The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-10-13
Puposky Couple Gets Heavyweight
Prize By Tipping Scales at 480
Pounds.
BIG FAMILY WINS THREE GIFTS
Myhre Grabs Most Valuable Load
Plum With Consignment of Wheat
and Butter.

More than $4,000 worth of farm
produce and other goods were sold
by nearly 200 farmers who swarmed
here yesterday to attend market
Day"
Tons of cabbages, potatoes and
other vegetables were disposed of at
the highest market price, in most
instances for cash.
Except in a few isolated instances
where farmers demanded unreason-
able prices, every pound of stuff Of
fered for sale was pure chased. One
farmer was disgruntled because he
could not sell his wheat at IS cents
a bushel when the market price is
81. Another imagined he should get
more than $40 ton for his cabbage,
which was the prevailing price paid.
All the prizes have been awarded
and the visitors were enthusiastic ov-
er their treatment while in Bemidji.
Many accepted the Commercial clubs
invitation to visit that organization
new home.
Piano Auction Feature.
One of the features of the public
auction was the placing On sale by
James A. Terry of Wesley Piano
which sold regularly for $3.50 and
brought $205 under the auctioneer's
hammer, by Mrs. J. S. Mackey, Far
ris.
The piano was used for the public
marriage wedding march, and was
sold Immediately following the mar
riage.
Mr.. Terry, who is a newcomer to
this city, has located his piano par
lors at Fourth street and IRVINE av-
enue and took this means of intro
ducing himself and his pianos
The Prize Awards.
The award committee for the mar
ket day prizes announce their win
ners as follows:
The cross cut saw given by G.. E.
Battles was awarded to E. w. Hall
of Eckles for bringing in the larg-
est number of persons in one load,
nine were on the wagon, seven chill
dren and their father and mother.
The sack of Pillsbury flour given
by w. G. Schroeder for the largest
family coming from distance OF
more than five miles was also award
ed to Mr.. Hall.
The free savings accounts of 81
each to the farmers bringing in the
most valuable loads of cabbage was
awarded to Ole Moen, of FROM; on
ions to August Jarchow, of Bemidji;
potatoes to Gust Berg, of FROM; but
ter to L. o. Myhre, of Wilton.
The Crookston Lumber Company
had offered IS in gold for the largest
load of hay, and there were other
inducements.
Wheat and Butter Win Myhre Clothes
The SIS suit of clothes given by
Schneider Brothers for the load that
brought the most money at the auc-
tion sale was awarded to L. o. Myhre,
his load bringing $106.30, and was
made up of wheat and butter.
The sack of White Jacket -four Of
fered by Roe & Markusen to the
farmer bringing in the most children
under IL years of age was awarded
to E. W. Hall, he having brought in
six eligible for this prize. This makes
three prizes won by the Hall family
The safety razor given by the City
Drug store for the largest load OF
wheat was awarded to Michael Foley
of Bemidji township.
The IS offered by A. A. D. Rain
and the $3.50 offered by the First
National Bank to the farmer coming
the fartherest distance was awarded
to George Creighton who drive more
than Sc miles from Azure, Roosevelt
township, to the Market Day celebra'
ton. -a>
The new fall hat given by the Hen.
rionnett Millinery Parlors was
awarded to Miss Hollander of FROM
for bringing in the largest number o.
eggs.
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