Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

The list Of premiums to be award
ed on exhibits at the Rock Island
county farmers institute, TO be held
at Reynolds Dec 81 and %, has
been made up and Is announced as
follows:
CLASS A-CULrNARY ARTS.
Best loaf home made white bread
First, cook stove by Rock Island
Stove company; second. lady's gold
watch, by Young & McCombs, Rock
Island
Best loaf Of white bread made by
girl of II to 16 years-First, fur
neck scarf by Benefits fur store;
second, pair lady's shoes by Dolly
Bros; third, package lady's station
cry by Reynolds Press
Best fruit cake-First, set dessert
spoons by J. Ramser; second, set
cups and saucers by McCabe's.
Best fruit cake made by girl of II
to 16 years-First, brooch by Fred
Bleuer; second, pair lady's shoes by
Wright's shoe store.
Best candy three varieties) made
by girl of IL TO 6 years-First, So
III 1AGIC4ldullSS ny ~ OASC ~ W.
Reynolds; second, $3.50 cash by c.
F. Schluter, Reynolds; third, mantel
clock by Ramsay's store, Taylor
Ridge; fourth, so calling cards by
Reynolds Press.
Best two pounds butter in rolls
First, rocker by Clemann & SalZ-
mann, Rock Island; second, So in
merchandise by S. S. Baker, Rey-
nolds; third, roadster by Ramsay's
store, Taylor Ridge.
CLASS B-LIVE STOCK.
Best colt foaled in 1911-First,
SIS cash; second, SO cash; third,
So cash.
Any colt is eligible, whose sire was
" or in north tier of townships of
Mercer county. Owner of sire to pay
the premium. Only one premium to
be paid for offspring of same sire.
CLASS C-FARM PRODUCE.
Best 10 ears yellow corn-FiTst,
$40 cash by Central Trust & Savings
bank, Rock Island; second, 50 in
merchandise by G. NJ. Davis & Son,
Reynolds
Best 10 ears white corn-First,
$40 cash by r. P. Wait & Co., Rey-
nolds: second, IS in merchandise by
Brusensing's restaurant, Reynolds.
Best 10 ears any corn raised by
boy Of IL to 16 years-First, So
cash by o. L. Bruner; So cash by
C. H. Wayne; second, violin by
Bowlby's music house, Rock Island;
third, horse blanket by Hayes Bros,
Taylor Ridge; fourth, years sub
scription by Reynolds Press.
Best bushel $50 ears) seed corn.
any color-First, $40 cash by Farm
ers State bank of Reynolds; second,
SIS hat by NJ. & K. of Rock Island.
Most perfect ear-First, Can't Sag
gate by Alexander Lumber company
of Reynolds; second. 81 cash by H.
B. Hubbard; ST cash by W. H.
Whiteside.
Highest scoring 10 ears from
north tier Mercer county townships
First, bushel seed corn by P. c.
Kettle.
Best half bushel wheat-First, s.
in merchandise by A. c. Hoexter of
Reynolds; second, 50 box Free Lance
cigars by Johnson's Ideal restaurant
of Reynolds.
Best half bushel oats-First, SO
in merchandise by. G. c. Spettzen &
Co. Reynolds; second. 50 in spark
plugs by Emil Meurling, Reynolds.
Best sample Irish potatoes go
pounds) First. SO so Stetson hat by
the London, Rock Island; second,
two barrels salt by Alexander Lum-
Der company, Reynolds.
EXHIBITS TO BE SOLD.
Competition is limited to Rock Is
land county and north tier of town.
ships in Mercer county. All articles
competing for premiums must be in
place before . p. m. Dec. 21. All
articles receiving premiums, except
ing colts, become the property of the
institute and will be sold at auc-
ton TO highest bidders Friday af-
ternoon, Dec. %. The officers of
the institute are:
President-John H. Parks, Rey-
nolds.
Secretary-Frank Bahringer, Tay-I
lor Ridge.
Executive Committee-W. s. Nc
Culloch. Taylor Ridge; P. c. Kettle,
Reynolds; John Fife, Port Byron.