The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-12-14
Fine Program Of Lectures, Music and
Great Box Social Were Inter
esting and Attractive Features.

grains, an excellent showing of po-
tatoes. The gallery was vocal with
thoroughbred poultry. The ladies
made themselves a very important
factor in the show by their entries of
beautiful articles of needle work and
delicious samples of their housewivery.
The opera house was handsomely dec
Grated and the attendance was large
on both afternoons and evenings of
the show.
The exhibition was under the aus
pices of the Manila Commercial asso-
citation, a thoroughly live institution
which is working splendidly for the ad
vancement Of the city. The commit
tee having the work in charge con-
sisted of A. ]. Barrow, chairman, and
G. F. G. Kehr, C. A. Saunders, Francis
kehr, F. L. VanSlyke, Geo. D. Deter
and r. c. Saunders. They could ask
no higher praise than the success of
the venture, which spoke eloquently
of their work. Prizes to the value of
more than two hundred dollars were
awarded. These were donated by mer-
chants, business men and interested
farmers in the vicinity, and served to
secure fine exhibits. All the prizes
were awarded by experts drawn from
other cities. Miss Warner, teacher of
domestic science in the Denison
schools, acted as judge of the cook
cry and experts from Ames college
were employed to judge the corn,
small grain, potatoes and poultry ex-
hibits. On Friday afternoon these ex-
perts were called upon to give brief
and instructive talks on some of the
problems Of the farm, and these lee
lures proved very interesting. Musi-
cal programs were given on each even
ing, musical talent from Council
Bluffs and Denison reinforcing the
home talent with which Manila is
we'll provided.
An exhibit of drawing and coloring
made by the schools of Manila proved
an attractive feature and the farmers
and stockmen were all interested in
seeing the wonderful winning
herd of c. A. Saunders, which had just
returned from tour of conquest at
the big stock shows and which was
comfortably housed in tent across
the street from the opera house. On
Friday evening young and old, town
and country, got together for box
social, which was the biggest and best
thing OF the kind ever given in the
county.
The business men of Manila de-
serve some bouquets for the success
full manner in which this event was
carried through. The exhibits were
first class. The people were all in
terested. The streets were lined with
teams, showing that the farmers had
taken notice that Manila was trying
to give them treat. The stores en-
joyed a good trade and the people
had a jolly time visiting, seeing the
best that their neighbors had to show
in products of the farm and of the
home and getting new ideas to take
home with them as to getting the
most out of their land.
Below we give the list of prizes
and the prize winners, but Manila
won the biggest prize of all-the sat
isfaction of having done something
worth while, in big hearted, broad
gauged way:
Class A-Single ear yellow corn-first,
one ton coal, John D. Hansen; second,
25 pounds stock food, Chas. Saunders,
Jr.
Glass B-single ear white corn-First
one ton coal, ]. c. Holmes; second, storm
front, A. G. Drake.
Glass C-Single ear other than yellow
second, cattle whip, J. c. Ferguson
Class D-sweepstakes over A, B. and
Class E-Best 10 ears yellow-First,
$500 cash, w. F. Boeck; second, plusl.
robe, c. A. Saunders, Sr.
Glass F-BeSt 10 ears white-FirSt,
$500 in trade by c. A. Sykes, Thomas
Hird, Ed Saunders.
Class G-Best 10 ears other than yell
low and white-First, $500 in trade at
Schmidt's. c. j. Ferguson; second, driv-
in- brides, w. Gleiser.
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