Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-17
Nebraska
FARMERS IN FOR CORN SHOW
Prizes Awarded for Best Exhibits of
Field Products.
ADDRESSES ON FARM SUBJECTS
Prof II. u. AleHander's Paper on
Fairgrounds, Head 60 Charities
sessioH--F<ansns city Gets
Insurance Company.
CFrom a staff Correspondent


From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Jan. i6.-(Special)-T ag-
riculturists who are attending the corn
show and products exhibit Of the growers
association began TO come In today and
gathered ct the auditorium.
The address OF welcome was delivered
at II o'clock this morning by Mayor Love
and the morning was devoted TO a pre-
lminary meeting held by the agricultur
students from the state farm.
The corn show was the principal feature
OF the first afternoon and the booths at
tracted much favorable comment. Ad-
dresses on farm labor and kindred subjects
we're delivered by various officers of the
association. The list Of prize winners is
as follows:
HonOrry Division.
Glass A-E1rst, Harry SELF, Desota
second, ROLAND Smith, Desota; third r.
II. Roggenback, Wisner.
Class B-First. Harry SELF, Desota; sec
ond, Lee Smith, Desota; third, ROLAND
Smith, Desota.
Amateur Division.
,,6 Class C.-EiTst. J. H. EGhhenkamp' Ar
houn; third, j. ID. Hasik, Abby.
Class D-Finst. Ray Beaver Auburn;
third, H. il. Rohre sii' X II. Calhoun hour ''
Class B-First Lewis JespersOn, Ash
Land; second, william Lonergan, Florence;
third, &. F. Pock, Mligan.
Glass H-Ftrst, c. J. Brush, Auburn;
second, u. Tipswood, Beaver City; third,
w. W. Mott. Elgin; fourth, J. s. Cooper,
western section.
Glass First Deuef stelk, Grand
Island; second, Alex Buschow, Blue Hiu;
third J. $. Cooper. .Kearney.
Glass K-Flrst, Detlef Stek, Grand
Island; second. Alex Buschow, Blue Hin;
third, j. S. Cooper, Kearney.
Glass First, Harry Selts Desota;
second; Ray Beaver. Auburn; third, Jerry
Class M-First, H. L. Rahif, Falls city;
second. g. w. Buck, Dewitt; third, J. 7.
Premiums in the junior sections were an
nOunced as follows:
tho BlOdgett scholarship, won by Virgil
Beaver Lewiston.
Sweepstakes, Ten White Dent Ears
Prize, five Plymouth Rock chickens, won
by George Muir, Tomorrow.
Sweepstakes, All Other Varieties-Won
by Arthur Schumacher, Beard
Eastern Division.
Lot First, Virgil Beaver, Lewiston
second, c. J. LRnders, Ft. Crook; third
Dorothy Seltz. Desota; fourth, Ezra Ouch.
Ter, Sterling; fifth Leslie Frazier, TT
Crook; sixth. Donald Tucker, Odell.
Lot 2-First, Dorothy Seltz, Desota; sec
Ottus EIiBDy AInOiut AuIOIdt LulIut Emery
Darby, Hayelock; Fourth, William Ball
Auburn; fifth, r. o. Lathrop, Nebrasks
City; sixth. Idddia schultz Humboldt.
Lot &C. w Hester. Normal
western Division.
Lot First, Detlef Stelk, Grand Island
second, Alex Pouschen, Blue Hill; third
c. A. seeburger, Lewiston; fourth, Otto
Stelk, Grand Island; fifth, Fonda Reed
stanford sixth, Lloyd Reynolds, Maxwell
Lot 2-First, Alex Pouschen, Blue Hill
second, Mark Mcconnell, Hershey, third
Carol stephens, Lincoln county
Lot 6-F1rst Arthur schumacher, Beard
Lot First, Airline Smith, Desota; sec
ond, Opal RdG Auburn
not S5tiIsti L Lay renee Brush, Pawne'
Lot 9-First, Fonda Reed, stanford; sec
ond. Hugh Lonergan, Florence.
Lot lO1First j. F. seeburser Lewiston
Ward Campbell, Clay Center.
Next Ten Best-R f. Tngel, Fremont
William Lonergan. Florence Detlef StelI
Grand Island; Herman Ernst, Crete; ID
TipswoOd, Beaver city; ]. ID. Hassik, Alb
by; John Herold, Lewiston; II. II. Rohrer
TT. Calhoun: Charles Weeks, Peru; Jerr
Next Ten Best-w. w. BAH Auburn
William Ernst Tecumseh r. f. Roggen
back, wisner; Mon Brodrick, Fairfield; +
tom j. II, Cooper, Washington; j.
Graham, Bethany; Lyman Peck, Ft, Cal
houn; Simon Fossil, Columbus
Delegates Discuss Fairgrounds.
Prof. H. b, Alexander, who was to spea
upon the Relation of the Playgroun
Movement to Education" to the charlie
conference now in session here. could no
be present today and his paper was rea
by Prof. Lucille Eaves. The relation of tn
playgroun to the moral life OF childre
admirably discussed. w. e. Hard
read paper on "The Prevention of I'm
sanitary Housing Conditions" and describe
the evils OF the tenement system. Pro-
Eaves called attention TO the fact tina
Omaha and Lincoln are face to face wit
the problems set forth in Prof. Hardy
paper and should prepare to act now.
Mrs. X. r. J. Edholm spoke upon "Civi
righteousness and Tuberculosis" an
pointed out the necessity for action agains
the advance of the disease, which by care
full prevention could be reduced to min
mum danger. Prof, A. l.. Candy gave
history of charity work in Lincoln. Mayo
Love gave an address in the afternoon O
the relation and obligation of the city an
county TO the poor.
The efforts OF State Auditor Barton
complete a deal with the representative
OF the Syracuse capitalists that wanted
get control of the Farmers and Merchant
Insurance company were a failure and /
went to Kansas City to conference wit
the buyers there and received more favO
able action. Members Of the Kansas con
pany will probably arrive In Lincoln Il
- morrow and look the property over wit
view to taking 1t and organizing a con
pany which viii have capital OF $4,000
or $4,000
Hitchcock at Commercial Club.
Congressman Hitchcock spoke at Il
Commercial club at noon today and assur
Lincoln men present that in the senate
would represent the whole state OF n
brsska and not any one part of il. He WI
introduced by Henry 4. Clarke, jr railw,
commissioner.
CrOsby's Parents Both III.
SCHUYLER Neb,, Jan. l6-(Special)
News OF the death Of Roy f. Crosby. wi
was burned TO death In Niobrara Sund,