Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-06
THE CORN PALACE
THE MITCHELL EXPOSITION THE
FINEST AND MOST SUC-
CESSFUL HELD
SANBORN COUNTY ISFIRST
Sanborn County Once Again Carried
Away First Honors in County
Competitive Agricu-
tural Exhibits

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 exhiyi 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 tn
1854; Clark third, with S53; sp Xix
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 con
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 great
deal of attention from the visitors,
and before the closing of the after
noon or evening program a visit is
always made to the gallery to see the
display
One of the most attractive d splays
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 lastly. The corn exhibit is
something of digniaed ohara cter,
because it is all pedigreed, has taken
prizes at the biggest corn shows in
the country, and necessarily is quite
expensive corn. Among the prize
stuff are 10 ears of sweepstakes
prize at the National Corn Show, 10
champion ears from the no thern
zone, 10 champion ears from the west
ern zone. There ale samples of the
best bread and durum wheat, barley
that took the Wisconsin trophy, and
premium exhibitsx.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 he held in
this city, January 1921. 1911. The
Dakota Improved Seed Co., makes
speciality of growing pediereed 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 whi e-the
colors Of the company-yellow 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 in the pr
ity of goods that are furn shed their
customers and they give the st let
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 business Of great magnitude
in the manufacture Of their butter
and ice cream, although these two
features are not the largest IA OF
the business. Operating on a basis
of giving the very best for the
fine reputation all over the no tn
west.
In the northwest corner of the gal
lery the Newburys will be found az
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 dis!r b't
ed which explains fully the great in
stitution on the south side. The New
burys grow in greatness with each
coming year until now they have So
not IF oil twenty hnl1rPc
in which they produce their foweys,
and a large area Of their ground is
devoted to tree culture and nardy out
side plants. The Newburys haze ieen
doing business in this section for 50
long that they are pop%larly known
for honesty and integrity all over the
northwest.
The Distilled and Aerated Water Co.
have a booth in which they have 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
i water which can be used without
fear of drinking something that is
unhealthy.
/ The high school exhibit is Inspected
by many people in which is d1sp 'ay-
ed the COOlS from tHe iihHu1 u an
ing department and some of the things
which the boys make there. There
are also hung on the walls may draw
ings, mechanical drawings, paper t
ing, ETC., which comes from the va i
Gus departments and grades OF the
schools
i Dakota Wesleyan UNIVERSITY has an
/ attractive art exhibit at the entrance
to the east gallery.
I Rapid City-Angry settlers are re
Il norted to have pulled out the stakes