The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-10-07
THE MITCHELL EXPOSITION THE
FINEST AND MOST SUC-
CESSFUL HELD
SANBORN COUNTY ISFIRST
Sanborn County Once Again Carried
Away First Honors in County
Competitive AgricuI-
tural Exhibits

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this year was one of the most success
full ever held, and the following re-
view of the eXhib is will be of inter-
est to those who were not in attend
ance.
The county agricultural eyhi its
were the very finest ever assembled
in South Dakota, the products be-
ing scored by Prof. c. Willis of Brook
ings Agricultural college, and w. A.
Wheeler, manager of the Dakota I'm
proved Seed company. First prize
went to Sanborn county with 915
points; Minnehaha was second W tn
1854; Clark third, with S53; SIP nix
county fourth with sos. This is the
fourth or fifth time that Sanborn
county has won first place at the corn
palace.
Where woman's work has always
been seen in the gallery of the corn
palace, until within the last few years,
industrialism is now found in the dis
play of things which contribute to
comfort and necessities of mankind.
The various booths receive a great
deal of attention from the visitors,
and before the closing of the after
noon or evening program a visit is
4 ways L1ouS W IAC SalAOly W z SAC
display.
One Of the most attractive Displays
is that of the Dakota Improved Seed
Co., of this city on the west side of
the gallery. The principal part of
the display is corn, which is arrang-
ed very tastily. The corn exhibit is
something of a dignifed character,
because it is all pedigreed, has taken
x,;,oc Cd Tho h;rrcc+ onrn chnuy- in
the country, and necessarily is quite
expensive corn. Among the prize
stuff are 10 ears of a Sweepstakes
prize at the National Corn Show, 10
champion ears from the no. thern
zone, 10 champion ears from the west
ern zone. There are samples of the
best bread and durum wheat, barley
that took the Wisconsin trophy, and
! premium exhibits of corn that won
out in the state corn show in 1910.
This company displays a silver cup in
the exhibit which it will present as
the grand sweepstakes corn trophy
for the ten highest scoring ears Of
corn at the state show, to be held in
this city, January 1921, 1911. The
Dakota Improved Seed Co., makes a
speciality of growing ~pedigreed seed
and guaranteeing its growth.
The Turner Produce Co., which is
we'll known all over this section Of
the state, has a fine display in the
Columbian design booth, which is
decorated with yellow and viii e-the
colors of the company-yeilow for
their fine creamery butter, and VIII te
for their absolutely pure cream and
milk. They have for show eggs ar
ranged neatly, chickens from their
cold storage plant and butter f ON
the creamery department. The Tur-
ner Produce Co., believes II the pr
itys of goods that are furn shed their
customers and they give the st let S
attention to this detail, which Is so
essential to the health of those who
trade with them. Their plant is the
largest in the northwest and they
form a business of great magnitude
in the manufacture of their butter
and ice cream, although these two
features are not the largest Fat OF
the business. Operating on a basis
of giving the very best for the
money the company has built up a
fine reputation all over the no. tn
west.
In the northwest corner of the gal
lery the Newburys will be found as
usual. and where they have been 10
Gated in the palace building for yea S.
The booth has the appearance Of a
beautiful grotto, with its hanging
moss all over the interior. The dis
play is made up of plants. flowers.
bulbs, etc., and literature is distr bit
ed which explains fully the great in
%stitution on the south side. The New
burys grow in greatness with e8ch
coming year until now they have 3D.
600 square feet Of glass, twenty houses
in which they produce their foWaIs,
and a large area Of their ground Is
devoted to tree culture and nardy out
side plants. The Newburys have te2n
doing business in this section Tor SO
long that they are popularity known
for honesty and integrity all over tn@
northwest.
The Distilled and Aerated Water Co,
have a booth in which they n aTe a
display of their water produced from
their factory, through the condensa-
ton of steam, removing all the I'M
purities, and furnishing the people
a water which can be used without
fear of drinking something that Il
unhealthy.
The high school exhibit is inspected
bv MANY neople, in which is disp'ay-
cd the tools from the manual train
ing department and some or the tnings
which the boys make there. Their
are also hung on the walls may draw
ings, mechanical drawings, paper c I
ins etc which comes from the va i
ons departments and grades of the
schools.
ako Wesleyan University has ar
attractive art exhibit at the entl ance
to the east gallery.