z Siea! I'M T.
I r. O. Allen, one family clock, for
sweepstakes, best exhibit of corn.
j. +. p. Fulton, one" sack of Sun
flower -four, for best single ear of
yellow corn.
Cholene Medical Co., one dollars
worth of Cholene remedies for Sec
ond best single ear of yellow corn.
Ogilvie & Gardner, one sack Cold
Medal -four, for best single ear Of
white corn. =, - ~ 4 4
Leon Reporter, one years sub
scription for second best single ear
: Of white corn. $780,, -: +.
Bell & Robinson, $500 hand
painted vase, for sweepstakes, best
single ear of corn. n
J. r. Bashaw, handsome china, 50